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Gaming

Sony Hasn’t Always Hated Homebrew Development

Sony’s recent run of legal and now technical issues with hackers can be traced back to a single decision: that of removing the ability to run the Linux operating system on the PlayStation 3. While Sony cut Linux out of piracy fears, fans were upset that it brought to an end over a decade of custom and homebrew development on PlayStation consoles.

August 26, 2010
Gaming

What Do The PlayStation’s Circle, X, Square And Triangle Buttons Mean?

Teiyu Goto, a Sony engineer who had much freedom to design the original PlayStation as well as its controllers, actually explains that the PlayStations’ iconic button shapes weren’t just arbitrarily picked—they actually mean something.

May 24, 2010
Gadgets

UK Prisoner Tattooing Jail Buddies With Hacked PlayStation Tattoo Gun

PlayStations are great. You can play games on them, and if you’ve got a PS3 you can also watch Blu-rays and surf the internet. If you happened to be in a UK jail, you could even get inked by one.

December 26, 2009
Entertainment

In 2000, The Hottest Thing On TV (And PlayStation) Was…

Video games have always been about fantasy. In 2000, my fantasy involved Regis Philbin reminding me about debt.

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