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KiwiTB, do games w PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru

Sony has no competition right now in their market so they will be fine. Besides the PS6 isn’t to far away.

fistac0rpse, do games w PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru

hypothetically, could they use different keys for each hardware revision? that'd help limit the impact as not every existing console would be affected. you'd think they had a plan for this in place after the PS3 keys leaked and their multiple huge security breaches

keyhoh, do games w PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru
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I’m not much for understanding all of the lingo, so I’m wondering if this is something I could do on my own. I would love to make my ps5 my “smart” tv and no longer have to use Google’s services.

Also, installing RetroArch on it would be super sweet. Will this all be possible for a low level user, or will I need an expert to put Linux on it so I can customize my rig?

My second question that wasn’t quite clear was if I could have my psn account and still play online while changing the os. I still want to play with my friends online while being able to load other apps. I know if it’s detected I changed things I’ll get locked out, but how will they tell?

Gerudo,

Coming from previous console hacks…

It generally does require a halfway decent techie background to hack a console (or anything, like jailbreaking a phone). At the very least, being able to follow guides exactly to the letter or risk bricking a device.

Generally speaking, hacking a console will not let you play online.

You generally don’t want to put a hacked console on the internet at all to keep it from being potentially flagged from the parent service like PSN

Now, this could all be different depending on the actual hack, but it’s what’s been true for previous ones.

keyhoh,
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Thank you. I figured it’d likely be too hard for me to do, but being able to get someone to mod my machine is pretty sweet. I might wait for a bit longer to do it, but I’m liking where this is going. And if I could run steam on it, I might just do it right away so I can play those games instead of my PS ones. Most games are cross platform now anyways.

Lfrith,

Ever since Sony and Nintendo switched to paid online that has no longer been the con it used to be for me. Back for the PS3 I didn’t jailbreak it since online was free, but for the switch and ps4 I didn’t hesitate.

Chozo,
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If this is something you want to try for yourself, either buy a second PS5 and use a burner account on it, or be prepared for the possibility of losing your entire PSN account. This goes for pretty much any internet-enabled console modding.

Nintendo deactivated a 10+ year old account of mine when I tried modding a Wii a while back. It wasn't a huge deal at the time, because I still had physical copies of most of my games at that point. But these days, my library is almost entirely digital, so I keep separate fuck-around accounts so that I don't find-out with an account I've spent money on.

degenerate_neutron_matter, do games w PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru

Cool, but this article looks like AI slop.

Chozo,
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How?

degenerate_neutron_matter,

Didn't see this earlier but another thread gave a good summary: https://piefed.social/comment/9505729

YiddishMcSquidish, do games w PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru

I will not post the keys here for legal reasons.

One paragraph later posts a picture of the xit.

Xander707, do games w PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru

I just want to be able to back up my saves to usb

chunes, do games w PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru

You know you’re crooked when “users can run the software they want on their own hardware” causes the sky to fall.

Rooty,

Yeah, this is a boon for the end user, and a loss for rootkit distributor Sony.

lepinkainen,

And EU is pounding Apple to get 3rd party app stores on its platform.

Meanwhile at Sony:

rafoix, do games w PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru

I doubt it but if true I will put Bazzite on mine.

harcesz, do games w PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru
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Let me guess, they sunk their battleship?

superglue, do games w PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru

If someone gets Bazzite running on it I will 100% start shopping around for a used ps5.

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