NoLockScreen for the PSVita released

August 22nd, 2018, 22:03 Posted By: wraggster

NoLockScreen is a user-land plugin, which hooks into SceShell, that disables the lockscreen found on the PSVita. The lockscreen is a feature that’s considered to be useless by many as it doesn’t serve much of a purpose. Unlike lockscreens in other operating systems like Android, the PSVita one doesn’t have any quick app launchers, weather information or a search function. Furthermore, it could cause issues when unlocking your device if your touchscreen is a little iffy.
Perhaps the only good use for it is checking the time in a hurry. Now, with this plugin, you’ll be able to get rid of this mostly useless feature and start using your PSVita immediately after you press the power/PS button when the screen is off! It must be noted that there is one instance in which this plugin doesn’t kill the lockscreen and that is when you cold boot your PSVita. However, it’s still possible to bypass it by turning the screen off and on again! UPDATE: An update has been released to address this!

via http://wololo.net/2018/07/26/nolocks...een-right-now/

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Custom Warning released – Customise the Epilepsy Warning screen to your liking!

August 22nd, 2018, 22:01 Posted By: wraggster

Custom Warning is a user-land plugin, that hooks into SceShell, which lets you customise the epilepsy screen to your liking! If you don’t know what that is, it’s the screen that pops up about a health warning after the PS/Enso logo when you do a cold boot. With almost certainty, it can be said that this screen is useless to almost all PSVita users and many will be glad to customise it.
Thankfully, changing what’s shown on your epilepsy screen is pretty simple as you only need to edit a TXT file to do so. However, you must use Unicode Little Endian when writing in your custom screen or else it won’t work! Furthermore, it’s important you have “FF FE” if you want to show any text at all. If you don’t want any text, you can simply create a blank BOM (Byte Order Mark) file. It must be noted that this will only work with FW 3.60/5 as only they can use Enso!


Custom Warning README (very important to check out): https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/VitaTweaks/
Custom Warning GitHub page(make sure you grab v2): https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/V.../CustomWarning

via http://wololo.net/2018/07/28/custom-...o-your-liking/

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PSVita USB Streaming Plugin Updated To Version 4

August 22nd, 2018, 22:00 Posted By: wraggster

Xerpi’s USB streaming plugin is called “UDCD_UVC” and allows you to stream your PSVita’s screen over USB. While most may think of HDMI when game console streaming is mentioned, this wasn’t an option for the PSVita as Retail units don’t have an HDMI port. In light of this, Xerpi decided to delve deeper into PSVita modules and decided to start reverse engineering them in order to find an alternative streaming solution.

UDCD_UVC version 4 brought about the following:

• The major issues, such as screen tearing in LiveArea and crashing in many games were fixed!! These may have been caused with some webcam viewers using other formats, that have now been removed from the plugin.
• The slower video formats (MJPEG and YUY2) were removedPersona 4 being streamed to my PC via UDCD_UVC!
  
  
  
  • This makes the code smaller, easier to maintain and prevents people from using the above modes which don’t work all too well.
  
  
• The video frame transfer function has been optimised to make it faster
• UDCD_UVC’s memory footprint has been reduced which allows RAM-hungry games to run
• Other improvements that make the plugin work better
• Unfortunately, version 4 didn’t bring a much needed name change for this plugin. This plugin seriously needs a better name that’s easier to write and pronounce! Even if it’s something simple like VitaStream, it’s better than the current name

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TheFlow releases PSP dual analogue stick patches for Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear Solid

August 22nd, 2018, 21:52 Posted By: wraggster

TheFlow is known for creating awesome software, such as VitaShell and h-encore, and distributing it for free and now, he’s released three Patreon exclusives to the general public! These exlusives are dual analogue stick plugins for three PSP games namely Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear Solid and 2 Prince of Persia games!

These patches are here to solve these issues by giving a greater range of camera viewing angles and substituting awkward button mapping for the right analogue stick. As these patches aren’t too hard to do if one understands MIPS (the PSP CPU’s architecture) assembly, a pretty large number of these are available in an all-in-one plugin called Camera Patch Lite. Unfortunately, some games require more tinkering to hack in dual analogue stick support and this is where TheFlow’s plugins come into play!

Download links: https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/R...trols/releases

via http://wololo.net/2018/08/11/theflow...ur-psvita-now/

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BStone for the PSVita released

August 22nd, 2018, 21:50 Posted By: wraggster

BStone, by Boris Bendovsky, is a source port for the Blake Stone first-person shooter games that were originally in 1993. The Blake Stone series includes two titles called “Aliens of Gold” and “Planet Strike” which are based on the Wolfenstein 3D engine with some extra features such as interactive map elements and textured floors/ceilings. They were published by Apogee in 1993 and 1994 respectively.

The PSVita version of BStone was ported by developer “01y” and runs on all hacked PSVita consoles. This port has the following features:

• Audio support
• A nicely mapped button configuration that also uses the touch screen for floor and weapon selection
• Menus in 4:3 but the game itself is in 16:9 so you don’t have to deal with black bars on the sides of the screen
• Good performance as “Aliens of Gold” ran quite smoothly for me
• A nice LiveArea screen and icon

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VitaGrafix for hacked PSVita/PSTV consoles released

August 22nd, 2018, 21:48 Posted By: wraggster

VitaGrafix is a plugin for taiHEN-enabled PSVita and PSTV consoles that lets you remove FPS caps and increase the rendering resolution of some games.

The main features of this plugin are:

• The ability to decrease/increase the framebuffer (the size of the frame you’re being shown on screen) and internal buffer (the resolution that’s being rendered internally) resolution.
  
  • This allows you to make games that render at lower resolutions, like 840×476 in Persona 4’s case, to render at the PSVita’s screen resolution of 960×544. Obviously, this makes games look nicer but battery life may also be impacted.
  
  
• Removing FPS caps since some games, like God of War Collection and Killzone Mercenary, limit their framerate to a maximum of 30 FPS. Through this plugin, you can increase the FPS cap variable for a smoother experience.
• A highly customisable way of configuring the plugin so that you can get exactly what you want.

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RPCS3 July 2018 Progress Report

August 22nd, 2018, 20:25 Posted By: wraggster

Heres an update on the PS3 Emulator for Windows:

In July, the emulator mostly saw improvements relating to rendering/performance and the GUI. These improvements could be narrowed down to:

• The introduction of Asynchronous Shader Recompilation which greatly reduces stutter in 3D games!
• Improvements to the vertex program decompiler and analyser.
  
  • This not only brought about better performance but it’s also made some games playable.
  
  
• Support for the multiple user functionality found on the PS3.
  
  • With this, it’ll be easier to manage your saves if multiple people use the emulator on the same machine.
  • Some games, like Terraria, that require multiple users for local multiplayer can now have their MP functionality used.
  
  
• GUI design improvements which curiously make the emulator’s GUI look more like Dolphin’s.
• A variety of other additions including further optimisation in the SPU emulation department, many bug fixes and more tested games!

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EDuke32 ported to the PSVita

August 22nd, 2018, 20:23 Posted By: wraggster

Heres a port of Duke Nukem 3D for the PSVita:

The PSVita got its own fair share of ports but this one is perhaps the most peculiar one. This is because, unlike other ports, Duke Nukem 3D is officially available for the PSVita but that was pulled off PSN 2 years ago!

EDuke32 is an open-source port of the engine of the all-time classic Duke Nukem 3D.

• Support for hardware accelerated rendering through OpenGL which makes the game look great if you enable the Polymost or Polymer renderer.
  
  • There’s also widescreen support for those of us using screens that aren’t 4:3
  
  
• Support for great mods such as HRP (High Resolution Pack) and DukePlus which greatly enhance the game experience
• Fixes for various bugs found in the original code
• Many other features such as the ability to run at high resolutions, multi-platform support and extensions to the game scripting system which allow for great mods

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PS Vita: TheFlow to soon work on h-encore 2.0

August 22nd, 2018, 20:20 Posted By: wraggster

Heres some PSVita Hacking News:

Today, PS Vita hacker TheFlow announced that he will soon start working on improvements for his popular hack h-encore. H-encore is a full control (a.k.a kernel) exploit for the PS Vita, that works up to the latest firmware, 3.68 (see here for details).
Specifically, with h-encore 2.0, TheFlow intends to bring the following improvements:

• Faster launch of Henkaku (this will be achieved by not running the bootstrap menu by default)
• Option to fix trophies in the bootstrap menu
• Improving the reliability of the exploit. The hacker says that currently it fails about 20% of the time, which is not a huge problems but means relaunching the hack multiple times for the people who run into issues.

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OpenBOR v3.0 Build 6291 (PSP misc Port)

August 22nd, 2018, 20:11 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released for the PSP:

OpenBOR (Open Beats of Rage) is an open source engine to play Beats of Rage. Beats of Rage is a freeware open source video game and modifiable game engine made by Senile Team and inspired by Sega’s classic Streets of Rage series. The term “modifiable” means that the program allows users to create their own content, and thus their own beat-’em-up game, which is then called a “mod”.

Changes:

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Avocado Git released!

August 22nd, 2018, 00:08 Posted By: wraggster

News via http://www.emulation64.com/view/2886...-Git-released/

Avocado is a Modern Playstation 1 emulator. Despite this emulator being in early development, some 3D games can run. There is currently no SPU (no sound except simple in-game Audio CDs) or MDEC (black screen instead of movies). The timer implementation does not function properly (games fail to boot or run at wrong speed).

Avocado Git Changelog:

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PsNee for PSX in stock!

August 22nd, 2018, 00:04 Posted By: wraggster

News from Eurasia:

We now have the PsNee multi-region modchip in stock for PSX and PSone. PsNee is a project started by TheFrietMan over at assemblergames.com later continued by a bunch of members at psxdev.net where the code is free and open source. In honor of this concept we only charge a small fee for programming, verifying and packaging to keep the price low. For more products and shipping check our complete price list.

via http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?na...ticle&sid=3693

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Bloodstained Vita release canceled due to "Sony's plans to discontinue" handheld

August 21st, 2018, 23:03 Posted By: wraggster

As the PlayStation Vita's twilight years wane on, another anticipated title is opting to skip the handheld altogether. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will no longer release on Vita, with creator Koji Igarashi citing "Sony's plans to discontinue" it.
In a backer update today in which Igarashi also announced the game's delay across all platforms to 2019, he stated that the decision to abandon Vita was due to the end of production of physical Vita game copies and termination of "certain online store support features."
"Being a huge PlayStation & Sony fan myself, I also know cancelling the Vita version of the game may be disappointing to some of you," Igarashi said, "but with Sony's plans to discontinue the console and physical production of games, removing Vita titles from PS+ lineups etc., it was an unfortunate but necessary decision to make. We really hope you'll continue to support us on one of the other platforms available."
Backers of Bloodstained who selected Vita as their platform of choice will receive an email in the coming week allowing them to either switch their preferred console to another supported platform, or receive a refund.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...tinue-handheld

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PS4 RELEASE: X-PROJECT v1.3

August 17th, 2018, 22:40 Posted By: wraggster

I actually have a firmware5.05 ps4 so this is exciting news for me:

• It has just got a whole lot more fun and easier to setup your v5.05 PlayStation 4 console to be fully exploitable with the latest goodies!
  

  X-Project (XMB SELF HOST PROJECT) aims to be the AIO customizable tool box for all your payload needs. Something the community can dissect and adapt, improve and contribute to: for the good of everyone!
  
  This project is a joint venture between myself and Leeful and is the evolution and culmination of my now discontinued 4.55 self host packs and leefuls current exploit hosts bundled into something for 5.05 which was far more dynamic than anything I had done before
  
  ADDED MEDIA PLAYER!:
  

  • Drop Down File Selector.
  • Plays MP4 only currently (need to work on more formats)
  • Play, Pause, Stop, Skip, Restart
  • 2 preset resolutions + full screen to suit your TV.
  • Dark mode toggle, Mute toggle.
  • Playback info (file location, name, time remaining/total time etc)
  • Companion BAT for easy alphabetized playlist generation (must run after new files are added to /MEDIA/ folder)
  • Just host your MP4 files from /MEDIA/ folder within xproject (easy to customize to share files from elsewhere depending on your host method)

  
  Other Changes:
  
  

  • Lodash finally fixed thanks to @Leeful
  • D-Pad navigation added as requested (L/R works perfectly U/D needs work)
  • GTA menus rewritten by @Leeful (now detect hen and load before payload (same goes for BO3/AFR payloads)
  • Slight restyle for uniformity thanks to @Leeful
  • ADDED NotAnotherMenu127
  • ADDED IH RTM EDITOR 1.0.0.0
  • ADDED Community Trainer 1.0.0.0
  • ADDED Arcade category (Coming soon in v1.4)

  
  
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  OFFICIAL SOURCE: --> https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-...3#post-8199179
  
  via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/p...eeful74.47728/

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CYBER Gadget Releases Save Editor for PS4

August 4th, 2018, 23:10 Posted By: wraggster

• After countless requests from gamers abroad, we've finally completed the full version of PS4 Save Editor in English. The online download version will be launched early August 2018. Over 600 game titles are currently supported. Please see below for product details.
  

  Just by applying patch codes you can get MAX money, MAX life, and more!
  
  CYBER Save Editor for PS4 is a software application that lets you use “patch codes” or “cheats” to modify your PS4 save data. Effects include unlocking additional gears and secret levels, and maxing ingame stats like money, life, and ammunition without going through the grind.
  
  Supports most popular titles! Game list is updated regularly and users can add new patch codes!
  
  Just choose the patch codes from the menu and apply the effects you want on your game saves. You can unlock awesome features right after downloading. Please have a look at "Available Game Titles" on the next page. The list is updated regularly and the latest
  titles are added upon their release.
  
  Restoring Game Saves
  
  By checking the Back Up Save Data box, you can recover a damaged game save or simply restore a patched game save to its original state. You don't have to worry about accidentally applying a patch code that you don't want.
  
  via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/c...for-ps4.47685/

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xVortex PS4 HEN v1.7 with external HDD support

July 30th, 2018, 21:27 Posted By: wraggster

Heres some PS4 Hacking News:

• xVortex released a new version of his PS4 Hen
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  Which now supports the installation of fPKGs to external hard drives.
  

  For firmware v5.05
  

  • Make fpkg installer working with external HDD
    (kudos to flatz for ShellCore offset)

  
  
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  Official News Source: --> https://github.com/xvortex/ps4-hen-vtx/releases/tag/1.7

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h-encore PSVita Jailbreak by TheFlow (for FW 3.65, 3.67 & 3.68) released

July 30th, 2018, 21:24 Posted By: wraggster

Heres news of a great Jailbreak for the Playstation Vita:

• On 3.65 Systems you can install and enjoy the Enzo CFW framework and on systems with Firmware 3.67 & 3.68 you can now use the Henkaku Exploit.
  

  h-encore, where h stands for hacks and homebrews, is the second public jailbreak for the PS Vita™ which supports the newest firmwares 3.65, 3.67 and 3.68. It allows you to make kernel- and user-modifications, change the clock speed, install plugins, run homebrews and much more.
  
  Requirements
  

  • Your device must be on firmware 3.65, 3.67 or 3.68. Any other is not supported. If you're on a lower firmware, please decide carefully to what firmware you want to update, then search for a trustable guide on /r/vitahacks (if you know how and want to contribute, you can edit this readme and make a pull request, such that fellow readers have got an easier life). Remember that on firmware 3.65 you have got the possibility to install enso, the permanent hack, whereas on 3.67 and 3.68 you don't.
  • If your device is a phat OLED model, you need a Memory Card in order to install. There's no need for a Memory Card on Slim/PS TV models, since they already provide an Internal Storage. Make sure you have got at least 270 MB of free space.
  • Your device must be linked to any PSN account (it doesn't need to be activated though).

  
  
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  Installation
  

  Note that the following guide is for advanced users and a bit more complicated than the previous hack that only required you to visit a website. If you don't understand the guide below or how to use these tools, you should neither file an issue here nor annoy me on twitter, but rather seek help on /r/vitahacks (check for duplicated questions first!) or wait for an easy installer by somebody else.
  
  

  1. Download h-encore and extract it on your computer.
  2. Download and install qcma, psvimgtools and pkg2zip (check the releases section for the binaries).
     If you don't know where to put psvimgtools and pkg2zip binaries, just put them in the h-encore folder.
  3. Download the vulnerable DRM-free demo of bitter smile (yes, that's the user entry point).
  4. Extract the demo using this command in terminal/cmd:
     Code:
     pkg2zip -x PATH_OF_PKG
     This will output the files to app/PCSG90096.
  5. Copy the contents of the output app/PCSG90096 to the folder h-encore/app/ux0_temp_game_PCSG90096_app_PCSG90096 (such that the files eboot.bin and VITA_PATH.TXT are within the same folder).
  6. Copy the license file app/PCSG90096/sce_sys/package/temp.bin to the folder
     h-encore/license/ux0_temp_game_PCSG90096_license_app_PCSG90096 and rename the just pasted file temp.bin to 6488b73b912a753a492e2714e9b38bc7.rif. Be careful with the file extension, it should not be .rif.bin. Again, this file should be in the same folder as VITA_PATH.TXT.
  7. Start qcma and within the qcma settings set the option Use this version for updates to FW 0.00 (Always up-to-date) to spoof the System Software check.
  8. Launch Content Manager on your PS Vita and connect it to your computer, where you then need to select PC -> PS Vita System, and after that you select Applications. If you see an error message about System Software, you should simply reboot your device to solve it (if this doesn't solve, then put your device into airplane mode and reboot). This should create a folder at PS Vita/APP/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on your computer (see qcma settings where this folder is), where the folder xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx represents the AID (account ID that is 16 characters long) that you need to insert here. If the AID is valid, it will yield a key that you can now use to encrypt the demo.
  9. Change directory to the h-encore folder in terminal/cmd and use the key to encrypt all folders using (make sure you don't confuse the key with the AID, the key is 64 characters long!):
     Code:
     psvimg-create -n app -K YOUR_KEY app PCSG90096/app
     psvimg-create -n appmeta -K YOUR_KEY appmeta PCSG90096/appmeta
     psvimg-create -n license -K YOUR_KEY license PCSG90096/license
     psvimg-create -n savedata -K YOUR_KEY savedata PCSG90096/savedata
     The folder h-encore/PCSG90096 should then contain sce_sys and all 4 folders from above, and within these folders you should find files called X.psvimg and X.psvmd, where X has the same name as the folder. Backup this folder, since if everything has been done correctly, you don't need to redo all the steps to install it onto another device with the same PSN account.
  10. Copy the folder h-encore/PCSG90096 to PS Vita/APP/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/PCSG90096 and refresh the database under qcma settings.
  11. The h-encore bubble with a size of around 243 MB should now appear in the Content Manager and that's what you finally need to transfer to your PS Vita. If the size does not match or you get the error C2-12858-4, then it's because you did not do it correctly! Please re-read the instructions more carefully then. If you get the error You can only copy applications that your account is the owner of, then it's because you have used an AID that is not of your account, go back to step 8.
  12. Launch h-encore to exploit your device (if a message about trophies appears, simply click yes). The screen should first flash white, then purple, and finally open a menu called h-encore bootstrap menu where you can download VitaShell and install HENkaku. If it prompts the error Cannot start this application. C0-11136-2, then it's because you did not do step 6. correctly.
  13. Enjoy. Note that you have to relaunch the exploit everytime you reboot or shutdown your device. Of course if you only put your device into standby mode, you don't need to relaunch.

  
  
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  Getting rid of the trophy warning
  

  Since the savedata that I provided is not linked to your account id, launching h-encore would eventually show a warning message about trophies. To get rid of that you must do this on your PS Vita:
  
  

  1. Enable Unsafe Homebrews under HENkaku Settings in the Settings application to grant VitaShell full permission.
  2. Launch VitaShell and navigate to ux0:user/00/savedata/.
  3. Press triangle on the folder PCSG90096 and select Open decrypted (you should NOT see the folder sce_pfs within this folder when opened decrypted).
  4. Copy system.dat out of the folder and remove the folder ux0:user/00/savedata/PCSG90096.
  5. Close VitaShell and launch h-encore (this will now not trigger the exploit anymore, since we've removed the savedata).
  6. Close the game after you see the first screen and return back to VitaShell.
  7. A fresh folder of PCSG90096 at ux0:user/00/savedata should have been created.
  8. Copy system.dat back to ux0:user/00/savedata/PCSG90096/system.dat where you need to open the PCSG90096 using Open decrypted (you should NOT see the folder sce_pfs within this folder when opened decrypted).
  9. Now if you launch h-encore you should not see the trophy warning anymore and exploiting your device is therefore even faster.

  
  
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  FAQ
  

  Exploit
  
  

  • "When I launch h-encore, it stays at a white screen." - Due to the nature of the kernel exploit, this can sometimes happen. If it stays white for more than 5 seconds, you can simply close the application which will result in a crash and your device will be rebooted or shutdown after 10 seconds. If it doesn't, hold the power button down for over 30 seconds to force a shutdown. Then try the exploit again. The success rate of the kernel exploit should be at 80%. If I find time I will eventually try to improve the success rate.
  • "When I launch h-encore, it flashes white quickly and then crashes." - Again, this is due to how the kernel exploit works.
  • "I get a C2-12828-1 error when launching h-encore" - This does sometimes (but very rarely) happen. Just retry the exploit.
  • "When I launch h-encore, it launches the bitter smile demo instead." - Your savedata is either corrupted or not installed correctly, please follow the installation guide above to reinstall it.
  • "I have installed a bad plugin and launching h-encore doesn't work anymore, what should I do?" - You can either reset taiHEN config.txt or skip plugins loading by holding the L trigger while exiting the h-encore bootstrap menu.

  
  HENkaku Settings
  
  

  • "I don't see all folders in VitaShell." - Launch the Settings application and select HENkaku Settings, then select Enable unsafe homebrews. This will grant you full permission in VitaShell.
  • "I can't find the HENkaku Settings." - Launch the exploit and reset taiHEN config.txt and reinstall HENkaku.

  
  enso/permanent hack
  
  

  • "Can I install enso on 3.67 or 3.68?" - Not yet, since molecule's bootloader exploit has been patched there.
  • "Can I install enso on 3.65?" - Yes, you can use h-encore to hack your device and then install the permanent hack using this.

  
  Compatibility
  
  

  • "Are Adrenaline/NoNpDrm/Download Enabler supported on 3.65/3.67/3.68?" - Yes, check them in my repositories.
  • "Can I use SD2VITA using this hack?" - Yes, I have made a pull request on gamecard-microsd that fixed the freeze when using it without enso. If you're using an other plugin and it freezes on exitting h-encore bootstrap menu, then there's the trick where you can simply press the PS Button and return back to finish the boot process.
  • "Can I use psvsd using this hack?" - Yes, people confirmed that it is working finely.
  • "Does this work, does that work? Is this compatible, is that compatible?" - I don't know, and it is not my task to update these tools for you, so don't dare and file an issue here.

  
  General
  
  

  • "Can I switch the PSN account after having h-encore installed?" - Yes, since the demo is DRM-free it does not depend on your account.
  • "Are there any risks involved in using h-encore?" - No, since it does not modify the OS, but only insert temporary patches into the system.
  • "Can I install it without USB connection?" - You can also connect your PS Vita with your computer using Wi-Fi (there's an option in the Content Manager).

  
  
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  Donation
  

  If you like my work and want to support future projects, you can make a donation:
  
  

  • via bitcoin 361jRJtjppd2iyaAhBGjf9GUCWnunxtZ49
  • via paypal

  
  Thank you!
  
  Source code
  
  The source code and the kernel exploit will be made public after Sony has fixed the bugs used in h-encore.
  
  Credits
  
  

  • Thanks to Freakler for finding the crash in the demo and designing the h-encore icon.
  • Thanks to molecule for their initial work on the PS Vita.
  • Thanks to xyz for giving me some tips on choosing an exploit target.
  • Thanks to Davee and Proxima for http://cma.henkaku.xyz/.
  • Thanks to yifanlu for psvimgtools.
  • Thanks to codestation for qcma.
  • Thanks to mmozeiko for pkg2vita.
  • Thanks to the PS Vita hacking community.
  • Thanks to Sony for this awesome device.

  
  
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  Official News Source: --> https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/h-encore/releases
  
  via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/h...eleased.47346/

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PS4 Aux Hax series by fail0verflow

July 30th, 2018, 20:48 Posted By: wraggster

• They go through a number of PS4 chipsets starting off with Aeolia, the PS4 southbridge, then moving on to Syscon, and finally the Dualshock4.
  
  fail0verflow cover several power analysis methods such as DPA (Differential Power Analysis), CPA (Correlated Power Analysis) and glitching techniques. I find the articles really deep and interesting, huge thanks to fail0verflow for sharing.
  
  Perhaps a little bit odd there's no mention of the power analysis pioneer Colin O'Flynn and his ChipWhisperer hardware, which is hard to avoid when doing any kind of power analysis research. I was involved in a skunkworks project back in 2017, not related to PS4, but I was using ChipWhisperer, highly recommended tool.
  
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Sony Quietly Rolls Out New PS4 Model

July 18th, 2018, 19:17 Posted By: Shrygue

via PC Mag UK


If you go out and buy a PS4 today, chances are the model number written on it will be some variation of CUH-2100. But in the coming weeks and months, that will change as Sony just rolled out a CUH-2200 model.

PlayStation model number changes are made for different reasons, and the digit that changes signals the importance of the change. Major hardware revisions result in the first digit changing, which is why when the PS4 Slim was rolled out Sony moved from model CUH-1XXX to CUH-2XXX. The last two digits vary based on which region of the world a console is intended for.

As DualShockers reports, when the second digit in the model number changes it signals minor hardware tweaks, which is what this looks to be. CUH-2200 models have appeared listed on the Japanese online store with a 1TB Jet Black and 500GB Jet Black version both carrying the new model number. Eventually all markets will offer the CUH-2200 as Sony ships out new stock and stops making the CUH-2100 (this may have already happened).

These new consoles are unchanged in terms of power use, weight, and dimensions, which suggests that Sony has tweaked the hardware inside for some reason. Typically this is done when they figure out a way to save money and reduce manufacturing costs. Any saving, however small, can make a huge difference when you're producing tens of millions of consoles every year.
Don't expect Sony to mention the move to model CUH-2200 as there's no reason for it to be talked about publicly. It's also not worth waiting for the new model to be widespread before opting to purchase a PS4. The bigger question to ask is if you should be spending a bit more for a PS4 Pro?

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PlayStation 4 is doing so well - we don't forget why we're here now

July 12th, 2018, 16:00 Posted By: VampDude

Via: eurogamer

Shu Yoshida reflects on 25 years at PlayStation, and the difficulty of hardware transitions.

PlayStation doesn't have a mascot as such, even if there are plenty of contenders - Nathan Drake, Sackboy or maybe even just Toro the cat - but none of them can really hold a candle to Shuhei Yoshida, the president of Sony's Worldwide Studios who's become the friendly face of PlayStation in recent years. This week at Develop in Brighton, he took to the stage with the dashingly handsome Edge editor Nathan Brown to talk through his 25 years at the company, and some of the difficulties faced in the various hardware transitions PlayStation has seen over the years.
Yoshida started his tenure at PlayStation in February 1993, working as part of the small team led by Ken Kutaragi that was behind the original hardware. "[At the time there was a] Silicon Graphics workstation, which was around $100k - and Ken said he's making a machine of that power that'll be available for less than $500," Yoshida recounted onstage. At first Yoshida didn't believe that was possible, but when someone told him Kutaragi wasn't full of hot air he decided to sign up to the project.
Those early years saw Yoshida and those around him sign some deals that would be pivotal in the success of the PlayStation - and in sowing the seeds for future generations - as Square was convinced to move away from Nintendo and bring Final Fantasy 7 to Sony, with Enix soon following suit with the Dragon Quest series. Yoshida himself also found himself working in a producer role on games such as Crash Bandicoot and the first two Motor Toon Grand Prix games from a certain Polyphony Digital - which would then go on to make Gran Turismo, another game that proved instrumental in the PlayStation's early success.



And amidst that rabble of games there was a new adventure game from Fumito Ueda and Team Ico, which found itself suffering from technical difficulties on the original PlayStation. "I moved development from PS1 to PS2," Yoshida recalled of the project that would become Ico. "Sounds familiar, right?"
The transition from PlayStation 1 to PlayStation 2 was an eye-opening process for Sony. "We had no idea how the industry went about it," said Yoshida, whose teams were busy finishing up the original Ape Escape for PlayStation 1 before they were split up to work on smaller projects - one of them being Fantavision, a slim if enjoyable puzzle game that was one of the few first-party games to accompany the PS2's launch, a move that came in for some criticism at the time. ""It's not my fault!" joked Yoshida. "At least I had one game - it was all the other producers that didn't!"
That didn't stop the PlayStation 2 going on to become a success, even if it wasn't necessarily games that propelled it in those early month. "In Japan, the best-selling software [at launch] was actually The Matrix DVD!" said Yoshida. "DVD was just catching on, but it was still an expensive system."
By the time of the PlayStation 2's western release the line-up was bolstered, and throughout its lifespan Yoshida oversaw a shift in emphasis towards western games from US teams such as God of War and Naughty Dog's Jak & Daxter series. It was a fruitful time for PlayStation, though it all threatened to unravel with the arrival of the PlayStation 3, a machine that was notoriously difficult to create games for.
That small crisis led to the formation of a new team within Sony to help create a new team dubbed ICE - which stood for Initiative for a Common Engine - in order to help smooth development, and it led to a shift in philosophy at the company as Ken Kutaragi moved aside to make way for Kaz Hirai. "That was a huge cultural change," said Yoshida. "I met very big resistance when shifting people to this one common engine.

"Ken [Kutaragi] was such a brilliant engineer - the team that worked for Ken was so motivated, he was a great motivator. Maybe he was using video games as a stepping stone to realise his vision and dreams - he wanted to become the next Intel or something. He always approached developing game systems, up to PS3 - they work on a system just by themselves. And we weren't given access until it was done. He had trust with the developers - whatever he made, the top developers would be able to work on them and understand them. He didn't see the need to involve game developers in the design of the system - that's how the PS3 was made. And you know how successful it was."
Yoshida headed back to Japan, helping the studios work more closely together as Mark Cerny worked on the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 projects - and in the latter example, the shift towards working with developers and soothing development has helped make it a success, its sales ontrack to eclipse the PlayStation 3 this year. It marks the continuation of a cycle that's familiar from other hardware manufacturers, with Nintendo stumbling after the success of the Wii with the Wii U, and Microsoft also fumbling the follow-up to the Xbox 360 with the troubled launch of the Xbox One. So what can Sony take onboard as it prepares for another hardware transition in the not-too-distant future?
"It's human nature," said Yoshida. "People make mistakes. I don't know why. We're all human - we're not perfect. PS4 is doing so well, but we don't forget why we're here now."
Sony has come under fire recently for standing in the way of cross-platform play, something that will surely become a hot-button topic once the new generation of hardware is unveiled, with Microsoft and Nintendo happily playing alongside one another while PlayStation players are fenced off. Recent statements from PlayStation's own Shawn Layden have offered hope that Sony is taking feedback onboard. "We're hearing it," Layden said at Barcelona's Gamelab late last month. "We're looking at a lot of the possibilities. You can imagine that the circumstances around that affect a lot more than just one game. I'm confident we'll get to a solution which will be understood and accepted by our gaming community, while at the same time supporting our business."

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