The moment the PS5 homebrew community has been waiting for has arrived. Loading backups on PS5 is now relatively easy, allowing you to run games from a USB drive or the console's internal memory without any issues. However, achieving this requires certain specifications that not all consoles will meet, as, as is always the case, a specific firmware version is needed.
Running backups on PS5
The method in question uses the etaHEN exploit , which takes advantage of vulnerabilities present in PS5 firmware versions 4.03 through 4.51 (released between October 2021 and March 2022). This means that any console with a firmware version higher than these (or simply updated to the latest version) will not be able to run the exploit, which can be installed by accessing a website through the console's browser.
With the exploit executed, you can install the Itemzflow application manager , which is capable of managing backups and running them from an external USB drive (some games will not work from an external memory due to the requirements of the SSD) or from the internal SSD when they are copied to the internal memory.
Do all games work?
The app's creators have a spreadsheet where they keep track of all the games they've tried and tested, and while the list isn't very long yet, several games already appear to be perfectly playable. Others, however, like Resident Evil 8 Village , Ratchet & Clank , and Demon's Souls, don't run correctly, so there's still a lot of work to be done to get everything running smoothly.
Worth?
At this point it goes without saying that all these methods are not worth it. Although nothing has been modified at the hardware level, this installation voids the console's warranty, and it will most likely be banned from PlayStation services the moment you connect it to the internet.
With services like PlayStation Plus with the library of games available and the almost need to be able to access multiplayer services in most games, it is unthinkable to have a console that cannot connect to the internet for the simple fact of loading backups .
Back to the right to have backups
But then we have the same old story. To what extent can a consumer not have backup copies of his belongings? And the digital games purchased in the virtual store that could disappear when the PlayStation servers stop having them? All of these questions have always raised doubts about the total prohibition of being able to make backup copies of games, but we fear that it will be an endless conversation that will continue without a simple answer.
Be that as it may, the modder community continues to work and research solutions like this, and it never hurts to keep an eye on them to see how far they can go.
Source : Modded Warfare