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Linux on your PS3... no hacks required!Read the story, along with a translation of the Impress PC Watch interview at Gamespot.Quote:
In an interview with Impress PC Watch, Kutaragi disclosed that he plans to install the Linux operating system on the PS3's hard disc drive (HDD) so it will be recognized as a computer, rather than a mere console.
Ok, so thast sounds pretty cool.
ooh, and with the cell going open source, we could end up with a nice little coding scene a la the days of the amiga/atari/etc :)
This might be a daft question, but why would you want/need linux on a console? I'm asuming you'd need a keyboard/mouse to operate it, so what would be the difference between that and a normal PC?
cheaper and still a sh*t hot gaming machine and pc all for around 300quid(ish) :rockon:Quote:
Originally Posted by ajbrun
And it means you finally have the potential of a REAL home computer once again, instead of a bloated system with a protected O/S - with no real access to any low-level programming abilities.
Sony have supported the home brew development scene since the original PS was released. They had the Net Yaroze (sp) then they offered the PS2 with the *Hdd/Network adaptor and pre-installed Linux so it only makes sense for the PS3 to come with Linux as standard and let the bedroom coders have some fun. After all the orginal Net Yaroze spawned competitions and some of the winners were offered jobs in the games industry.Quote:
Originally Posted by ajbrun
*So Sony did actually release the Hdd in Europe, but you had to buy a new PS2 to actually get it.
www.linuxplay.comQuote:
Originally Posted by beanbandit
actually, i hope sony DO allow some low-level access to the hardware with ps3, ps2 linux was a silly emulated sandbox, you could't touch the vector units
the ps2 linux kit is a separate purchase.Quote:
Originally Posted by PrivatePyle
That looks pretty beast. Still not sure whether I'll get a PS3 though..