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Linux Progresses on Sony Playstation 4

Gravis Ludus' Carl Williams writes, "Okay, when Sony released the Playstation 2 one thing they did that was quite cool was to release, or at least not stop, Linux for it. Sure, this was a costly addition, it was still cool. Then when the Playstation 3 was released, early versions, then certain editions, then none would let you install Linux. The Playstation 4 seemed to be not even an afterthought by Sony at least as far as Linux was involved- such a shame. That has left things open for fans to take up the slack and figure it out on their own. This is the work of a hacking group called “failOverflow” and they have just released the method for you to run Linux on Playstation 4 at home, right now."

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triverse3135d ago

Yea. They already show off a GBA emulator so I can only guess that possibly up to Dreamcast emulators will be supported thanks to the power of the PS4.

micx3135d ago

I just hope it won't start the plague hackers are.

KingPin3135d ago

and what plague might that be exactly?

micx3135d ago

Hackers in online games, trophy cheating (xploder for example), etc.

KingPin3135d ago

actually hackers just open up the system.
developers are the ones that create the apps...even then, not all developers create apps used for bad intentions. some use it to create useful programs that sony refuse on implementing (PS3 backward compatibility/otherOS)..or even use file formats sony isnt allowed to use.

extermin8or3134d ago

Good luck getting Ps3 b/C to work properly....

2pacalypsenow3134d ago

Thats like saying Oh I just hacked the security system, its not my fault they entered the Bank

joeorc3134d ago

@KingPin + 5h ago
"actually hackers just open up the system.
developers are the ones that create the apps...even then, not all developers create apps used for bad intentions. some use it to create useful programs that sony refuse on implementing (PS3 backward compatibility/otherOS)..or even use file formats sony isnt allowed to use."

Which devolves until the next release of a new system release, than its support further erodes to move onto the next system and thus these very same hackers move onto the next one..its just rince & repeat it just ends up forcing the companies in question to spend further resources and man power to offset these hacks.

Example opening up backwards compatibility is great and freaking dandy for consumers, that is on one side , but the companies like Microsoft, and Sony and Nintendo just cannot take ownership of other companies IP without licensing fees to that company..and some companies may want extra money off of that IP to be selling their IP on what platform they want to get extra for the IP they made.

Hackers do noylt have to worry about these problems , but the companies do. Yes its good so as to consumes to be able to play on what every platform they own..but again the software was made for s platform when it was made. It may have only been made for that platform only.

When you have a Emulator made it breaks the license agreements by indirect way, you are taking away the rights of the company's that make these programs away from them copy rights and the very rights to their own software.

When you buy software you are just buying a licence to play that games or run that application for what ever platform it was made for.

Not every platform you may own!
Running an emulator to run classic games from older previous consoles do not hurt the consumer in its ability to do so in a indirect way it effects the consumer in ways that may in effect end up hurting the consumer in a way that the consumers end up hating more..but the companies cannot just do what hackers are able to get away with.

If the streaming online only way to play gaming is a future you do not want, things like this is exactly what forces the companies in question
To head into such directions..exactly like that...its may..hey I will just move to a company that does not do such, but if all of them go to it?

1nsomniac3134d ago

This is old news. Didn't this happen like 6 months ago or something?

Nothing will come of it I believe it's already been patched up.

joeorc3134d ago

Instead of trying to turn a closed garden system into an open one, why not just go with an open one right from the start..?

Here is the thing. The claim is ..we just want open development of the platform to make homebrew..we just want to do what we want with the hardware we purchased. It always leads back to piracy, and hacking said networks to than cause trouble with cheating..that's why it never works out...you may be able to do it and able to do it guess what..than the hackers move on to the next systems to hack and release..

Its a freaking waste of time, why because it never advances past the system to the next...its pretty pointless calling it..we are doing it for Homebrew..

No you are doing it for nothing more than just to prove you can and take away the networking constraints and software protections built into software and thus make that software open by breaking the software encryption and make both the software open and the networks it runs on..

You can already do this with PC hardware, you can run Linux, and have it completely open..while game console's were never designed for such to be an open platform with a freaking open network..

All it does is direct resources from said company to protect such because unlike the hackers is they have to by law , consumer have to retain such fail to protect and law suits follow.

Rince & freaking Repeat.

Ironic thing is Linux, FreeBSD, Android OS is open source , completely open platforms why try to turn a closed off system to become open when already Open platform . Example Android OS is open, Vulkan Api is now default Api for Android OS, and the TV itself is becoming its very own compute platform with an open platform OS.and many Api packages are already home brew centric in development ideology many times the Apk is free or low cost many times donation geared to give an optional donation to support developers.

Its not about the challenge, or anything..about the rights to do with the hardware that you buy or anything like of sort..its about throwing a monkey wrench to cause problems to closed platforms..the point is its always ends up devolving into a spiral downward, the development further erodes than moves onto yet the next system release..its a waste of time is what it ends up being.

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