Ken Kutaragi has said in a new interview that the Playstation 3 may come with Linux preinstalled on the machine's hard drive and mentioned photo and video editing as possible functions for the OS.The new focus on operating systems is part of the company's positioning of the PS3 as a supercomputer rather than just a games console or toy, which is how he describes the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Revolution.
Going further, he also claimed that the PS3 will be able to run multiple OSes, mentioning Windows, Mac OS and Lindows.
Another interesting thing mentioned in the interview is the possibility of a new operating system: "The kernel will be running on the Cell, and multiple OSes will be running on top of that as applications. Of course, the PS3 can run Linux. If Linux can run, so can Lindows. Other PC Operating Systems can run too, such as Windows and (Mac OS) Tiger, if the publishers want to do so. Maybe a new OS might come out".
Gamesindustry.biz speculate the new OS could be a Linux-based system that Sony is rumoured to be working on as a potential Windows competitor.
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