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greenmedic88 on 13 April 2011
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steverhcp02 said:
 


Whats great about this post is the bulk of these things AND current features like netflix, huluplus, MLBTV the VidZone were all ADDED in subsequent firmware cases yet you act as if Sony goes around slashing features daily or weekly and sticking it to consumers. Seriously.

Taking away BC was hardware, nothing to do to EXISTING owners. The only thing removed via software was OtherOS no matter how you slice it or argue a very minute population cared/used, yet you continue to conveniently ignore the multitude of features added for FREE that the vast majority of us and users use frequently, like the aforementioned in my post.

Bottomline is yeah it sucks for the small percentage otherOS was removed but acting like its some earth shattering, PS3 ruining event is borderline insanity and a freaking joke of an argument.

Yeah we go out on a limb and trust Sony not to gimp our system but any consumer that feels damned this generation by losing OtherOS and gaining everything else is an idiot.

I don't think most people are even aware of this, but officially, Open Platform (OtherOS) is still supported on pre-CECH 2000 models running pre 3.21 firmware (1.6 to 3.15).

http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/manual.html

http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html

What's not supported is any version of PS3 firmware that isn't the most current. That's one thing SCE isn't obligated to provide as long as they keep distributing current versions for free.

Of course anyone who already upgraded firmware to 3.21 or later already agreed that they were giving up OtherOS functionality, so this only pertains to pre-CECH 2000 models that were never updated past 3.15.

Naturally, the trade off for using unsupported (not current) firmware is that post 3.21 firmware games may not be supported, and naturally PSN is not supported on earlier firmware versions.

But if one had legitmate use for running Linux on a PS3 (cluster computing, CBE development, etc.) on their 1.6 to 3.15 firmware console, they still can. The loss in OtherOS support in post 3.15 firmware updates has no effect on consoles running firmware 1.6 to 3.15. They can still run Linux. 

You just can't have your cake and eat it too (ie. demand to be able to play a current game on an earlier version of PS3 firmware that doesn't support various functions added in later firmware versions).