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[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Kupfer]

Great step in the right direction, but damn ... why showing off with Grand Theft Auto III - The Definitive Edition

 

[crackajack]

"homebrew apps", sure

 

[kruis]

Below firmware 5.0? That means this exploits runs only on PS5 that haven't been updated after May 2022. And there's a high probability that games released after that date will demand newer firmware versions, so you can't run "backups" released in the past 30 months.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

As long as people can't run unsigned code when playing online, I'm all for homebrew.

 

[Kupfer]

Below firmware 5.0? That means this exploits runs only on PS5 that haven't been updated after May 2022. And there's a high probability that games released after that date will demand newer firmware versions, so you can't run "backups" released in the past 30 months.

Not yet, but we had workarounds for older PS systems as well.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I want to see how well emulated PS3 games run on PS5 so hopefully we'll see something on that soon.

 

[consoul]

Significant progress, though relevant to a very small group. Seems unlikely a kernel mode exploit will ever be found above firmware 4.51.

 

[BootsLoader]

The firmware cap will grow by time. PS5 broken, next please.

 

[Tripolygon]

I have a brand new launch PS5 still in the box with launch firmware.

 

[FStubbs]

So basically

 

[SplunkyMunkey]

What's the point in that hopefully antstream come to ps5

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

Significant progress, though relevant to a very small group. Seems unlikely a kernel mode exploit will ever be found above firmware 4.51.

Tell me who this small group of people are and why they need homebrew on the PlayStation 5.

I need a real answer and not “because I own it and I should be able to do with it I want”

A real world answer and a real world application of why this small sub-set of people need homebrew on the PlayStation Video Game Console?

 

[StereoVsn]

Tell me who this small group of people are and why they need homebrew on the PlayStation 5.

I need a real answer and not “because I own it and I should be able to do with it I want”

A real world answer and a real world application of why this small sub-set of people need homebrew on the PlayStation Video Game Console?

People who want to run homebrew on their consoles? This is why Xbox has a dev mode which is pretty cool.

Folks who may want to develop games for PS5 as an example but can’t afford a dev kit. Or people who want to run emulation software in their console. There could be many reasons besides piracy.

 

[Rudius]

I wish Sony would just release 60fps paches for all PS4 exclusives, like Driveclub and Bloodborne. That's main benefit of this mod.

 

[midnightAI]

People who want to run homebrew on their consoles? This is why Xbox has a dev mode which is pretty cool.

Folks who may want to develop games for PS5 as an example but can’t afford a dev kit. Or people who want to run emulation software in their console. There could be many reasons besides piracy.

that group is tiny, lets face it, the end game for many is running "game backups" (I honestly cant say that with a straight face)

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

People who want to run homebrew on their consoles? This is why Xbox has a dev mode which is pretty cool.

Folks who may want to develop games for PS5 as an example but can’t afford a dev kit. Or people who want to run emulation software in their console. There could be many reasons besides piracy.

I think you need a dev kit and be signed as a developer in order to launch a game on Playstation.

 

[Kupfer]

I have a brand new launch PS5 still in the box with launch firmware.

Me too! I wonder why though

 

[SoraNoKuni]

Great stuff, I wouldn't modify my console in any way those days as I find it not worthwile(Back in PS2 and X360 era, I was enjoying homebrew in every console I had as I was a teenager without money)
But this is a step in the right direction, those consoles are planned to be obsolete, but if you can modify them you can do all sorts of things.

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

People who want to run homebrew on their consoles? This is why Xbox has a dev mode which is pretty cool.

Folks who may want to develop games for PS5 as an example but can’t afford a dev kit. Or people who want to run emulation software in their console. There could be many reasons besides piracy.

I get it, I really do and I love the idea and really want to believe that there is some poor dude out there with the passion of Miyamoto to develop video games but just can’t afford a dev kit.
So he scrapes what money he has and buys a PS5 to jailbreak/homebrew so he can learn the ins and outs of developing video games.
I just don’t believe it, I’m sorry. Even if there was 3 million home brewed PS5s out there, maybe what, one person is doing that.

Why wouldn’t Sony just do something similar to what the Xbox does (I’m not even sure it’s allowed anymore)?

 

[Kupfer]

I get it, I really do and I love the idea and really want to believe that there is some poor dude out there with the passion of Miyamoto to develop video games but just can’t afford a dev kit.
So he scrapes what money he has and buys a PS5 to jailbreak/homebrew so he can learn the ins and outs of developing video games.
I just don’t believe it, I’m sorry. Even if there was 3 million home brewed PS5s out there, maybe what, one person is doing that.

Why wouldn’t Sony just do something similar to what the Xbox does (I’m not even sure it’s allowed anymore)?

I mean we have the FuHEN Homebrew Contest for the Vita for example.
I would like to see more similar contests for other consoles as well.

 

[Miles708]

I get it, I really do and I love the idea and really want to believe that there is some poor dude out there with the passion of Miyamoto to develop video games but just can’t afford a dev kit.
So he scrapes what money he has and buys a PS5 to jailbreak/homebrew so he can learn the ins and outs of developing video games.
I just don’t believe it, I’m sorry. Even if there was 3 million home brewed PS5s out there, maybe what, one person is doing that.

Why wouldn’t Sony just do something similar to what the Xbox does (I’m not even sure it’s allowed anymore)?

Well, the new ps5 slim version features a detachable disc drive which requires an internet connection to be "activated".

This kind of workaround could be useful as an alternative way to make your console fully functional, should Sony decide to not allow any more activations for one reason or another.

 

[StereoVsn]

that group is tiny, lets face it, the end game for many is running "game backups" (I honestly cant say that with a straight face)

I mean sure, it’s not a huge group, but decent amount of people like to run homebrew on consoles. Hell, people still make games for Genesis, NES, Dreamcast, etc…

 

[Esppiral]

I don't know, a few demos an a game that is also on PS4 (PS4 backups are a thing on PS5) do not prove that he is running retail game backups

 

[StereoVsn]

I think you need a dev kit and be signed as a developer in order to launch a game on Playstation.

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I get it, I really do and I love the idea and really want to believe that there is some poor dude out there with the passion of Miyamoto to develop video games but just can’t afford a dev kit.
So he scrapes what money he has and buys a PS5 to jailbreak/homebrew so he can learn the ins and outs of developing video games.
I just don’t believe it, I’m sorry. Even if there was 3 million home brewed PS5s out there, maybe what, one person is doing that.

Why wouldn’t Sony just do something similar to what the Xbox does (I’m not even sure it’s allowed anymore)?

Dev mode works pretty well for Xbox. If Sony put something like that for PS5, there would be a lot less incentives to hack it.

MS though has the setup done through virtualization essentially don’t would be hard for Sony to match it.

But point is there have been homebrew and emulation hacking attempts from way back, so again, it’s not just pilots.

 

[Beechos]

"homebrew apps", sure

Lol, they want to play backup copies of games they "own" to preserve the original disc from getting damaged.