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Sony's R&D- Linux and PS3

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-poke-at dept.

Yousef writes "GameSpy has an interesting article about a presentation given by Sony's head of R&D for Entertainment. It appears that there are some very interesting things in store for the PS3, plus a complete Red Hat Linux installation for the PS2 and many other toys too. An interesting read."

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  1. Playstation 3??? by John+Pfeiffer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    D'oh, and I don't have a PS2 yet... This better be able to play ALL the discs -_-

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  2. Sony, Toshiba & IBM are creating an OS by HanzoSan · · Score: 4, Offtopic



    I'm betting its a Linux based OS, for the PS3 and other appliances.

    IBM Sony & Toshiba

    I think consoles are the key to Linux being successful on the desktop, because Consoles are the desktop of tomorrow.

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