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Homebrew, modding and emulation news: firmware updates, new exploits, tool and emulator releases, and forum news. Every story lists its sources and can be commented on.
- XboxTurok: Evolution recompiled natively for PC
- PlayStationTransformers (PS2) recompiled natively for PC
- PlayStationResogun (PS4) recompiled natively for PC and Linux
- PlayStationinFAMOUS 2 (PS3) native on PC, twice as fast
- PlayStationTimeSplitters 2 (PS2) recompiled natively for Linux
- XboxDef Jam: Fight for NY native on PC, Mac and Linux
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- Wednesday 28 October 2026
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Emulation
nxnative: Switch games running natively on iPhone and Mac
nxnative runs your own Switch games natively on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no emulator. And a spin-off already launches Mario Kart World, from the Switch 2.
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Switch
elf2jb: the Switch 2 jailbreak launched from a PS5
elf2jb turns a jailbroken PS5 into a server for ns2jb, the Switch 2 jailbreak: no computer needed anymore. But the tool is experimental.
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PlayStation
PS5 14.10 jailbreak: Prolapse, already patched in 14.20
Prolapse targets the kernel of PS5 consoles on 14.00 and 14.10. Announced on October 24, it is not public yet, and Sony closed the hole with firmware 14.20.
- Sunday 25 October 2026
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Emulation
Switch 2 emulator: where things stand after the jailbreak
The ns2jb jailbreak has opened the Switch 2 up to researchers, but no emulator runs the console's games yet: here is where the projects stand.
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Switch
Switch 2: ns2jb on Windows, mac2jb 0.3 and Flipper Zero
Windows, a Mac app, Flipper Zero: tools around ns2jb are multiplying, while SmileBASIC 4 is no longer on sale, not even in Japan.
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Switch
Switch 2: an ns2jb fork dumps the system code
kurumuz's ns2jb fork copies the code of the system programs from your own Switch 2, and works on consoles that have moved to revision "(B)".
- Saturday 24 October 2026
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Switch
Switch 2 jailbreak: the ns2jb FS flaw explained
How ns2jb gets from SmileBASIC into the Switch 2's file system: an integer overflow, a buffer overflow and a signature check sidestepped.
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Switch
Switch 2: the first games dumped thanks to the ns2jb jailbreak
Two days after ns2jb, the first Switch 2 game files are leaving the console: Deltarune, Mario Kart World and a beta of The Duskbloods.
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PSP/Vita
Wi-Fi Turbo: PS Vita Wi-Fi with 13 times lower latency
The Wi-Fi Turbo plugin unlocks the PS Vita's Wi-Fi: 40 MHz channels, higher throughput, 13 times lower latency and automatic reconnection.
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Emulation
Kirikae: Switch games recompiled into native PC programs
Kirikae, a recompiler written in Rust, turns a Switch game dumped from your console into a native Windows program, compiled on your PC.
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Xbox
Project Gotham Racing: the first PGR recompiled natively for PC
The first Project Gotham Racing, released on Xbox in 2001, becomes a native PC game, built at home from your disc: widescreen, wheels, achievements.
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PlayStation
PS5 14.20: should you update if you want a jailbreak?
Sony released PS5 firmware 14.20 on 21 October. Its notes say almost nothing, and no public jailbreak works beyond 13.60.











