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Your PS5 can now transform into a Linux PC

April 29, 2026 Tom Warren

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A developer has created a method to get Linux running on some versions of Sony's PlayStation 5 console. Andy Nguyen previously showed off a ported version of Ubuntu running PC games on a PS5 last month, and he's now published the installation steps on GitHub this week.

This is a soft mod, so it won't persist between power downs or restarts, but the Linux installation will let you play PC games once it's up and running. So far we've seen GTA V running with enhanced ray tracing at 60fps in Ubuntu on a PS5, as well as Spider-Man running at 1440p resolution and 60fps.

Nguyen is relying on a patched vulnerability to transform a PS5 into a Linux …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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