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Nintendo Switch 2 discounted to $469.99 at Woot, down from $499 list price

Retailer Woot is selling the Nintendo Switch 2 for $469.99, a $30 discount off its $499 price, which itself was a $50 increase introduced a couple of months earlier. The deal is limited to available stock or runs through the end of the month, whichever comes first.

Jailbroken PS5s can play PS2 discs but lose PSN access on older firmware

A public jailbreak called Relapse enables PlayStation 5 consoles on firmware up to version 13.60 to play PS2 discs, but applying it blocks future firmware updates and there is no way to downgrade. Sony has reportedly begun blocking PlayStation Network sign-ins for consoles running firmware older than 14.10, meaning jailbroken PS5s lose access to online multiplayer, the PlayStation Store and new games requiring newer firmware.