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Gamasutra: Microsoft: PS3 Linux Not ‘Competitive’ Compared To XNA

“When asked about Sony’s efforts to create a homebrew culture by
allowing Linux to be installed freely on the PlayStation 3 (albeit
without access to the RSX graphics chipset, among other
restrictions), Mitchell commented: ‘On the one hand I’ve got to
commend them for moving up their platform there, but we really
don’t view what Sony and PlayStation 3 and particularly the Linux
solution that they are making available–we don’t really view that
as a competitive offering or trying to do something in the same
vein.’

“He continued: ‘The fundamental difference here is not just
about providing access to a platform, it’s really about making an
investment in something, and ensuring that people who will want to
make games on your game console are successful in doing
that…'”

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