Physical Copies of Largely-Forgotten Star Wars Racing Game Are Selling for Hundreds on eBay, Following Reports the Title Allows You to Jailbreak PS5

Physical copies of Star Wars Racer Revenge are abruptly selling for implicit $300, arsenic connection spreads that an exploit successful the crippled tin beryllium utilized to jailbreak PlayStation 5 consoles.

Recently-completed eBay listings for the PS4 re-release of Star Wars Racer Revenge amusement aggregate copies selling for $300 oregon much implicit the past 24 hours — with prices lone increasing.

On December 31, much than a twelve copies of the crippled were sold done eBay priced betwixt $80 to $166. On January 1st, a further 11 were shifted, with prices ranging betwixt $180 and $364.50. And now, dozens much copies person been listed for merchantability — with prices presently astir the $300-$400 people oregon adjacent higher.

Why the abrupt unreserved to bargain boxed copies of a Star Wars racing crippled for PlayStation 4 that launched backmost successful 2019? Well, Racer Revenge's codification is reportedly important to occurrence disconnected a caller method of jailbreaking PlayStation 5 — fundamentally unlocking the quality to play illegally pirated games — erstwhile the game's carnal disc is present.

Of course, this isn't to accidental that each transcript sold oregon up for merchantability connected eBay volition beryllium bought by idiosyncratic who's decidedly going to bash this. Indeed, retail tract Resell Calendar has issued an alert to anyone with a transcript (or who mightiness cognize section pre-owned crippled shops that mightiness person one) advising them that they're abruptly sitting connected a crippled that's conscionable changeable up successful perceived value.

Recently-completed listings for Star Wars Racer Revenge (with seller's details removed). Image: IGN/eBay.

Originally launched for PlayStation 2 successful 2002, Star Wars Racer Revenge was re-released by Limited Run Games with a PS4 people tally believed to beryllium astir 8,500 copies. Prior to the past week, copies were sold connected eBay for astir $20 each.

The quality comes conscionable weeks aft the announcement of an all-new Star Wars racing game, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, that's being made by immoderate of the erstwhile developers down Need for Speed and Burnout. Announced astatine The Game Awards 2025, the task volition get aboriginal successful 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

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