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PS5 Relapse Exploit

351 points · 254 comments · therepanic

  1. system2 · · focus · HN ↗
    If sony released jailbroken ps5 I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Unsure why they do not let us use it as much as we can. They would definitely sell more.
    1. jiveturkey · · focus · HN ↗
      they aren't in the business of selling consoles (duh). they are in the business of selling games. jailbroken consoles can run pirated games ...

      consoles are sold at a loss, best information i can dig up is that this is still true today, even after all the volume.

      1. jprd · · focus · HN ↗
        Way back in the 90s and early aughts, Toys R Us used VAX terminals (and then, emulators on PCs) to do a lot in a local store.

        Inventory of other locations, and the individual details of a stocked item were one of the functions. This additionally displayed the markup/profit percentage for a given item. I understand that these numbers may not have been completely accurate, but will be sufficient for demo purposes.

        Most toys, movies, and video game titles claimed a ~20-30% margin. Private label clothes and such, slightly higher. Game consoles showed ~1-2%. When employee discounts were finally adopted, it maxed at 10%, and thusly items like game consoles were excluded.

      2. wtetzner · · focus · HN ↗
        AFAIK they stopped losing money on PS5's about 8 months after release.

        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pcmag.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;sony-says-499-ps5-no-longer-sells-at-a-loss" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pcmag.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;sony-says-499-ps5-no-longer-sells...

    2. ErneX · · focus · HN ↗
      They don’t make much money (if any) selling hardware.
    3. avgDev · · focus · HN ↗
      Sony is barely making money on PS5 hardware.
      1. brokenmachine · · focus · HN ↗
        That just seems weird to me? PS5s are expensive.

        Those BC250 are 1&#x2F;3 the price. Or is that just because they&#x27;re old?

        1. mrheosuper · · focus · HN ↗
          The BC250 uses fail SOC that can not be put into PS5. Rather than just throwing them away, they can turn off what is broken and sell it.
    4. Narishma · · focus · HN ↗
      Because they don&#x27;t make money from the hardware. If you don&#x27;t buy games for it, there&#x27;s no point in selling you a console, from their perspective.
    5. mrheosuper · · focus · HN ↗
      Then you have Steam Machine. Also take a look at its price tag.
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