Entries in 'otheros' (4)

Complainants contest OtherOS claims

Complainants contest OtherOS claims

The ongoing litigation surrounding Sony's removal of OtherOS functionality from PS3 consoles has taken a new twist with allegations that the move was linked to piracy prevention.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 25th 2011 at 11:14AM in News
Sony faces more OtherOS lawsuits

Sony faces more OtherOS lawsuits

PlayStation 3 platform holder Sony is facing up to a further two legal challenges to its decision to remove the ability to install alternative operating systems from the console.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 11th 2010 at 3:59PM in News
Sony sued over OtherOS removal

Sony sued over OtherOS removal

A Californian man is to sue Sony over its recent 3.21 firmware update for the PS3 that removed the ability to install alternative operating systems such as Linux.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 29th 2010 at 12:45PM in News
Sony rules out OtherOS refunds

Sony rules out OtherOS refunds

No refunds will be issued to those aggrieved by Sony’s recent move to cut the OtherOS functionality from the machine in its most recent firmware update.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 16th 2010 at 5:47PM in News