TL;DR: A PlayStation 5 running firmware up to version 4.5 can be modified to run Linux via a USB or M.2 SSD, enabling Steam-like gaming with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. While performance is comparable to native ...

TL;DR: Security engineer Andy Nguyen developed PS5-Linux, enabling PS5 Phat consoles on specific firmware versions to run Ubuntu and play Steam games smoothly using a patched hypervisor exploit. The ...

Since Sony’s PlayStation 5 console is quite literally an AMD-based gaming PC with a custom mainboard, the only thing that really keeps anyone from just installing another operating system on it is the ...

Linux can boot on PS5, turning it into a Steam Machine; GTA V Enhanced runs with ray tracing. It supports 4K HDMI output and full USB support, with the CPU running at 3.2GHz and the GPU at 2.0GHz. The ...

Early last month, we showcased modder Andy Nguyen (@theflow0 on X) successfully playing Grand Theft Auto V: Enhanced Edition running under Ubuntu Linux on his own PlayStation 5. At the time, this was ...

Modern game consoles are basically PCs… so much so that Microsoft’s next Xbox is expected to support PC games and rumor has it that it’ll run a version of Windows. But folks have been using another ...

A developer has reportedly created a mod for the PS5 that allows you to run Linux on it, opening up the possibilities for playing PC games on the console. The mod has been showcased working with PC ...

The takeaway: Sony's PlayStation 5 wasn't designed to double as a Linux machine, but that hasn't stopped developers from trying to make it one. Security researcher Andy Nguyen has published a method ...

TL;DR: Sony's console is not at the center of this story for its exclusives or hardware refresh rumors. Instead, the PlayStation 5 is quietly serving as a proving ground for a Linux build that treats ...

A modder managed to pull off some impressive hacking tricks on their PlayStation 5. Andy Nguyen shared the news on Twitter: I ported Linux to the PS5 and turned it into a Steam Machine. Running GTA 5 ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally in 2010 because an opportunity presented itself ...

The Steam Machine is a pricey proposition compared to a PS5, but some perks do help sweeten a tough deal.