Unofficial app streams Xbox games from the cloud on a jailbroken PS5

Brazilian programmer RafaelNGP has developed an unofficial app called PSBox Cloud Gaming for PS5 consoles whose system restrictions have been removed. He also used the Claude artificial intelligence service while working on the project. The app, published on GitHub, launches the Xbox Cloud Gaming service directly on the console. The software recognizes 4 DualSense controllers simultaneously and maps their buttons to match the Xbox control scheme.

To install the app, users need to download the ready-made file from the GitHub page. After the archive is extracted to a specific folder, an unofficial program installer adds the app to the system as a game. Users can then open the app and sign in to their accounts. They only need to confirm on their phones the code displayed on the TV.

Game streaming currently runs at 1080p and 60 frames per second. In other words, games are displayed smoothly in Full HD. The PS5's graphics processor can upscale the image to 4K resolution using AMD FSR 1 or Anime4K technology. These tools adapt the original 1080p image to a higher-resolution screen.

The software does not yet work flawlessly. Testing has uncovered issues such as the image breaking up into large blocks and pink spots appearing on the screen. Vibration on DualSense controllers also sometimes fails to work properly. Nevertheless, some users say they have used the app without any problems and are satisfied with the results.

One user asked for Xbox Remote Play functionality to be added to the software. Although the feature did not work initially, RafaelNGP prepared a compatible update a few days later. After the update, games on an Xbox console at home can be streamed to the PS5 screen over a local network. In this mode, the game is streamed not from the cloud but from the user's console at home.