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Liliputing reports
Hacker group fail0verflow recently showed off a PlayStation 4 running Linux[1] at the Console Hacking 2015 conference, marking the first time someone has managed to install a full-blown, desktop operating system on the game console.
Although others have tinkered with the PS4 in the past, including a Brazilian hacker group that used a Raspberry Pi to break into Sony's Orbis operating system, fail0verflow is the first group to successfully install a full version of Linux on the PS4.
Sony's flagship gaming console has had a tumultuous relationship with the DIY community. The third-generation PlayStation came stock with "OtherOS", which was a feature that allowed users to upload Linux to the operating system, which the company eventually removed.
The PS4 has been much less hacker-friendly in the 2 years since the console launched... at least until now. Fail0verflow took advantage of an exploit found by another hacker earlier this year, which allowed them to get around Sony's content protections.
They fiddled with a WebKit bug discovered by the programmer to trick the browser into freeing the processes from the core of the operating system. This hack essentially turns the PS4 into a fully operational PC.
[...] The group noted that some of the differences between the PS4 operating system and a PC are "crazy" and some are "batshit crazy". Oh, and the Marvell Tech engineers that designed the PS4's southbridge chip were "smoking some really good stuff".
[1] The nugget is an embedded video in an iframe, apparently. Link to the video
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday January 03 2016, @06:21AM
They're called product Jews, because Jews badmouth everything. And, judging from the leaked SONY e-mails, there are an awful lot of Jews behind SONY.
Sure, those consoles are good for the usage they're approved for playing the games they're approved to play, but are they really worth it? Don't you think the latest generation is even crappier than the last, guaranteed to sell only because the whiny kids asking for them under the Christmas tree want to keep up with the Joneses? They roll out the same fucking games as the last generation, implement some smoothing algorithm it took one programmer a week to implement, and slap an extra couple-hundred dollars on the price. Hooey!
If my kid was a product Jew and wanted a PS4, I'd buy them an Atari 2600 and a few games. When they inevitably cry seeing the graphics they will be referred to the Wikipedia page where they will learn about all those cool graphics tricks and they will be reassured that it is an investment and will be worth a million dollars in 2 years.