PS2 Linux Kit
An official development kit released by Sony in 2002, comprising a Linux operating system, keyboard, mouse, and hard disk drive, allowing developers to write and test code on the PlayStation 2.
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Sony released the official PS2 Linux Kit in 2002, allowing players to install a complete Linux operating system on the PlayStation 2.
The target users of the PS2 Linux Kit were programmers who wanted to develop games for the PS2; Sony genuinely wanted to cultivate the next generation of game developers at the time, and the PS1 also had a similar development tool disc.
The claim that the PS2 Linux Kit was for tax avoidance is inaccurate; the method Sony actually used to circumvent EU tariffs was to stuff the YA Basic program into a demo disc bundled with the European version of the PS2, but the EU did not buy it and tariffs were still collected.
An unmodified North American PS2 cannot run the Japanese PS2 Linux kit because Sony applied region locking to the discs.
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The target users of the PS2 Linux Kit were programmers who wanted to develop games for the PS2; Sony genuinely wanted to cultivate the next generation of game developers at the time, and the PS1 also had a similar development tool disc.
50%UnverifiedThe claim that the PS2 Linux Kit was for tax avoidance is inaccurate; the method Sony actually used to circumvent EU tariffs was to stuff the YA Basic program into a demo disc bundled with the European version of the PS2, but the EU did not buy it and tariffs were still collected.
50%UnverifiedAn unmodified North American PS2 cannot run the Japanese PS2 Linux kit because Sony applied region locking to the discs.
50%UnverifiedSony released the official PS2 Linux Kit in 2002, allowing players to install a complete Linux operating system on the PlayStation 2.
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