Have you made interesting use of the playstation 3?
I'd like to hear about interesting projects making use of playstation 3 (ps3) hardware. ...
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Developing an application for the PS3
Is it possible to create an application (not a game) on the PS3? I know that there are ways to install Linux and all that but I was hoping there's something which you can just download from the net and run. I'd want the app to run like a server/daemon and be able to access the network. ...
Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 and PS3 GameOS Versions?
I'm working on installing linux on a PS3 to do some development work and I've run across a bit of a snag. The current version of the firmware on my PS3 is 2.50. The Yellow Dog website specifically mentions that there are problems with this release. The official Yellow Dog install guide (PDF!) also mentions that I should update my PS3 to ...
libspe vs. libspe2? What's the difference?
I've been doing some experiments with the Cell processor in a PS3 that I have sitting around and I've run across an issue. It appears that there are two versions of the main SPE management library, libspe and libspe2. What is the difference between them? From what I can tell the main difference is that in libspe they rolled their own thr...
Undefined reference to 'sqrt' from math.h on PS3 with YDL 6.1 and Cell SDK 3.1?
I have a PS3 that I've installed YDL 6.1 and SDK 3.1 on and everything seems to be working fine, as I can compile and run the examples. However, I've run into some problems with writing programs of my own. I've created a small test case that seems to pinpoint the cause of the failure. I have the following code: // mathtest.c #include <s...
Getting game stats from XBox Live and PSN
Is it possible to get game stats (who's playing, who wins, etc) from games that are played on XBox Live and PSN? Are there any additional constraints, such as: Does the game need to support some additional API? Do I need to have direct access to the games servers (consoles)? If Microsoft or Sony or even the game vendor provides the A...
How can I buy the XBox 360 and PS3 SDKs?
Does anyone know how I can purchase the above SDKs? Calling the standard Sony / Microsoft Sales numbers does not seem to get me anyone who knows what I'm talking about. ...
How to Cross Compile for Cell Linux on the PS3 from Windows?
How can a cross compilation setup be achieved to allow compiling Cell Linux programs on a Windows PC using the cygwin toolchain? The cygwin tools provide a GNU compiler to use in building the cross compiler, and associated tools for the build process e.g. rpm, cpio, make, flex, bison and so on. I am moderately confident this is possible...
Is the PS3's Cell architecure the wrong platform to be learning game programming?
I have an opportunity to attend Sony licensed training classes to learn about programming with the PS3's cell architecture. However I only have a rudimentary knowledge of C++ and was wondering if the PS3 is a bit of an overkill for a starter aspiring game dev like me. And also what is the best resources to get me to a decent level in...
How to cross compile for the PS3 from Mac OS X?
Has anyone done this before, and if so how do you setup the development environment? ...
How can I learn about cross platform game development?
How do companies like Valve manage to release games to all three major gaming platforms? I am interested in the best-practices regarding code sharing specifically between Windows, Xbox360 and PS3, since the ideal solution is to reuse as much code as possible instead of rewriting the whole thing for every platform. ...
long http close time in PS3
Hi All, I’m currently working on a project to develop an application for PS3 using BD-J. BD-J is very similar to Java J2SE1.3. I use HttpURLConnection to download content. The skeleton code is as follows HttpURLConnection inputConnection = (HttpURLConnection)effectiveUrl_.openConnection(); inputConnection.connect(); BufferedInputStre...
What does programming for PS3's Cell Processor entail?
How is programming for the Cell Processor on the PS3 different than programming for any other processor found on a normal desktop? What kind of programming paradigms, techniques, and practices are used to fully utilize the Cell Processors potential? All the articles I hear concerning PS3 development discuss, "Learning how to program on...
PS3 Cell Programming
Hi I'm currently learning how to program the Cell processor on the PS3 (via the Linux Cell SDK) - including the basics of SIMD, multithreading SPE etc. I hope to create a simple 3D demo app out of all this. My question is, would this be helpful in getting a job in the games industry as a PS3 programmer ? I already have several years of...
Make a cosine table with the gcc preprocessor
Hi. I wish to make a cosine table at compile time. Is there a way to do this without hard coding anything? ...
Duplicate Referrer Header - HTTP.sys barfs
I have been testing the PS3 browser (NetFront) with embedded Flash components on a web page and there seems to be a rather serious bug with the way that any requests from Flash are issued. The browser is adding a referrer (referer) and so is the Flash player resulting in duplicate headers. This is actually OK if the referrer headers are ...
Programming the PS3 Controller for User Input
I need to begin programming the input for the PS3 controller. Right now I'm working on the cell simulator and have been debugging code on there for some time now. I'm ready to move on to the next step of development which would be to get input from the user, specifically from the ps3 controller, but I have no idea how to start this or wh...
Are there are any Java libraries to talk to a PS3 controller?
I received a Mindstorms NXT set for Christmas. The first thing I did was install lejos on it so I can program the thing in Java. I built my first robot which basically drives until it gets close to something then swings its arm in a stabbing motion. I thought, what better than create some libraries so I can control this thing with a P...
JS Error Console on PS3?
Does anyone know if it's possible to bring up an error console in the P3 web browser? I'm trying to debug a site that isn't rendering on the PS3. ...
Commercial video games
What language are ps3 and xbox 360 game written in? Are the games written in the same language for both systems? Also is the code something you could run on a computer? ...