The PS4 Into An Amazing Emulation Console! Batocera Linux On A Hacked PS4

You can now run Batocera Linux on a Jailbroken Or Hacked PS4 or PS4 Pro and turn it into an amazing emulation machine! Ever wanted to run Gamecube, WII, NEOGEO, SNES, PSP, Dreamcast, or Nintendo Ds games on a PS4? well, now you can and have it all wrapped up with an awesome emulation front end on the PS4! in this video, we test out PS2, PSP, Gamecube, and Wii emulators on the Playstation 4!
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00:00 Introduction
00:19 overview
00:52 Running Batocera on PS4 Pro
03:33 getting started with PS4 Jailbreak
04:20 PSP Emulation on the PS4
06:02 PS2 Emualtion on The PS4
07:37 Gamecube and Wii dolphin emulator on PS4
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[@ps4linux]

Nothing short of an honour to be featured on your channel. Been watching your videos since years now. Thanks for letting your viewers know about my channel. Can't thank you enough. Cheers!

[@charismavalentine]

Thx for your contributions!

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Thanks a ton for porting this! Any plans for updates/expansions? I look forward to trying this out.

[@ps4linux]

@@TexasHollowEarth Definitely, but, this does require resources. I was able to get this far mainly because of some benefactors. Once I have enough to fund it, I will keep updating.

[@wilsonicsnet]

Thanks for your work pushing this out to the PS4. Always nice to see multiple options out there.

[@orion10x10]

This is so wholesome 🥲

[@skycloud4802]

Seeing PS2 games run on the PS4 this way really grinds my gears knowing that Sony could easily just implement this themselves, but don't through greed.

[@AFourEyedGeek]

Greed or a lack of desire to do so? They look at the numbers of people who play old games and consider us not a high enough of a demand. If 99% don't care for older games, why bother?

[@solkalibri1376]

He put PS2 in his PS4

[@Sephiyroth]

they only put 50 ps2 games on the PS4 shop and they all ran perfectly… sad

[@jamess.9743]

I mean don't you love paying for PS Plus Premium Extra Essentials?

[@AdamAdamHDL]

@@Sephiyroth Yea they had licences to do so with those titles. Boot leg programs don't comply by licensing requirements, companies like Sony do. When you install an emulator like this and start downloading games those games are technically pirated.

[@Sv5YpWTwd9otTA4So83f]

Very cool. These AMD Jaguar chips run older games quite nicely even on thin clients that were never meant to do anything of the sort, it'd be interesting to see the difference the high performance memory setup makes for the PS4/Pro units.

[@bilditup1]

Gotta say it’s awesome how many of these cool videos you put out, on almost a daily basis. Respect

[@McLovin20004]

Absolutly Crazy, thanks Eta Prime for your great Content!

[@docta3676]

Cant wait for an easy permanent jailbreak for this. Batocera is insane. Hats off to the developers, modded warefare and ETA for getting this out there. Cheers peeps

[@farkliversiyon]

anyone was tryed pes2013/pes6, fifa2008, quake3, kof13, fm2012, nba2012 on exagear pc emulator on android smartphones? (this comment of/by docta was looking like the first comment, so i prefferred to put my comment here to be seen by ETA prime)

[@TheVideoGameReject]

@@farkliversiyon Bro I have no clue wtf you're saying

[@farkliversiyon]

@@TheVideoGameReject it is normal, low IQ is not enough to understand everything

[@robmalcolm8042]

@@TheVideoGameReject I get what he’s sayying. Was a bit dumb the first sentence but I understand it. I seen a video the other day of a KZbinr running windows on android through exagear it’s basically a windows emulator for android. The guy was playing resident evil 5 the windows version emulated thru windows on a android phone! 15-20 fps I couldn’t believe it.

[@rojeati7353]

Jy

[@trevorromney3589]

I definitely appreciate your content. I do wish that your videos would include an attempt at PS3 emulation on these machines. I understand that it is likely too demanding in most of the use cases shown, but as someone who wants an "all in one" emulation machine, it is something I would at least like to see attempted, even if it can't run the games.

[@Covnam]

That's pretty great. Hopefully a more permanent solution will be coming in the not to near future. It'd be nice to make use of my retired PS4 for something like this. It'd also be really great if the fan speed could be controllable with something like this so you don't have to deal with a jet engine most of the time lol

[@Sithhy]

I love the SSD enclosure you have there

[@lorenzo8755]

@MenaceInc just like the old days

[@Macky4941]

@@lorenzo8755 I miss floppies...

[@segamistretro8562]

this is awesome for people u have a ps4 n want to run some emulation, i mean the xbox series consoles emulation is awesome i just got it running thanks to ur video tutorials, just need to work out the kinks bc so far i cant get pc-engine, sega saturn n sega cd to run.

[@charliechuck1021]

This is incredible. I'm gonna do this definitely.

[@jonathanellis6097]

It would be great if this were optimized, and be able to install to the internal storage. I don't really use my PS4 for gaming anymore, but I would totally repurpose it for emulation if it became a bit easier.

[@dylanherron3963]

Exactly how I feel, ALMOST THERE.

[@shib5267]

You can install linux on the internal HDD but I assume doing it with batocera is even more of a nightmare

[@Spictacular03]

This is the greatest thing ever I can't wait to try

[@stevent7944]

Once again the best videos from the BEST site on KZbin!

[@JoseTorresMates]

Definetely, I would like to see a comparation of emulators (dolphin, etc) running on desktop ubuntu and on android. I'll stay tuned (subscribed, ringed the bell, etc) 😛

[@IRWPD]

This works much better than I thought it would.

[@JDM417]

Amazing content as always.

[@PacoVJ]

ooh man this is sweet!! now i need another ps4 to jailbreak and install batocera on it lol

[@davee6916]

June 2024. I was able to run jb on a PS4 running 10.01 fw. Took a while and a bunch of failed attempts. But its working. Now looking forward to using batocera on it.

[@DarkWorldQ8]

That is definitely interesting, but I don't see myself ever doing that. I would rather play PS4 games on my PS4 and preserve it since I can run those emulators at better performance on my PCs. I still wouldn't blame one for booting Batocera on their PS4 especially if it becomes easier and more stable.

[@mrman6035]

I remember trying emulation on my PS4 slim and man it was struggling on PS1 games. There's a reddit sub of people porting PS2 games and they work really well though.

[@vampcarti7680]

Yeah same, but ps4 only good for exclusives. No point in anything else since pc can run it better but you should check out one of them Anerbic 405m handhelds. They are good with emulation and they are portable.

[@crustjunkie]

Cemu runs a few games great too. RPCS3 can run a few also, I've seen games like Demon's Souls run full speed.

[@xaviewgamer]

Amazing!

[@kjomaraea4179]

Thank you for the video!!! 🙏 please which Bzimage you use??? I have the same PS4 pro 🤔😉🙂

[@marcogonzalez3049]

Good Review .it's Amazing . Very good

[@samaeldrakul4191]

amazing stuff!!!

[@mhjunky4278]

what a time to be alive

[@Desert_Cruiser]

It would be great if you tested some xbox games on your next video featuring higher end emulators.

[@joeyjojojunior4886]

Can’t wait see where this is a year from now.

[@ChrisKadaver]

Okey this is super cool. I wonder how the performance will be on the base model?!

[@Dirt33breaks]

Hey @ETA Prime great video! I have followed the noob404 tutorial fully and have my 3 partitions done exactly. When i run any linux payload from kameleon host, nothing happens. You stated that you had some issues, was this one of them? If so, how did you fix it? Cheers! I need a fix asap as i have a lan party at the weekend and im just taking the ps4 with arcade fightsticks. We need some dc and gc emulation!! Lol

[@TheDustin151]

I keep my eye out for an affordable used PS4 so I can do something like this.

[@yuyumon2]

I saw there's this portable 2TB HDD installed with batocera and all the ROMs for PC, will that work if i plugged it in to jailbroken PS4?? The HDD casing looks exactly same as yours.

[@dub2536]

Very impressive video. TY ETA PRIME! o7

[@markroberts2545]

@ETA Prime will you do an update with Yuzu/Cemu maybe even RPCS3 with the improved linux performance payload for ps4 pro's ?

[@chumorgan443]

If your considering doing this , know that it's a ball ache if you don't have a Linux machine. You'll need *VirtuaBox* and an *Ubuntu 20.04 ISO* and a good tutorial on how to get them both running properly before you can get started.

[@michaeltam4171]

I have a jailbroken PS4 Pro as well. Batocera is awesome! Thanks for your great video.

[@ahmedelabd8891]

can you still play PS3 and PS4 games on it ?

[@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat]

Man, I can't wait for CFW for PS4.

[@nickmassey6569]

Please could you do a full ps4 Linux batocera step by step install. 😀

[@baroncalamityplus]

I have a ps4 with a broken optical drive. This is something that could make it useful again.

[@pharazon5865]

Give this man a medal! the amount of content he's making is amazing!

[@cMARVEL360]

Yaa it's pretty cool.... But this late in the KZbin game, people do this for a Living.... So they have no choice but to figure out a way to keep putting out content or make no money.

[@PatrickLofstrom]

Not a gold medal, but he'll get that gold Play Button soon enough!

[@udaaz]

Very nice 👍

[@kirkrivas8172]

I would like to see the new Asrock DeskMini with the LGA1700 socket. It sports: “1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1), support type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode”. I wanna see that magical m.2 to graphics card adapter in this beast. The i5 12600k should do the trick. Make it happen sir! 😅

[@RetroWaveArcades]

@ETA PRIME - Have You ever checked how HDD performs vs SDD external drive for emulation on JB PS4? In both cases there is need of use external drive via USB but cost of 4TB HDD 7200rpm is the same like 1TB SSD. For Arcades and games up to ps1 I don't think it would be any difference but how about some bigger images like ps2, gamecube? And since it's linux - I wonder if wifi or bluetooth works? Can I use regular bt headphones?

[@jimbotron70]

Disc speed for emulation is irrelevant, anything made in the last 15 years is ok.

[@ryutenmen]

To not repeat the process of jailbreak every time you restart the PS4 you might want to put it in "Rest mode" instead of Shut down. It will keep all the things in RAM

[@RiddleWhisperer]

no it does not you will have to Run the jailbreak process again after waking the ps4 from Rest mode.

[@ryutenmen]

@@RiddleWhisperer Ok, for you it is so, but for me and the everybody else the jailbreak will still be active after Rest more.

[@RiddleWhisperer]

@@ryutenmen how?

[@ryutenmen]

@@RiddleWhisperer "How" what?

[@RiddleWhisperer]

@@ryutenmen how does it stay jailbroken after Waking up from Rest mode

[@jaires1000able]

Muito interessante, quero ver como fica a emulação do batocera plus no ps4 já que ele roda alguns jogos de pc emulando o wine.

[@javiersaenz1040]

Xbox series x is still my favorite way to play ps2 games now. I was using my jailbreak ps4 for ps2 emulation before series x.

[@theexile4694]

6:29 - freaked me out. I thought someone was in the room with me screaming for something. Lol.

[@pvhs1983]

I have a jailbroken ps3 and an external hard drive like the one you used in the video. Can I do it like you do it here?

[@BMPK]

as a huge batocera fan this is amazing even if you could dual boot (didnt watch the whole video)

[@RelaxingStudioItalia]

Thank you ! I have a problem: on my fat 6.72 ps4 it starts very slowly and you can't play, I use a 128 Gb USB 3.1 stick, what can I do? Can I buy an HD SSD with a USB adapter to fix this?

[@AMan-bm9pk]

As someone who has been soft modding most of my consoles, Wii/U, 3DS, PSP, etc, I find it cool that you can emulate and hack PS4. But I question the longevity and worth when the series s runs PS2 and GameCube by downloading an app, not to mention will run the next 7 years of gaming...

[@jimbotron70]

The worth is for someone owning the PS4 being able to use it for something else like emulators.

[@Jackson-bh1jw]

any update in the project? we need info.

[@TheOneAndOnlyTBash]

How cool would steam os be on a ps4

[@ArthurCallahan389]

Thank you. It would be the best thing ever for me if I could jailbreak my old PS4. I’m gonna check out those channels. I’m a complete novice as far as this stuff goes. Do you think it would be safe for me to do as long as I follow directions exactly? I’ve never tried anything like this. I’ve played with a few emulators on PC & have some awesome emulators and games on my iPhone already, but a PS4 is a different beast altogether.

[@DJSemiTV]

can you map zero delay encoders to this and throw it in an arcade1up? I have an extra PS4 laying around lol

[@tommy6742]

This only works with a Jailbroken PS4 on Firmware 9.0 or lower. For the majority of you, don't expect this to work at all until there are jailbreak for the higher firmware.

[@markevs3360]

So that jailbreak method. After reboot, the PS4 is as normal, non jailbroken? This is just temporary using the web exploit?

[@kingdanett4043]

I haven't been able to use my PS4 much lately mainly due to all my games being on PS+ and I'm too poor to continue buying it. I want to be able to emulate on this as well as use a free shop for JP or Preorder exclusive themes and games we used to have on my old PS4 before something happened and I lost it all. I'm on the newest firmware though so I'm worried I'm gonna have to wait a while to get it to run

[@arbbo1675]

Has any more work on playing PC games on PS4/Linux been done recently?

[@roccomont329]

So just to confirm.. you said you have to rejailbreak it every time you boot it up?

[@Vendoization]

Tried all kernels for Belize, the Batocera boots but BLUETOOTH and WIFI is not working, tried even overclocked 5.15 kernel , no change. I have PS4 Slim Belize and the image is not compatible

[@keepitshort4208]

Playstation going crazy and pumping out updates to avoid jailbreak lol They are so lame to be honest as they ruined my hard drive because those unsafe updates So much potential yet no backward compatibility without have to jailbreak it, made a mistake being a playstation owner Wonderful video as ever, 1mil sub soon stay tuned

[@davidagiel8130]

I’m thinking a decent mini pc or ps4 for emulation. I have been using steam deck but that’s only good up to ps2 really

[@l1ght608]

hopefully one day we will have a kernel exploit and be able to boot linux straight off the xmb menu without loading payloads etc. lol

[@jazzg4]

Launch box versus retrobat. I’m hearing a lot about retrobat

[@zontray]

When U say I have to jailbreak every time I reboot the PS4 do I also have to do this if I'm booting from rest mode ?

[@PriyaTiwari-xp2zs]

Hey bro I just wanted to konw one thing only can a jail broken ps4 can run god of war ascension in Linux with good fps

[@MrWobbo]

Why are all your videos 60FPS? I can't open 1080p60 and 720p60 to my Raspberries. I have to watch your youtube of 480p otherwise I get nothing on my screen. When your videos start, my Raspberry Android TV freezes. How do I solve that problem?

[@fonzitheman]

I would rather wait for an official image designed for the PS4 from the Batocera devs. I believe they have been looking into it. Whether or not we will see that happening for sure though who knows.

[@ShadowFury576]

How much of a difference dose a PS4 pro and OG PS4 make. As I have a OG PS4 and never use the thing anymore its been untouched for over 3 years.

[@remicourty9689]

Remote play it’s possible ? Thanks for your amazing video

[@juljul123]

If you r running linux does it support switch emulation?

[@squidwardtentacles2736]

so this could work on ps3 then if they made a custom version right?

[@handmade_videos]

What happens to a jailbroken PS4 Pro? Can I still run the normal PS4-Games? I won‘t be able to install new firmware, right? If there were no disadvantages I would love to run batocera on my PS4. Since its already there I would not need my Mini-PC for Batocera any longer. Greetings

[@orientmob]

Do I have to install Linux before that so that I can start batocera?

[@devershee]

just purchased a brand new glacier white ps4 pro 2 days ago, and now this... wow

[@McLovin20004]

Do you have Jailbroken it?

[@shib5267]

You probably can't jailbreak it then lol

[@smokingbeetles5793]

If only there were a way to not have to jail break every time it reboots.

[@tclee2438]

Can the old Xbox one do the same thing ?

[@gex581990]

Is Linux on the pro fixed yet?

[@FENZIMANIA]

Eta please i want that wallpaper.. where can i get it??

[@Devil4ubaby]

hey brother please make a video on batocera trending hai ps5 tk ke games khel skte ussey

[@CarbonPanther]

Can you install Batocera on the internal drive as well? Perhaps overriding the normal OS and just using Bato as default?

[@TheNightShiftt]

You wouldn’t be able to jailbreak if you did

[@PatrickLofstrom]

Might as well buy a replacement shell and throw a mini PC inside, unless you want to use the PS4 too. If the issue is that the external drive is an eyesore, you could buy those tiny USB drives (e.g. SanDisk Ultra Fit) that barely sticks out.

[@yodamann5193]

You can install any Linux on internal drive if it’s a FAT PS4, never managed to get Linux internal on Slim or Pro versions

[@ZAHRA-mn4ti]

i want to see if the ps4 is capable of running ps3 games or how far can we go with ps3 emulation under batosira

[@NeilOttoTep]

ooomph ... as much as I love emulation, this is way to much work to make it worth it. I mean- I get it, if your only have a PS4 and reeeeeaaaaaalllllly want to play something else then PS games.

[@brbrbuckeye]

Modeled Warfare instructions have left me stuck. Linux got all the way to resume-boot command and then freezes. I can't get further. I'm hoping my 4tb ssd will fix this.

[@ianhill20101]

Everytime you reboot the ps4 thats me out then, from experience its hit and miss to the console version as to how easy it goes not a game changer for me till that ps4 boots batocera default

[@lastatehong]

Can I know your ps4 pro model? I can not play ps2 games on my ps4 pro 7218b model like yours.

[@hdtube7]

Hey ETA can you do a video like a top ten favourite emulation devices right now? Variety of price ranges, you could even update it yearly

[@rickard.eriksson]

Me; Wonder if I can jailbreak my PS4.. hmmm.. Wonder if ETA prime has? Oh, he did! Let’s see how!!

[@memerekt277]

How does it compare to the xbox

[@Gale_Force_Raceway]

So can we run MAME games too? We just got done modding a Wii and it's "ok". Mame is awful, as is most of PS1... the basics though, NES, SNES, C64, Coleco etc run fine.

[@vosteal]

Running different variants of Linux on the PS4 maybe you could help looking into running steamos on it

[@vosteal]

Forgot to say this in my first part of my post but I mean CS GO on PS4

[@xGMV]

@@vosteal Friend of mine ran it as is, it's somewhat playable, but bots do tax the CPU. Maybe online it runs better and I did ask him to not mess any settings too much.

[@ahmadaslam8242]

What about rpcs3 on ps4 pro ? Can it run gow ascension ?

[@jocortzam]

what resolution is ps2? and does it run ps3 games ?

[@xxnoxx-xp5bl]

So you need to redo the Jailbreak every time and hope that it works the first time? I don't see how this is worth it.

[@abcdoooabcd]

Hi how yuzu would perform on ps4 pro

[@zenphotocraftmedia8326]

Would be cool to run steam games

[@giansan6992]

Can you add this to a arcade1up? Ps4 and batocera

[@zaimeandreado8718]

I wanna do this on my ps4 but will it not ban my psn account if I do like this?

[@chestercastillo2703]

Looks like a 16:9 monitor to me