Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Now Boots on Jailbroken PS5 and iPhone 17 Pro Max
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launched on the Switch 2 and has already been booted on non-Nintendo hardware using experimental emulation tools. A homebrew enthusiast using a jailbroken PlayStation 5 and firmware 12.40 posted results for the EglantinePS5 emulator port. At the same time, reports indicate the software boots on an iPhone 17 Pro Max. Performance remains heavily limited, with frame rates on the PlayStation system rarely passing twenty frames per second, and full gameplay functionality remains unverified.
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- ✓ The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launched on Switch 2.
- ✓ The game loads on a jailbroken PlayStation 5 using the experimental EglantinePS5 Switch 2 emulator.
- ✓ On the PlayStation 5, frame rates during testing rarely pass 20 fps.
- ✓ Results for the PlayStation 5 port were posted by Vampinity in the GitHub repository for EglantinePS5.
What changed
Homebrew enthusiasts have successfully booted the newly released Switch 2 remake of Ocarina of Time on a jailbroken PlayStation 5 and an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
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Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Boots on Jailbroken PS5 and iPhone
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launched on the Switch 2 and has already been booted on non-Nintendo hardware using experimental emulation tools. A homebrew enthusiast using a jailbroken PlayStation 5 and firmware 12.40 posted results for the EglantinePS5 emulator port. At the same time, reports indicate the software boots on an iPhone 17 Pro Max. Performance remains heavily limited, with frame rates on the PlayStation system rarely passing twenty frames per second, and full gameplay functionality remains unverified.
Why it matters
Nintendo released the Ocarina of Time remake for the Switch 2. Rapid emulation efforts by the homebrew community highlight ongoing efforts to bypass hardware restrictions on rival platforms. This development showcases the speed at which enthusiasts target new releases for unofficial ports using experimental emulators.
What is confirmed
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launched on Switch 2.
- The game loads on a jailbroken PlayStation 5 using the experimental EglantinePS5 Switch 2 emulator.
- On the PlayStation 5, frame rates during testing rarely pass 20 fps.
- Results for the PlayStation 5 port were posted by Vampinity in the GitHub repository for EglantinePS5.
Still unconfirmed
- Full gameplay on the jailbroken PlayStation 5 and iPhone 17 Pro Max remains unconfirmed.
What to watch next
- Updates on whether full gameplay becomes playable on jailbroken PlayStation 5 consoles or iPhones
- Further optimization reports for the EglantinePS5 emulator
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