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They literally did that with the PS3 for clusters (though not for crypto mining) and shut down the ability to do it.
by anothernewdude 6y ago
They literally did that with the PS3 for clusters (though not for crypto mining) and shut down the ability to do it.
- robert_foss 6y agoAnd were sued for doing so. Removing functionality from an existing product is not acceptable.
- michaelt 6y agowhich is why they've announced this limitation before the 3060's release
- bretpiatt 6y agoTo my knowledge they didn't shut it down, PS4 architecture moved to standard x86 PC so no longer advanced vector units available through PlayStation that you couldn't get separately in an easier to work with way. This led to the rise of the current Top 500 which are a mix of CPU and GPU.
- rincebrain 6y agoNo, they famously shut down the ability to use PS3s for this and got sued for it.[1] Not ever having the functionality in the PS4 and later doesn't imply they didn't remove it in prior cases. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OtherOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OtherOS