PS4 OS runs on FreeBSD with GRUB bootloader: leak

[James]

PS4 OS runs on FreeBSD with GRUB bootloader: leak

It’s like Linux, but not Linux.

 

[Tydmors]

That is very interesting, hopefully this this is a good change for them.

 

[Grievous]

PS4 OS runs on FreeBSD with GRUB bootloader: leak

It’s like Linux, but not Linux.

More Unix like than Linux like.

 

[Dohc-WP]

this console will definately be cracked sooner than the xb1

 

[shibobo]

this console will definately be cracked sooner than the xb1

Why do you say that? According to the article the PS3 OS is also based on Linux and that took years to be hacked.

I'm not clued up on the hacking process though, so is there some other element of a console that determines how hard / easy it will be to hack? Is it purely based on hardware perhaps?