Sony launches PS4 Remote Play for iOS

March 13th, 2019, 17:40 Posted By: wraggster

Today, Sony launched the PS4 Remote Play app for iPhone and iPad, which will allow users to access and play games on their PS4 from their mobile device.
With the app downloaded, users can pair their PS4 with it and then open the home screen, launch and play games, connect to voice chats, and send messages. A PSN account is required, and the device must be connected to a Wi-Fi network.
For navigation, PS4 controller buttons are overlaid onto the mobile screen. DualShock 4 controllers are not compatible with the app for now, though some third-party controllers may work.
In the past, Sony has allowed remote play on the Vita, Windows, and Mac. Though there has been no Remote Play app announced for Android just yet, an Xperia phone version of the app launched in 2014 indicates that one may be possible in the future.

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OFFICIAL: Rebug 4.84.1 REX/D-REX - Cobra 8.01 - Toolbox 2.03.01

March 13th, 2019, 20:47 Posted By: wraggster

• A week ago, Team REBUG returned with their latest PS3 v4.84.1 LITE CFW Firmware, now they are back with their REX edition!
  

  LATEST REBUG FIRMWARE BUILDS
  

  
  D-REX COBRA 8.01 EDITION – INSTALL ON DEX PS3 SYSTEM
  REBUG 4.84.1 D-REX EDITION – Mar. 10th 2019
  (See below for full D-REX EDITION features)
  
  REX COBRA 8.01 EDITION – INSTALL ON CEX PS3 SYSTEM
  REBUG 4.84.1 REX EDITION – Mar. 10th 2019
  (See below for full REX EDITION features)
  ​

  What’s new since 4.82.2 REX/D-REX?
  

  • Stability
    (This system software update improves system performance)
  • REBUG TOOLBOX 2.03.01 MULTI 16
    (Payload injection feature available on Utilities category,
  • CFW 4.83 and 4.84 Supported)
  • Cobra 8.01 (Enabled by Default)
    (Improved boot speed/Stage1 removal, Kernel payload plugin support,
  • PS2 Bugfix for BC and SemiBC consoles when COBRA’s disabled)
    More information available via this link

  
  

  FEATURES FOR REBUG REX/D-REX EDITION​

  
  

  • FEATURE – Dual LV2 Kernels CEX/DEX
    (Swap your EID0/LV2 kernel using Rebug Toolbox in seconds)
  • FEATURE – ALL Retail functions available in CEX mode
    (No need to install different firmware)
  • FEATURE – ALL Debug functions available in DEX mode
    (No need to install different firmware)
  • FEATURE – FULL ProDG Connectivity in DEX mode
    (Full Support on both Normal mode and Cobra mode)
  • FEATURE – QA Token compatibility
  • FEATURE – OtherOS++ support enabled
    (Use Rebug Toolbox to Boot OtherOS with different LV1 patches)
  • FEATURE – Package Manager
    (Replacement for the standard ‘Install Package Files’ option)
  • FEATURE – FSELF compatibility
    (Fake Signed ELF is supported on both CEX and DEX modes.)
  • INCLUDED – Rebug Toolbox 2.03.01
    (Install included Rebug Toolbox or higher for full compatibility)
  • PATCHED – Appldr: LV2 memory hash check is disabled
    (Memory protection on LV2 is disabled in higher level)
  • PATCHED – LV1: Disable System Integrity Check
    (Safe to use with mismatched COREOS/SYSCON versions or if PS3 is not QA enabled)
  • PATCHED – LV1: Undocumented function 114
    (Allow mapping of protected memory)
  • PATCHED – LV1: Skip all ACL Checks
    (Needed to allow booting of OtherOS)
  • PATCHED – LV1: Peek and Poke support
    (Unused LV1 call 182 and 183)
  • PATCHED – LV2: Peek and Poke support
    (LV2 Syscall 6 and 7)
  • PATCHED – LV2: Peek and Poke support for LV1
    (LV2 Syscall 8 and 9)
  • PATCHED – LV2: LV1 CALL System call
    (LV2 Syscall 10)
  • PATCHED – LV2: Allow execution of any LV2 internal function
    (LV2 Syscall 15)
  • PATCHED – Recovery: Prevent accidental OFW update while on Recovery mode
  • PATCHED – VSH: Allow Unsigned act.dat and *.rif files
  • PATCHED – VSH: Auto unlocks c00 demo contents
  • PATCHED – VSH: Disable Unlinking/Deleting of act.dat
    (Improved patches applied)
  • PATCHED – VSH: Disable NEW PSP DRM Check
    (Allowing unsigned PSP pkg contents on 4.75 or higher CFW)
  • PATCHED – VSH: Disable Epilepsy Warning for Faster Boot-Up Speed
  • PATCHED – VSH: XMB notification removal
    (Fake Save Data Owner and Game Quit: No Request Event will not be displayed)
  • FUN FEATURE – Fake Save Data Owner
    (Use Game Saves from ANY Owner)
  • FUN FEATURE – In Game Screenshot
    (Allows taking screenshots in Game)
  • FUN FEATURE – Disabled flag check in PARAM for Remote Play
    (For better compatibility with remote play, custom flags in PARAM is recommended)
  • FUN FEATURE – Lock/Unlock Trophies (Offline only)
  • FEATURE – Cinavia protection fully disabled
    (Supports optical media/bd iso, AACS must be decrypted)
  • FEATURE – Full BD/DVD Playback support on both CEX/DEX mode
    (BD/DVD movies can now be played on DEX mode, major thanks to mysis!)
  • FEATURE – COBRA 8.01
    (Enabled by default)
  • FEATURE – XMB CFW settings v0.1a
    (XMB icons for simple CFW tasks available via REBUG TOOLBOX 2.03.01)
  • FEATURE – PSN/SEN Accesibility
    (PSN /SEN Accessible , until the next OFW update)
  • FEATURE – XMBM+ Compatibility
    (XMB Manager Plus developed by Team XMBM now supported via standalone pkgs.)
  • FEATURE – HAN Toolbox Compatibility
    (HAN Toolbox support added for developers)

  
  
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OFFICIAL: Rebug 4.84.1 DECR LE - Cobra 8.01 - Toolbox 2.02.12 DECR ED

March 13th, 2019, 20:48 Posted By: wraggster

A week ago, Team REBUG returned with their latest PS3 v4.84.1 LITE CFW Firmware, now they are back with their DECR edition!





LITE Cobra 8.01 EDITION – INSTALL ON DECR PS3 SYSTEM​

Supported models
•DECR-1000A
•DECR-1400A
More info available via PSDEVWIKI


REBUG 4.84.1 DECR LITE EDITION – Mar. 10th 2019
(See below for full LITE EDITION features)​

What’s new since 4.82.1 DECR ED?
•Stability
(This system software update improves system performance)
•REBUG TOOLBOX 2.02.12 (DECR edition)
(DEH 4.84 Support Added)
•webMAN MOD support
(webMAN MOD 1.45.10 is integrated due to high demand since the latest version has an issue)
*** Due to the issue with WM_PROXY, 1.45.11 and below is recommended for DECR***
•COBRA 8.01 Added
More information available via this link

FEATURES FOR REBUG DECR LITE EDITION​
•FEATURE – DUAL VSH/XMB Selector
(Supports DEX VSH to unlock PS1/PS2/PSP/BD/DVD Playback)
•FEATURE – Package Manager
(Replacement for the standard ‘Install Package Files’ option)
•INCLUDED – Rebug Toolbox 02.02.12 *DECR* EDITION
(Install included Rebug Toolbox or higher for full compatibility)
•PATCHED – Appldr: LV2 memory hash check is disabled
(Memory protection on LV2 is disabled in higher level)
•PATCHED – LV1: Disable System Integrity Check
(Safe to use with mismatched COREOS/SYSCON versions)
•PATCHED – LV1: Undocumented function 114
(Allow mapping of protected memory)
•PATCHED – LV1: Skip all ACL Checks
•PATCHED – LV1: Peek and Poke support
(Unused LV1 call 182 and 183)
•PATCHED – LV2: Peek and Poke support
(LV2 Syscall 6 and 7)
•PATCHED – LV2: Peek and Poke support for LV1
(LV2 Syscall 8 and 9)
•PATCHED – LV2: LV1 CALL System call
(LV2 Syscall 10)
•PATCHED – VSH: Allow Unsigned act.dat and *.rif files
[*}PATCHED – VSH: Auto unlocks c00 demo contents
•PATCHED – VSH: Disable Unlinking/Deleting of act.dat
(Improved patches applied)
•PATCHED – VSH: Disable NEW PSP DRM Check
(Allowing unsigned PSP pkg contents on 4.75 or higher CFW)
•PATCHED –VSH: XMB notification removal *NEW
(Game Quit: No Request Event will not be displayed )
(DEX VSH – Fake Save Data Owner Pop-up disabled)
•PATCHED – VSH: Disable Epilepsy Warning for Faster Boot-Up Speed
•FUN FEATURE – In Game Screenshot
(Allows taking screenshots in Game)
•FEATURE – Full Polish support for XMB/PS2 Emu
(Provide full Polish character support)
•FUN FEATURE – Enhanced Remote Play
(This unlocks the limitation of working apps/games for remote play, by disabling SFO flag check)
•FEATURE – Cinavia protection fully disabled
(Supports BD iso rips, AACS must be decrypted)
•FEATURE – Partial BD/DVD Playback support on COBRA mode
(BD/DVD movies can now be played on DECR, However, COBRA MODE is required, Only Region free ones and ISO rips)
•FEATURE – Cobra 8.01
(Disabled by default (Optional), Toolbox required to Enable)
•FEATURE – XMB CFW settings v0.1a
(XMB icons for simple CFW tasks available via

REBUG TOOLBOX 2.02.12 DECR EDITION)​
•FEATURE – PSN/SEN Accesibility
(PSN /SEN Accessible , Access to PSN Store is also available)
•FEATURE – XMBM+ Compatibility
(XMB Manager Plus developed by Team XMBM now supported via standalone pkgs.)
•FEATURE – HAN Toolbox Compatibility
(HAN Toolbox support added for developers)


OFFICIAL SITE: --> https://REBUG.me

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Rebug 4.84.1 LITE - Cobra 7.55 - Toolbox 2.02.17

March 13th, 2019, 20:53 Posted By: wraggster

It has been a while since we hear from Team REBUG, but they are back and showing some (love) to the PlayStation 3 consoles, by releasing finally v4.84.1 for the all those waiting to upgrade to best CFW out there, and they are asking for help in sourcing the latest DEX OFW, so if you have a source, drop them a line on their website, so that everyone will be able to enjoy a REX release also!





LITE COBRA 7.55 EDITION – INSTALL ON CEX PS3 SYSTEM /// REBUG 4.84.1 LITE EDITION – Mar. 3rd 2019
(See below for full LITE EDITION features)​

What’s new since 4.82.2 LITE EDITION?
•Stability*
(This system software update improves system performance)
•REBUG TOOLBOX 2.02.17 MULTI
(The latest REBUG TOOLBOX with Multi Language support -16 languages)
•HAN PKG Support
(ECDSA check on EDAT is disabled to allow HAN signed PKGs,)
(Mostly for developers only, Generally, CFW users do not have any benefits from this feature, however, this was added for developers who are working on HAN features for OFW users)
FEATURES FOR REBUG LITE EDITION
•FEATURE – QA Token compatibility
•FEATURE – OtherOS++ support enabled
(Use Rebug Toolbox to Boot OtherOS with different LV1 patches)
•FEATURE – Package Manager
(Replacement for the standard ‘Install Package Files’ option)
•INCLUDED – Rebug Toolbox 02.02.17 Multi
(Install included Rebug Toolbox or higher for full compatibility)
•FEATURE – FSELF compatibility
(Fake Signed ELF is supported on both CEX and DEX modes.)
•PATCHED – Appldr: LV2 memory hash check is disabled
(Memory protection on LV2 is disabled in higher level)
•PATCHED – LV1: Disable System Integrity Check
(Safe to use with mismatched COREOS/SYSCON versions or if PS3 is not QA enabled)
•PATCHED – LV1: Undocumented function 114
(Allow mapping of protected memory)
•PATCHED – LV1: Skip all ACL Checks
(Needed to allow booting of OtherOS)
•PATCHED – LV1: Peek and Poke support
(Unused LV1 call 182 and 183)
•PATCHED – LV2: Peek and Poke support
(LV2 Syscall 6 and 7)
•PATCHED – LV2: Peek and Poke support for LV1
(LV2 Syscall 8 and 9)
•PATCHED – LV2: LV1 CALL System call
(LV2 Syscall 10)
•PATCHED – LV2: Allow execution of any LV2 internal function
(LV2 Syscall 15)
•PATCHED – Recovery: Prevent accidental OFW update while on Recovery mode
•PATCHED – VSH: Allow HAN Signed EDAT/PKGs
•PATCHED – VSH: Allow Unsigned act.dat and *.rif files
•PATCHED – VSH: Auto unlocks c00 demo contents
(Improved patches applied)
•PATCHED – VSH: Disable NEW PSP DRM Check
(Allowing unsigned PSP pkg contents on 4.75 or higher CFW)
•PATCHED – VSH: Disable Epilepsy Warning for Faster Boot-Up Speed
•FUN FEATURE – In Game Screenshot
(Allows taking screenshots in Game)
•FEATURE – Full Polish support for XMB/PS2 Emu
(Provide full Polish character support)
•FUN FEATURE – Enhanced Remote Play
(This unlocks the limitation of working apps/games for remote play, by disabling SFO flag check)
•FEATURE – Cinavia protection fully disabled
(Supports optical media/bd iso, AACS must be decrypted)
•FEATURE – COBRA 7.55 *UPDATED
(Disabled by default (Optional), Toolbox required to Enable)
•FEATURE – Homebrew store compatibility
(Downloading debug signed packages is now available on retail CFW.)
•FEATURE – XMB CFW settings v0.1a
(XMB icons for simple CFW tasks available via REBUG TOOLBOX)
•FEATURE – PSN/SEN Accesibility
(PSN /SEN Accessible , until the next OFW update)
•FEATURE – XMBM+ Compatibility
(XMB Manager Plus developed by Team XMBM now supported via standalone pkgs.)
•FEATURE – HAN Toolbox Compatibility
(HAN Toolbox Support added for testing HAN Signed pkgs on CFW)


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PS4 firmware 6.50 released, adds remote play for iOS and X/O input swap

March 14th, 2019, 18:45 Posted By: wraggster

The latest firmware update for the PlayStation 4 has been released. Version 6.50 adds a handful of new features, such as the ability to stream 720p videos to NicoNico, support for the newly released iOS PS4 remote play app, and the ability to swap the circle and x button for menu input, which is oddly limited by region. The firmware download size is 442MB.

In regards to the iOS Remote Play feature, players are limited in the fact that they cannot connect a DualShock 4 to their phones, and must either use onscreen input, or a third party controller.


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Main Features in Version 6.50 Update
•You can now enjoy Remote Play on iOS devices. You can use (PS4 Remote Play) to connect your PS4 system from devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Other Features
•You can now choose 720p when you broadcast using Niconico Live. This service is available only in certain countries and regions.
•You can now change the button assignment to perform “Enter” operations from the Circle button to the X button. Select (Settings) > [System], and then select the checkbox for [Use X Button for Enter]. This option is available only for specific countries and regions.


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PS4: SpecterDev releases Webkit exploit for Firmware 6.20, a ray of hope for 6.xx own

March 14th, 2019, 18:49 Posted By: wraggster

Hacker SpecterDev, known for his involvement with the PS4 scene, in particular the first public release of the 5.05 kernel exploit, has released a Webkit exploit for PS4 6.20 owners.
The Exploit has been patched with Firmware 6.50, which is why the dev chose to release this.


If you are on firmware 6.20 or below, you can give this a try and play with it. If you are on firmware 5.05 or below, of course, stay put since you can actually run a full PS4 Jailbreak.
Indeed, a webkit exploit is “only” a usermode exploit which will not give you access to the kind of functionality you would typically expect from a “Jailbreak”, or kernel exploit. Nevertheless, it gives you an entry point into unsigned code execution, which is cool to play with, or for developers to dig into kernel exploits.
Details on the vulnerability itself can be found in the Readme of the exploit. Important notes from the readme:

• This vulnerability was patched in 6.50 firmware!
• This only gives you code execution in userland. This is not a jailbreak nor a kernel exploit, it is only the first half.
• This exploit targets firmware 6.20. It should work on lower firmwares however the gadgets will need to be ported, and the p.launchchain() method for code execution may need to be swapped out.
• In my tests the exploit as-is is pretty stable, but it can become less stable if you add a lot of objects and such into the exploit. This is part of the reason why syscalls.js contains only a small number of system calls.

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TheFlow making progress with running the PSP’s Grand Theft Auto games on the PSVita

March 14th, 2019, 20:24 Posted By: wraggster

The PSVita didn’t get a native port of a Grand Theft Auto game which, in my opinion, is very unfortunate as I believe that a Vita port could’ve given a much better gaming experience than GTA’s ports on iOS/Android. Apparently, more people think the same and now, TheFlow is doing the work of the gods by creating a NATIVE RESOLUTION patch for the PSP’s Grand Theft Auto series when run on the PSVita!

As its title suggests, this patch makes the PSP’s Grand Theft Auto games (GTA Vice City Stories and GTA Liberty City Stories) render at native resolution on the PSVita (960×544).
This allows for a sharper and much-nicer looking image without the blurriness that upscaling a 480×272 (PSP’s native resolution) image brings about. Work on this patch started a short while ago with TheFlow first mentioning it publicly on March 1st and yesterday, he made another Reddit thread demonstrating his progress. As of right now, the following is known about the patch:

• This patch, which will run inside Adrenaline, will allow the PSP’s GTA games to run at 960×544 (native resolution of the Vita; double that of the PSP) on the PSVita and PSTV

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Super Mario Vita Demo finally released

March 14th, 2019, 20:27 Posted By: wraggster

If you’ve been following r/vitahacks, then you’ve probably heard of Super Mario Vita which is a fan-made Super Mario game by Fanta Hourglass. News about this homebrew game emerged around 2 months ago, in early January, when its developer published a showing some gameplay in a PSVita Slim overlay and started posting regular updates about it on Twitter. Obviously, this kindled a fair amount of interest but many people warned Fanta Hourglass to stay quiet about his work as Nintendo has shut down fan-made games using its intellectual property, such as AM2R, in the past.


Now, a demo of this somewhat anticipated Super Mario 64-esque homebrew has been released and from a short playing session, I observed the following:

• You must overclock your PSVita’s CPU to 444MHz to get playable speeds with some stuttering
  
  • To do this, you can use a plugin such as Joel16’s PSV VSH Menu
  • 
    
    • Don’t even think about running it at 333MHz (stock clock) as you’ll get single digit frame rates!
    
    
  • There are 4 small demo worlds which demonstrate what could be achieved with the engine
    
    • This means that this demo is a tech demo as it doesn’t have any content that you can actually play through
    
    
  • Obviously, there are some issues with game’s physics and these are especially noticeable in the world with minimal lighting
  • The music, by guesswhatmusic, is pretty nice and I’d be pleased if it were to end up in some other fan-made Mario game
  
  
• This demo shows some promise and achieves some pretty cool things but unfortunately, it’ll be the last we’ll be hearing of Super Mario Vita. From the video posted by Fanta Hourglass about the demo’s release, it’s been revealed that he won’t continue working on the game as he’s rightfully afraid that Nintendo will shut him down. However, he’ll continue developing games with Unity as he showed off a prototype of an original 3D platforming game featuring a robot that he plans to release on Steam (PC) and possibly the PSVita. To grab the game demo (for PC and Vita), check out the links below and you can also watch the release video!

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Redneck Rampage ported to the PSVita

March 14th, 2019, 20:28 Posted By: wraggster

Following his short (or inexistant) break from the PSVita scene, Rinnegatamante is back at work creating ports of open-source titles for the PSVita and this time around, he ported NRedneck which is a fork of the open-source EDuke32 engine which adds Redneck Rampage support. Redneck Ramapage, by Xatrix Entertainment, is a first person shooter with a hillbilly theme taking place in Arkansas released in 1997 that makes use of the Duke Nukem 3D’s Build engine. The story is pretty crazy as it features two brothers trying to save their prized pig called Bessie and trying to stop an alien invasion so it shouldn’t really be taken seriously!
From testing on my PSVita, I could deduce the following about the Rinnegatamante’s port:

• Performance is pretty good so you’ll get a pretty solid playing experience
• Sound effects work properly so you can enjoy various “Yee-haw”s present in the game
• The controls are a nice way similar to Rinnegatamante’s other ports
• This port features the main menu and everything from the normal PC port so you can customise the game all you want

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PPSSPP v1.8.0

March 14th, 2019, 20:40 Posted By: wraggster

PPSSPP v1.8.0 is released. PPSSPP is a fast and portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, written in C++.

PPSSPP v1.8.0 Changelog:
* Avoid crash when starting PPSSPP due to bad AMD Vulkan drivers (#11802)
* PowerVR Vulkan display corruption fixed (#11744, #11747)
* Naruto Shippuden 3 hang fixed (#11780)
* Fixes to various lighting bugs (#11567, #11574, #11577)
* Fix control issue in Sonic Rivals and Rock Band (#11878, #11798, #11879)
* Significant performance improvement in Earth Defense Force 2 (#11172)
* Fix "real clock sync" setting (helps with latency for music games - #11813)
* More speed in FF4 effects and other generated curves (#11425)
* Support for resizing Vulkan on Linux (#11451)
* Improved support for GLES on Linux/IoT (#11507, #11537, #11541, #11632, #11746, #11806, #11845)
* Percentage based frameskipping (#11523)
* DXT accuracy improved, fixing thick white line in Gran Turismo sky (#11530)
* Fix Motorstorm freeze on non-Windows (#11618)
* Faster block transfer in some games like Digimon Adventures (#11531, #11553, #11776)
* Blending optimizations and improvements (#11543, #11620)
* Improve D3D11 rendering issues (#11584)
* Change default graphics backend to D3D11 or OpenGL (#11621, #11658)
* Remove some outdated settings (#11665, #11666, #11667)
* Fix remote disc streaming with ipv6 (#11689, #11700)
* Vulkan: Workarounds for some driver bugs for 5xx series Qualcomm GPUs (#11691, #11694)
* Fix some Qt port issues with recent performance improvements (#11720, #11807, #11808)
* UWP Xbox One: fix X/Back button confusion (#11740)
* Fix Formula 1 2006 timing issue (#11767)
* Fixes and workarounds for some vertex range culling bugs that broke a few games (#11785, #11859), and disable it on older GPUs (#11712, #11773, #11787)
* Android: Allow putting PSP storage on custom paths like SD cards (#11812)
* Corrected vocp instruction, fixing models in Artdink games (#11822, #11835)

http://play.google.com/store/apps/de....ppsspp.ppsspp

http://www.ppsspp.org/index.html

http://www.emucr.com/2019/03/ppsspp-v180.html

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GhidraPS4Loader

March 18th, 2019, 18:09 Posted By: wraggster

GhidraPS4Loader is a module for the recently released reverse-engineering suite Ghidra, that allows you to load PS4 executables. This will make PS4 ELF reverse engineering much easier in the NSA’s powerful suite.
The hacker credits Xerpi, aerosoul94, and Adubbz for contributions to this work. (Details in the readme)
Download GhidraPS4Loader

You can download the source code from the developer’s github here. Z80 has shared a compiled version of the module for those of you who want to use it directly. You can extract that into Ghidra/Extensions then load a PS4 ELF to start playing with this.

http://wololo.net/2019/03/18/ps4-rel...-4-flash-tool/

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PS4 Flash Tool

March 18th, 2019, 18:09 Posted By: wraggster

Playstation 4 Flash tool will let you generate firmware binaries for the PS4. The program requires encryption keys that you could theoretically acquire by following Fail0verflow’s recent explanation of their PS4 southbridge hack. Let’s just say this release is not for everyone in its current state, but could prove useful for hackers today, and for end users in the future.
Golden credits Team Molecule, Zecoxao, skfu, iqd, as well as “anonymous contributors” for help on this tool.
Download PS4 Flash Tool

You can download PS4 Flash Tool from the developer’s github here.

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PSVita: TheFlow’s GTA Native Resolution Patch released

March 18th, 2019, 18:10 Posted By: wraggster

PSVita and Grand Theft Auto fans rejoice because the day on which we have a GTA game running at native resolution on the PSVita is finally here! This means that TheFlow’s GTA native resolution patch is publicly released alongside a version of Adrenaline to support its resolution increasing techniques.

Just a few days ago, TheFlow revealed more information about his efforts to get the PSP’s GTA games (Vice City Stories and Liberty City Stories) to run at the PSVita’s native resolution which created a fair amount of hype around his work.

http://wololo.net/2019/03/16/psvita-...our-vita-pstv/

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Sony pulls full game download codes from all stores

March 28th, 2019, 18:16 Posted By: wraggster

Sony Interactive Entertainment will no longer be selling digital versions of full games via physical retail, as of next month.
Reports first emerged that the platform holder was pulling full game download codes when a Twitter user Wario64 shared a memo reportedly issued to GameStop staff detailing the change.
According to the memo, digital games will only be purchasable via the PlayStation Store after April 1, although retailers like GameStop will still be able to sell cards for add-on content and virtual currency.
Responding to a request from GamesIndustry.biz, a Sony Interactive Entertainment spokesperson said: "I can confirm that as of April 1, 2019, we will no longer be offering full games through SIE's Global Digital at Retail program. The decision was made in in order to align key businesses globally.
"To support full games and premium editions, SIE will introduce increased denominations at select retailers. DLC, add-ons, virtual currency, and season passes will still be available."

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PlayStation VR has sold 4.2 million units worldwide

March 28th, 2019, 18:17 Posted By: wraggster

Today’s State of Play broadcast revealed release dates for a bunch of soon-to-be-released PlayStation VR games. We didn’t have time to air all of the PS VR updates, though, so read on to see what’s next for PS VR! We’re also very excited to reveal that we have officially sold-through more than 4.2 million PS VR systems worldwide as of March 3, 2019. We’d like to thank our fans for the amazing support for helping us achieve the milestone. Now without further ado, on to all the great games coming to PS VR.

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019...d-summer-2019/

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Sony launches State of Play direct marketing show

March 28th, 2019, 18:22 Posted By: wraggster

Sony is taking its marketing message straight to the fans. The company today announced the launch of its new video show State of Play, with the first episode set to debut Monday, March 25 at 2 p.m. Pacific.
"State of Play will give you updates and announcements from the world of PlayStation," PlayStation director of social media Sid Shuman said in announcing the show. "Our first episode will showcase upcoming PS4 and PS VR software, including new trailers, new game announcements and new gameplay footage."
That description sounds very much like the Nintendo Direct series of promotional videos and announcements Nintendo , or the revival of Inside Xbox that Microsoft launched last year.
Shuman said that State of Play will be a recurring program, returning a number of times this year.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...marketing-show

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PS3 HFW (Hybrid Firmware) 4.84 released

March 28th, 2019, 18:42 Posted By: wraggster

Today, we proudly present the very first modified OFW that can be installed on all PS3 models.
(NOTE: THIS IS NOT A FULL BLOWN CFW, HOWEVER IT Allows you to run the patched webkit exploit that's ported to 4.84).
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Yes, you didn't hear wrong, it can be installed over ALL OFW versions on ALL PS3 models (OFW 4.83, 4.84 , CECH-3XXX, CECH-4XXX and etc.). We wanted this to be called "HHHFW" since it was Hybrid, Hack-able, HAN ready also inspired by @habib but let's call it HFW since this is Hybrid FW (Well you can call this MFW).




The idea was reminded by some guy who didn't want to be annoying but actually ended up being helpful. Habib had this idea long time ago but the previous attempt was not successful due to lack of interest and preparation. As you all know, I recently started messing with my PS3 again and this idea was brought back.

So then I went ahead and tried his magical idea.... after a few hours later... Boom!!, now we have HFW that works on all PS3 models (including 3K and 4K) that allows the previously patched exploit by using old webkit from 4.50 that's been used until 4.83. This method is rather hacky than technical, so I would like to leave this method under the radar for now until it gets patched out (this can easily be patched).

What can you do with this HFW 4.84.1/2?
1.You can use PSN since the FW is the latest.
2.You can downgrade/Install CFW on your PS3 if your model is downgrade-able/hack-able (excluding CECH-3K and 4K)
(The same capability as what you had for 4.82 OFW)
3.You can use HAN and all the tools that worked up to 4.82 with this FW.
4.You can always go back to the real OFW 4.84 if you wish.
To all scener's and developers: Please update the HAN toolbox or any xml that can support 4.84 if anyone's available.

Special thanks @habib @bguerville @esc0rtd3w @Doge_Rules @DeViL303 @littlebalup

Download via EurAsia: --> http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?na...oit_HFW_4.84.2

NEWS SOURCE: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/up...w-users.23094/

via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/p...eleased.51937/

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PS4 Firmware 6.51 released

March 28th, 2019, 20:43 Posted By: wraggster

Sony has just started pushing PS4 firmware 6.51 to PS4 consoles worldwide.
PS4 6.51 and hacks

As always with such a minor release, not much is known about the update. It is not clear whether this actually patches an undisclosed exploit, or if it just brings some urgent patch for a specific game. Furthermore, at the time of publishing, Sony haven’t updated their official firmware page and 6.50 is still mentioned as the latest update.


We advise for people who want to hack their console to stay on as own a firmware as they possibly can, until we hear more details from hackers. The highest hackable firmware (publicly) is 5.07. (Check more details on our PS4 Jailbreak page)
PS4 6.50

The previous update, PS4 firmware 6.50, was released 3 weeks ago and added remote play support for iOS as well as the possibility to swap the O/X buttons.
Should I update my PS4 to 6.5x?

Again, for people willing to hack their console should stay on a low firmware if possible. Hackers have hinted at hacks available on firmware 6.xx, and there even was a webkit exploit released for 6.20, but no “full” Jailbreak has been announced for recent firmwares by any credible source.
For people not looking to hack their PS4, it is likely you will have to update to 6.51 in order to retain online service access for your console (PSN, etc…)

http://wololo.net/2019/03/28/ps4-fir...6-51-released/

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SEN Enabler 6.2.2 with FW 4.84 support

March 28th, 2019, 20:45 Posted By: wraggster

When Sony releases a new PS3 firmware, one of the first homebrew utilities to get updated is SEN Enabler because playing online requires you to be on the latest firmware. As FW 4.84 was released in February, SEN Enabler has been able to spoof FW 4.84 for a while but it now got support for FW 4.84 with version 6.2.2. The changelog for SEN Enabler 6.2.2 mentions the following:

• Cobra 4.84 DEX is now supported
• Spoof and hash fix support for 4.84 Cobra CFWs (CEX/DEX) has been added
• Cobra was updated to version 8.0.1

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HAN Toolbox updated to version 0.7

March 28th, 2019, 20:46 Posted By: wraggster

If your PS3’s minimum firmware is above 3.56, CFW is a no-go and you have to be content with HAN. However, some developers on the PS3 scene (Pink1, DeViL303, Imn7) decided to give some more features to HAN-only PS3 models and released HAN Toolbox! Among other things, HAN Toolbox gives you file management capabilities and downloaders for demos,themes,wallpapers and NoPSN apps.
Now, this utility has been updated to version 0.7 with the following features:

• Various compatibility updates relating to FW 4.84
  
  • Offline Rebooter, HAN Enabler, Debug PKG Enabler have been updated with 4.84 support
  
  
• An offline File Copier for 4.84 has been added
• An offline Temperature Reader & Database Rebuilder with support for FW 4.82/4.84 has been added
• PS3Xploit Basic and Extra tools have been updated
• Coldboot, Font and Wave downloaders have been added

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Kaz Hirai retires as Sony board chairman

March 29th, 2019, 18:38 Posted By: wraggster

The former CEO of Sony, Kaz Hirai, will also be stepping down as the company's board chairman and departing the company.
Hirai first announced he would hand off the role of CEO in February of last year, but at the time said he would remain on as director and board chaiman when the new company structure took effect the following April. He has continued to hold those roles since, while the role of CEO passed to Kenichiro Yoshida.
Today, in a news release, Sony announced Hirai would also retire from the role of board chairman, to be replaced by director Shuzo Sumi.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...board-chairman

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RealYoti working on a GTA: Chinatown Wars 3D perspective mod

March 29th, 2019, 18:42 Posted By: wraggster

Contrary to what non-GTA fans might think, not all GTA games are 3D in nature and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is one of them. Originally released for the Nintendo DS, the game has a 2D overhead perspective which was ideal considering the system’s technical limitations but then, it was also released on the PSP/iOS/Android which are all platforms that provide much more power. However, the game still retained the 2D perspective but with some tinkering, GTA fans managed to get the 3D chase perspective to be used whenever you got in a vehicle on the PSP port!
Unfortunately, this (namely PPSSPP) so getting the 3D perspective on the PSP/Vita was a no-go until recently. Now, RealYoti is working on a version of this hack that actually works on the PSP/PSVita thus allowing these consoles to roam around the GTA:CT map in 3D albeit with a few graphical issues. To demonstrate his work, RealYoti published a video (below) which can be seen below but he hasn’t set an ETA yet and the mod crashes the game when you drive a car into the water!

http://wololo.net/2019/03/28/realyot...4-super-mario/

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DaedalusX64 preview video showing playable performance in Super Mario 64, Mario Kart

March 29th, 2019, 18:43 Posted By: wraggster

For quite a while, z2442 and TheMrIron2 along with a few others have been working on improving DaedalusX64, the only working Nintendo 64 emulator for the PSP and PSVita. As the Nintendo 64 is somewhat difficult to emulate and demands pretty high system requirements, it is quite surprising that the PSP manages to get playable framerates in some games but this is owed to the fact that the N64 and PSP use the same CPU architecture. Obviously, not all games exhibit good performance and many are quite slow but with recent improvements, more titles have become playable and many bugs have been fixed!

To show off some progress on the upcoming DaedalusX64 1.1.7, a video was published (below) which shows playable performance in the following games:

• Super Mario 64
  
  • This game works pretty well in the last official release of DaedalusX64 too
  
  
• Zelda Ocarina of Time
  
  • Performance hovers around the 70-80% with a few stutters but the game is still quite playable
  
  
• StarFox64
• Zelda Majora’s Mask (there are some nasty stutters so it’s not exactly playable for now)
• Mario Kart 64
  
  • Official releases of DaedalusX64 emulate it with okay performance but any speed improvements are always welcome!

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VitaQuakeIII 0.7

March 29th, 2019, 18:48 Posted By: wraggster

Rinnegatamante has released a new version of his PS Vita port of Quake III. The popular port has made great progress since its initial release almost a year ago, and it’s great to get regular updates!
This release brings significant performance improvements. The Developer recommends in particular to play the game at a 480×272 resolution, which massively enhances the framerate while negative impact from the lower resolution is minimal.


Other changes from this release (from the changelog):

• Updated to latest ioquake3 source.
• Updated to latest vitaGL source.
• Added MSAA 4x support (always active).
• Improved performances and resource consumption of the renderer.
• Added OpenArena support (NOTE: Read the updated first post), it will be fully playable since it’s a free alternative to Quake III.

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PS3 FW 4.84 Compatibility Releases

March 29th, 2019, 18:53 Posted By: wraggster

the following PS3 releases have also been made available in the last few days:

• IRISMAN, a backup manager, 4.84.2 with support for 3.41-4.84 CFWs
  
  • multiMAN is still working properly but doesn’t report the FW version correctly
  
  
• Unofficial Control Fan Utility update with FW 4.84 support
• ManaGunZ with 4.84 CFW support
• Mamba/PRX Loader 4.84.1

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DosBox dynarec working on the Switch and frangar working on enabling it for the Vita

March 29th, 2019, 18:57 Posted By: wraggster

While the DosBox emulator is one of the most popular emulators around, the Switch and PSVita ports of it didn’t see as much love as other emulators.

Due to this, dynarec wasn’t working on both these ports but now, m4wx decided to change things a bit and has been to get DosBox’s aarch64 (ARM 64) dynamic recompiler (dynarec) working on the Switch. This means that many more MS-DOS games, such as WarCraft 2 (below) and Settlers 2, run great and performance in Windows 95/98/ME is probably much better which means that some older Windows games may be playable on the Switch!
Switching focus to the PSVita, its DosBox port is also seeing some love as frangar pushed some commits to GitHub relating to dynarec support. As of right now, no official word has been given on the state of DosBox’s dynarec on the Vita but MS-DOS/Windows 9x emulation on the device might get a significant improvement soon!

The Switch builds of DosBox with dynarec aren’t publicly available as of right now and are only available in beta form for Patreon supports of m4wx or rsn8887. That being said, they’ll probably be made available to everybody in the coming days/weeks as both developers are big contributors to the homebrew community.

http://wololo.net/2019/03/22/switch-...d-scummvm-for/

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ScummVM for the Switch updated with USB Mouse/Keyboard support - PSP Also

March 29th, 2019, 19:01 Posted By: wraggster

rsn8887 has released yet another significant update to ScummVM for the Switch which brings about support for USB mice and keyboards.

This which will translate to a more faithful gaming experience and more accurate input as games that can be run in ScummVM are all ‘point and click’ adventure games like Leisure Suit Larry. Rsn8887 notes that not all mice may work and some keyboard/mouse combos don’t work either due to limitations in the Switch’s USB driver so if the mouse you try using doesn’t work, just try another one!
To grab this build of ScummVM (and an updated PSP build), simply follow this link and download the NRO provided.

http://wololo.net/2019/03/22/switch-...d-scummvm-for/

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PS4 Homebrew release: PS4Vibe

March 29th, 2019, 19:05 Posted By: wraggster

Al Azif has released a PS4 Homebrew that lets you test the rumble on the PS4 controller. While this might not sound impressive or groundbreaking, this release relies on the open source SDK from psxdev, and that makes it exciting for me.
Al-Azif had to make some modifications to the open source PS4SDK in order to get this to work, and hopefully those will make it to the main repository from psxdev.


You can download PS4Vibe from the developer’s github.
You will need a hacked PS4 to run ps4vibe.
For now, the developer explains the homebrew needs to be loaded through OrbisLink (a compiled version can be found here but we haven’t tested it. Better building it directly from source).

http://wololo.net/2019/03/20/ps4-hom...lease-ps4vibe/

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Xebra(Arbex) (2019/03/22)

March 29th, 2019, 21:35 Posted By: wraggster

Xebra(Arbex) (2019/03/22) is released. Xebra is a progressing Japanese Playstation(PS) emulator for Win32.

http://drhell.web.fc2.com/ps1/index.html

http://www.emucr.com/2019/03/xebraarbex-20190322.html

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