Can you jailbreak the PS5?
Only if your PS5 is on firmware 13.60 or lower. The newest jailbreak, Relapse, came out on 29 September 2026 and covers 7.00 to 13.60. It starts from the console's own web browser, so Digital Editions work too.
Everything from 14.00 up, including the newest firmware 14.22, has no public jailbreak. A PS5 can't be downgraded, so a console that already updated past 13.60 can't be jailbroken today.
I got PS2 discs running on my own jailbroken PS5 this year, that video is below with the others.
By firmware
| Firmware | Jailbreak | How | Homebrew | Backups of your own games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.00 to 14.2214.22 = 2 Nov 2026 · newest | No | Nothing public | No | No |
| 12.00 to 13.60 | Yes | Browser: Relapse | Yes | Not released yet |
| 10.20 to 11.60 | Yes | Browser: Relapse | Yes | Yes |
| 6.00 to 10.01 | Yes | Lapse, from a disc, the YouTube app or a game saveRelapse works from 7.00 up as well. | Yes | Yes |
| Up to 5.50 | Yes | Browser: umtx and older exploitsThis range has had the most time, so the most stuff works here. | Yes | Yes |
What works today
- YesHomebrew appsThey run through an ELF loader, and Relapse leaves one running after it starts.
- PartlyFTP from a PCetaHEN has one built in, but its official releases only cover firmware up to 10.01.
- YesPS2 gamesPS5SX2, a port of PCSX2, runs on 13.60 and lower. It needs a BIOS dumped from your own PS2.
- YesLinuxA Linux loader runs on 3.00 to 13.60.
- PartlyCheats and game patchesetaHEN has a cheats menu, still a work in progress, and the same 10.01 limit.
- PartlyOther emulatorsThere's a bunch more, but a lot of them are very early and rough.
- NoIt doesn't survive a rebootEvery PS5 jailbreak runs in memory, so you start it again after each restart.
The catch
Stay offline and stop updatesIf it updates even once, that's it. Turn off automatic updates. The developers suggest a DNS setting that blocks the PlayStation Network and update prompts.
Buying a used PS5Again, you can't downgrade, so a used PS5 has to be on 13.60 or lower when you get it. Check the firmware before you pay and don't let it update.
BansIf you go online jailbroken, Sony can ban your console and your account from the PlayStation Network.
Get an email when this changes
One short email when the PS5 status moves: a new firmware, a new way in, a big release. No spam.
Questions
I'm on 14.00 or newer. Can I jailbreak?
No. There's no public jailbreak for 14.00 to 14.22 yet, only private demos and claims. Don't pay for or download anything called a "14.xx jailbreak".
Does the PS5 Pro work?
It's reported to work on 13.60, the lowest firmware the Pro ever came with. The Relapse page itself just says PS5.
Do you link the jailbreak or downloads?
No. I never link payloads, game files or downloads here. The developers' own project pages are in the sources.
How we got here
- Sony releases 14.22, "security fixes". Still the newest firmware.
- Gezine shows private work on 14.10. Nothing released.
- Relapse goes public: 7.00 to 13.60, from the browser.
- Sony releases 14.00, which closes the bugs Relapse uses.
- The Lapse kernel exploit comes out, for PS5 up to 10.01.
- SpecterDev releases the umtx jailbreak for 5.50 and lower.
- The first public PS5 kernel exploit, for 4.03, from the browser.
My videos on this
Sources
- Sony: PS5 system software (shows 14.22)
- Relapse: supported firmware and credits
- kstuff-lite releases
- etaHEN
- Y2JB (Gezine): the YouTube app entry point
- Wololo: Lapse kernel exploit released (May 2025)
- Wololo: first PS5 kernel exploit, 4.03 (Oct 2022)
- TechPowerUp: 14.10 reportedly jailbroken in private