Which Was Hacked More: PS3 or Xbox 360? Both Heavily—Different Eras, Different Methods

There's no official hacking "scoreboard," but both consoles were **thoroughly compromised** at different points in their lifecycles.

Xbox 360 – Early & Wide (2005–2010)

• DVD Firmware Flashing (2005–2009): Modified DVD drive firmware (iXtreme, LT+) allowed burned DVD-R backups. **Most widespread hack.** No soldering (later). Played on Xbox Live until AP25/AP26 checks (2009–2010) led to mass bans (Ban Wave "Black Tuesday" 2009).
• JTAG (2009): Hardware exploit (CPU key extraction via LPT/USB) on kernels ≤7371. Full homebrew, Linux, unsigned code. Patched in 849x.
• RGH (Reset Glitch Hack, 2011): Hardware glitch (soldering) on *all* kernels up to 17559 (pre-Win8 dash). Enabled homebrew, emulators, DLC unlock, XBLA games. **Definitive 360 hack.**
• RGH2/3: Slim (Corona/Trinity) and E/Win8 dash (17559+) support.

PS3 – Late & Deep (2010–2011 Onward)

• PS Jailbreak (USB Dongle, Aug 2010): First USB exploit (heap overflow in USB descriptor parsing). Allowed backup managers. Sony sued → dongles banned.
• GeoHot's metldr Exploit (Jan 2011): Extracted metldr keys → Custom Firmware (CFW) 3.55.
• fail0verflow / ECDSA Fail (Dec 2010): Sony reused random number in ECDSA → private keys recovered. **Fundamental crypto break.**
• CFW 3.55 (Kmeaw, Rebug, Rogero): Peak homebrew era. Homebrew, Linux (OtherOS++), PSN access (spoofing), backup loading.
• 4.80+ HEN / HFW / CFW (2017–present): Exploits on all models (including Super Slim) up to latest firmware. **PS3 is permanently hackable on any firmware.**

Comparison

Conclusion

**Xbox 360 was hacked earlier and more casually (DVD flash). PS3 was hacked later but more fundamentally (crypto keys).** Both are fully open today via hardware (360) or software (PS3). "More hacked" is meaningless—both are owned.