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twesterm on 04 January 2011
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SvennoJ said:
The Anarchyz said:

I say that Sony let this one go... Maybe ban consoles from PSN, but no more attempts to fix what is really, really, phreaking really broken...

Then on the PS4, use a phreaking random number on the ECDSA and don't remove features, this all started with Linux removal from the Slim...

"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."

So basically everyone would have had to pay more for a ps3 slim so a few people can run Linux on it?

 

Then hackers had to ruin running OtherOS on older models

"The upcoming firmware upgrade, version 3.21 for the Playstation 3, will be dropping Linux support due to security concerns in a recent statement released by Sony.  This comes shortly after famed hacker George Hotz released his findings on an exploit which allowed read/write access to the console through another Operating System and Linux.  This new firmware is not a mandatory upgrade for Playstation 3 owners, but will severely limit the console's functionality if gamers choose to forgo the upgrade.  Since, this feature was not bundled into the PS3 Slim, this update will only be affecting the older models.

This move is thought to be a preemptive strike in the battle against piracy which the Playstation 3 has been seemingly winning in this generation."

 

Ofcourse that only led to more hacking and more problems for normal consumers, more firmware updates and GT5 missing its launch window.

Do you really think that if Sony had continued the fat model (next to the slim) with OtherOS this would not have happened?


1.  The Slim actually runs OtherOS and Linux without problems, that was just marketing BS they were spouting.

2.  If they had not removed Linux, I believe this exploit would not have been found for quite some time, if ever.  The fail0verflow people were only prompted to start looking because they wanted to put Linux back on the PS3 (whether just to have it or move onto piracy, that part is irrelevant).  The people that kick start the homebrew scene would still not have had the incentive to bother with the PS3.  The fact that it went three years with virtually nothing is a good indicator and the fact it only took them a year or trying after OtherOS was removed is another excellent indicator.