This was before launch I guess? The consumer PS3 did support Linux in the early days, Sony still has a page about it: https://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatfo

This was before launch I guess? The consumer PS3 did support Linux in the early days, Sony still has a page about it: https://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html https://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html Then they decided to put a stop to it and just removed it in a software update... I heard speculation that it was about getting some preferential tax/customs treatment for it because it could pass for a "computer" then. WP article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OtherOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OtherOS