Valve and Arch Linux Begin New Collaboration
In a welcome, yet slightly unexpected turn of events, Arch Linux developer Levente Polyak announced via the Arch Linux mailing list a brand new collaboration with Valve. In a message sent on the...
Category: Linux
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ShadPS4, the new PS4 emulator on the street
A lot of progress has been made in the past few years when it comes to PS4 emulation. We’ve seen in particular extremely good progress with fpPS4 (for which development seems to have slowed...
Windows 10 Running on PS4, via Proxmox (video + tutorial by Noob404)
PS4 Scene member Noob404 is showcasing how to install and run Windows 10 on the PS4. This is done within Proxmox, a Debian-based Virtual Machine. Definitely one of those “we do it because we...
Round-up of the holiday hacking scene releases you might have missed (Playstation, Nintendo)
Christmas has been a busy period in terms of releases for the console hacking scene. While we did write a few articles on some of these releases this week, a lot more releases happened...
PS4 Linux: Psxitarch v3 released, with Mesa 22.2.0 support, lightweight RAM usage, and preinstalled emulators
Team PSXITA have released Psxitarch v3 for PS4, a Linux distribution entirely optimized for the PS4. This distro release is really different from most other Linux releases for PS4 out there, because it’s been...
PS4 Linux: PSXITA Team and developer Mircoho improve Linux performance on PS4 Pro
Team PSXITA have worked with developer Mircoho to fix performance issues of PS4 Linux on PS4 Pro on recent firmwares. They have released* binaries that should work as well as, if not better than,...
Overclocked PS4 shows fairly impressive benchmark numbers
Important Update (Wololo): Several members of the PS4 scene have let us know that this “overclocking” of the PS4 on Linux probably doesn’t actually change the processor speed, only how it is reported to...
Batocera, the retro-gaming linux distro, now available on PS4
Noob404 is offering yet another Linux distribution for Jailbroken PS4 owners, this time Batocera Linux. This OS is bundled with a bunch of emulators for retro gaming enthusiasts. Although your mileage might vary depending...
How to: Install Steam Deck UI on PS4, by Noob404
Noob404, the PS4 scene’s new Linux expert, has published a video tutorial on how to install the Steam Deck UI on PS4. The technique requires a Jailbroken PS4 (of course) and will let you...
Release: PS4 Emulator Spine v20220517, improves compatibility
Spinedev has released this week an update to the PS4 Emulator Spine. This new release, 20220517, seems to improve compatibility with multiple games. This emulator remains experimental but shows promising enhancements. What is Spine...
