Heh, I was really wondering how removing the option did.
So in other words, they removed OtherOS to cut the costs of the hardware used to make it a slow, gimped, useless thing to begin with.
It's a shame, but from a business standpoint, who can really blame them. Most PS3 users don't even look at installing another OS.
Actually, it could end up being a *really* bad move on the part of Sony.
It has been speculated that one of the reasons that the PS3 hasn't been hacked is that there's no valid reason to do it - If you want homebrew, you install Linux.
Without that option, there is certainly going to be more incentive for someone who owns a slim to attempt to get their code running on it - Which now means that they have to hack it.
Of course, it is possible that the PS3 is completely secure. However, this is somewhat unlikely.
It has been speculated that one of the reasons that the PS3 hasn't been hacked is that there's no valid reason to do it - If you want homebrew, you install Linux.
Without that option, there is certainly going to be more incentive for someone who owns a slim to attempt to get their code running on it - Which now means that they have to hack it.
Of course, it is possible that the PS3 is completely secure. However, this is somewhat unlikely.
"Of course, it is possible that the PS3 is completely secure. However, this is somewhat unlikely."
Nothing is hack proof, but the ps3 is tighter than a snail's behind. I usually expect devices that have a small following wont get hacked since the less people use it, the less likely you'll have a hacker amongst them. (iirc Minidisc's crappy DRM was never hacked for example).
With the Ps3, you have 10's of millions of people world wide using it, sure the 360 has more (and a years head start), but does that really explain the 360 being almost completely compromised versus the ps3's almost complete lack of progress? This leads me to belive that those who are trying to crack it aren't getting too far.
It took several years for progress to be made on the backup front on the 360, and that didn't even allow for any sort of "hello world". Years on with the ps3, there's no swap trick, no game save exploit etc. If there were a way I think it would have been found by now.
Nothing is hack proof, but the ps3 is tighter than a snail's behind. I usually expect devices that have a small following wont get hacked since the less people use it, the less likely you'll have a hacker amongst them. (iirc Minidisc's crappy DRM was never hacked for example).
With the Ps3, you have 10's of millions of people world wide using it, sure the 360 has more (and a years head start), but does that really explain the 360 being almost completely compromised versus the ps3's almost complete lack of progress? This leads me to belive that those who are trying to crack it aren't getting too far.
It took several years for progress to be made on the backup front on the 360, and that didn't even allow for any sort of "hello world". Years on with the ps3, there's no swap trick, no game save exploit etc. If there were a way I think it would have been found by now.
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Originally Posted by Dibblah
Actually, it could end up being a *really* bad move on the part of Sony.
It has been speculated that one of the reasons that the PS3 hasn't been hacked is that there's no valid reason to do it - If you want homebrew, you install Linux. Without that option, there is certainly going to be more incentive for someone who owns a slim to attempt to get their code running on it - Which now means that they have to hack it. Of course, it is possible that the PS3 is completely secure. However, this is somewhat unlikely. |
For example, one of the most popular homebrew apps for consoles is XBMC, and yet it would run terribly on PS3 Linux due to restricted GPU access.
