As you may already know, OtherOS support on the PlayStation 3 is being dropped by Sony when the PS3 Slim launches on September 1st. The OtherOS option allows PS3 owners to install various version of Linux on their consoles and use it like a PC. All older PS3 models will continue to support OtherOS for the foreseeable future. According to Sony, the main reason for dropping OtherOS is cost.
Sarah Ewen of SCEE’s technology group explains:
“The reasons are simple: The PS3 Slim is a major cost reduction involving many changes to hardware components in the PS3 design. In order to offer the OtherOS install, SCE would need to continue to maintain the OtherOS hypervisor drivers for any significant hardware changes – this costs SCE. One of our key objectives with the new model is to pass on cost savings to the consumer with a lower retail price. Unfortunately in this case the cost of OtherOS install did not fit with the wider objective to offer a lower cost PS3.”
In theory, the PS3 Slim can support OtherOS, as the basic hardware is still the same. However, PS3 Slim owners will bot be able to boot in (or install) Linux via the Settings menu (like older PS3 models).
Does that mean there will be no more driver updateS?
Understandable but installing the OS is useless ……its slow just use ur pc like i do instead of wasting free time
actually its pretty fast if u wish to ripp off bluray movies … well thats hacking and modding a bit i think , a friend of mine made a bluray copy movie run on his ps3 weird it worked …….. but games i don’t think this will happen
Well I dont own any BLU-RAY Moviies Yet
I installed yellow dogl inux and since then I havnt used it!
That’s only for geek peoples who likes to create magic out of there machines …
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