Following up on the previous announcement, this weekend Team Cobra has finally released the Cobra-ODE and they will be soon shipping out to resellers very soon. Not only does it work on nearly all PS3′s (Even 4k) but homebrew is also working through the Cobra-ODE. Homebrew and PS3 ISO’s can now be run from any OFW PS3, including 2k5, 3K and 4K!

The following consoles are supported:

FAT:

CECHA (PATA)
CECHB (PATA)
CECHC (PATA)
CECHE (PATA)
CECHG (PATA)
CECHH (PATA)
CECHK (PATA)
CECHL (SATA) (most consoles)***

SLIM:

CECH2XXX (SATA)
CECH21XX (SATA)
CECH25XX (SATA)
CECH3XXX (SATA)

SUPER SLIM:

CECH4XXX (SATA)

***FAT consoles (SATA) CECHL, CECHM, CECHP and CECHQ with drive controller BMD-21 will be supported in a future hardware iteration.

Feature list:

Supports virtually all PS3′s including previously “unbreakable” 2k5,3k and 4k systems!
Homebrew now possible on previously “unbreakable” 2k5,3k and 4k systems!
Play games on SEN in pass-through or emulation modes**!
On screen selection of games through Cobra ODE manager in XMB
Emulation or pass-through modes
Advanced Smart Fusion AES encryption and decryption engine on board
Fully updatable high speed FPGA’s and high speed secure MCU on board
Updatable via USB storage
Expansion ports for future proofing
Simple and easy to use
High quality components used throughout
Built at a high tech facility
Solderless installation on FAT*** and SLIM (2xxx and 21xx) series
Easy installation on 25xx,3xxx and 4xxx series Slim and Super Slim series consoles with QSB (quick solder board)
Easy setup for PATA or SATA consoles
Advanced software onboard and frequent free updates

BD Movie support to follow (In a future update)
PS1 and PS2 ISO support to follow (on BC consoles in a future update)
PS3 BD game disc dumping on all PS3 consoles is supported and can be enabled through third party managers (dumping throughput will be improved in future updates)

**We cannot guarantee the longetivity of this feature owing to the use of homebrew app to achieve it.
FAT
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9lCNs5KejKY[/youtube]
2K5
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WJ8YszN3hIk[/youtube]
4K
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yYyuUkAO2gE[/youtube]
Source: Cobra-ODE.com

Via: ps3crunch

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