Published Apr 29, 2026, 12:24 PM EDT

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Patrick has a BA in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University.

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Summary

PS5-Linux has released: turns PS5 Phat on firmware 3.xx–4.xx into a full Linux gaming PC.

Runs desktop Linux with 8 cores (16 threads) at 3.5GHz and GPU at 2.23GHz; plays Steam games, emulators.

Experimental: requires USB/SSD, adapters, Bluetooth dongle; not dual-boot, must reapply exploit each power-on.

Following a tease of the project back in March ,…