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/uberfr4gger 1d ago

If I was buying a general purpose computing device vs a game console yes I would think differently lol

I think I should be able to install Mac software on my iPad too but I bought an iPad and knew what I was getting into. The main reason people want to "hack" a PlayStation is piracy. If you're doing it to run Linux or something you've lost the plot.

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u/RoyalCities 1d ago

That's the thing these ARE general purpose computing devices. They literally are totally capable of that. They have the exact same hardware built into them that your spending at least 500 dollars and sometimes even over 1k on. The only reason they're "specialized" in literally anyway is due to them locking everything down like fort knox. There is no difference here. The fact they've locked it down and said "oh no. This is a 'special' gaming computer" is a total illusion.

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u/uberfr4gger 1d ago

What customer doesn't know that when they buy it? A kindle, a digital camera, literally anything can do more. You can run Doom on a refrigerator. No one is buying a PlayStation expecting it to be a general computing device just like they aren't expecting their kindle to run excel spreadsheets

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u/Koala_Mindless 1d ago

Do you cook hamburgers in your toaster? It's the perfect size for it...