Is installing Linux on the PS3 worth it? The bottom line: The PS3 makes for a reasonably good desktop when not performing tasks that require a lot of memory, such as ...

Can we get the hottest video game system from Christmas 2006 and turn it into a Linux box? You bet! If you're still thinking about video game systems as being just a wee bit more technologically ...

Things you need to know... no, really, this is important. It's worth noting a few technical limitations with the whole procedure. Firstly, Linux (called "Other OS" in the PLAYSTATION 3 interface) can ...

If you've been interested in installing Linux on your PS3 but found the whole thing scary, there is now a flavor of Linux that is set up specifically for the PS3. While I find all Linux alien and ...

Sony will remove the ability to install other operating systems, such as Linux, on the PlayStation 3 in an update on 1 April. The widely unused feature was most recently exploited by computer hacker ...

Sony’s recent update to the PS3, version 3.21, removed the option to run another OS on your PS3. Many PS3 users had utilized this feature to install Linux on their PS3, and they weren’t too happy when ...

Linux distributor Terra Soft has announced that its Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 (YDL) product will run on the Playstation 3. Derived from Fedora Core 5, YDL is a complete Linux distribution optimized for the ...

Sony releases news that the next software update for the PlayStation 3 games console will disable the "Install Other OS" option that was present on PS3 systems before the launch of the slimline model.

Sony giveth and Sony taketh away: When the company’s newest PlayStation 3 firmware update drops on April 1, it’ll remove a beloved feature once trumpeted as a system sale-maker. That’s right Linux ...

Sony's move to disable Linux on the PlayStation 3 is being met by a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the company of unjustly enriching itself at the expense of its customers. Citing "security ...

Linux on Sony hardware has been done before, but not to any great success. Some of you may remember that the PS2 could run a strange version of the open source OS with a bought package that gave you a ...

Sony is apparently going after more hackers than just George Hotz and fail0verflow. Sony is looking to get DMCA suits against all PS3 jailbreakers who share Sony’s source code on Github. Well-known ...