Modders Enable Direct PS2 Disc Playback on Jailbroken PlayStation 5

Modders Enable Direct PS2 Disc Playback on Jailbroken PlayStation 5 - Gaming on Aviaclip

A recent breakthrough by the modding community has demonstrated that a jailbroken PlayStation 5 can directly read and run original PlayStation 2 game discs using an emulator. This development bypasses the need to convert physical media into digital files, a feature that has not been officially implemented by Sony. The modders are reportedly expanding their efforts to achieve similar functionality for original PlayStation 3 discs on the current-generation console. This discovery has sparked discussions regarding the feasibility of backward compatibility on modern hardware and the company's focus on selling remakes of legacy titles rather than enabling native support for older physical game libraries.

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realmateoNewcomerOct 11, 2026

Yeah I can do that on PC with no discs needed. Just trash the Playstation at this point

valentina_15xNewcomerOct 11, 2026

FUCK sony

the_hugoNewcomerOct 11, 2026

So i can play shaolin monks again?

alejandro_ramrezNewcomerOct 11, 2026

XBOX has had backward compatibility for forever now btw

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oleksandr76NewcomerOct 11, 2026

ofc they could always do this. But then the shareholders would lose some money, and we all know the world would stop if this ever happens.

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andrea68NewcomerOct 11, 2026

Meanwhile, Xbox has put an Xbox 360 emulator able to play Xbox 360 and OG Xbox physical games into their console since the Xbox One generation. Yet no one has ever glazed them about it because for everyone it was the right things to do, despite no other consoles offering the same

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mei52NewcomerOct 11, 2026

Step number one: don't use a console.

liam.smithNewcomerOct 11, 2026

I don’t care. I want to play at least 60fps all the Sony exclusives on my pc. Motherfuckers decided to stop publishing them so pirate way it is then

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ivan_ivanovNewcomerOct 11, 2026

Almost over. Singularity and absorption into the PCMR is coming.

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duc.leNewcomerOct 11, 2026

Give a company a niche and they'll do wonders. Give a company a mainstream monopoly and they'll drag themselves into shame. Xperia 1 VI user here.