Short Update: M1 Linux excitement, PS4 Future Project

Hello there again!

I’m waiting on some parts to come in for my Linux Gaming project on the PS4. Thankfully, many out there have already made some videos on how to run tethered exploits for the PS4, so it looks like getting Gentoo or Arch running won’t be that difficult. Looking forward to having a spare “gaming pc” sitting around for when people can visit again.

In other exciting news, Marcan, known for his Playstation reverse-engineering in the past, is going to wholly devote himself to working on getting Linux distros running on the new M1 Macs. The target of his project is initially the M1 Mac Mini, and then to support further laptops etc from there. From his Community Stream, he mentioned he intends on having this be a full-time effort he can devote himself to. My knowledge barely scratches the surface of the reverse-engineering and exploits he’s worked on in the past, but it appears the M1 Macs can run alternate kernels other than macOS, so it’ll be interesting to see what work he does there.

I’ve been working on some Raspberry Pi-powered retro consoles and little mini Nextcloud servers for friends, amongst fun handheld terminals, for xmas. We’ll see how everyone likes their little custom projects as presents. I love building little things :)

I’ll update this blog more, and likely have a timestamped dedicated project page, when I have more to report regarding a PS4 running Steam in Linux and am excited for what the future holds! I may be going more mobile in the future, with all the layoffs and economic disasters that have been happening in my country this year, so we’ll have to see.

Have a happy 2021!