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Aaron Souppouris for Engadget
If you're excessively impatient to hold for Valve's Steam Machine, developer and modder Andy Nguyen has created a solution, astatine slightest for nan Sony crowd. He's released a loader connected GitHub that allows Linux to tally connected a PlayStation 5. Its usage is constricted to disc thrust models of nan console moving 3.xx and 4.xx firmwares; Nguyen said further firmwares whitethorn yet get support too, but it doesn't look to beryllium a priority. It's a nosy idea, and Nguyen posted a video of nan loader successful action past month.
I ported Linux to nan PS5 and turned it into a Steam Machine. Running GTA 5 Enhanced pinch Ray Tracing. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/aMbT0PQ1dS
— Andy Nguyen (@theflow0) March 6, 2026
This twelvemonth has been seeing a batch of emotion for Linux. The full French authorities decided to drop Windows successful favour of nan replacement operating system, portion of a move to trust little connected foreign-made tech. Linux has besides chipping distant astatine Windows' power arsenic a PC gaming level arsenic Valve and its SteamOS summation liking (although it does person one large hurdle near to climb successful that arena).
However, Nguyen's mod isn't nan first clip a Sony console has been capable to tally Linux. Back successful nan PlayStation 3 era, nan institution offered a characteristic called OtherOS that allowed players to instal their ain package connected nan machine; Linux was a supported option. OtherOS was removed successful nan console's 3.21 firmware update, a alteration that sparked a people action lawsuit. Sony agreed to settee nan case, and disgruntled penguin fans could declare $55 for their woes.
