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A newly-discovered hacking exploit has opened up the PlayStation 4 and Pro, and may work on a PS5 too.<\/p>\n

A trio of console hackers have released the hack, which works on consoles with firmware update 9.00 and earlier, and allows for homebrew apps and unauthorised copies of games to be played.<\/p>\n

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A newly-discovered hacking exploit has opened up the PlayStation 4 and Pro, and may work on a PS5 too. A trio of console hackers have released the hack, which works on consoles with firmware update 9.00 and earlier, and allows for homebrew apps and unauthorised copies of games to be played. 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