Modders Turn PS5 Into A Steam Machine And Unlock Extra GPU Cores
The PlayStation 5 hacking scene has been moving at lightning speed as of late, forcing Sony to scramble to plug security vulnerabilities with the release of Grand Theft Auto VI looming on the horizon. The latest project brings a port of Bazzite to the PS5, opening up the possibility that the console could give Valve’s Steam Machine a run for its money.
Bazzite is a Linux based alternative to Valve’s SteamOS, and one of its features is a handheld mode designed to work on the Steam Deck. Developer VivaLaVent ported this mode over to the PS5, dubbing it PS5 Bazzite Deck, which boots into Steam Gaming Mode but still provides users access to the operating system’s KDE desktop. It also delivers a console like experience, with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, HDR and DualSense working right "out of the box.”
The best part of this port is that it’s able to...
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