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[–] [S] 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I guess it depends on how you define PC. But older consoles also used CPUs that were found in desktops (and laptops), although they weren't PCs in the strict sense.

  • Sega Mega Drive (and other consoles) used the Motorola 68K that was also used on Macintosh and Amiga.
  • Game Gear and Sega Master System used the Zilog Z80 which was also used in the ZX Spectrum and other computers.
  • N64, PSOne, PS2 used MIPS CPUs which were often used in high-end computer systems (SGI).

Consoles did often have custom GPUs though.

That being said, these days both Playstation and Xbox are literally locked down, custom form factor, AMD Ryzen CPU + Radeon GPU PCs.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I think the bar is effectively "x86 architecture and could theoretically at least run linux" (in which case the original xbox would qualify)

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I wouldn't limit it to x86 though.

    Playstation 2 supported Linux and it ran MIPS, which was the architecture used in SGI Indigo systems, perhaps most famously seen in Jurassic Park's "it's a UNIX system" scene.

    It seems that even Playstation One has an (early) public Linux port.

    There is no right answer of course. :)

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I mean... Yes... But you wouldn't be able to run steam or install games designed for the PC platform on the hardware, which is what the 8th generation consoles (at least a hacked PS4, Xbox 1 is unhacked) are able to do. I suppose even with that in mind, the Original Xbox and PS2 would count because Doom, but still.

    Bringus Studios PS4 Linux PC gaming vid

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