From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Cbe-oss-dev] No otheros feature on new PS3 slim ? From: David Woodhouse To: Geoff Levand In-Reply-To: <4A8ED239.4060609@am.sony.com> References: <4A8B1E17.4080800@prism.uvsq.fr> <4A8ED239.4060609@am.sony.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:30:51 +0000 Message-ID: <1267187451.30247.10776.camel@macbook.infradead.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: cbe-oss-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fran=E7ois?= Galea List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 09:58 -0700, geoffrey.levand@am.sony.com wrote: > The feature of "Install Other OS" was removed from the new > "Slim" PS3 model to focus on delivering games and other > entertainment content. > > Please be assured that SCE is committed to continue > the support for previously sold models that have the > "Install Other OS" feature and that this feature will > not be disabled in future firmware releases. Although it's disappointing that Sony have removed the feature from new models, It's good to have this public assurance from Sony that at least the feature won't be removed from older models which are already working. I suppose it shouldn't be too much of a surprise -- if people have bought PS3s specifically to use the advertised 'OtherOS' feature and Sony were to break that with a firmware update, then there may well be legal ramifications. But it's nice to have the promise in writing anyway. -- dwmw2