A $10K Bounty Aims to Make Sony’s PlayStation 5 a Computer Again
Consumer advocates are offering a $10,000 bounty to hackers who can bypass Sony's software locks on the PlayStation 5. The initiative aims to restore general-purpose computing capabilities to the console, allowing users to install alternative operating systems like Linux.
Helmed by YouTuber Louis Rossmann and fellow consumer advocate Kevin O'Reilly, Fulu pays bounties to the first person who proves they can fix or bypass product features that Fulu deems to be hostile to device owners. Fulu puts up the first $10,000, then will match donations up to another $10K. Since it started in late 2025, Fulu has paid out two bounties so far—one for a fix of Google’s outdated Nest thermostats and another for DRM-enabled Molekule air purifiers.
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