Playden lets people download and launch some Steam games directly on jailbroken PS5s, VideoCardz reports. The games run on the console rather than through Remote Play or cloud streaming. VideoCardz says users can sign in to Steam, browse their libraries and start downloaded games from the PS5 home screen.
VideoCardz says Playden runs as a PS5 application without booting a separate Linux installation. It uses prospero-win, which the outlet describes as a port of Wine for the console. According to the project compatibility database as described by VideoCardz, Cyberpunk 2077, Hollow Knight, Cuphead, Portal 2, Dead Cells and Deep Rock Galactic have reached playable states. The outlet says a Cyberpunk 2077 test lasted 13 minutes with a controller, but gave no frame-rate measurements. It cautions that the listings do not establish trouble-free play.
In a separate demonstration described by VideoCardz, X user v7dt1 showed Steam starting on a PS5 and said a game downloaded from Steam ran before crashing. v7dt1 also described getting it to work as difficult. VideoCardz said it could not confirm which software was used in that demonstration, though Playden appeared to be involved.
VideoCardz says game compatibility and performance remain limited. Online multiplayer is unsupported, and games needing third-party launchers or certain anti-cheat systems cannot run, according to the outlet. It also advises caution when connecting a Steam account to experimental software.
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