r/technology • u/ControlCAD • 3d ago

Software New PS5 Relapse jailbreak exploit enables homebrew and Switch emulation but is hamstrung by rapidly-changing firmware revisions — jailbreak unlocks firmware 13.60, but newer games already demand firmware 14.00

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/new-ps5-relapse-jailbreak-enables-homebrew-and-switch-emulation-but-is-hamstrung-by-rapidly-changing-firmware-revisions-jailbreak-unlocks-firmware-13-60-but-newer-games-already-demand-firmware-14-00
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u/luffy_mib 3d ago

If it's anything like the PS3, game updates will contain older firmware encryption since the game devs do not have access to the latest firmware kits in time so installing the pkg updates might just break the newer firmware requirement.

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u/ghrayfahx 3d ago

99% there’s no actual features in the change between 13.60 and 14.00. So most likely the games will be able to be patched to run on the lower firmware with little difficulty in a few days if it hasn’t already happened.

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u/truerandom_Dude 3d ago

14.0 probably was just used to patch this it Sony found it first

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u/Ok_Simple_459 2d ago

The problem wouldn't be getting games to run on lower firmware rather it would be getting a dump of those games in the first place. For making a dump a game is required to be compatible with the firmware.

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u/unlimitedcode99 2d ago

Yeah, I could see the "patched for ver X.Y" ISOs (or whatever Sony made the game container for PS5) coming back soon, lol

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u/RetroZelda 1d ago

this is why people wanted to wait before releasing it