Sony hasn't sold a PS3 that offered a hardware-level backwards compatibility mode in several years, but with the announcement of the PS3 Slim, fans of the feature were hopeful it might reappear in the ...

Less than a year after the release of the PS3 Slim, Sony says that a firmware update for older models of the PlayStation 3 will kill its Other OS option. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology ...

Here’s the new PlayStation 3 model compared to its chunkier older brother. In addition to being lighter, the slim PS3 and its standard 120GB hard drive consumes 33% less power and makes less fan noise ...

Do you have questions about the PS3? We get the majority of your concerns addressed by Sony’s John Koller. The PS3 Slim is definitely not a rumor; it has finally been officially announced. The photos ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. When the PlayStation 3 debuted in 2006, Sony played up the fact that alternate operating systems could be installed on the console. However, when the ...

On April 1, Sony removed Linux support on the PlayStation 3 through the OtherOS feature with a firmware update. Before the firmware was live, hacker George Hotz ("GeoHot") vowed to restore support for ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Sony has on multiple occasions refined the functionality from the ...

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Sony customers who purchased one of the original launch PlayStation 3 consoles can now submit claims in a nationwide class-action lawsuit regarding the company’s removal of Linux support from the ...

Next month, the PS3 will be ditching its Linux operating system support — something that the console has had since it launched in 2006. There must be a way to stop ...