PS5 jailbreak claims have surfaced after reports of a ROM keys leak, prompting new questions about console security.

Memory costs are ballooning across every industry, and it means game publishers have far fewer reasons to pay for physical game cards when there are cheaper options available. The Switch 2 supports ...

At the end of December 2025 / start of January 2026 a set of BootROM keys for the PlayStation 5 were published online. If these ‘Master Keys’ are valid, they reveal secrets embedded in the PS5 silicon ...

Cartridge-based consoles have often been celebrated for their robust and reliable media. You put a simple ROM chip in a tough plastic housing, make sure the contacts are fit for purpose, and you ...

A computer’s basic input/output system (BIOS) is a program that’s stored in nonvolatile memory such as read-only memory (ROM) or flash memory, making it firmware. The BIOS (sometimes called ROM BIOS) ...

In early April, Apple made a surprise decision to allow retro game emulators in the App Store. With them, you can now play old classic games from early game consoles and arcades, but the legalities ...