derpysquirtle64 said:
KBG29 said:
Yeah, it would definitly not be possible to do until 2019 when the PS4 chipset goes to 7nm. Porting the PS4 OS to ARM would be interesting though. I always liked the idea of keeping the entire Sony line based around a single chipset to make development easier, but perhapps it would be good to have there OS on both X86 and ARM just to be flexable.
At any rate, it is extreamly important for Sony to get all of their devices running on their own OS. Android is a good place holder, but you can't rely on someone elses OS forever. They already lost billions on Vaio riding the Windows train, and they have lost billions on Android. They have to set themselves apart, and make their products creat long term profit.
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I don't think they lost something on Android because it is a free OS so they don't need to pay anything for it. That's why they use it in their TVs and smartphones I think.
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I was thinking the same. Android shouldn't be costing them anything (unless there are fees somehow associated with running the OS on a TV instead of, say, a mobile device) and Google is happy to get the Google Play Store on those devices. However, I've never bought a Sony TV since the 90s, so I'm not sure if they fork the Store out of their devices or not. A true "Playstation TV" would be a really great idea. It would require some better-than-usual Sony marketing to generate a proper level of interest.
