PS3 Into Steam machine :3

[TheDomoBox]

I haven't touched my ps3 in a long time and wanna turn in into a "Steam Machine" by chainging the operating system using this >http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/build-pc/4263321. Thats basicaly what I did to make other compter Vista/Ubuntu, but I want to know would the SteamOS be picked my by the ps3 becasue it is literaly brand new.

[camo]

Not possible. After the 3.55 update, Sony disabled the ability to install linux. Not to mention Steam and SteamOS are compiled for the IA-64(AMD64)/IA-32(x86) CPU architecture. PS3s CPU is PPC

[TheDomoBox]

Oh :(

[Stents 👽]

Originally posted by xTcR | Domo☆ Vet:

Oh :(

And even if you could get Steam OS and it's games working it would run terribly. The PS3's specs are incredibly low compared to PC's and there would be no drivers.

[camo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7eEAHj6Xf4

People have managed to fit PCs into the PS3 case if you'd be interested in that.

[camo]

Originally posted by Stents*:

Originally posted by xTcR | Domo☆ Vet:

Oh :(

And even if you could get Steam OS and it's games working it would run terribly. The PS3's specs are incredibly low compared to PC's and there would be no drivers.

If Steam was open source you could compile it for PPC, and there already are drivers. Only thing keeping you from doing it is valve not open sourcing the steam client, and the games wouldn't be able to run since they are closed source and compiled for x86/AMD64

[Stents 👽]

Originally posted by camo:

Originally posted by Stents*:

And even if you could get Steam OS and it's games working it would run terribly. The PS3's specs are incredibly low compared to PC's and there would be no drivers.

If Steam was open source you could compile it for PPC, and there already are drivers. Only thing keeping you from doing it is valve not open sourcing the steam client, and the games wouldn't be able to run since they are closed source and compiled for x86/AMD64

No, there aren't driver for the PS3.

[worthLESS]

Originally posted by camo:

Originally posted by Stents*:

And even if you could get Steam OS and it's games working it would run terribly. The PS3's specs are incredibly low compared to PC's and there would be no drivers.

If Steam was open source you could compile it for PPC, and there already are drivers. Only thing keeping you from doing it is valve not open sourcing the steam client, and the games wouldn't be able to run since they are closed source and compiled for x86/AMD64

I wouldn't ever try and run modern PC games on a PS3 but from a streaming standpoint it would be a cool way to give your PS3 new life. :P But its not going to happen, and at the moment impossible.

[mentalis]

well you could also google rebug im sure it might help with your otheros problem

[CrimInalA]

Completely different cpu architecture as someone above mentioned . So bad idea ..