A PS5 Exploit So Bad The Hacker Who Discovered It Was Too Afraid To Release It May Have Just Been Patched

The latest firmware update for PlayStation 5, version 14.20, is here, and, according to one prolific hacker, it’s fixed a pretty huge exploit that would have enabled users to natively run pirated games. And weirdly, PS5 homebrew enthusiasts are actually thrilled with this news, because it means that said exploit can be released. Over on the r/PS5_Jailbreak subreddit, users are celebrating the news of firmware update 14.20. Now, before we get into why an exploit being patched is good for the PS5 homebrew scene, let’s explain the exploit itself.