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Emulation Explosion On the PS3 Via Linux

Posted by timothy on from the like-your-very-own-time-machine dept.

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?"

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  1. Why buy a PS3... by lazycam · · Score: 1, Troll

    What is the point of purchasing the most expensive consoles on the market to play emulator games? This is not news. Linux on the PS3 is news. Seti at home on the PS3 is news. Running an emulator, solitaire or Tux racer on the PS3 is a waste good hardware (unless this is your primary Linux rig).

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  2. Re:No by sortius_nod · · Score: 1, Troll

    One thing I love about PS3 fanboys is that they try to defend the PS3 by picking holes in others' statements rather than giving examples of why PS3s are good machines.