Sony has released yet another PS5 firmware update as it battles to keep a lid on the homebrew community’s ongoing effort to jailbreak the console ahead of the release of GTA 6.
PS5 firmware update 26.07-14.22.00, which weighs in at 1.267 GB, released today, November 2, and we have confirmation via the patch notes that it’s security related:
Today’s update follows just 11 days after the release of 14.20, which came on October 21 and whose patch notes did not mention security, but was widely seen as a response to recent events.
The PlayStation homebrew scene has made headlines in the last month for releasing PS5 jailbreaks for prior firmwares. For example, late September, a jailbreak that supported all PS5 consoles running firmware 7.00-13.60 sent shockwaves through the homebrew community because, at the time, it meant that all PS5s, including the PS5 Pro, that hadn't been updated within the previous week were compatible with the jailbreak. This was of huge significance for Sony and the security of the PS5, as people with a jailbroken PS5 can modify their console, potentially opening the door to video game piracy.
However, it was found that some PS5 games subsequently required the more recent 14.00 firmware in order to download updates, sparking a renewed effort to release a new jailbreak for the updated system software.
So, there is a game of Whac-A-Mole at play where the homebrew scene is working to release a new jailbreak for the latest PS5 firmware, then do it all over again when Sony releases a new firmware update designed to beef up security.
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