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Linux developer for PS5 announces departure from hacking scene due to "noobs" and "vibe coders" | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker - National Cyber Security Consulting
Andy Nguyen had been working on the project for several months and was planning to add PS5 Pro support in 2027. Andy Nguyen, known in the community as TheFloW, has decided to leave the PlayStation 5 hacking scene and will no longer work on PS5 Linux. The developer had been working on the project for […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!
Andy Nguyen, one of the best known hackers of the PlayStation, announced this Wednesday, September 16, 2026, abandoning the PS5 Linux project. The cause: the arrival in the open source of developers who code with AI without understanding what they are producing.
Andy Nguyen, better known as TheFloW, the person behind the whole scene linked to PS5 Linux, announced that he stopped his development and abandoned the project. The decision comes after several months working on the project, which already allowed to convert certain PS5 and PS5 Slim into authentic Linux computers capable of running Steam. The entry The creator of PS5 Linux abandons because of the "slop kids": they reported to Sony a vulnerabilit…
PS5 Linux Dev Drops Project After "Slop Kiddies" Cash in on Crucial Exploit
Andy Nguyen, the developer behind the PS5 Linux project that released earlier in 2026, has officially declared that he will be stepping away from the PS5 modding scene before the release of support for Linux on the PS5 Pro that was under development. In an emotionally charged message on X, the developer said that his work is "all down the sink," thanks to changes in the PS5 modding community heralded by LLM coding assistants. He explains that t…
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