Running Linux On A Hacked PS4, Emulators, PC Games, Steam Deck Ui, And Lots More!

[@merthyr1831]

Shame Sony will always try their hardest to make this kinda stuff nearly impossible, because it would make such a great basic computer for millions far beyond its lifetime as a gaming device.

[@Fusion05]

The base PS4 won’t be useful for another 5 years max, but the PS4 Pro will still be powerful for years to come.

[@montisino]

@@Fusion05 what about PS4 slim I just got one ??

[@LennyQUMFIF]

@@montisino I think the slim is just a bit more powerful than the Normal PS4 so it would pretty much be the same

[@chunkysalad9650]

Sadly when on comes to basic computing people just use there phones now.

[@yeahnogames4078]

Sony has to at least try to stop jailbreaking to keep third party companies happy (Stop piracy)

[@ArniesTech]

I am genuinely astonished by how cool it is to run Linux on all kinds of hardware not intended to by the manufacturers 💪🤣

[@disasterincarnate]

everything after the ps3/xbox360 are just PC's anyways, long gone is the days of custom console hardware, modern consoles are just PC laptops in custom cases with no screen and a custom OS, its entirely easy to believe linux/even winblows would work on them, its still their native hardware range.

[@disasterincarnate]

@@bulletpunch9317 really? dont know much about the switch, but at least theres kinda 1 left in the mix.

[@cunnyman]

@@bulletpunch9317 Still PC in a way. M1 Macs exists, that is based on ARM. Windows ARM exists too. You can even boot into Windows ARM on a Switch hahaha.

[@LennyQUMFIF]

@@disasterincarnate Switch uses ARM hardware, Same from the Nvidia shield if you've heard of it. Oh And fun fact: The GameCube (And wii since they use the same Hardware) Was actually Based on the iMac G3's CPU, so there's that, Nintendo used that PowerPC CPU all the way up to the Wii U (But GameCube used a Different GPU from the G3, and Wii U is also a Different GPU, but CPU is the same)

[@UNSCPILOT]

Even a Nintendo 3DS can run Linux after being homebrew modded!

[@chromerims]

Too cool. Your enthusiasm and fun-seeking inspires 👍.

[@bamcorpgaming5954]

Amazing to see it run PC games. I'm happy my old PS4 might still have a use after all. Definitely interested in more videos and tinkering with it.

[@main_tak_becus6689]

PS4 is still a beast. The library is huge spanning from PS2 classics, PS3 remasters, and PS4 itself. People inject unofficial PS2 classics on it. The performance varies though. But as a budget gamer, PS4 can fill the need of gaming for a decade lol

[@bamcorpgaming5954]

@@main_tak_becus6689 yea , I just prefer to do all my gaming on PCs, because you can keep the same library when you upgrade your PC, and even take the same library on the go with you on a handheld like the steam deck, Aya, or Ayn handhelds. So the fact that this can be used as a PC is a huge boon because I have literal hundreds of games I haven't even booted up in my library (due to steam sales, and g2a, and humble bundle), it would be perfect to play some indie titles on, if I was in a mood to tinker. Kind of bothers me you have to jailbreak it each time you boot it manually and can't just have it boot right into Linux, but it's a console so 🤷‍♂️. I do have tons of titles on the ps4 from the ps plus thing but as all my friends/family play on PC, I tend to prefer that as my main platform if I were to put any time Into playing a game so thats why I said the ps4, for me, collects dust. Though the kids might inherit it once they're old enough to figure out how to use it.

[@LennyQUMFIF]

I think when I have the money I might buy a PS4 to hack it, I already have a hacked PSP, Wii U and 3DS. (And by that time there would probably be more exploits or it would be more stable/less crashing)

[@main_tak_becus6689]

@@bamcorpgaming5954 I love pc gaming but when I had a PC with Ryzen 5 2600/ RX 570 4gb/ 2x8 ddr4/ ssd sata many games just performed bad. I paid for this build twice of the price of PS4 Slim back then. I built a cheap PC last week with Core2Duo and GT 620 and I play older games now and the pc can play the majority of them at 60fps. I don't have the budget for high end gaming PC and building a mid range build will obsolete pretty fast. I wish I had a PS4. I bought a PS2 last year and the majority of games have frame rate issue (like sub fps). Maybe I'm used to play games on emulation that emulators get rid of slowdowns that were exist in the original hardwares. I'll build a good pc again in two years from now maybe.

[@bamcorpgaming5954]

@@main_tak_becus6689 i guess it depends on your definition of bad. because that build should have been fine. when i say fine i mean 60 fps, 1080p fine if you mess with settings. i used a rx 480 for years and it was more than enough for anything i played even at 2560x1080. Only thing id say mightve been your problem is 8 gigs of ram just isnt enough these days, id say 16 minimum. the ryzen is fine, the 570 is fine, and sata ssds are fine im thinking your ram was the problem, 8gb hasnt been enough ram for ages tbh (like since 2015). I used an old old xeon, rx 580 and 16gb of ram for years and never had any issues. Sidenote: ive seen benchmarks for the old core2 chips, phenoms, and opteron chips and they hang in there surprisingly well for how old they are, especially if youre ok with 30 fps (which i played at for years, as a matter of fact even with my OP rig star citizen only runs at 30-40 fps. )

[@South336Victor]

FINALLY someone actually showing what Linux is like on the PS hardware!! You have no idea how long I've been looking for someone to show the software! Thank you 😭🙏

[@MasterTenik]

yes, make more videos with Linux, they are the videos I like the most on your channel.

[@CarthagoMike]

Always amazing to see consoles play PC games.

[@LennyQUMFIF]

Ikr! And Doom on Super Nintendo is still an Impressive port

[@Primalgoo]

I absolutely love this kind of content... ETA I'll watch as much of this kind of stuff as you can put out !! :)

[@steventechno]

I want to see it do Non-gaming tasks, such as Music production, Coding, GIMP and other productivity tasks that consoles would never be able to do at all. Even something as simple as using Office applications. I think it’d be cool to see FL running via Wine on a console.

[@CrossUnity]

Xbox can...

[@vitvickyvid]

@@CrossUnity No one cares...

[@iamhim4762]

I'm 7 months late but I was thinking the same thing.

[@CMDR_CLASSIFIED]

I love that SSD caddy you have there!

[@xellaz]

I luv Linux! Manjaro KDE Plasma Edition user here! Can't wait for the day to arrive that all Steam games are playable on Linux! 😁

[@clc6433]

❤ it! Would definitely like to see more. Comparison between the base and Pro models would be appreciated as well.

[@xGMV]

Base/slim runs better, since the drivers are tailored for it.

[@Geardos1]

this is really cool, really proves the consoles are kind of 'weird' pcs in the end.

[@SteVoUniT]

Thanks for reviewing Linux on PS4! This is a solid video👍

[@Pence81]

Interesting option to play around with. I would watch follow up content on this topic.

[@robh1521]

Yes!!! Awesome ETA!!! I would love more PS4 Pro Linux videos!! See what this thing can do! Turn it into an emulation/media center beast! 👍👍👍

[@phrasheekwerk354]

this is a nice change from the average review a box video that you cant wait to get your hands on!

[@H4T5UK1]

This is awesome! My PS4 was collecting dust for some time. Gonna test it out!

[@fenrirstark8695]

Bravo, you just proved once again that since 2003~2006, we actually buy gaming PCs. RIP the PS2 the last true console !

[@crestofhonor2349]

Why is the PS2 the last true gaming console? Makes no sense to me

[@PretendCoding]

@@crestofhonor2349 because he incorrectly assumed you can't run Linux on a ps2.

[@TheMidwestbear]

Never thought it possible to play pc games on the ps4. This is really cool.

[@linuxgeex]

Surprised to see GPU acceleration working. Looks like the storage performance and lack of VAAPI are big areas of concern.

[@supercheetah0]

It makes sense since the GPU is just a Radeon chip, which is fully supported by the open source drivers already available on Linux.

[@koffing2073]

consoles are just cheap PC hardware locked under proprietary licenses in a plastic box

[@lenoirx]

@@koffing2073 huh

[@fernomenon4473]

Sidenote, that's a beautiful white PS4 pro.

[@xalderin3838]

Would love to see this with a PS5, if you ever get the chance. Especially knowing that the hardware in it is much much better than the ps4.

[@2000jalebi]

Could have saved so many gamers in the gpu apocolispe.

[@Macky4941]

The ps5 is quite the capable piece of hardware. You definitely can't get a gaming pc for $499 that'll run games at the graphical level of the ps5 or series X. I wouldn't out Linux on my ps5 unless I could duel boot and still access my Playstation library, I would probably buy a used series X and install Linux to replace my old i3/1080TI desktop.

[@KadekGadget]

i dont think ps5 can be modded yet

[@vadnegru]

@@KadekGadget rumours are it is, but it might be very first revisions.

[@mmhoss]

@@Macky4941 that 1080 is quite capable, you'd prob get way more mileage out of a r5 3600 + cheap b450 mobo over a series x

[@bullymaguire243]

I love how he put Wii U in the thumbnail but he didn’t test any Wii U games in the video lol

[@vikozurita]

Oh man, Linux in a PS4. You really know how to please Linux guys everywhere. Congrats.

[@visionary4787]

My absolute favorite channel on youtube!

[@JonasMGBR]

This is very interesting! Will be nice more content about it

[@crustjunkie]

You should check out IT Mania's channel. It's in Russian most of time but he has gotten a bunch of games to run on PS4 Linux including more demanding ones like Black Ops 2, Black ops 3, GTA 4, GTA V, Cyberpunk 2077, and Doom Eternal, just to name a few. Performance on a standard base PS4 is also miles better for some reason due to driver conflicts.

[@GoodGamesBadLaptop]

I would imagine because iirc, the PS4 Pro has the same specs as base PS4, but there are two of the same GPUs instead of one, and AMD's CrossFire never had much success even when multi-GPU setups were popular, so expecting it to work well in 2022 is a lot to ask for

[@Xeno_Infinite]

Can you give me link? I can't find it

[@Neucher]

The Pro runs linux like 50% slower than the non pro.

[@makandalp]

This is true

[@yugen042]

source?

[@vdfritzz]

can you recommend a video on the non pro ps4 doing the same? i got a jailbroken ps4 but i don't play much on it, installing linux would be a cool project but i'd only do it if performance was very good

[@FermentedGrumpyGrapeSqueezit]

Can you elaborate a bit?

[@joe90jacob57]

Can you please explain

[@rafaeldefaria5574]

Test in low specs, nice work man. Thanks for show us

[@PersonaSama]

Thanks for the vid! Didn’t even know PS4 had Linux like this! I’d love to see Citra running on it in another video. Thanks!

[@guardianbeardizer0069]

Looks like I'll be taking my modded PS4 Slim & installing Emudeck & Emulation Station, making it my desktop setup for the living room

[@povilasstaniulis9484]

Sadly, the kernel development for the PS4 Pro seems to have been abandoned (last update was in 2020), so whatever issues it has, you will have to live with them. Well, unless someone takes over maintenance from previous developers. When FO started the PS4 Linux project, I sincerely hoped that platform specific changes for the PS4 would eventually be upstreamed but unfortunately this hasn't happened.

[@bezverh]

:(

[@AlejandroCaicedoPUJ]

The best use case for this would probably be steam link, you should try it and see how it performs

[@ionamygdalon2263]

Please do make more videos using the PS4! Well done ETA 👍👍👍

[@lisastanley232]

Glad you're doing more with Linux

[@deabreu.tattoo]

PS4 player running Steam on a modded console: "WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW, PC MASTER RACE?"

[@gothicm3rcy426]

Ive been running linux on an og xbox for years....the og xbox was a modders dream....I have one as the "brains" of an arcade cab I built.

[@berrymckockiner5883]

Yes please make more Linux on PS4 videos Could you please see if there is a way to play PS4 discs, while Linux is installed? That would be amazing if that would be possible

[@zekezander]

I think it's pretty great that you can run Game Cube games on a newer playstation. I really love that modern consoles are basically just very highly custom PCs. Since they started running AMD APUs, the consoles are a lot more useful for general purpose computing. Like, the Cell CPU in the PS3 was a monster in it's day. Though it was PowerPC architecture, and the RAM config was kinda dumb. Everything I've heard about developing games for the PS3 has been negative, so I can only imagine trying to use it as a PC wouldn't be a good time. I wonder if anyone has made a translation layer to run Xbone games on it. I very much doubt it could emulate them. But the PS4 and PS4 Pro are the more powerful version of the same APU. more or less. It'd be interesting to see if there's anyway to "trick" it into thinking it's running on the Xbox One. Seeing Xbox exclusives on a PS4 would be hilarious

[@SamRecon]

Linux community can build drivers but eDRAM of Xbox custom APU its 1st hardware issues and 2nd librarys, POSIX, customs DirectX for console work like another language reversed engine need; and emulation Xbox One need custom Xbox One OS for PS4 to do the job because there's no RAM upgrade for PS4.

[@vickymostwanted]

Will be awesome if you make more videos exploring another distros, another possibilities!

[@DarkGT]

With some tuning and proper driver support, maybe someday it will be decent PC match in terms of gaming.

[@JonathanSteadman2003]

That is awesome and quite interesting. Really like the idea of running Linux on the play station. Although still not perfect but now we can play pc games on the play station and maybe one day run Forza Horizon on the play station. :)

[@AJ-po6up]

@@reasonss0fak1ngwut That's not "running" it though, that's just streaming, you can do that with just about anything nowadays even the weakest of hardware, the cool factor is actually running the games on the console.

[@marcogonzalez8779]

great video. good news... ps4 alive

[@muhammadshehzad9434]

Hi sir I like video tutorial thanks...👍👍👍👍👍

[@pweddy1]

That external drive case is awesome!

[@MrElliot1210]

I'm now patiently waiting for the hacked 3DS video

[@Lando00100]

Dude I knew the steam deck would help arm gameing but this is mind blowing lol. Awsome 😲

[@nikopennie]

This is awesome you should post more videos about Linux 💯

[@arlienewell3299]

Awesome!!! Would love to see more

[@brandonphilander661]

Can't wait to do this on a PS5.

[@Falcon-du6mh]

How its Ps5 Jailbreak

[@oliveiraselva]

Thank you for test and share with us!!!!

[@BIGwillTHEGAME]

I also have a jailbroken PS4 Pro and used that channel for the tutorial.

[@ivanfaigenbom5300]

:0 wow. If the devs can impove the gpu performance it will be a great pc - console option on a budget!

[@dinosaurd7295]

Takes me back to Atari days, when I'd load games from an audio tape ;)

[@RmxPR]

I dont have ps4 but I will love to see more ... thanks for the awesome video

[@frankpepplinkhuizen]

Please, do make more of this kind of content!

[@MrCallmevader]

Never thought i would see you upload this kinda video lol

[@rodrigofilho1996]

Lets talk about performance: CPU: 8C Jaguar @ 1.6Ghz = Way too slow for gaming. RAM: 8GB GDDR5 = Not bad, the best balance is the 2GB VRAM mode, that leaves 6GB for system RAM. GPU: GCN 2.0, 1152 shaders @ 800Mhz = Not bad, with the 2GB mode the performance is similar to a R7 370, this means that gaming at 720p would be fine even in modern games. Storage: i would go for an SSD, they are super cheap these days, 1TB SSD should do just fine. So the bottleneck on the PS4 its definitively the CPU, it holds back the linux gaming experience by a lot. However there is a way to improve CPU performance, OVERCLOKING, yes, 1.6Ghz its way too slow, this gives the CPU a multi core performance similar to a second gen i3. If the CPU could be overclocked to 3-4Ghz then the situation would change drastically, multi core would be on par with a second gen i5. With this performance u could run modern PC games on the PS4 at 720p with 30 or 60 FPS depending on the game. I have seen modded linux PS4 runing at 3.4Ghz on the internet, if this clock is stable and sustainable then PS4 linux could be a viable gaming experience in 2023.

[@chrisbrookshire861]

Bruh is that a drive enclosure that looks like a cassette tape? That is awesome.

[@РевольверМакТрахер]

fuckinbg l4d2 on ps4. It fells like something illegal, but i want to try it. Next week i'm gonna install linux on my hacked ps4 and tell how it feels

[@neobluemax]

Very cool. Highly interested in more

[@rasheeddaley6773]

Definitely interested in seeing more

[@danieu1510]

9:50 there's a big problem with video playback on linux browsers in general, not exclusive to ps4, 99% of them won't use hardware acceleration to decode videos, making a considerably good hardware like the ps4 drop frames on 1080p 60fps youtube videos

[@nicolaas2]

Cool video, idea for next ps4 video: HoloIso, that would be awesome.

[@kryptux2463]

Love your storage drive haha

[@IRWPD]

That is super cool this can be done.

[@pum6454]

10/10 review, Big Buck Bunny

[@groovesalad89]

Thanx man! Great video. One more reason to get PS4 Pro.

[@octolimar]

would love to see elden ring on this thing in linux vs the native ps4 app

[@ppddrroo]

Didn't know this was actually possible 🤔

[@Leo_Vulkan]

Super cool video! Looks like it could be able to handle some light software development, although I doubt it could run properly an Android AVD.

[@admiralfalco]

niceeee this is lit that the jailbreak is temp.

[@DeboraCSimao]

So, tinkering with your PS4 can possibly give you better emulation results than paying for the PS5 PSPlus subscription for playing their emulated games...

[@ericneo2]

Wow thanks, I've been wondering what to do with my old PS4 this could give it some new use.

[@patrickevans5144]

I would love to see some benchmarks from a Pc you could get for a similar price.

[@patrickevans5144]

Or at least a video comparing the two.

[@ole7492]

No doubt the PC will run better

[@ahmedsaid9705]

do i need to install linux ever time i want to use it ? or its just once time install ? great video ❤

[@kingupright]

i actually own a hacked ps4 pro as well and honestly the homebrew community is so creative from custom games to full on apps that once you have you can't live without. tbh Sony should tap into this creativity more I'd love to see things like ftp on the ps5 officially released or the option to run Linux on the ps5. really makes you think if it's worse not to mod just because at least your console can use it's full potential now i don't support piracy which is a horrible thing that spreads around the hacking community which is why i would naturally say please buy your games :)

[@Falcon-du6mh]

That really cool i hope its develop more and make linux easy-go on Ps4.

[@theo_jeff]

It's pretty hard to find PS4 Pros on Ebay for a price low enough to justify something like this even if Linux worked perfectly. Too bad--otherwise I would consider it as a fun cheap way to get a nice Linux gaming desktop.

[@conster63]

Linux actually runs better on the standard PS4 compared to the PS4 Pro as that's the system it was actually made for and more optimisation work has been done.

[@flognort]

also needs to be firmware 9.0.0 or lower

[@UNSCPILOT]

Would love to see you install and set up linux for the 3DS, been poking around it but I'm still a linux noob

[@thecrazyinsanity]

oh wow, thats really cool, i think i might try that

[@raragundi]

would love to see more ps4 running linux content!

[@manuelmendoza6135]

Can you not do this on the Xbox series X on developer mode?

[@dankmemebunny]

I'd love to see if BeamNG would run at all on this considering their recent linux port.

[@reschak]

That's awesome 🎉🎉🎉

[@digi-world-gen4254]

I will ask my parents for this to do my homework 😂😂😂😂😂 Yes dad I absolutely need a ps4 for my homework 😂😂😂😂

[@Mr_Pewpy_But-Whole]

steam games on linux ps4 versus linux steam deck performance comparison

[@aricb3735]

Definitely more videos on this. 🤓

[@cobrin6437]

if it weren't for it being so late into the scene, it'd be on the top of the cool list. I like it nevertheless. Takes me back to 2005 PSP days and hacking it.

[@TheTerk]

Great, now I need to buy one

[@rayphoenix7296]

I want to see Linux run Ps2 games such as Star Wars Battlefront II, Ape Escape 3, and more. I also want to see it run the Star Wars Starfighter games.

[@jeffyramalho]

Can you do that with the PS4 slim?

[@scpnoobers]

When I was watching this video I was playing left 4 dead 2 on my Xbox 360 my self lol

[@Gutemhc]

Would be nice if you can run some Benchmarking software and we can see a comparison with some desktop configurations

[@lilBugger35]

This is great stuff.

[@TFSned]

You can probably get better PS1 and PSP emulation with this than the new subscription service. I'm not too sure about PS2 though. Maybe injecting different ISOs into the official emulator would work better for some games.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

Subscription service? Pass.

[@conster63]

I have a regular jailbroken PS4 and PS2 games work very very well. A lot of ISO's are modified for better performance and have widescreen patches etc.. and I've been playing a lot of different PS2 games that aren't officially supported and they look and play fantastic. An absolute world of difference visually compared to a regular PS2 on a modern TV.

[@anrypettit3112]

but is not "free"

[@eduardob5463]

We want more! 😅😎👍

[@shachar5319]

make sure you use the linux better payloads that make the performance better

[@AdrianLamb]

Great use for my dust-collecting PS4Pro. Hopefully someone finds a way to get SteamOS on the Series S. Would love to see more of what it's capable of!

[@internziko]

Aa amazing as that would be it'll probably never happen

[@ransacked]

Series S will never get hacked. The way Microsoft uses hyper V will make the Xbox one unhackable for very long time or forever.

[@Wingnut353]

@@ransacked Nah... still vulnerable to side channel attacks.

[@gustavovieira8043]

@@ransacked never say never