"Mark Kent" <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Quantum Leaper ] on Friday 08 December 2006 17:16 \__
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>>> "Mark Kent" <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>> amicus_curious <ACDC@xxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>>> PlayStation 3 support now standard in Linux 2.4
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>> | Sony-contributed patches aimed at adding machine-specific features
>>>>>> | for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) have been merged into the stable 2.4.20
>>>>>> | kernel tree. The patches should greatly simplify maintaining Linux
>>>>>> | kernels for the PS3, which is already supported under Linux by at
>>>>>> | least one distribution.
>>>>>> `----
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6521115697.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I find that it is very curious as to what might motivate Sony to take
>>>>> this
>>>>> course of action. "Pursuit of Excellence" once suggested that
>>>>> companies
>>>>> need to "stick to their knitting" and focus on what made them a leader
>>>>> in
>>>>> their markets. Sony's success in gaming is due, I believe, to their
>>>>> visually impressive display and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> game play complexity that makes their games
>>>>
>>>> They, Sony, don't write the games. Others do.
>>>>
>>> True, but they get money from every game that is sold. Its called a
>>> licensing fee.
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> This was utterly irrelevant to the OP's point!
>
No its not.... You were talking about games, that Sony doesn't write
games, they don't need too. If they get money from each game sold.
>>>
>>>>> so highly rated.
>>>>
>>>>> Why would they distract any of their developer talent to
>>>>> this end?
>>>>
>>>> Because their internal developers are different to the ones writing
>>>> games. The job of their internal ones is to make the platform as
>>>> attractive as possible to *all* developers, which is what they're
>>>> doing.
>>>> It's not a distraction, they're doing their job.
>>>>
>>> Why haven't they released a linux driver for the graphics chip in the
>>> PS3?
>>
>> Who said they would not? Some people have voiced complaints about that.
>> If
>> the PS3 catches on, which it /will/ once manufacturing/supplies have no
>> barriers, Sony will see the demand from the customer and react
>> appropriately. Then, the only worry, to them, is the fact that they
>> facilitate gaming that's independent from the firmware. Gamemakers might
>> not
>> be happy, but Sony has a lot to earn from Blu-ray, VoD, etc. Sony could
>> also
>> tell gamemakers that the appeal of the unit (it's more than just a gaming
>> console) as a whole broadens the market for the commercial games. And
>> that's
>> all that matters, IMHO.
>>
>
> It's kind of up to them, really, isn't it? Presumably, there'll be some
> reverse engineering effort anyway, although how successful remains to be
> seen.
I guess they don't really want to support Linux then... I agree, that
the only way their will be a driver is someone reverse engineering it,
which may take quite a long time.
Thanks for telling me you plonked me..... I'm crushed... (sarcasm)
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