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Developer Abandons PS5 Linux Project After Sony Patches AI-Discovered Exploit

Andy Nguyen says he is stopping all PS5 Linux work and leaving the PS5 scene after an AI-discovered hypervisor exploit was reported to Sony and patched, according to Slashdot.

AI News Feed · 2026-09-20 08:10

The project had drawn attention in April, when Nguyen turned a PS5 into a Linux-powered gaming PC capable of running Steam games and emulators on the console’s hardware, according to Slashdot, which cited the blog It’s FOSS. Running Linux on the console was possible because the project found a way past the PS5 hypervisor using exploits that Sony had already patched, covering firmware versions 3.00 through 7.61, the report said.

Nguyen had also been working to port the project to the PS5 Pro, with a release planned for sometime in 2027. In comments quoted by Slashdot, he said the effort was over. “After pouring my heart and months of my life into it, including plans to finish PS5 Pro support and release in 2027, it’s all down the sink,” he said. He added that the scene “used to be a group of highly talented researchers” but now consisted of “noobs using LLMs and writing hacks they don’t even understand.”

Nguyen said the people he called “slop kiddies” found the only hypervisor bug left, which he had also found earlier, and decided to report it to Sony. He asked them to wait at least until GTA 6 was released so that people would have the opportunity to legally purchase the game and also enjoy Linux. They agreed to wait, he said, but not a day passed before they decided to waste it instead.

According to Slashdot’s account, the bug’s discoverer said it was found with what he called his “trusty ai clanker machine” and with no help from anyone else. He had agreed to Nguyen’s request not to disclose the findings. A third person, still unnamed, then found the same bug using AI a few hours later. Anticipating that more people would find the same flaw, the finding was posted on HackerOne, the report said.

The project’s GitHub page and all related repositories remained online as of today, and nothing had been archived, according to Slashdot. The report said people could still contribute by taking over pending work or developing new improvements. PS5 Pro support that Nguyen was building never reached the repository, so that work would have to start from scratch.

Slashdot reported that while Nguyen’s departure is a blow to plans for supporting newer PS5 firmware and the PS5 Pro, other contributors have shown they can deliver work on the loader without him. The report said there is hope that more contributors will follow.