PS5 Jailbreak Makes Old Star Wars Game Worth $400 Overnight
That PS4 racer gathering dust? Might be worth checking. Prices jumped from $20 to $400 after hackers found a way to crack PS5 security.
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Okay so I saw this deal and had to share... except it's not really a deal anymore. Remember Star Wars Racer Revenge? That old podracing game from the PS4? Yeah, turns out it's now the golden ticket for jailbreaking the PlayStation 5, and prices have gone absolutely bonkers.
Here's what went down. Some clever folks in the homebrew community discovered that specific ROM keys hidden in this forgotten racing game can exploit a vulnerability in the PS5's security. Word got out yesterday, and boom - physical copies that were selling for twenty bucks are now hitting $400 on eBay. That's a 1,900% price jump overnight. I watched one auction climb from $50 to $380 in about three hours. Wild.
The timing is pretty interesting too. Sony just rolled out their latest firmware update in December 2025, but apparently this exploit works on anything up to version 9.60. Physical copies are the only way to go since digital versions can't access the specific data needed. I checked my local game stores this morning - completely cleaned out. One shop owner told me he had twelve copies yesterday selling for $19.99 each. He's kicking himself now.
What gets me is how random this whole thing is. Star Wars Racer Revenge wasn't exactly a blockbuster. It reviewed okay back in the day, but nobody was calling it a must-have. Now suddenly it's the most valuable PS4 game on the market. If you've got one sitting on your shelf, maybe hold onto it for a bit - prices might climb even higher once more people figure out what's happening.
For what it's worth, Sony will probably patch this hole pretty quick. But until then, that dusty racing game might be worth more than your entire PS4 collection combined. Gaming in 2026 is weird, folks.