Jailbroken PS5s Can Use Some PS2 Discs for Emulation

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  A new version of the PS5SX2 emulator lets some jailbroken PlayStation 5 consoles copy and emulate games from physical PlayStation 2 discs.

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  PS5SX2 version 2.01 reads discs and copies their contents to the console’s SSD or an external hard drive.

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  The PS5’s disc drive cannot read CDs, so the emulator cannot use blue-tinted PS2 discs or PlayStation 1 discs.

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  PS5SX2’s lead coder, Swordpdf, says a PS3 emulator that can copy games from discs is in development.

Who

Users of jailbroken PlayStation 5 consoles, using PS5SX2, can copy and emulate some PS2 games.

What

PS5SX2 version 2.01 can read physical PS2 discs and copy games to storage for emulation.

When

The article was published on October 10, 2026; Swordpdf posted about the project on October 9, 2026.

Where

On jailbroken PlayStation 5 consoles.

Why

The new version allows users to copy games from physical discs rather than needing a downloaded ROM.

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