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When comparing PlayStation OS vs Roku OS, the Slant community recommends PlayStation OS for most people. In the question“What is the best set-top box OS?” PlayStation OS is ranked 5th while Roku OS is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose PlayStation OS is:
It has some really good exclusive titles.
Specs
Available OnPlayStation devices
Based OnFreeBSD
Default Desktop EnvironmentPlayStation UI
DeveloperSony Interactive Entertainment
Init-System?
LicenseProprietary
Main UsageGame console, set top box
OS FamilyUNIX
Official Supported Architecturesamd64/x86_64(PS4), PowerPC(PS3), ARM(Vita)
OriginJapan
Package Manager?
Available OnRoku devices
Based OnNA
Default Desktop EnvironmentRoku
DeveloperRoku, Inc.
Init-System?
LicenseProprietary on top of Linux
Main Usageset top box
OS FamilyGNU+Linux
Official Supported ArchitecturesARM
OriginUSA
Package Manager?
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Common Questions
Pros
Pro Some good exclusives
It has some really good exclusive titles.
Pro Content is available on other devices
PlayStation Store content like Movies is also available on android and iOS devices.
Pro Sideload apps
You can sideload apps if you enable the developer mode.
Cons
Con Remote must be bought seperately
A PS3 or PS4 remote must be bought sperately.
Con Power demanding
The PS4 needs ~93 watts if you play something on netflix.
Con Vendor lock-in
You have to use their services their app store and so on. There is no way to sideload apps.
Con Proprietary
The UI is proprietary software.