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Re:Writing a Playstation 1 Game in 2024 by parl_match on Thursday August 22, 2024 @04:25PM (#41324099)
> Seems like they didn't pursue it in future consoles

FWIW, they did:

PS2 had an official linux distro, which was intended to be a sequel

PS3 had an "other os" mode, which allowed you to run your own, unsigned OS. This was eventually removed in a firmware update, due to piracy.

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Re:Writing a Playstation 1 Game in 2024 by ronsor on Thursday August 22, 2024 @06:17PM (#41324793)
Ironically the removal brought more piracy.
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Re:Writing a Playstation 1 Game in 2024 by parl_match on Thursday August 22, 2024 @11:08PM (#41325903)
That's not really what the cause of it was, tbh.
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