Air Force Might Be Troubled by PS3 "Other OS" Removal
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I dont get why USAF dont just get the processors from sony's suppliers, i doubt they need the bluray and hard drive of ps3s for a server farm and it seems like its just so they dont need to assemble them and make an operating system work,
On a side note, sony really should make ps3s without any of the gaming stuff, it seems like tons of people buy them to make supercomputers because it is the cheapest way of making a server farm, they might actually make a profit per console that way
On a side note, sony really should make ps3s without any of the gaming stuff, it seems like tons of people buy them to make supercomputers because it is the cheapest way of making a server farm, they might actually make a profit per console that way
Chipperz said:...Because the United States will declare war on Sony? I could have seen it happening, but luckily Bush isn't in the White House any more. And Labour is out of Number Ten so hopefully we wouldn't be dragged along with you anyway.Simalacrum said:Hooooooly crap.
Looks like Sony should have done their research before pulling the plug... I do believe the world's most powerful airforce is a little more of a "security risk" than a few hackers...
Seriously... I don't think Sony cares. Unless they made a PS3 research pack that cost enough to actually get them a profit, they don't have to do shit for America.
No need to declare war on Sony. Understand that Japan has basically been under US occupation since the end of World War II. They only have a token SSDF because we allow them to, and it's greatly outnumbered/outgunned by the vast amounts of military forces we have stationed there. Japan is pretty much our major doorway/foothold to the Eastern World.
The occupation is a mixed blessing, because we're fairly nice about it, and also we've been keeping a lot of people who REALLY don't like Japan (from World War II and other things) off their back.
The US military is also a big business in Japan, because all of those troops spend a lot of money which goes from US payroll, to them, to Japan's economy.
*IF* the US Air Force as a whole got really upset, chances are there wouldn't be any threats involved, you'd have the Japanese goverment (for all their various statements) running to make right whatever we were all upset about. Political leverage basically...
However, consider that this is all over what? 2,000 PS-3 units? The amount of money involved despite being used for research is pitiful on this level. It's enough where the Air Force is going to express it's irritation, but it's not really going to get upset. Your not going to have say one of the Joint Chiefs on the phone with our Japanese Embassy demanding that someone make good on this. Interesting gamer news, but really kind of a petty thing in the overall scheme of things.
I would think that Sony would be interested in making this right in the interests of potentially selling more systems to the US Goverment. They provide good support and next thing you know 2,000 units being given a trial is 200,000 units spread between every
research base the military has. I for one have never believed the claim that they take a loss on the hardware.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA......breath......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
GO AIRFORCE! SEND IRONMAN UP IN THAT ***** TO TEACH SONY A LESSON!
Wait... what if Jarvis is running on one of those clusters? ITS A TRAP
Wait... what if Jarvis is running on one of those clusters? ITS A TRAP
And in related news today the HQ of Sony, was leveled when 6 B2 bombers completed there run, pamphlets rained down afterwords with the Linux icon on them and the words, "what have you done?" So far the US denies any involvement.
you don't say... i may not live in the united states, but don't they still have that military base in japan while japan only has an embassy in the united states. you here that americans, if you want your old ps3 back then all you need to do is join the air brigade in your country!Altorin said:
I'm sure there could be a potential tasteless joke in this about Japan and the USAF. I'm not sure how touchy the mods would be about it though. In all seriousness though, I had no idea that PS3s were actually a viable, economic option as a supercomputer alternative. Presumably they could come to some sort of arrangement with Sony to get replacements with old firmware? Perhaps Sony would even assist them as a public relations exercise.
If they feel threatened enough, they'll probably make some sort of concession for the USAF.
But then again, it's the whole private vs public organisation thing, Sony probably has more funding if they want to keep up a legal fight.
But then again, it's the whole private vs public organisation thing, Sony probably has more funding if they want to keep up a legal fight.
It's comments like these that fuel Yahtzee in taking potshots at Americans.13lackfriday said:
On topic, however, I don't think Sony really gives a shit if their consoles aren't bought en masse for processing power anymore since the manufacturing costs of the PS3 is still higher than the retail price, and I'm pretty sure the USAF or the other companies that have been doing this won't be buying games, I'd say Sony has been losing quite a bit of money over this.
"The aircraft was sent the wrong Coordinates for the Bunker busters. No I can't comment on how he mistook Japan for Iraq."Jaredin said: