PS4 FPKG install on PS5 is now a thing, and the scene is excited, but…
(screenshot modded warfare)
PlayStation scene dev Zecoxao posted earlier today that it is now possible to install PS4 FPKGs on hacked PS5s, following a few changes added to the PS5 Webkit exploit. However the usefulness of this, at the moment, is debatable.
Updates to PS5 Webkit exploit allow for PS4 FPKG install
Some recent updates to the PS5 Webkit exploit (here and here) are allowing folks on Hackable PS5s to install PS4 FPKGs via the Debug menu.
Zecoxao’s PS5 Jailbreak host ( https://zecoxao.github.io/ps5/ ) and Echo Stretch‘s host (http://es7in1.site/ps5jb/ ) are among the hosts that have the latest update to support this feature.
On the scene, folks with hackable PS5 models have confirmed this FPKG installation “trick”, including Modded Warfare (who no doubt will come up with a good summary video on the topic sometime soon)
Looks like we can now install PS4 fpkgs on PS5 thanks to @notnotzecoxao. Still a ways to go before we can actually run them on the PS5 though. https://t.co/lzOCQsSwz1
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Usefulness of PS4 FPKG Install on PS5 is dubious
Although any progress on the hacking scene is awesome news, the installed games or homebrew aren’t playable yet, of course. Without the necessary (PS4) kernel patches, these packages can be installed but will fail to run. The only case where this would work is if you install a PKG for which your account happens to have the license, which Echo Stretch demonstrates and explains in the video below.
Of course, there is some cool factor in being able to install some of these games on your PS4, but “having the license” means your PS5 needs to have been activated with your main PSN account at some point in time. I’d personally recommend against doing it on a console you intend to use for hacking (and, to my knowledge, this isn’t doable on a lower firmware PS5 at the moment), but that’s just me.
As far as actual “Fake” packages are concerned, they will of course not run, as they don’t have a proper license. And it’s still not 100% clear whether FPKGs that work on a hacked PS4 could theoretically run on a PS5, or if the Debug menu’s package Installer will just “install” anything that remotely looks like a package file, including ones the PS5 will consider invalid (such as Homebrew).
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The PS5 scene is on fire
Whether this new functionality of hacked PS5s is futile or not, the PS5 hacking scene has been boiling with updates recently.
Running PS4 FPKGs is one of the next steps for the PS5 hacking scene (and is being discussed here), while in parallel, progress has been made on patching PS4 and PS5 games at runtime thanks to work by Illusion and Astrelsky (discussed here), and Mast1c0re (running a PS2 exploit on PS4/PS5) is alive and well.
GTA III installed via FPKG method (Echo Stretch)
Hacked PS5s are starting to become actually interesting for end users, I can’t wait to see what hackers have in store next. Exciting times ahead!
I have a 3.20 disk console for sale within EU.
Dope. Great news and thanks Wololo for the updates. I always come here first for great PS news. PS4 fpkg is about what the final evolution of PS5 hacking would be, I had guessed. Hopefully we get there!
I hadn’t visited Wololo for months, and I entered exactly to see if there was any information about the PS5 scene. Great news, hopefully by the end of the year we can run these FPKG on PS5 and finally have a Goldhen or something like that, I’m very excited. Congratulations to all who have achieved this feat. There is still a long way to go. Slowly but surely!
And of course this gets announced just when I updated my PS5…
I could be out of touch to some degree. But I seem to recall the license thing was never overcome on PS3 and although they became generally available, you needed to install the license file along with it.
I have a PS5 on 5.50. I hope stuff comes out for this firmware. Since few people have keys for PUPs, they can find exploits in the firmware. For other firmwares, there is hope!
Yup!
Can we have the current bundles that has a proper firmware to be jailbroken ?
There aren’t any guaranteed bundles at this point, most PS5 bundles were released after exploitable models, to the best of my knowledge. The best way it to either get an unopened CFI-1000A (original model), ideally unopened launch console, or a console where the seller has checked the firmware (note: if they checked the firmware, they probably know the value of lower firmwares and might try to sell for a higher price. Up to you to decide if it’s worth it)
Hi everyone! I need some advice: I found a ps5 to buy, model 1116A with serial number S01-F21C, the box is closed and the seller won’t open it. I saw on the internet that it probably has firmware 4.50, right? is it ok or should i look for a ps5 with 4.03?
CFI 11xx are a risky bet honestly… ideally you’d find a 10xx. If you’re explicitly looking for a hackable model, you really want to make sure you get the right thing. Imagine you order that one and find out its on firmware 5.xx. How would you feel? Because that’s a potential risk.
@Wololo Could this be used to play purchased games on lower Firmwares? I’ve purchased quite a few games on the PS5 and it works be nice to play them without worrying about a FW Check?
If a game requires a higher firmware, then this doesn’t disable that check. It will however let you install a game directly from its pkg file, without having to go through the PSN.