Other OS on console?

[Charles Carron]

Can you install windows on a PS or Xbox? If you could, wouldn't it be an awesome budget build? I once heard that you actually made profit buying one and that the companies make all their money of games.

[Extingquish]

Older consoles could run linux, but the newer consoles architecture isn't compatible with windows/any other OS atm

[DigitalHermit]

PS2, with an HDD can run Linux...

[Speedbird]

Nope, not possible.

[ionbasa]

If you have a PS3 and a hardware flasher, get an CFW and use OtherOS++

http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/OtherOS%2B%2B

 

There a a few linux distros you can play around with.

[Lotus]

And no, they wouldn't make for good budget builds. You can buy similar hardware as a PS4/XB1 for the same price as one of them, or in some cases cheaper depending on the deal. They both use a style of the AMD APU.

 

Here's a built that smokes consoles for about the same price:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($34.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.22 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $414.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 12:00 EST-0500

 

If you wanted even cheaper, you could get an APU build that matches console performance instead of destroying it, and come in at under console price.

[minibois]

I believe it is possible on DreamCast, GameCube and Wii.

[Mush Brain]

My OG XBOX runs a very very basic Linux kernal, modded and runs games off a PC HDD inside the console..

 

My beauties...

 

[Lord Pantaloons]

You used to be able to run Linux on PS3's before Sony took the capability away due to security concerns on PSN.

[Briggsy]

technically the xbox 3 (aka Xbox One) is running a skeleton version of windows 8 under the hood, and both it and the ps4 are x86 architecture, so its possible. but, I think it would require more effort than it would ever be worth to throw windows or linux onto the latest consoles. it would be more worthwhile to empty out the components of a console, and build a mini-itx system inside - to fool people into thinking you installed windows/linux on a console.

[mariohead123]

And no, they wouldn't make for good budget builds. You can buy similar hardware as a PS4/XB1 for the same price as one of them, or in some cases cheaper depending on the deal. They both use a style of the AMD APU.

 

Here's a built that smokes consoles for about the same price:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($57.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($34.49 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($144.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.22 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $414.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 12:00 EST-0500

 

If you wanted even cheaper, you could get an APU build that matches console performance instead of destroying it, and come in at under console price.

ew, I hate when people choose that 320 GB hard drive just to save 20 bucks.

[ionbasa]

You used to be able to run Linux on PS3's before Sony took the capability away due to security concerns on PSN.

You still can with flashing custom firmware. I do that on a second hand PS3 that was given to me. Plopped in a 750Gb HDD and its now running debian, acting a simple media player/server in my room.

 

Of course with custom firmware you can also download .iso of game disks....