The Evolution of Video Game Console Security: A History of Protection and Breaches

Video game security has always been a moving target, as consoles evolved to full-blown computing platforms locked down with layers of protection — but for every lock ever invented, there has always been someone determined to pick it.

Consoles are embedded systems at their core, and the history of how their security was built, broken, and rebuilt is full of lessons that apply well beyond our living rooms.

Being a video game fan myself, I never gave much thought to any of this until I became an engineer and started diving into security.