Sony ’s $ 200PlayStation Portalis one footfall nigher to being an actually fun twist . Out of the box , the Portal can only stream games from a PS5 , and exploiter are barred from remotely enter the company ’s sizable cloud gaming library service . But now , thanks to two Google engineers , you may soon be able to hack the Portal to run for games from a much more utile 20 - twelvemonth - old system of rules : the cult favorite PlayStation Portable , well known as the PSP .
“ After more than a calendar month of heavy work , PPSSPP is running natively on PlayStation Portal , ” Andy Nguyen , a cloud vulnerability research worker at Google write onX / Twitter . “ Yes , we hacked it . ” PPSSPP is the name of a popular PSP emulator .
Nguyen , who said he broke loose the gadget with fellow Google engineer Calle Svensson , posted a photograph of a Portal running Grand Theft Auto : Liberty City Stories . agree to the engineer , it ’s a computer software - based hack , meaning it does n’t require any soldering or other forcible modification .
Photo: Artem Golub
After more than a calendar month of hard work , PPSSPP is prevail natively on PlayStation Portal . Yes , we hacked it . With help from xyz and@ZetaTwopic.twitter.com/AXuRROo6Ip
— Andy Nguyen ( @theflow0)February 19 , 2024
It is n’t vindicated whether Nguyen and his co - hacker plan to print instructions for the exploit . He said there ’s “ no release planned in the cheeseparing future , ” but that raise the chance that there may be one on the horizon . disregardless , the fact that the effort is potential means independent cyber-terrorist will double down on sweat to jailbreak the Portal . Sony did not immediately answer to a request for commentary .
A jail - broken portal vein is an tempting view , particularly for people who already own one . The Portal is limp compared tocompeting handheldsincluding the Nintendo Switch , theSteam Deck , and theLenovo Legion Go . Without the power to run away games on its own , the Portal is basically a comptroller hooked up to a projection screen , not a mature gambling gimmick . You still might be secure off with another option if you need anything other than a pill that does remote cyclosis , but if you ’ve got a Portal lying around , coming hacks could give it some real utility .
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