Since the PS3 ran on modified OpenBSD, would it be possible to run physical disc games trough a disc drive on a Linux laptop by downloading the needed libraries? In what way would I need to modify the games/system?
Would the architecture play a big role? My thinkpad barely runs RPCS3 but can handle AAA steam titles.
I remember reading back then an interview with a developer complaining about how difficult it was to make the port to ps3 for that reason.
I have a friend who worked at developing some Medal of Honor games among others, and complained about how frustrating it was to develop for Cell. Showed that a supercomputing platform is not necessarily the platform for gaming.
Gabe Newell famously participated in an interview about the same subject when porting The Orange Box, and as a result handed the port off to EA (which ended up running like dogshit compared to all other platforms).