PS5 firmware update 14.22 released, Sony confirms ‘some security fixes’ for system software

However, some PS5 games were later found to require the most recent 14.00 firmware to download updates, sparking a renewed effort to release a new jailbreak for the updated system software.

So, there’s a game of Whac-A-Mole going on where the homebrew scene works to release a new jailbreak for the latest PS5 firmware, then does it again when Sony releases a new firmware update designed to boost security.

This has sparked concerns that if a PS5 jailbreak were available for the firmware required by GTA 6, which will be released in less than a month, then it could be possible that Rockstar’s game could be hacked on PS5 and perhaps even made available on PC.

A prominent member of the PlayStation homebrew community recently showed evidence of a jailbreak for firmware 14.10, but subsequent comments suggested that dumping the game’s executables was not possible.

Some believe GTA 6 will require at least 14:20 to run – or, now, potentially 14:22. And Sony could release more security updates before November 19.

The question for Sony is whether it can do enough to finally win this game of Whac-A-Mole with the homebrew scene. This is something of an existential crisis for Sony, which publishers and developers rely on for the security of their PlayStation releases. But with the emergence of powerful AI models, the stakes have risen significantly.

IGN reported a hacker who sparked an outcry within the PS5 homebrew scene for privately reporting an exploit to Sony and cashing in a $50,000 reward, rather than keeping it confidential from the community.

Wesley is the editor-in-chief of IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.