There has been great controversy for years over Homebrew, i.e. hackers with great knowledge of computer systems seeking to gain access to closed systems. The best known are those that allow you to install applications without going through the official Apple store. Normally, they were colloquially called hacks or “jaqueos” in honor of the English verb “to hack”, but it was after breaking the protection of the first iPhone that it received the name Jailbreak.
How did they manage to jailbreak the PS5?
Yes, and it seems that affects console firmware 4.03, has a vulnerability in its security that has been used jailbreak ps5. Specific, this is a vulnerability in the WebKit engine, which is what the console uses to display its interface. This is the same technology used in web browsers such as Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Safari, Microsoft’s current Edge, etc. Today it is also used for user interfaces of consoles such as PS5 and Nintendo Switch and that is the reason why both consoles do not have full browsers.
However, if what you are looking for is to place pirated copies of the games, let us tell you that the console is not 100% hacked, but it is only one more step among many others that must be taken. So far they have managed to read and write information to console memory, but still don’t have execute permissions. In other words, they were able to install applications on the PS5 with the Jailbreak, but they still do not know how to make the console run them.
Either way, it’s not something stable and it tends to fail a lot, but you have to remember that the reason there’s a motivation to do it is to be able to build and run apps freely in the self-created console. A clever way Microsoft had to shut it down with its Xbox is with the console’s Developer Mode. If SONY did the same, attempts to homebrew its console would be limited to piracy and would no longer have any ethical justification.
Is it worth hacking a console?
Let’s not deny it, at least in our country, we’ve all had a console hacked in one way or another at some point in our lives. However, with the new consoles, hacking them presents the danger of becoming a paperweight. This is due to the fact that they are fully monitored on the internet for continuous updates, not only of the system itself, but also of patches for games.
These consoles are completely disconnected by the manufacturer, so you may find that you can no longer buy games from the digital store or that you can no longer play online. In the latter case, there is the controversy that jailbreaks enable blatant cheating in games, completely destroying competitive play and destroying the community on this console. Unsurprisingly, this is a problem SONY has to fix on its consoles, where you end up finding the most cheats.
So no, as you can see that without your knowledge and a simple installation it becomes completely unusable due to the fact that the manufacturer has sent a death update to your hacked console.
