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Re:PS4 hack: Fail0verflow demonstrate Linux and Steam runnin... by pandaman on Saturday December 31, 2016 @08:55PM (#13294289)
Another issue people overlook in these comments is quality control. You cannot get a Chinese PS4 knock-off, which would play some games and fail on others. Likewise, every licensed game you buy is, at the very least, verified to run adequately on every PS4 out there. It does not mean every game is going to be fun but even this low bar is impossible to reach on an open platform.
Re:PS4 hack: Fail0verflow demonstrate Linux and Steam runnin... by izacus on Sunday January 01, 2017 @04:33AM (#13295231)
How is that connected with the ability to run your own binaries on the PS4?
Re:PS4 hack: Fail0verflow demonstrate Linux and Steam runnin... by pandaman on Sunday January 01, 2017 @04:49AM (#13295263)
I am not sure what are you asking about. I was replying to a post about the need to lock down consoles. Historically, this event caused the lockdown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_cras...

I was not much of a gamer in 1983 but I believe on-line gaming and cheating was not a significant issue at the time. Nintendo first moved to lock its system and take control over the content due to quality concerns.