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PlayStation 5 Jailbreak Rumors Have Caused A Star Wars Game to Increase 1000% in Price (insider-gaming.com)
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[–] tal@lemmy.today 59 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

That’s because, according to the rumours, the jailbreak method can only be done with a physical version of one particular game.

The game in question is Star Wars Racer Revenge, which, before the rumours, was selling for around $50. Now, listings on eBay are as high as $500, meaning that the price has increased tenfold.

At a certain point, if you want an open system, it's gotta be cheaper and less hassle to just get a PC than trying to start with a closed system and pay $500 to try and set up a brittle jailbreak of it.

EDIT: I guess maybe some of these people are trying to get control of their environment specifically to cheat specifically in competitive multiplayer games in a console environment, and I suppose that it wouldn't be the same on a PC for them, or maybe to pirate console-exclusive games that can't be emulated, but outside of those very specific niches...

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 31 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So in other words, scalpers heard about it, bought up as many of the damn things as they could at $50, and then raised the rate 10-fold. Which is why scalpers are some of the lowest scum on the earth.

[–] antbricks@lemmy.today 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You misspelled "capitalism"

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 4 days ago

More like Capitalism Plus in the case of scalpers.

[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 7 points 6 days ago

Or you could buy one, and jailbreak ps5s and sell them on eBay for a profit, or offer it as a service. I can't imagine breaking 500 dollars would be to hard

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If it can be done with this game, I'm sure there's a way to make a disk that does it without this game.

[–] pigeonholedpoetry@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Woohoo Dreamcast all over again.