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Pirate · 03-03-2010

Remember the rumor a few days ago that Sony may remove the OtherOS feature on non-slim PS3's in future firmware update? Well Geoff Levand, PS3-Linux maintainer, has gotten confirmation from SCE that the feature will NOT be removed in future firmware updates, and Sony will continue to support it.

To quote (read bolded statement):

Hi All,
On 02/26/2010 04:30 AM, David Woodhouse wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 09:58 -0700, geoffrey.levand at am.sony.com wrote:
>> The feature of “Install Other OS” was removed from the new
>> “Slim” PS3 model to focus on delivering games and other
>> entertainment content.
>>
>> Please be assured that SCE is committed to continue
>> the support for previously sold models that have the
>> “Install Other OS” feature and that this feature will
>> not be disabled in future firmware releases.
>
> Although it’s disappointing that Sony have removed the feature from new
> models, It’s good to have this public assurance from Sony that at least
> the feature won’t be removed from older models which are already
> working.
Please understand that in my position as PS3-Linux maintainer
I can really only provide users with technical support for
Linux and the LV1 hcall interface.
The text above was provided to me by SCE management. If
you have any questions regarding it or any other feature
of the PS3 please contact the Playstation Customer Support
in your country. Using Playstation Customer Support will
insure your inquiry is processed through the correct
channels within SCE.
-Geoff

So everyone can take a breather who thought that geohot's exploit was going to be patched

03-03-2010	#1
Pirate Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,939 Likes: 370 Liked 7,999 Times in 1,238 Posts Mentioned: 572 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	OtherOS will not be removed from "phat" PS3's Remember the rumor a few days ago that Sony may remove the OtherOS feature on non-slim PS3's in future firmware update? Well Geoff Levand, PS3-Linux maintainer, has gotten confirmation from SCE that the feature will NOT be removed in future firmware updates, and Sony will continue to support it. To quote (read bolded statement): Hi All, On 02/26/2010 04:30 AM, David Woodhouse wrote: > On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 09:58 -0700, geoffrey.levand at am.sony.com wrote: >> The feature of “Install Other OS” was removed from the new >> “Slim” PS3 model to focus on delivering games and other >> entertainment content. >> >> Please be assured that SCE is committed to continue >> the support for previously sold models that have the >> “Install Other OS” feature and that this feature will >> not be disabled in future firmware releases. > > Although it’s disappointing that Sony have removed the feature from new > models, It’s good to have this public assurance from Sony that at least > the feature won’t be removed from older models which are already > working. Please understand that in my position as PS3-Linux maintainer I can really only provide users with technical support for Linux and the LV1 hcall interface. The text above was provided to me by SCE management. If you have any questions regarding it or any other feature of the PS3 please contact the Playstation Customer Support in your country. Using Playstation Customer Support will insure your inquiry is processed through the correct channels within SCE. -Geoff So everyone can take a breather who thought that geohot's exploit was going to be patched