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The PlayStation 3 system software is the updatable firmware and operating system of the PlayStation 3. The base operating system used by Sony for the PlayStation 3 is a fork of both FreeBSD and NetBSD known internally as CellOS or GameOS. [4][1] It uses XrossMediaBar as its graphical shell. The process of updating is almost identical to that of ...
The PS3 supports both the USB EyeToy camera/webcam and SOCOM Headset for video and voice chat. A memory card adapter is available so users can copy their old PS/PS2 game saves to a virtual memory card on the PS3's hard drive. [57] The PlayStation 3 can also use Memory Sticks to store and save data for PlayStation and PlayStation 2 software. [58]
Firmware update 3.30 officially allowed PS3 titles to be played in 3D, requiring a compatible display for use. [105] System software update 3.50 prepared it for 3D films. [106] While the game itself must be programmed to take advantage of the 3D technology, titles may be patched to add in the functionality retroactively.
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Cell (processor) Cell is a 64-bit multi-core microprocessor microarchitecture that combines a general-purpose PowerPC core of modest performance with streamlined coprocessing elements [2] which greatly accelerate multimedia and vector processing applications, as well as many other forms of dedicated computation. [2]
Pages in category "PlayStation 3 software". The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of PlayStation applications. PlayStation 3 system software.
PlayStation 3 homebrew. Homebrew software was first run on the PlayStation 3 by a group of hackers under the name "Team Ice" by exploiting a vulnerability in the game Resistance: Fall of Man. Following various other hacks executed from Linux, Sony removed the ability to install another operating system in the 3.21 firmware update.
OtherOS is a feature of early versions of the PlayStation 3 video game console, allowing user installed software, such as Linux or FreeBSD. The feature was removed since system firmware update 3.21, released on April 1, 2010. [1] Software running in the OtherOS environment has access to 6 of the 7 Synergistic Processing Elements. [2]