Using your PlayStation to play games is fine. But what if you could use it to code AI agents on Linux instead? That’s the goal of ownership advocacy group Fulu, which has offered a $10,000 bounty for anyone who can disable Sony's proprietary software locks on PS5 consoles.

Their aim is to 'Make PlayStations computers again,' allowing users to install operating systems like Linux. Consumer advocate Kevin O'Reilly says: 'If we own the hardware, we should be able to put the software we want onto it.'

Since Sony announced its end of physical disc production for PS5 consoles in early July, many gamers have been concerned about their future use and ownership rights. Fulu hopes to show that repurposing existing devices can help weather rising costs.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act poses a risk. Breaking through software restrictions could lead to fines or even jail time. But Fulu believes this bounty is more about encouraging people to consider their control over devices, rather than making widespread use cases available.

‘Our ownership rights are under constant attack,’ says O'Reilly. ‘It's time we had the conversation and came back to the idea that computers are for us to use as we please.’