News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:The PS5 Has Been Jailbroken by jasonlotito on Monday October 03, 2022 @09:37AM (#33067309)
It's not a gaming console. It's a portable PC. That's the design philosophy behind Steam Deck. It's even marketed that way:

"All-in-one portable PC gaming"

https://www.steamdeck.com/en/

There is a great interview with one of the designers of the Steam Deck here that covers this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdX11KOP2tg

Seems pedantic, but I think it's important to the discussion in the way we think about the Steam Deck.

Re:The PS5 Has Been Jailbroken by capitainenemo on Monday October 03, 2022 @10:07AM (#33067719)
I'm not sure why you're being down voted because that was exactly what drew me to the Deck. I use their client, I buy their games, but I also have a work environment setup on the desktop side, and I can still play the games I bought off GOG. I also bought a pass-through power USB3 hub off of Anker's store on Newegg to use as a dock that fits nicely in the case.
Re:The PS5 Has Been Jailbroken by jrm4 on Monday October 03, 2022 @10:44AM (#33068199)
Sure, but also, I'd love to get regular people buying these things, which is why I think "gaming console" is important. Let's see if we can get back to good computing and gaming, where you give up a little convenience for a ton of power and possibility.
Re:The PS5 Has Been Jailbroken by jasonlotito on Monday October 03, 2022 @01:54PM (#33071172)
I'm sorry, but this doesn't make sense within the context of "why do you need an SSH server" on a computer?

> Let's see if we can get back to good computing and gaming, where you give up a little convenience for a ton of power and possibility.

This doesn't make any sense to me. Please explain.

Re:The PS5 Has Been Jailbroken by jrm4 on Monday October 03, 2022 @02:04PM (#33071331)
I'm very old. So good gaming/computing means devices that are very open by default. "SSH server" can kind of be shorthand for "I can get in the guts of the thing and do whatever I want to it"
Re:The PS5 Has Been Jailbroken by Narishma on Monday October 03, 2022 @04:55PM (#33073574)
Consoles have never been open by default.
Re:The PS5 Has Been Jailbroken by capitainenemo on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:20PM (#33073859)
Yup, thus the PS5 jailbreak being a cool thing. However, the steam deck is open by default, which is a much bigger deal in the console world and far more exciting IMO.