The amazing Sony PS5 was released sometime in 2020 and it has been awesome since. Still, we have our modders being hard at work to jailbreak the PS5 – they have. The PS5 jailbreak for older firmware has been released, however, as exciting as it is to announce this, there is a shortcoming to it.
PS5 jailbreak for older firmware came as news via the security researcher, SpecterDev who is known for previous exploits in the time of Sony PS4. As the news goes “PS5 jailbreak for older firmware is available”, it’s not available for the newer firmware but a bigger shortcoming is the instability.
According to the GitHub page, the exploit has a unique similarity with that of Andy Nguyen who also made huge contributions to the PS4 exploit course. The PS5 jailbreak for older firmware will give users root access as well as access to the Ps5 debug menu and further knowledge of the inner workings of the PS5. That said, users can not access the PKG files after installation. For all the processes of installation, you can check the video via the link at the end of the article.
Limitations to the PS5 jailbreak for older firmware
While you’re in a hurry to engage on this software, here are the limitations shared by SpecterDev:
- The exploit is unstable and doesn’t work all of the time. It will take several attempts to get it to run properly, and once it does, make sure you exit using the circle button instead of the PlayStation button
- The exploit provides read and write access but no execution access. This means it’s not possible to run applications currently, though memory manipulation is currently possible.
The availability of the PS5 jailbreak for older firmware marks the beginning of other exploits on the console and since it’s out for the public, Sony will take note and pay attention to it. Meanwhile, now being a good time for getting a new console, you should bear in mind that Sony is bumping up prices as a result of currency fluctuations and high inflation.
