Sony has unveiled the features, or lack of, in the PlayStation 3's newest firmware. Owners of the traditional non-slim varieties will have the Other OS support removed in a bid to combat any security concerns.
The news came from over on the official PlayStation US Blog where the removal of the feature was announced. Users who currently use the feature to run various Linux operating systems will have to backup any data they have stored as once the update is applied it will no longer be accessible.
No doubt the next few days will see a lot of debate around the removal before the update goes live on April 1.
To borrow a quote from a Jedi come April 1.. "It's as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced."
Of course the update is purely optional, but you'll end up losing more than you would if you didn't update. Such as these:
- Ability to sign in to PlayStation Network and use network features that require signing in to PlayStation Network, such as online features of PS3 games and chat.
- Playback of PS3 software titles or Blu-ray Disc videos that require PS3 system software version 3.21 or later.
- Playback of copyright-protected videos that are stored on a media server (when DTCP-IP is enabled under Settings).
- Use of new features and improvements that are available on PS3 system software 3.21 or later.
Given that this releases on April 1 you may be thinking it could be an April's Fools, unfortunately you would be wrong, this certainly isn't.
