PS3 production cost halved
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| While the Playstation 3 cost Sony somewhere around $800 a console to build
| when it was launched in November 2006, Sony has told Business Week that the
| PS3 now costs about $400 to produce - which is similar to the RRP of the new
| 40GB SKU.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/01/14/ps3-production-cost-halved
The new service that enables PS3 Linux to stream games over the network makes
_a lot_ of headlines at the moment. It will give a huge boost to PS3 Linux
(Ubuntu/YDL) and the impending defeat of HD DVD will also make Blu-Ray
attractive. This cost advantage is yet another winner. More for Linux gaming:
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
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| Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is a hard-core, multiplayer, first-person shooter
| that will run natively on the Linux operating system. Built off a modified
| Doom III Engine, Quake Wars was released late 2007, and it is the favorite
| game of the LinuxHow2 crowd. In the following review, we will show some
| screenshots, share our thoughts, and give you a few tips on installing this
| game on your favorite Linux distro.
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http://linuxhow2.com/Feature_Articles/Enemy_Territory_Quake_Wars.html
Earlier today:
StreamMyGame launches Linux player ; Play PC games on your PS3
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| StreamMyGame.com announced today the release of its free Linux Player, an
| application that enables you to play any PC game via a PlayStation 3 running
| Linux.
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http://www.kdcstaffs.com/it/main_view.php?nNum=4721&page=&part=Real-Time
Related:
Games shared from PC to PS3 over the Web?
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| "We will release a Linux version in Q4 2007 which will enable PC games to be
| played on the PlayStation 3 and many other devices including DVD players, set
| top boxes, networked media devices and mobile phones," he said.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15045/1063/
The State of the Linux Gaming Industry
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| When I read reports on the Linux gaming industry, I can't help but wonder
| where the Linux gamers are at? Can we find them on the Nintendo Wii or
| perhaps the Playstation 3 (PS3)? After all, I have heard that PS3 actually
| works rather well with Yellow Dog Linux.
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http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=8047
UT3 Linux: It Will Ship When It's Ready
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| While Unreal Tournament 3 will ship on November 19 for Windows gamers, and we
| previously confirmed that the Linux binary will not ship on the DVD,
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjE1Mw
Free Games for Linux
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| A round-up of fun Linux diversions.
|
| When people talk about computer gaming these days, they
| invariably mean commercial games running on a Windows platform. Few
| people realize that Linux can be more than just a very good Web or
| file server. Even fewer people are aware of the many open-source or
| otherwise freely available games available for Linux.
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http://www2.linuxjournal.com/node/1000435
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