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$120 GNU/Linux Gaming PC and "Is indie game dev even viable as a business in 2025?"
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Notebook Check ☛ This PS5-based AMD BC250 board was turned into a $120 Linux gaming PC that runs GTA V at 65 FPS
A YouTuber has managed to bring a cut-down version of the PlayStation 5’s hardware to life on a custom AMD BC250 board bought from China. Running Linux, the unit surprisingly booted and delivered playable performance across several modern games, effectively turning PS5 silicon into a working gaming PC.
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Positech Games ☛ Is indie game dev even viable as a business in 2025? – Cliffski's Blog
My point? That people are very very bad at working out when the industry they are in, whether its staying independent from the Roman Empire, or making ‘Buggy Whips’ is about to become unviable. The trouble with being in the games industry, is that the overwhelming majority of people doing it REALLY love video games. And if you have decided to risk everything by creating your OWN video game company with your own money, then that means you probably REALLY REALLY love video games, or at least the process of making them. And sadly, that means you probably lack the required perspective to evaluate how viable it is as a business.
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This is Not a PlayStation 5, Just One of the Coolest Linux Gaming PCs Yet
Budget-Builds Official never intended to get his hands on a PlayStation 5; instead, he wanted its internals, notably the graphics chip. Then, on a peaceful Friday in October, he receives a little parcel from Shenzhen and has no idea what to anticipate. Out comes a bare motherboard the size of a small book, wrapped in bubble plastic and topped with a gigantic copper heatsink the size of a dinner plate. The label reads AMD BC250, and it costs £96. The delivery letter simply reads “PS5 graphics card” – not exactly what he expected, but it did the job.