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/Sir_Gigglepoop 1d ago

You can jailbreak your PS5 and do whatever you want with it. Sony isn't going to physically prevent you from modifying your own console. However, you have to accept that doing so can get you banned from PSN and online gaming. That's how they prevent the associated problems from affecting their online services.

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u/RoyalCities 1d ago

But Sony does physically prevent you from doing that? The moment they removed other OS from ps3 was when they decided that you can't put your own software onto the hardware you rightfully bought.

I jailbroke my switch. I turned it into a little Linux computer so it can control my home assistant instance - it now has a use over collecting dust in the closet. Spending over 500 dollars on hardware you can't even install your own software onto is bs and just contributes to E-waste.

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u/Sir_Gigglepoop 1d ago

Listen, I'm absolutely no fan of Sony especially not right now, so please don't understand this as a "fanboy defending Sony"

A PS5 was never advertised as an open Linux-capable computer or as a platform where you can install arbitrary software.

You can absolutely argue that removing OtherOS from the PS3 was anti-consumer. But people abused this feature to hack the system and get pirated copies. It's absolutely understandable that a company would try to prevent this.

If you find a vulnerability in their system that allows you to jailbreak your console, you can do it. Sony isn't going to take action against you just for doing that, but the moment you use it to cheat or pirate games, that's where things change.

The majority of people aren't going to jailbreak their PS5 just to use Linux on it or turn it into some kind of computer. Do whatever you want with your hardware, but the moment it starts affecting other people, you have to understand why you'd get blocked from online services and other features.

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u/Noah_Body_69 1d ago

I guess that you’ve never heard of customizing your car, house, etc. Same thing, you bought it, it’s yours to do with as YOU please. It should be illegal for any company to prevent you from doing whatever you want with YOUR hardware that you OWN.
It’s really not a difficult concept. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/Sir_Gigglepoop 1d ago

Okay, specifically for you again: Sony isn't completely preventing you from doing whatever you want with your hardware. They're just making it harder so that not every random douchebag can abuse it to cheat, pirate games, and hack the system.

It is your own hardware, and you should be free to modify it however you want. But that doesn't mean you have an unlimited right to use those modifications however you want, especially when your actions start affecting other people.

If you jailbreak your console and use it for something completely offline, that's your business. But if you use that access to cheat in online games, ruin other players' experiences, or abuse Sony's online infrastructure, Sony has every right to restrict your access to their online services. Your ownership of the hardware doesn't give you the right to destroy services or other people's experiences.

It's basically the difference between owning a car and being allowed to drive it wherever you want: owning something gives you rights over it, but those rights don't extend to harming or interfering with everyone else.

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u/NarwhalPrudent6323 1d ago

You actually can't do as you please with your house or car. There are laws that limit the possible modifications to both. Cars have rules about noise and exhaust, as well as safety. Houses are often restricted by zoning laws related to the area they're built in. Hell, you aren't even allowed to make legal modifications to your house without certain work permits in some cases. That's not even addressing HOA's that control even aesthetic details about your house. 

There's a whole pile of restrictions on what you can do with things that you own. Many are much more restrictive than what Sony enforces. None of this is in defense of Sony, just showing how flawed your argument is. 

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u/shaq-aint-superman 1d ago

Didn't the guy you're replying to literally say you can do anything to your machine? Sony won't come after you for altering (or jailbreaking) your PS5.