I've been waiting on this to take form on other consoles, such as the PS1. Apparently it's not as cool as expected. It relies on an external PC server and it's simply a program thrown together by the old fart machine. Pass.
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RetroAchievements Come To Original Hardware Thanks To This PS2 Software Plug-In
xeRAbora brings RetroAchievements to modded hardware for the first time
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[PS5] Incredible Engineering: A Brazilian technician develops a permanent fix for the PS5's Realtek HDMI IC issue
Hey reddit!
I just came across an incredible piece of reverse engineering that deserves more attention.
For a long time, PS5 consoles (specifically models featuring the Realtek HDMI IC) have been facing a massive repairability crisis.
Replacing these specific ICs is prohibitively expensive and the parts are notoriously scarce, often turning otherwise working consoles into e-waste.
Alex, a fellow brazilian has successfully developed a mod that replaces the expensive, hard-to-find Realtek chip with a common, affordable Panasonic HDMI IC.
He had to perform complete reverse engineering on the Realtek board—which lacked any official datasheets or schematics—to map the pins and even modify the system software to communicate with the Panasonic component.
This mod drops the average repair cost significantly and saves countless consoles from the scrap heap.
It is a brilliant example of community-driven technical ingenuity!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fneqakkrkrxbiw3gzpelfwyd/bafkreigynlqvcelov3htx6z27hb3wsbbanisl7qxes3aogw5gfg6yvg2na)
