The bitter legal battle between Sony and George ‘Geohot’ Hotz has come to an end with the two apparently coming to an agreement out of court.

Ever since Sony deemed users not worthy of installing a 2nd operating system onto its PlayStation 3 gaming console – after initially touting it as a feature – the hacking community has been on the lookout for a way to re-instating the option. A new hack does just that, allowing users of a Linux-persuasion to install a separate OS.

PS3 hacking is a big deal these days. Everyone at it. Well, maybe not everyone but it seems to be growing in popularity with each passing day and Sony has helped it grow by removing the Linux install option from its PS3 software. Now hackers are working on giving users the option of choosing what OS they wish to boot into when they switch their PS3s on – dual-booting to coin an old PC phrase.

Yet more drama and intrigue coming out of the Sony vs. George Hotz PS3 hacking case in the United States, with Neowin’s Brad Sims bringing news that Hotz (Geohot to the jailbreaking community) has actually done a bunk – effectively fleeing Sony.

When George ‘Geohot’ Hotz first starting jailbreaking the Sony PlayStation 3, we’re sure the hacker didn’t expect the circus that now surrounds both him and the civil lawsuit brought by Sony.

The Sony vs. Geohot trial rumbles on, after being granted access to Geohot’s hard drives, and the IP addresses of users who have been to his sites, the PlayStation 3 manufacturer has now sought (and received permission) to drag everyone else into the argument by requesting hacker George ‘Geohot’ Hotz’s PayPal records stretching back fully 2 years.

Ok so that didn’t take too long. As reported by PSX-Scene, Sony’s latest firmware 3.60 for PlayStation 3 has been jailbroken successfully.

Want to have access to the PlayStation Network but don’t want to update your PS3 firmware to the latest 3.60? Perhaps you’re jailbroken and don’t want to lose it? Rebug Team has just released a new version that will spoof 3.60 – meaning you’re good to go.

The PS3 hacking scene is hotting up these days, but with Sony’s current spat with George Hotz kicking off, it’s unclear where the hackers will turn next. One potential new hero is Mathieu Hervais according to PSX-Scene.

In news that could have far-reaching consequences, a Judge has granted Sony’s request for information that could identify anyone that has visited the web sites belonging to hacker George ‘Geohot’ Hotz.

The current Sony vs. George (Geohot) Hotz saga is really turning into a soap-opera, and now according to PSX-Scene, it shows no sign of letting up. The latest drama revolves around computer hard drives a judge made Hotz hand over to investigators – it now appears the company charged with handling the data want to take clone images of both seized drives.

The battle between Sony and 21 years old Geohot who has shook the mega corporation has been around for a while now and it’s taking new interesting routes everyday. The battle has recently become a legal one since Sony has publicly announced filing a lawsuit against the hacker residing at New Jersey.