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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. Fool me once! by Inoshiro · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ken Kutaragi will not get a cent from me.

    The PS2 was supposed to support Linux. How many homebrewers bought the PS2 dev kit and actually had success?

    How about the amazing no-show on the PSP?

    And now the PS3 is supposed to be friendly? It'd be cheaper to buy a MacMini and howebrew up something for Ubuntu or OS X than the Sony PS3.

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