Modder Releases Loader to Turn the PS5 Into a Linux System

Modder releases loader to turn the PS5 into a Linux system

Linux is having a very busy year.

Your PS5 can now transform into a Linux PC

A developer has created a method to get Linux running on some versions of Sony's PlayStation 5 console. Andy Nguyen previously showed off a ported version of Ubuntu running PC games on a PS5 last month, and he's now published the installation steps on GitHub this week. This is a soft mod, so it won't persist between power downs or restarts, but the Linux installation will let you play PC games once it's up and running. So far we've seen GTA V ru…

You Can Now Turn Your PS5 Into a Linux Gaming PC

A security engineer has found a way to install Linux on a PS5 and turn it into a Linux PC that can run Steam games. The engineer has publicly released the Linux loader on GitHub. The loader supports the original PS5 model and leverages a vulnerability in the console.

Now you can run Linux on some PS5 consoles, use them to play Steam games

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 operating system to effectively unlock the potential of older game consoles for years… and now there’s a way to […] The post Now you can run Linux on some PS5 consoles, use them to play Steam games appeared first on Liliputing.

The ps5-linux project can turn some PlayStation 5 consoles into a Linux gaming machine

The open source ps5-linux project has been released, allowing you to turn a PlayStation 5 into a fully fledged Linux gaming machine.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.