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While there is no official support or drivers by Sony to run the PlayStation Eye on other platforms such as personal computers, there are community-supported drivers available for Mac OS, [fn 3] Linux, [fn 4] and NetBSD [fn 5] and a commercially available driver for Windows. [fn 6] A video capture and analysis application is available for ...
[43] [44] [45] Sony later released a statement, "SCEA is aware of reports that PS3 owners are experiencing isolated issues with their PS3 system since installing the most recent system software update (v3.00)," [46] and released software update 3.01 on 15 September 2009. However, after installing 3.01, the plaintiff alleged the problems were ...
Drivers have been created to make it work with many computer operating systems, however, Linux [11] is the only OS that has drivers installed yet no official drivers have been offered by Namtai, Logitech, or Sony for Microsoft Windows, macOS, or Linux. The type of driver required depends on the model of the EyeToy camera.
Following speculation that Sony was working on a 'slim' model, Sony officially announced the PS3 CECH-2000 model on August 18, 2009, at the Sony Gamescom press conference. [73] [74] New features included a slimmer form factor, decreased power consumption, and a quieter cooling system. [75] It was released in major territories by September 2009.
Sony previously stated that PlayTV would be able to record TV while playing PS3 and PS1 games, the code for the function has already been incorporated in the version 2.41 firmware update. [1] [5] To use the product however a 5GB install is required from the disc provided with the PlayTV device. [6]
Sony implemented a hypervisor that restricts access to the RSX 'Reality Synthesizer' graphics chip. IBM provided an introduction to programming parallel applications on the PlayStation 3. After OtherOS was removed, a class action lawsuit was filed against Sony on behalf of users, but was dismissed with prejudice in 2011 by a federal judge. The ...
Sony later stated that the original controller "was very clearly designed as a design concept, and was never intended to be the final controller, despite what everybody said about it". [1] At E3 2006, Sony announced the Sixaxis; a wireless, motion sensitive controller, similar in overall design to the earlier PlayStation DualShock controllers.
The official PS3 headset is also compatible with the PSP Go, as well as Bluetooth capable PCs and mobile phones. In November 2010, Sony announced that it would be producing a new version of the Bluetooth headset, which is 30% smaller and would replace the existing model. [24]