AI Has Triggered A PS5 Homebrew Gold Rush, But It’s Also The Reason GTA 6 Can’t Be Pirated At Release

The vibe-coding epidemic has been screwing over every video game publisher and developer. It doesn’t matter if you’re one of the big boys, like Nintendo and Microsoft, or an indie dev self-publishing your own game ; AI does not discriminate. But with PlayStation, things have felt a little personal. Sony’s decision to stop manufacturing physical PS5 media has spurred the Claude-wielding homebrew scene into action, which may explain the sudden emergence of PS5 tools that allow users to emulate PS2 and PS3 games via discs . It’s not all sunshine and rainbows in the PlayStation homebrew scene, though.