Best PS3 to Buy for maximum modding

[christoph]

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[IcKy99]

yep the "slim" models dont have the feature to install linux, so you'll have to go with the older fat models. They're both reliable models so u cant go wrong.

[christoph]

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[Saraph]

No direct mods at the moment. The PS3's security is amazing. With the fat model you can install Linux and run many types of emulators such as NES, SNES, Genesis, 32X... I think N64 is doable as well.

All other mods are external, such as extra lights, HDD... That sort of thing.

[lisalover1]

You can't play backups on a PS3 yet. I'd recommend getting a launch 60 GB model. They have a hardware emotion engine chip for PS2 backwards compatibility, which some homebrew uses. You can also install Linux on these models. I'm sure an emulator would run fairly well; it would have to be run on Linux, so some of the system resources are being used, but it shouldn't be a problem for anything SNES and earlier.

[MrPopo]

As far as I know the only thing you can do with a PS3 is set up Linux on it, which lets you do anything Linux lets you do. So full emulator support and they are as good as anything can be. I don't believe there's anything out there that lets you play backups. You'd have to have a Blu Ray burner anyway to be able to do backups, so there isn't much demade for it like there is on the 360.

[Krooner]

Linux runs but it's castrated, Sony didn't allow access to the CPU or anything to avoid piracy so it's a bit like working in the dark for developers Mame, Snes, Megadrive, PS1 and lower all work nicely...

You can't copy a game to HDD on PS3

A 20GB will also play PS2 native thoses units are all black too.

[IcKy99]

with Linux installed you can emulate most systems Pre-playstation, i do think N64 is runnable not sure. MAME is for sure.

i know people get quake II and doom to run on pS3 linux just fine.

i dont think ps3 is able to boot backup discs

[dsheinem]

Considering the system has been out for almost 3 years, is this some kind of record for not being hacked?

It seems very impressive considering every console this decade has been hacked for backups fairly quickly.

[Niode]

Linux runs but it's castrated, Sony didn't allow access to the CPU or anything to avoid piracy so it's a bit like working in the dark for developers Mame, Snes, Megadrive, PS1 and lower all work nicely...

You can't copy a game to HDD on PS3

A 20GB will also play PS2 native thoses units are all black too.

The Cell is the only thing that is accessible via Linux, you don't have any GPU acceleration unfortunately.