PS5 Hack from Old Disc Sparks Homebrew Hype : Star Wars Racer Disc Exploit

A PS4 Star Wars Racer Revenge disc can trigger a PS5 exploit on 12.0 or lower. Prices for Racer Revenge spiked after the ...

PS5 Vulnerable to Hacks and Jailbreaks: What the ROM Key Leak Means

For hackers, the leak presents a golden opportunity. The access to ROM keys means they can potentially develop custom firmware for the PS5, bypassing Sony's security measures. This could lead to: The ...

PlayStation 5 ROM keys may be out in the wild, opening new possibilities for emulation

The new year is already delivering an unexpected jolt for emulation and console modding fans. According to multiple reputable sources, the PS5's most deeply buried secret ...
Time

Should Customers Have The Right To “Hack” Their Consoles?

For every video game console, there’s been dozens – no hundreds – of gamers who’ve tried to hack the system. The ability to mod your own device is part of the fun for some avid players who want to be ...
ExtremeTech

Now that the PS4 has been hacked to run Linux, SteamOS is an inevitability

During last week's Chaos Communication Congress event in Germany, console hacking team "fail0verflow" showed off their most recent project: a PS4 Linux port. After finding exploits in the PS4's ...
Ars Technica

Nintendo threatens to brick Switch consoles for hacking, piracy

How can this be remotely legal? "You did not separate whites in your wash" - we're going to brick your laundry machine. "You ran a red light" - we're going to brick your car. "You read the wrong books ...
Hackaday

A Simple Portable PS4 Build

Building a portable console is hard, right? You have to do lots of wiring, maybe trim a few PCBs, and learn all about the finer points of high-end motherboard design! Or, you could keep it simple.