Sony removing ability to install Linux on PS3

[Derwin0]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/1927...stall_other_os_feature.html?tk=nl_dnx_h_crawl

Sony giveth and Sony taketh away: When the company's newest PlayStation 3 firmware update drops on April 1, it'll remove a beloved feature once trumpeted as a system sale-maker. That's right Linux wonks, it's time to kiss the PS3's "Install Other OS" option goodbye.

The "slim" model PS3 (CEH-2000) that appeared in September 2009 debuted without this feature, but Sony exempted older "fat" PS3s. Until next Thursday, that is. When Sony's PS3 firmware update 3.21 debuts on April 1, it'll disable the "Install Other OS" feature on millions of older systems.

Probably figured no one used it, so why bother keeping it there.

 

[Giantsfan]

Adside from most users probably not using the feature, Sony's motivation is to close off a piracy hole which allowed such things as the ability to rip Blu-Ray movies.

 

[Derwin0]

Yeah, the article says that the guy who hacked the iphone made a hack in the PS3 using the Other OS. This is Sony's response to closing that hole.

 

[BlackHitachi]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/1927...stall_other_os_feature.html?tk=nl_dnx_h_crawl

Probably figured no one used it, so why bother keeping it there.

Hey some of us use it and works great for cool things!:devil:

 

[riffjim4069]

Hey some of us use it and works great for cool things!:devil:

+2:

 

[BlackHitachi]

+2:

:up:haha:haha:up

 

[dfergie]

Funny how the article has a picture of a Slim then says the Slim doesn't have that feature...

 

[pcrazy99]

Instead of updating you can just bypass the update and keep Other OS and online play. Once the custom firmware is out everything should be cool.

 

[stimpson]

Instead of updating you can just bypass the update and keep Other OS and online play. Once the custom firmware is out everything should be cool.

Custom firmware?

 

[yourbeliefs]

Custom firmware?

Geohot brings back other OS support with PS3 3.21OO custom firmware -- Engadget

 

[stimpson]

Geohot brings back other OS support with PS3 3.21OO custom firmware -- Engadget

Thanks.

 

[yourbeliefs]

If you lived in Europe you could score $100 from Amazon for this:

PlayStation 3 Owner Gets A $100 Refund For Losing Linux - Sony - Kotaku