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Sony To Expand Commercial Uses of PS3

Posted by Zonk on from the more-folding-means-more-fun dept.

Sony is considering proposals from commercial distributed computing concerns, mulling over rolling out more Folding@Home-like clients to their PlayStation 3 consoles. Gamasutra reports on a Financial Times article, discussing the future of the system. Because they would be commercial and not charitable organizations, the company is considering some form of compensation for users who would participate. "Sony Computer Entertainment CTO Masa Chatani indicated in an interview that Sony had already received numerous inquiries. 'A start-up or a pharmaceutical company that lacks a super-computer could utilize this kind of infrastructure. We are discussing various options with companies and exploring commercial applications', he said."

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  1. Like What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Do they mean trying to get people to play with the demo units in commercial locations like Best Buy? Haven't seen one yet... maybe if they paid people.

  2. Sony Kicking Ass As Usual by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Lagfree online gaming for no charge
    Home online world
    Game 3.0 stuff with titles like Little Big Planet
    Rock solid reliability
    Built to run Linux right out of the box
    Easily upgradeable with commodity harddrives
    The results PS3s are getting in Folding@Home
    Insane graphics from games like Little Big Planet, Ratchet and Clank, Heavenly Sword, Motorstorm

    And now this, letting your PS3 run late at night when power costs are low and getting compensated with credit for PSN stuff. Very cool, Sony.