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The console has recently been hacked to run Linux, but so far it's more of a proof of concept than something viable.
<span style="color:red;">'''THERE ARE NO EMULATORS THAT CAN RUN COMMERCIAL GAMES PROPERLY YET. ANY YOUTUBE VIDEOS THAT PURPORT TO OFFER PS4/XBOX ONE EMULATORS ARE SCAMS!'''</span>
Even though the PS4 does have an x86 CPU like normal PCs, it doesn't mean it'll be easy to emulate as the x86 instruction set is '''huge'''<ref>{{cite web | url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130517194502/http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132032 | title= Why is XBOX emulation premature?}}</ref>. However, nearly all of x86 instructions are well documented (though some other specifics aren't) so the possibility is there. Another thing is there is currently no documentation on the GPU (a modified Radeon 7970M with disabled stream processors) used in the PS4's APU and while the console isn't has been hacked , efforts are as of now preliminary and not to the point of being able to run backups or pirated games - please don't even ask about PoC emulators until it's hacked. All that said, don't expect any functional PS4 emulators for a very long time, like 10 years.
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