The Dolphin Emulator team has recently shared a new statement to clarify the situation. The software is unfortunately not releasing on Steam.
Using PS4 Linux and the AMDGPU-PRO driver Hector Martin has managed to get Vulkan software running on a PS4.
Yes but it's not like it will have any benefits this way, it's just an exploit, not an actual feature.
Replies(1)Pretty cool but it's like making your PS4 useless as a console and only a decent Linux machine.
No, pretty sure you have to modify to the firmware in some way, not on the HDD alone.
decent???More like pitiful.Just tell me when the ps4 can Photoshop,create websites or 3D editing.
And knowing sony. They will just send a update to remove it. We all remember what happened with Other OS
I don't own a ps4 nor will i ever buy one. So it doesn't bother me if they do. Just pointing out a fact.
Other OS was Sony's wasn't it? This is a hack and obviously not supported by Sony. Either way, you're hindering your PS4 console to play some Gamecube games? It's just a tinkerers toy, nothing really useful is going to come out of it that would make it worth it.. Just get a Linux machine for cripes sake.
Don't you think people should be able to do what they want? I get that they don't want piracy, but I bought the Damm console and should be able.to install whatever I want.
I bought my PS4 and PS4 Pro to play games designed for it, if I wanted to play gamecube games or run linux programs, I have machines for that...
vega,
I don't own a ps4 nor will i ever buy one. So it doesn't bother me if they do. Just pointing out a fact.
your loss
"only I matter" Also, what happened when they did that? Yup. Just recently Sony settled for the very thing you're speaking about.
Providing you have proof of purchase and can provide a written statement that you did use the "Other OS" feature you can get $55 USD. If you can also provide proof that you purchased the PS3 with one the reasons to be able to use the "Other OS" feature you can get $9 USD. https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
Somehow I doubt that Sony will be paying much money for removing the "Other OS" feature. Of course, you will always get diehards but most people who genuinely use Linux at home and/or at work don't care.
Contrary to what some people may say removing the "Other OS" feature was the only thing that was ever removed from the original PS3 and it was optional, no other features were ever removed.
I still have my original PS3 and it works fine since it can play PS1, PS2 and PS3 games. After all, that is what I got for anyway.
I would be curious to know how many people actually used the "Other OS" feature since if you did install Linux it really made a very poor Linux machine. I personally never used the feature since you could run Linux on just about computer such as my 10-year-old HP dv6000 laptop which even now runs the latest release of Fedora 25 Linux. In fact I actually run Linux on all my computers including the Desktop I am currently using.
Correct, knowing company _______, they will update their product to close anything deemed a security hole.
Well, they wouldn't risk it.
Sure they could try to bury Dolphin in legal shenanigans, but they always run the risk of losing like previous lawsuits against this kind of software. And the ramifications of that would be disastrous for a company like Nintendo. That said, Dolphin not pushing their luck is also a smart direction.
Ridiculous, no one is buying GameCube game now.
I'm not surprised, especially when you know how blood thirsty Nintendo's lawyers are, then again, for anyone who wants the emulator, they can probably add it with extra steps to Steam's Retro Arch or Steam Deck anyway.
Works on someone's particular phone just fine.
Why would anyone need Steam to run Dolphin anyway? It works fine as a standalone download.