PS3 to ship with Linux, Sony confirms

So the PS3 will indeed be shipping with Linux. Interesting. And this will prove to be really exciting when and if indeed it actually ships within our lifetimes!

Sony President Ken Kutaragi confirmed that the Playstation 3 (PS3) has been delayed, at a press conference in Tokyo earlier this week. Kutaragi additionally confirmed that the gaming console will ship with an upgradable 60GB hard drive pre-installed with Linux, according to in-depth coverage at 1up.com.

The announcement confirmed PS3 delay rumors that spread earlier this month, in the wake of a Merril Lynch financial report on Sony.

The PS3 will be among the first consumer computing devices to make use of the Cell processor co-developed by IBM, Sony, and Toshiba. In addition to running Linux from its hard-drive, the PS3 is expected to be available with various Linux-based productivity packs that turn the game into a computing appliance for special applications such as digital video editing. Source: Linux Devices

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