PlayStation 5 Linux project expands to support more 7.0 firmware

7 Sep 2026 at 7:53 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand

Continuing to make your hardware more your own and less like you rent it from Sony, the PlayStation 5 Linux project expands to support more firmware.

What exactly is it? From the GitHub - "ps5-linux leverages patched HV vulnerabilities to transform your PS5 Phat and Slim console running 3.00-7.61 firmwares into a highly capable Linux PC, unlocking its full hardware potential for desktop use. Powered by 8 CPU cores (16 threads) at 3.5 GHz and a GPU at 2.23 GHz, it provides enough performance to run Steam games and various emulators with impressive fluidity".

They just recently released v2.5 which brings more firmware support for the 7.0x series of updates. So now the project supports:

• 3.00, 3.10, 3.20, 3.21 without M.2 support.
• 4.00, 4.02, 4.03, 4.50, 4.51 with M.2 support.
• 5.00, 5.02, 5.10, 5.50 with M.2 support.
• 6.00, 6.02, 6.50 with M.2 support.
• 7.00, 7.01, 7.20, 7.40, 7.60, 7.61 with M.2 support.

As a whole the project features:

• HDMI 4K60 video and audio output.
• M.2 SSD as dedicated Linux partition.
• All USB ports usable for peripherals.
• BD drive usable via custom ahci driver.
• Internal Bluetooth usable via custom xhci driver.
• Ethernet port usable via custom gbe driver.

🌐 External Sources: GitHub - ps5-linux-loader, GitHub - ps5-linux-loader - v2.5 Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com. Tags: Hardware, Misc, Open Source, Sony 6 Likes Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:Make sure your Flatpak is up to date due to security issuesGrand-scale FPS 'WARDOGS' should work on Linux / SteamOS, devs confirm working on Proton supportOptiScaler Client 1.0.6 adds Heroic Games Launcher support, experimental gamepad support, FSR 4.1.1 for older GPUsHeroic Games Launcher 2.22.1 brings Proton-CachyOS, controller improvements and more to come All posts need to follow our rules. Please hit the Report Flag icon on any post that breaks the rules or contains illegal / harmful content. Readers can also email us for any issues or concerns.