March, 2010: PS3 OtherOS Option deleted in firmware update

Its doubtful that executives at Sony thought too much if at all about their decision to rescind an obscure feature dubbed “OtherOS” that had been added to the PlayStation 3 System Software soon after its launch. The feature allowed other operating systems, specifically Linux, to be run on the...

Sony Sues PlayStation 3 Jailbreakers

Sony has filed a lawsuit against a group of hackers who were able to bypass the DRM protections in the company’s PlayStation 3, compromised the root key and later published tools allowing others to follow in their footsteps and play pirated software on the console. On Tuesday, Sony filed suit in...