What is ghostcontrol-ps5-usb-controller-patcher?

Ghostcontrol is a PS5 payload that lets you use third-party USB controllers on a jailbroken PS5 through the front USB port. The PS5 normally only accepts its own DualSense controller, but this tool works around that by reading input from any supported USB controller and forwarding it into a virtual DualSense that the PS5 recognizes as legitimate. The way it works: the payload creates a virtual DualSense controller using an internal PS5 system call, then reads button and stick input from the physically plugged-in controller at 60 times per second. Those inputs are translated and injected into the virtual controller, so the PS5 sees what it expects to see. The virtual controller is automatically bound to the logged-in user when the payload starts. If the physical controller is unplugged and reconnected, the payload reconnects automatically. Currently only one controller is confirmed working: the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 in Nintendo Switch Pro Controller mode. The README notes one other mode of the same controller as untested, and there is a separate guide file explaining how to add support for other USB controllers. Running this requires a PS5 that has already been jailbroken with a kernel exploit. You compile the payload using a dedicated PS5 payload SDK, then send the resulting file to the PS5 over the local network using a standard netcat command. A pre-compiled version is also included in the repository for users who do not want to build from source. The project is licensed under GPL-3.0 and is the work of a single developer who accepts Bitcoin donations.