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A repair technician known as @Modyfikator89 found a new PS5 Slim motherboard, labeled EDM-051, inside a Marvel's Wolverine Limited Edition console. The board shows changes to the liquid-metal cooling barrier around the APU, the heatsink, HDMI hardware, and CMOS battery placement. Sony has not announced the revision, and it's unclear how widely it has shipped.
Sony has launched a lottery system in Japan to sell PlayStation 5 Pro consoles, requiring applicants to have logged at least 60 hours of playtime on a Japan-registered account across PS4 and PS5 between September 2024 and September 2026. Applications close October 7, with winners notified around October 26 and given until November 2 to complete their purchase before unclaimed units are redistributed. Each Sony account may only submit one application, and sales are limited to buyers in Japan.
Sony has introduced Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), a lighter version of its AI upscaling technology previously exclusive to the PlayStation 5 Pro, now available on the standard PS5. Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei will be the first titles to support it, and Sony plans to offer the QSSR library to all PlayStation developers.
Nacon has announced the Revolution 5 Unlimited, which it calls the first officially licensed PS5 controller with a built-in screen for adjusting settings like joystick sensitivity and remapping buttons. The screen also lets users mix audio from a connected phone with game sound through wired headphones. Preorders open today at $229.99 via Nacon's online store, with shipping expected later this year.
Sony Interactive Entertainment released patches today enabling Quick Spectral Super Resolution, a new AI upscaling feature, on the standard PS5 for Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei. Developed with AMD using a streamlined neural network, QSSR will be available to all PlayStation developers, expanding on the PSSR upscaling tech previously exclusive to PS5 Pro. The update coincides with a complete edition release for Ghost of Yōtei, which existing owners can upgrade to for $15.
Developer CursedIfElse's SharpEmu emulator now runs 10 tested PS5 games in a playable state, with six hitting 60fps, including Astro Bot and the Demon's Souls remaster. Separately, KytyPS5, a new offshoot of the PS4 emulator Kyty, launched its first public build last week and already lists 134 titles with controllable gameplay, though many still have game-breaking bugs. A third project, AnyPS5, takes a different approach by relinking original PS5 executable code to run natively on PC rather than fully emulating the console.
Sony has introduced Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), a new AI upscaling tier built from its Project Amethyst collaboration with AMD, now available for the standard PS5. Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are the first titles receiving patches today adding QSSR as an optional graphics setting, alongside the launch of Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition.
An experimental PlayStation 5 emulator called KytyPS5 has progressed from merely booting Marvel's Wolverine to actually rendering its cinematics and gameplay, according to a social media post cited by VideoCardz. The game still runs at only single-digit frame rates, far from playable performance, and there is no official PC version of the Insomniac Games title.
A new jailbreak called Relapse has been released for PlayStation 5 consoles, covering firmware versions 7.00 through 13.60, including the PS5 Pro. It uses browser and kernel exploits to gain kernel read/write access and supports homebrew tools like etaHEN, enabling unauthorized software and emulators such as a Nintendo Switch emulator.
A newly released PS5 hacking exploit now supports more recent console firmware, expanding the pool of hardware that can be jailbroken beyond older, unupdated units previously required. This means users no longer need to hunt for outdated secondary-market consoles to get into PS5 hacking.
Security researchers have released an exploit called Relapse that jailbreaks the PlayStation 5 across nearly every firmware version except the newly released 14.00.00. Hackers say jailbroken consoles can already run recent titles like Marvel's Wolverine and The Witcher III Remastered without payment, and can install homebrew software in under a minute.
Sony Japan will only let PlayStation owners apply to buy a PS5 Pro if they hold a Japan-registered Sony account and have logged at least 60 hours on a PS5 or PS4 between September 2024 and September 2026. Applications open October 7, approved buyers can purchase between October 26 and November 2, and Sony will run a lottery if applications exceed available stock. The move comes as PS5 Pro units remain hard to find in the US amid ongoing component supply shortages Sony expects to last into early 2027.