# reUndr: a PS5 port of Need for Speed: Underground

> reUndr ports the original Xbox Need for Speed: Underground to homebrew-enabled PS5 consoles using an existing static recompilation and a PS5 replacement runtime for graphics, audio, input, and system services. It imports game data from the user's USA Xbox disc image.

- 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/bystritskiy/reUndr-ps5>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/bystritskiy/reUndr-ps5/blob/cf13216970110c3f0b8f38ea0f1fbfcf4406daff/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/reundr-ps5-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/reundr-ps5-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/reundr-ps5-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A homebrew-enabled PS5 with ShadowMountPlus, FTP access, and about 1.6 GB free space is required.
- **Prerequisites:** A user-owned USA Xbox disc image or extracted files are required; other regional releases may fail.
- **License:** The PS5 host and tools use MIT; the combined executable includes GPL-3.0-or-later components.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/bystritskiy/reUndr-ps5/blob/cf13216970110c3f0b8f38ea0f1fbfcf4406daff/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/bystritskiy/reUndr-ps5/blob/cf13216970110c3f0b8f38ea0f1fbfcf4406daff/NOTICE.md>
3. <https://github.com/bystritskiy/reUndr-ps5/blob/cf13216970110c3f0b8f38ea0f1fbfcf4406daff/LICENSE>

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