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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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- Saturday 24 October 2026
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Xbox 360
Crash of the Titans recompiled natively for PC, at 500 fps
CrashRecomp turns Crash of the Titans into a native PC game, built at home from your Xbox 360 copy: 4K, DLSS, local co-op and 500 fps.
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Emulation
Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D goes native on PC, Android and iPhone
Ocarina ReTuned recompiles Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D into a native single-screen game for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone and Apple TV.
- Friday 23 October 2026
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Switch
Switch 2: HBLauncher and an FTP server, the first homebrew
HBLauncher runs apps on the Switch 2 through ns2jb, and ftpd-sb, the console's first FTP server, transfers files from a PC.
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Emulation
Luigi’s Mansion recompiled to run natively on PC and Linux
Luigi’s Mansion Recompiled turns the GameCube game into a native PC game, with widescreen, high frame rates and the European Hidden Mansion.
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Emulation
DriveClub runs natively on PC: 0.3.0 adds DLSS and HDR
DriveClub Recomp runs the PS4 version of DriveClub natively on Windows; version 0.3.0 adds DLSS and FSR upscaling, HDR10 and steering wheels.
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PlayStation
Steam on a jailbroken PS5: Bazzite in Steam Deck mode
PS5 Bazzite Deck boots a jailbroken PS5 into the Steam Deck interface from a USB drive, without touching the console's system.
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Emulation
Zelda Breath of the Wild recompiled to run natively on PC
Savage Wind Recomp turns Zelda Breath of the Wild into a native PC game: Alpha 2 plays the Great Plateau at 60 fps, from your own copy.
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PlayStation
GTA IV and its two episodes native on a jailbroken PS5
GTA IV for PS5 runs GTA IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony natively on a jailbroken PS5, in 4K at 60 fps, with trophies and DualSense.
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Switch
Switch 2: SmileBASIC 4 pulled from the US eShop after ns2jb
SmileBASIC 4, the entry point of the Switch 2 jailbreak ns2jb, is no longer on sale on the US eShop, and a tool now types the exploit in from a Mac.
- Thursday 22 October 2026
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Switch
First Switch 2 jailbreak: ns2jb runs through SmileBASIC on 23.0.1
The first Switch 2 jailbreak: ns2jb, by pepsipu, runs native code on firmware 23.0.1 through SmileBASIC 4. Software-only, it is gone after a reboot.
- Wednesday 21 October 2026
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Retro
Sega Saturn: Kronos 2.8.0 fixes over 100 games, Ymir moves to 0.4
Two Saturn emulators move forward in the same week: Kronos 2.8.0, taken over by a French developer, fixes over 100 games, and Ymir 0.4 adds Direct3D 12.
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Xbox 360
Lost Odyssey recompiled natively for PC, Mac, Linux, Android, Switch
The Xbox 360 RPG Lost Odyssey has been natively recompiled for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android, at up to 120 fps, with an experimental version for Switch.











