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 ...

After dropping the price and announcing a firmware update for the big ol’ PS3 Mk I, and showing the skinny new PS3 Slim, a few more details have emerged. The good news is that the new console is less ...

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 ...

The PS3 Slim comes with pretty much everything you have come to expect of a PS3 console. It has a Blu-Ray drive, Bluetooth wireless, USB Ports, and even a removable Hard Drive. Yet one feature was ...

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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 ...

Sony’s slimmed-down PS3 is a cute little ugly duckling, and not without its concessions. From fewer USB ports to an over-priced vertical stand, and its removed “Install Other OS” feature, here’s what ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Ever since it launched in 2006, one of the neater features of the PlayStation 3 has been its ability to run operating systems other than its own. Like ...

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 ...

When Sony nerfed Linux support for the PS3 in early April, we knew it was only a matter of time before someone pulled a pack of lawyers out of their pocket. Sure enough, a complaint (PDF courtesy IGN) ...

Noted iPhone and PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz, or GeoHot, told the gaming community not to update their systems until he was able to release custom firmware allowing them to continue using their ...