PS3 a Bargain: Worth $840, Powerful as a Supercomputer

**NoQuarter** · November 17th, 2006, 04:52

What are you talking about video freak?You can put yellow dog linux on it.

**Smurph** · November 17th, 2006, 05:08

Originally Posted by Shane R. Monroe

Gentlemen ... hardware means nothing without software.

Historically speaking, the "best hardware" rarely wins the battle. Sotware and audience does.

Listen to this man.

Originally Posted by No Quarter

What are you talking about video freak?You can put yellow dog linux on it.

Yellow Dog sucks.

**kando** · November 17th, 2006, 05:10

this is pretty amazing, i truely thought sony was makin a fortune on each unit sold.

"other components and manufacturing" wonder what that is

but yea, those are retail prices of the parts. sony is getting the parts cheaper, obviously.

either that or making their own :P

**ACID** · November 17th, 2006, 05:14

Thats one thing people never reallise. They dont over charge for platforms they normally loose money. But the software is what brings in the real money. So thats why they get mad with pirates

**Video_freak** · November 17th, 2006, 05:27

Sorry, let me clarify. I meant something like running Windows or something like that on it...

**rdetagle** · November 17th, 2006, 05:55

Linux can run on PS3, saw the download on (much-hated) PS2NFO.com (now PS3News). Also since they announced it's open-platform, just wait awhile and windows will be available for it.

I'm sure that Sony gets the parts in bulk, so it's much cheaper than the retail prices, but I'm also sure they lose money on each console. Most money is made off of software.

The performance of the PS3 is definitely super-computer worthy, but it'll take time for all the features to become available. I bet Sony's planning the PS3 for long-term, by 2010 it'll be in every home, used for everything like the PC is now.

**NoQuarter** · November 17th, 2006, 05:58

I've personally never used yellowdog before so I wouldn't know...
But other distros will make versions of PS3 linux.
I personally use slackware on 2 of my computers and xebian on the xbox.
What do you want to do with windows that you wont be able to do with linux video freak?
I'm pretty sure since all of the hardware will probably be supported by linux in the ps3 we'll be able to use some of the cooler stuff such as xgl and the 3d desktop on the ps3.Not to mention run emus full speed given time.

**kando** · November 17th, 2006, 05:59

Originally Posted by rdetagle

Linux can run on PS3, saw the download on (much-hated) PS2NFO.com (now PS3News). Also since they announced it's open-platform, just wait awhile and windows will be available for it.

linux is free. windows is not.

if windows WAS released for the ps3, it would cost at least $200 usd more.