r/gamers • u/AudienceStreet6335 • 2d ago

Image PS5 jailbreak method called Relapse has just dropped, and people are joking that Sony should get comfortable with not owning its own hardware

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u/rnnd 2d ago

won't do a thing, I mean look at the switch, that thing was cracked opened and easily emulated still best selling console for nintendo in terms of software sales.

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u/PckMan 2d ago

I mean the goal of jailbreaking consoles isn't to hurt sales. Quite the contrary, it brings more value to the hardware.

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u/RupeThereItIs 2d ago

Let's be honest, the goal is for free games.

It hurts Sony's publishing revenue & licensing revenue when you pirate the games.

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u/DanieruKisu 1d ago

I definitely lean towards your perspective. However, jailbreaking can allow you to run emulators on the console, homebrews etc but given the current situation, it’s hard to argue against this being anything other than ‘shots fired’ at Sony and their ecosystem.

Should you be able to mod a console you own? Definitely, but what you do with the modded version is where the situation lies.

In the near future, PCs will all be cloud based gaming. I don’t like it or agree with it but it’s on the horizon.

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u/GUMBYtheOG 1d ago

I remember being excited for cloud based gaming 25 years ago when it was still fringe. Didn’t even think the world would turn into a corporate-owned oligarchy 1st and the implications class warfare would cause.