Emulation Explosion On the PS3 Via Linux

Marty writes "The PlayStation 3 has recently seen an explosion of releases of emulators and games for the Yellow Dog Linux distro for PS3; once you have installed Yellow Dog Linux you then have the ability to try out MAME, SNES, Amiga, Dos, Commodore and Atari emulators (that's the tip of the iceberg) and such games as Quake 2, Duke Nukem 3D, Hexen 2 and Alephone. Time to start installing Linux on your PS3?"

Comments

Why do they always forget Freespace?

[Vu1turEMaN]

I cry everytime people don't remember the hardworking folks over at the Freespace SCP when it comes to Linux gaming....
http://scp.indiegames.us/
and
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php
for more info.

Over a million posts in their forum debugging an amazing game.

Re:Linux on PS3?

[palegray.net]

I'm wasting mod points I used earlier in this story just to correct your idiotic point of view (I've seen this before, mostly from kids who have no clue that there's a world beyond gaming).

Linux on PS3 clusters, used for scientific computing, is a huge success. Sony openly supported Linux from the start on their console with precisely this sort of work in mind.

Get off the couch and go do something productive.

Re:No

[Elementalor]

No, PS3 has not made any money and it may never make any.

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/index.html
Sony videogames division in the past three years (PS3 era+R&D, including PS2 and PSP):

2006 ===== 75 (positive)
2007 = -1,969 (negative)
2008 = -1,265 (negative)
2009 ===== 51 (positive)

Total 2006-09 === -3,108

(in million US$)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=111003

Re:No

[supernova_hq]

You mean like:

• Raw Power
• Linux install in the freaking menu (no cracking required)
• Standard USB cable for controller charging
• Free online play (no subscription BS)
• Nearly flawless upnp video/music/image viewer (no need to install xmbc, etc)
• Power adapter is BUILT IN (standard desktop power cord goes straight in the back)
• Very low failure rate (unline some other console out there)
• Can be run 24/7 without heat issues (I do folding@home CONSTANTLY while not playing games on it with no problems)
• card reader built into the front (5 or 6 in one)
• Folding at home (sponsored by sony themselves) as a native app

Remember, some of us actually have REASONS for picking a particular console!