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Different software titles use Cross-Play in different ways. For example, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is a title supporting the Cross-Play feature, and the PS3 version of the game can be controlled using the PS Vita system. In addition, some PS3 games can be played on the PS Vita using the PlayStation Now streaming service.
RPCS3 is a free and open-source emulator and debugger for the Sony PlayStation 3 that runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and macOS operating systems, allowing PlayStation 3 games and software to be played and debugged on a personal computer.
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. This event caused backlash among the ...
PlayStation 3 initially shipped with the ability to install an alternative operating system alongside the main system software; Linux and other Unix-based operating systems were available. The hardware allowed access to six of the seven Synergistic Processing Elements of the Cell microprocessor , but not the RSX 'Reality Synthesizer' graphics chip.
^† Released exclusively as download. ^a Released at same time as PS3 and/or Vita remastered version. ^b Remaster originally released on PS3 and/or Vita before PS4. ^c The Ultimate Edition was released on other platforms, but the PS4 and PC versions are remastered. ^d New game that takes place after the original Birth by Sleep.
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]
All models of PS3 can be softmodded. Consoles that have factory installed (minimum firmware) version 3.55 or lower can install CFW (custom firmware) which is unofficial firmware. This includes: all fat models, slim 20xx and 21xx models, and 25xx models - the latter only if the console was manufactured before December 2010 (date code 0D or less).
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