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:Sony Reveals PS3 Slim, Slashes Price, Removes Linux Option
Sony Reveals PS3 Slim, Slashes Price, Removes Linux Option
Aug 19, 2009, 18 :32 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (3785 reads)

(Other stories by Thom Holwerda)

"So if you're into Linux on your PS3, you'd better buy a regular model while they're still available - and you'd be lucky, because those, too have had their prices slashed to 299USD/299EUR. On a happier note, at least we'll no longer have to endure the nonsense of people arguing that the PS3 will be the shining beacon of hope for alternative operating systems."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
It is not like they actually had to supp ...   Why remove Linux option?   
Jimmy the Geek
Aug 19, 2009, 20:42:41
 
I don't recall the details, but it d ...   Wasn't the PS3 linux hobbled?   
Bernard Swiss
Aug 20, 2009, 00:03:45
 
The answer is simple - as with all games ...   Re: Why remove Linux option?   
Shiva
Aug 20, 2009, 14:05:41
 
They *did* have to support it. The new s ...   Re: Why remove Linux option?   
Cabal
Aug 20, 2009, 15:15:17
 
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