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Comment by: jordan25 (Jul 03, 2007 13:48)

is it possible for him to say he has quit just to lay low from sony and release other custom firmwares through a different name?

Comment by: samus250 (Jul 03, 2007 13:53)

I don't blame him, what he did was risky. But he did great stuff, we all owe him thanks. Thanks Dark_Alex! You will find many good uses with your intelligence and your time!

Comment by: RiPPERD (Jul 03, 2007 13:55)

wtf how can it be fake its on ALL major websites round the world as breakin news!

im sure he would av at least contacted someone if it was fake

Comment by: webe123 (Jul 03, 2007 14:16)

Well I don't think this will be the end. He may quit, but others will take his place.

Remember how they thought that music sharing was dead when they took down napster? Same situation here, a developer in the scene quits and someone else takes his place...nothing new.

Comment by: muccione (Jul 03, 2007 14:26)

I would think that it would be hard to just walk away, He will be back...with a new name...it should throw off the dogs...if not..he should walk away with his head held high..he has helped a whole sub-culture and is well known and respected...Go to Tibet and find your self again Dark_Alex you WILL be missed......................

Comment by: lxfactor (Jul 03, 2007 14:47)

he dont got time to be messin with video games... he got a life.. it takes him a week to crack a firmware... and a day for sony to release a new one.. so hes like man this is dumb... just get the mod chip... i used to help out a scene. but it was too time consuming.. so i said later..

Comment by: GaMeZrUlE (Jul 03, 2007 15:19)

As much as it sucks to say he is right it is risky. We will miss you
Dark_Alex.





Dark_Alex= Inducted in the PSP Hall Of Fame

Comment by: svtstang (Jul 03, 2007 15:36)

Originally posted by webe123:

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Well I don't think this will be the end. He may quit, but others will take his place.

Remember how they thought that music sharing was dead when they took down napster? Same situation here, a developer in the scene quits and someone else takes his place...nothing new.

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errmm....last time I checked making a music sharing site did not have the same level of complexity of creating a firmware. D_A has stated he is not giving out the source code for security reasons, nobody will be able to pick up where he left off. The scene is about dead, there is only one other firmware develop I know of, becus25, and he uses the source code from previously made firmwares to make his. Not even in the same league as D_A.

Comment by: faqman98 (Jul 03, 2007 16:03)

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haven't heard much from Booster either with the Devhook releases. i just hope this doesn't spell the end of homebrew and OE stuff for PSP.

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booster was forced to stop making devhook cuz he was infringing on the intellectual property of sony. also i don't doubt for a second that this truly is the end for DAX cuz he has suffered a lot since he started including (to my knowledge) the death(s) of significant family members and being framed for making a fake downgrader so his revelation of the hopelessness of the entire thing is probably just the straw that broke the camels back

Comment by: armorthis (Jul 03, 2007 16:09)

I never thought I would see the day...dark_alex was probably the bets thing to happen to the homebrew scene with his OE custom firmwares.

Comment by: blackvamp (Jul 03, 2007 16:16)

Originally posted by svtstang:

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errmm....last time I checked making a music sharing site did not have the same level of complexity of creating a firmware. D_A has stated he is not giving out the source code for security reasons, nobody will be able to pick up where he left off. The scene is about dead, there is only one other firmware develop I know of, becus25, and he uses the source code from previously made firmwares to make his. Not even in the same league as D_A.

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I've heard of another custom firmware EAR, like 3.30EAR. It's quite popular in Asia. I don't know if it's just a spin-off of DAX's OE, or a totally new developer.

Comment by: NexGen76 (Jul 03, 2007 17:57)

I think when DA site got hacked it has scared him im willing to bet Sony had something to do with it.Calling it quits...naw i don't think so just a name change that all.

Comment by: zachier (Jul 03, 2007 18:05)

He did the right thing. =/

Thanks for everything, Dark_Alex.

Comment by: vinny13 (Jul 03, 2007 20:18)

You'll know if it's real if Sony starts puting in big things in their firmware all of a sudden lol.

Then we'll all have to upgrade :(

But remember, there's always China!

Comment by: BurningAs (Jul 03, 2007 21:35)

dude this guy is the scene. no doubt he has been harrased by Sony into making this decision but wait, this is just cover up story so he can emerge under a different name. guys that do the things he do, dont quit like this!

mark my words

Comment by: snoodking (Jul 03, 2007 23:27)

Hey man i don;t know if you will read this but i respect what you have done and know it's risky and i give you hope for the future, peace, will miss you

Comment by: donpugz44 (Jul 03, 2007 23:48)

The best damn psp hacker Dark Alex. R.I.P
Retire In Peace

Comment by: Mik3h (Jul 04, 2007 02:57)

This is indeed a major loss to the PSP scene :( But I understand why he did it. Hopefully someone will start where he left off.

Comment by: borhan9 (Jul 04, 2007 07:07)

Wow!!! I feel for him due to the fact he takes ages to create them and the hackers just kill and reverse it in a shorter time.

Comment by: marlino23 (Jul 04, 2007 11:04)

yeaaaaaaaaaa, if he is under cover ur kinda giving him away :D lol

Comment by: legend999 (Jul 04, 2007 13:10)

Then we will need to wait for becus to make us a new firmware...Sooner or later sony will be releasing games with 3.50 or 3.51 and bammm,we'll be on the ground.... :(

Comment by: Mik3h (Jul 04, 2007 17:55)

I doubt it. He's about 16 years old, which is fairly young to be the arch enemy of a company like Sony. But I'm sure someone else will continue where he left on.

Comment by: marlino23 (Jul 04, 2007 20:21)

will the psp version changer fool the updates guys??????????????

Comment by: svtstang (Jul 04, 2007 21:42)

????

The version changer (which I think you mean firmware spoof) is nothing more then a kiddie trick, so you can say to a bud, "hey, look I have version 95940.32!!! w00t!"

The scene wont die, just will sloooooooooow down a bit. I havent seen a 3.50 required game yet, so hopefully we are good for at least another month or two.

It is within the forum rules ddp, i swear!! :P

Comment by: RiPPERD (Jul 04, 2007 23:24)

looks like were all in need of DevHook update soon so can play 3.50 + games?

hate to say it but bring back the DevHook!