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Sony Hints At PS3 'Homebrew' Linux Plans

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tux-gets-swank-digs dept.

simoniker writes "Talking to the Japanese press, Sony executive Izumi Kawanishi has illuminated some of his company's PlayStation 3 Linux plans, indicating that it will be possible for individual 'homebrew' coders to create playable content for PS3, something actively blocked for Sony's PSP handheld. He commented: "Other then game studios tied to official developer licenses, we'd like to see various individuals participate in content creation for the PS3"."

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  1. Don't get your hopes up by Guspaz · · Score: 5, Informative

    PS2 linux failed because:

    1) Sony crippled it and didn't give anything close to direct access to hardware, meaning very little hardware acceleration
    2) Sony charged a big chunk of change to "buy" linux support

    And Sony is actively trying to kill off PSP homebrew. So don't get your hopes up!