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Re:AnyPS5: Port PS5 binaries to PC without emulation (87% sy... by Grombobulous on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @07:28AM (#49991254)
I think that there would be a swarm of step-by-step guides on every social media platform under the sun.

I don’t imagine Rockstar would easily be able to sue anyone in the US who tries to play. We haven’t seen that scenario play out with any other emulation or de/re-compilation situation.

How would they know who you are? The RIAA was only able to sue students on college campuses because they were able to get institutional help to match a human with an IP address.

An average Joe with a non-logging VPN defeats that effort immediately.

Someone downloading with Usenet is never at significant risk since they never upload and redistribute data, so they can’t really be sued for copyright infringement.

I’m not a lawyer but that’s my layperson’s understanding.

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Re:AnyPS5: Port PS5 binaries to PC without emulation (87% sy... by 999900000999 on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @08:17AM (#49991712)
You overestimate how much effort most people want to put in here.

I just talked to a colleague who’s trying to find an in stock PS5 for GTA6.

Going to sketchy torrents, and configuring it to run locally is beyond what most people really want to do.

I can imagine maybe a few hundred thousand people doing this. Even then it’s going to be like using a hackintosh, the experience will be full of bugs.

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Re:AnyPS5: Port PS5 binaries to PC without emulation (87% sy... by prmoustache on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @09:05AM (#49992221)
> who’s trying to find an in stock PS5 for GTA6.

How hard is it really? Is he looking for them abandoned in the street?

Tte ps5 has been in the market for years, it is widely and easily available everywhere.

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Re:AnyPS5: Port PS5 binaries to PC without emulation (87% sy... by Narishma on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @09:47AM (#49992838)
It's sold out basically everywhere.
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Re:AnyPS5: Port PS5 binaries to PC without emulation (87% sy... by prmoustache on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @09:49AM (#49992875)
Possibly in your area. Everywhere? Not true.
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Re:AnyPS5: Port PS5 binaries to PC without emulation (87% sy... by Ariarule on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @01:07PM (#49995677)
Amazon says it's in stock right now. Costco also has it online and says it's on the shelf at my local warehouse.

It was literally available from the first two places I checked.

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Re:AnyPS5: Port PS5 binaries to PC without emulation (87% sy... by QuiEgo on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @02:04PM (#49996479)
Do you mean the pro specifically?
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Re:AnyPS5: Port PS5 binaries to PC without emulation (87% sy... by Narishma on Thursday October 08, 2026 @08:18AM (#50004914)
Ah yes, you're right. The base PS5 seems to still be available for now.
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Re:AnyPS5: Port PS5 binaries to PC without emulation (87% sy... by Grombobulous on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @03:56PM (#49998010)
I’m not saying everyone will do it or most people will do it.
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