# GTA IV for PS5: porting an Xbox 360 recompilation to PlayStation 5

> GTA IV for PS5 ports the existing Xbox 360 static recompilation of Grand Theft Auto IV and its two episodes to a jailbroken PlayStation 5. Its added code supplies PS5 startup, a game-selection hub, trophy integration, controls, build steps, and packaging around the inherited recompilation and renderer.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/elripalda/gta4-ps5>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/elripalda/gta4-ps5/blob/a54785cd86a000e32266eb72059c0c4daeed823e/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gta-iv-ps5-port-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gta-iv-ps5-port-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gta-iv-ps5-port-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Requires a jailbroken PS5 and the user's USA Xbox 360 GTA IV disc image with Title Update 8.
- **Prerequisites:** The two episodes require the user's own Xbox 360 packages.
- **Limits:** Only the USA disc and corresponding Title Update 8 are supported.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/elripalda/gta4-ps5/blob/a54785cd86a000e32266eb72059c0c4daeed823e/README.md>

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