(a) proof of purchase before Apof a version of Linux that is compatible with and was installed on your Fat PS3

Promoted CommentsĪcceptable proof that you used the Other OS functionality includes the following:

Remember: If it has a microchip, someone will figure out how to get Linux on it. And despite any official support from Sony, hackers have also managed to get Linux installed on the PS4. Though the company doesn't admit any wrongdoing, it puts itself on the hook for payments to up to 10 million PS3 owners.įor those still interested in getting Linux on their PS3, hackers have managed to restore the Other OS functionality by downgrading the system's firmware to a version from before that infamous 2010 feature removal. While one lawsuit over the matter was dismissed by a judge in 2011, another worked its way through the courts until June, when Sony finally decided to settle.

Sony claimed it was a security concern, but many class-action lawsuits filed in 2010 alleged the company was more worried about software piracy. Further Reading Sony agrees to pay millions to gamers to settle PS3 Linux debacleThe opening of claims comes after a long legal saga that began in March of 2010, when Sony announced it would be removing the 'Other OS' feature from the PS3.

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