Resident Evil 2 Remake

January 15th, 2019, 18:33 Posted By: wraggster

The year 2019 has come and one thing that Resident Evil fans know for sure is the return of Resident Evil 2 Remake this January 25. And to keep the hype train going for this highly anticipated remake, Capcom took the Resident Evil Series Twitter account to share the first screenshots of “The 4th Survivor” and “The Tofu Survivor” mini-games which were originally included in the first Resident Evil 2.The new batch of screenshots feature the protagonists of the mini-games which is HUNK for “The 4th Survivor,” and Tofu for “The Tofu Survivor.”In The 4th survivor mode, you take control Umbrella operative HUNK A.K.A the “Grim Reaper,” who’s adventures belong to the cannon. While in The Tofu survivor, you play as a chunk of Tofu that was originally produced to examine the game’s collision issue.



The game set on September 29, 1998. The beloved Raccoon City is plagued by zombies due to the T-virus. This T-virus is a biological weapon secretly developed by Umbrella, a pharmaceutical company. The main protagonist Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie police officer on his first duty and Claire Redfield, a college student looking for her brother Chris make their way to the police station. However, as they enter the police station, they discover most of the police officers are killed. Now, these two must set forth on a journey to flee the zombie outbreak in Raccoon City while rescuing other survivors as well.Explore in the dark corners of Raccoon City as you battle against the zombies. Solve puzzles to access the area and use items to fight for survival. With the high-definition graphics, we get to see the photorealistic visuals in 4K with the beautiful enhanced lighting up-close. Be terrified with the horrifyingly realistic wet gore of the zombies in your way.

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Rocket League finally gets cross-platform play on PS4

January 15th, 2019, 18:20 Posted By: wraggster

PlayStation 4 owners can now play Rocket League matches against Switch and Xbox players, Psyonix has announced.
The long awaited "cross-play" feature went live in the PS4 version of Rocket League yesterday, allowing competitive play with Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Steam for the first time.
"Today's announcement is an important one for us here at Psyonix," the company said in a statement. "Because we know how much our community has wanted full cross-platform support for quite some time.
"It's because of you, our fans, and our generous partners on all systems and services that have made this possible in the first place."
Psyonix has been vocal about its desire to see "full" cross-platform play since at least June 2017, when it became clear that Sony was unwilling to be as open to the concept as Microsoft and Nintendo.

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Offline PS4 Remote Play Patcher updated to work with the latest version of Remote Pla

January 14th, 2019, 20:39 Posted By: wraggster

A notable feature of the PlayStation 4 is Remote Play and thankfully, Sony allows you to use a PC with it as well. This is all well and good but the program has this one flaw of requiring an internet connection to work but thanks to MysteryDash’s patches, this artificial requirement can be waived!

Offline PS4 Remote Play, by MysteryDash, is a piece of software for Windows computers that patches the official Remote Play application from Sony in order to make it work without an active internet connection. This allows you to use Remote Play wherever you are provided you have a power supply, a computer running Windows, a PlayStation 4 and a local internet connection.

For example, it would be useful if your home’s internet connection stops working due to issues from the ISP-side; in this situation, your home router would still work so you still have a LAN to which you can connect your PS4. Another use case is if you go on holiday to somewhere that doesn’t have a TV and want to use your laptop as the PS4’s screen. With this software, all you need for Remote Play is to connect your PS4 directly to a laptop via an Ethernet cable!

In recent days, MysteryDash updated his Offline PS4 Remote Play patching software to version 3.0 which brings along:
◾ A rename to Offline PS4 Remote Play Auto-Patcher as it automatically builds patches for any version you throw at it


This update makes the program as simple as it can get as it’s only made up of a single button that does the work for you!

◾Support for version 2.7.0.7270 of PS4 Remote Play, which doesn’t require you to log into PSN to work, for Windows which is the latest version


README (important to check out): https://github.com/MysteryDash/Offli...ster/README.md

Download Page: https://github.com/MysteryDash/Offli...eleases/latest
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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

January 14th, 2019, 20:21 Posted By: wraggster

We only have a few days away to the launching date of Bandai Namco‘s Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. And, before it launches out to the skies above, Bandai Namco has a new trailer to showcase the twelfth aircraft to be seen and played on this upcoming combat flight action video game.

Bandai Namco Entertainment has released a new trailer of the twelfth aircraft for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. In this trailer, it introduces the Su-57. Su-57 aircraft is based on the PAK FA Program. This is a stealth fighter that highlights the super maneuverability.




For the overview, the game sets in 2019 when an opposition between the Osean Federation and the Kingdom of Erusea began. This is also known as the Second Usuean Continental War. Trigger, a member of the Osean Air Defense Force, fights against the Erusea’s unmanned drones. Trigger starts out as a member of Osea’s Mage Squadron. However, he is accused of murdering the former president as he’s sent to Osea’s Spare Squadron. Osea’s Spare Squadron is a penal military unit for atonement.

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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is coming this January 18th, 2019 and now available for pre-order for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. There are available Limited Editions for pre-order as well. Click the button below to pre-order yours now!

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reF00D released for the PSVita / PSTV – play FW 3.69 games on older firmwares

January 11th, 2019, 17:07 Posted By: wraggster

On New Year’s Eve, Team Molecule revealed the PSVita’s F00D key which effectively opened the doors to the remaining PSVita security barriers. However, we didn’t fully know what the end-user could get out of their information and tools but now, that’s changed with the release of reF00D!

What is reF00D?




reF00D, by CelesteBlue, dots_tb and Princess of Sleeping, is a kernel plugin that does away with FW requirements of games/apps. It allows you to run games requiring a higher FW than the one you’re currently running, such as FW 3.69 or 3.68 titles on 3.60/3.65, through realtime game decryption using keys.

#LetMaiDie , a dumper to allow 3.67+ games to run on FW 3.60/5, in the works!
reF00D won’t be killing compatibility packs as they have some advantages of their own, like easier game modding

Other than this, it also bypasses the F00D app blacklist thus allowing depreciated software that Sony decided to revoke, like PSM Dev Unity, to run on newer firmwares that it was never intended to be run on. Furthermore, it lets you run different versions of system applications on your Vita such as running the FW 3.69 web browser on FW 3.65/3.60.


Now, you’re probably thinking that reF00D is a complete alternative to the #LetMaiDie compatibility packs but that’s not fully accurate. Compatibility packs, generated by ***Dec, will apparently still be made since they provide quicker game start times and are decrypted thus allowing for easier modding. Staying on the subject, it’s important to state that reF00D also lets you create compatibility packs, which you could use with rePatch, by holding the L trigger when you open games. These will be stored in ux0:/rePatch

That being said, compatibility packs contain copyrighted content so reF00D brings the advantage of letting you play games that require a higher FW without having to obtain decrypted modules/binaries in a way that’s technically illegal.

Will this still work if Sony releases FW 3.70+? How do I get it?

According to CelesteBlue, the plugin will temporarily cease function with the latest titles (games requiring a firmware newer than 3.69) if Sony decides to change both the NPDRM and SPKG key.

That being said, this isn’t very likely to happen especially when we consider how long it took them to release FW 3.69 after H-Encore was released but even then, Sony didn’t change the aforementioned keys. However, if Sony decides to change the keys, all it would take would be to decrypt the PUP file of the FW update and grab the keys from it as doing such things is now possible thanks to the aforementioned information released by Team Molecule.


To install reF00D on your device, you have to do the following:
1.Download the plugin and the keys from here
2.Copy the SKPRX file you download to ux0:/tai or ur0:/tai depending on which directory your taiHEN plugins are in
3.Place the keys file you downloaded in ur0:/tai EVEN if the plugin is in ux0:/tai
4.Open your taiHEN configuration file and add the plugin under the *KERNEL heading
5.Enjoy running FW 3.69 games and revoked stuff on your PSVita!

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Dollhouse Invites You to the Sinister Side of Hollywood | Coming this 2019

January 11th, 2019, 16:16 Posted By: wraggster

The long-awaited noir psychological horror game Dollhouse of Soedesco and Creazn Studio has finally received its newest update. Recently, publisher Soedesco revealed the PlayStation 4 box art for the much-awaited horror title which can be seen below:



Dollhouse was first revealed by Soedesco in 2013 and was originally scheduled for a 2016 release on PC, Mac, Linux, and PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, the game has been pushed back for a 2017 release that resulted in another delay.

In 2018, no words from both publisher and developer have been heard about the noir psychological horror game, Dollhouse. Finally, the silence has been shattered by Soedesco and Creazn Studio when they recently revealed the box art for the game and guess what? A new release date for the game has been uncovered and it is expected to make its debut this 2019.

But, what is the game all about?

Dollhouse brings you to the unexpected side of Hollywood. The game is set in the enticing environment of Hollywood in the late 1950s. Follow the role of a detective who suffers from amnesia named Marie. Take control of her mind and help her in the mysterious things that haunt her in this noir psychological horror game.

Keep in mind that Marie only has a certain memory that was left with her, and it is about her daughter who has just died. And now, something terrible is after her. Are you ready to dive into the depths of Marie’s mind and unravel the mysteries of her past? Are you ready to embark on a terrifying journey?


Where to Pre-order the Game?

Although a concrete release for the game is still unknown as of this moment, pre-order for the game is already available here at Playasia. So, if you want to reserve your copies as early as now, you can secure yours here on our website. Click the button below to reserve the US version of the game.

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Megalith for PlayStation VR – This is the Battle of the Gods

January 11th, 2019, 16:14 Posted By: wraggster



Mnemosyne, Tethys, Theia, Phoebe, Rhea, Themis, Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Cronus, Crius, and Iapetus…
Since the dawn of the world; these twelve powerful beings known as Titans have ruled during the mythical Golden Age, and humanity worshipped them as the primordial deities. During the millennia many poets and philosophers wrote poems and treaties about them; some can be found still in our age while some others are lost for the eternity. During the previous century a lot of scholars have argued about their origins and cults but until now no one of them was unable to provide a definitive answer, this means that many facts about the Titans are still shrouded in mystery. Despite several hundreds of theories, one thing is certain; they became popular figures which are commonly portrayed in a lot of different opuses. For example in books like Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, movies like Clash of the Titans, and video games such as God of War series!
The majority of them described the Titans like beings indifferent to the fates of humans, but is it really so? If you want to know what mean be one of them, then you’ve found the title for you. Wear the VRHead, turn on the PlayStation 4, and get ready for a new adventure of epic proportions with Megalith!
Starring Aurora, Cipher, Hunter, Taur, and Tundra, the younger yet most powerful representatives of this millennia-old offspring, this legendary game sees you as the last standing force to protect the world of your worshippers.


Megalith for PSVR offers a uniquely divine approach towards a first-person champion shooter with heavy MOBA elements is ready to enthrall players at the top of the world-renowned Mount Othrys which is historically considered as the base of the Titans. Even if provided with phenomenal cosmic powers, any help is always welcome; control your army of minions and place them strategically in the battlefield, once all is set they will give you a big hand to crush the enemy’s core, which is the main power source of your species. The more you’ll proceed, the more skills you’ll unlock! With unique super-powers and strengths; choose the Titan best suited to your playstyle, and you can turn yourself into a god even without shout SHAZAM!
If you prefer a fast approach to the battle using rapid lighting strikes then Aurora is the best for you; if your battle style is to stay far from the enemies then the Cipher’s bounce launcher will be extremely useful; fire weapons aren’t stylish enough? Well, no problem because with Hunter you can hit the enemies using the good old lethal bow & arrow set; anyway, if you think is much better watch the opponents straight in the eye, Taur and his mighty claws are the perfect way to protect the humans; while do you think that defense is the best strategy? Then Tundra will give you great satisfaction.
Whoever you choose, bear in mind that fast hands and quick reflexes are very important for your survival!
Combining a legendary action flair, an epic comic-inspired art style, and a deep strategic system, Megalith for PSVR is the digital-only VR game you’ve been waiting for!

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Injecting Software Vulnerabilities with Voltage Glitching

January 10th, 2019, 20:44 Posted By: wraggster

Interesting read for hackers by YifanLu

I am not a fan of New Year’s resolutions, but I do want to do more technical writing this year. So here is a preprint of a paper I wrote on glitching the PS Vita as well as a simple model for reasoning about voltage glitches at a low level.

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Capcom’s Devil May Cry 5 Available in Multi-language Options

January 10th, 2019, 20:42 Posted By: wraggster

One of Capcom‘s glory video games is now coming to hack-and-slash the demons as Devil May Cry 5 is now approaching this March 8th, 2019 for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Devil May Cry 5 is an upcoming action-adventure hack-and-slash video game developed and published by Capcom. This is also the fifth installment to the Devil May Cry series.

For you to experience more fun in Devil May Cry 5, especially for the Asian Pacific gamers out there, Capcom will release the Asian Pacific version of this game with Multi-language options available. So, folks, grab the Asia Pacific version of Devil May Cry 5 with languages support for subtitles such as English, Chinese and Japanese. In addition, you will get to choose if you want to change in English or in Japanese as the voice-over language throughout the game.

Last E3 2018, Capcom shakes the video game industry once again along with the announcement of Resident Evil 2 Remake as Devil May Cry 5 was revealed. After a long hiatus, Capcom will bring this hack-and-slash game as it brings back the action that helped popularize this franchise last 2001.




The game sets several years after the events in Devil May Cry 2. The central protagonist of the series, Dante, is hired by a man known as V to eliminate the demonic attacks across the world. Meanwhile, one of the main protagonists, Nero, has set up his own demon hunting agency on a van with a neon Devil May Cry sign. Now the demon hunting slayers are on the move to eliminate the demons.

Featuring Dante and Nero as the returning playable characters, get them to battle with style. You must fight against the demons with a variety of attack and weapons. Of course, attack with style. As you attack with style, you will receive a style-rating in combat that is based on the move variety, the length of the combo and dodging attacks. Devil May Cry 5 will have a RE engine with the same framework powering of Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil 2 Remake, it features high-definition of graphics that utilize the photorealistic character designs.

Get ready to hack-and-slash against the demons in Demon May Cry 5 Asian Version with Multi-language options available this March 8th, 2019. Here at Playasia, the Asian version for PS4 and XONE are now available for pre-order. Click the button below to pre-order yours now!

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Ryu ga Gotoku 4 Densetsu wo Tsugumono Remaster: Coming to PS4 Console this January

January 10th, 2019, 20:37 Posted By: wraggster

Sega‘s long-running Yakuza series will get a remastered version for PlayStation 4. Last May 2018 issue of Weekly Famitsu (Thanks, Gematsu!), Sega has reported that Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 will get the remastered versions for PlayStation 4 in Japan.

After Ryu ga Gotoku 3 Remaster or Yakuza 3 Remaster released in Japan last August 9th, the fourth installment to the Yakuza series is now getting its remastered as Ryu ga Gotoku 4 Densetsu wo Tsugumono Remaster (龍が如く4 伝説を継ぐもの) or Yakuza 4 Remastered is releasing January 17th in Japan and in Asia with Chinese subtitles. Ryu ga Gotoku 4 Densetsu wo Tsugumono Remaster is action-adventure video game developed by Ryu ga Gotoku Studios and published by Sega. First, it was released for the PlayStation 3 console on March 18, 2010. Followed by the Western localizations for the same console in March 2011.

The game is set one year after the events of Yakuza 3. Like most of the action in the Yakuza series, it takes place in Komurocho which resembles the red-light district of Shinjuku. The entertainment district is about to get a blood bath. The main protagonist, the Dragon of Dojima, Kazuma Kiryu along with the three rising dragons, Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima will go to the impossible trials to find their destiny.

Last October 2018 issue of Famitsu, Sega has also announced the changes to the character of Masayoshi Tanimura. It was announced that the voice actor responsible for Masayoshi Tanimura, Hiroki Narimiya, has retired from the entertainment industry. With this, Sega has changed the character model because the character was based on Hiroki Narimiya himself. So, the new voice actor of Masayoshi Tanimura is Toshiki Masuda for the remaster.

Are you the successor of the Rising Dragon? If you are, well you better pre-order the Ryu ga Gotoku 4 Densetsu wo Tsugumono Remaster or Yakuza 4 Remaster for PlayStation 4. Here at Playasia, it’s now open for pre-order for both Japan and Chinese Asia version. Click the button below to pre-order yours now!


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Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet – Adds Leifang to the Roster

January 8th, 2019, 17:36 Posted By: wraggster

What’s up DOA enthusiasts out there? Koei Tecmo has officially announced Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. We are sure some of you may wonder who are the new characters to be included in the latest Xtreme spin-off series.

In addition to Misaki of Venus Vacation, the game publisher Koei Tecmo and game developer Team Ninja finally reveal the new character addition to this upcoming vacation-themed sports video game, Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet. Folks, let’s welcome the newest addition to the roster is no other than Leifang.

Watch her reveal trailer below.



Now that Leifang joins the fun at the beach, Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet includes the following characters below.
◾Kasumi
◾Momiji
◾Hitomi
◾Helena
◾Marie Rose
◾Honoka
◾Nyotengu
◾Kokoro
◾Ayane
◾Misaki
◾Leifang

But that’s not all, a few hours ago Koei Tecmo has released a new trailer for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet the featuring the new playable characters Leifang and Misaki. In the brand new trailer, they showcased their competitiveness in the “butt battle” while they are having fun under the sun. They also feature some of the swimsuit outfits they will be wearing in the game.

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch are now available on our website. The Asia Pacific version includes multi-language options such as English and Chinese subtitle available. Click the button below to pre-order yours now and wait for March 20th to have fun with the DOA Girls under the sun!

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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – Watch the Su-34 Trailer Here

January 8th, 2019, 17:33 Posted By: wraggster

It’s January 2019, folks. It’s a fesh new start and a fresh new year. And, guess what? The seventh main entry to the Ace Combat franchise will launch to the sky this 18th of this month. But before it takes off, the game publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment has released a new trailer for the upcoming combat flight action video game, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.

Bandai Namco has released a new trailer of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. In this new trailer, it features the first aircraft introduction of 2019, the Su-34 aircraft. This aircraft is a potent-two seat and weather fighter-bomber aircraft. You can use this aircraft for tactical deployment according to Bandai Namco.

Watch the Su-34 trailer below.



For the overview, the game sets in 2019 when an opposition between the Osean Federation and the Kingdom of Erusea begins. This is also known as the Second Usuean Continental War. Trigger, a member of the Osean Air Defense Force fights against the Erusea’s unmanned drones. Trigger starts out as a member of Osea’s Mage Squadron. However, he is accused of murdering the former president as he’s sent to Osea’s Spare Squadron. Osea’s Spare Squadron is a penal military unit for atonement.


Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is coming this January 18th, 2019 and now available for pre-order for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. There are available Limited Editions for pre-order as well. Click the button below to pre-order yours now!

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PS4 sales reach 91.6 million worldwide

January 8th, 2019, 17:28 Posted By: wraggster

91.6 million PS4s have now been sold worldwide, Sony has announced.
It means the console has shifted ten million units since the last update in July, and 18 million over the past 12 months.
It's not quite as high as the 20.2 million reported in 2017, but it's still an impressive figure for a machine in its fifth year on the market. Indeed, it's the second biggest year the platform has enjoyed in its lifetime so far.
5.6 million PS4s were sold between November 19th and December 31st alone, along with 50.7 million games. In total, 876 million PS4s games have been sold globally.


The big PS4 exclusive of Christmas was Spider-Man, which had sold more than nine million copies as of November 25th, 2018.
"We are also happy to announce that the monthly active users of PlayStation Network continues to show strong growth, and has surpassed 90 million as of end of November 2018," stated Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO John Kodera.
"I would like to express my deepest gratitude to our passionate community around the globe, and our partners, for helping us achieve these milestones. This year, we will bring more enhanced experiences to our fans along with a highly anticipated lineup of games that are only possible on PS4. As we look toward the next PS4 milestone, SIE will continue to evolve, and we will further expand the platform to deliver the best interactive entertainment experiences to the world."

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Postal Vita released

January 7th, 2019, 22:02 Posted By: wraggster

Postal Vita is a source port of Postal that was delivered to the PSVita by Rinnegatamante from the Switch port by MVG. From my brief testing session, I can say that port works pretty well and has the following features:
◾Smooth frame rates with a wide-screen aspect ratio so that almost all of the Vita’s screen is filled up

◾Working audio and voices so you can enjoy the sound of bullets, sirens and screaming that’s all over the game
◾A comfortable control scheme that uses both analogue sticks for control◾If you didn’t figure it out immediately, the right analogue stick is used both for aiming and shooting

◾The extra levels found in Super Postal and Special Delivery work properly so you can wreak some havoc elsewhere if you fancy
◾You get the full main-menu of Postal so you can get the full Postal experience like you did back in the day

As of right now, saving doesn’t work as you’re thrown back into the pause menu when you try to save a game. That being said, there’s still plenty to enjoy so don’t let the inability to save prevent you from going postal!

Postal is not a free game so the data files aren’t included. However, you can acquire them for the nominal price of $/€2 off Steam or GOG. After getting the game, you have to install it and copy the “res” and “title” folders to ux0:/data/Postal. I have personally tried this port with files from the GOG version so I can confirm that they work out-of-the-box.

Download Link (VHBB): http://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/415

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MemeKaku released for older PSVita firmwares – Now, you can hack your FW 3.55

January 4th, 2019, 21:46 Posted By: wraggster

When HENkaku was released, everybody was told to update to FW 3.60 and older firmwares faded away into irrelevancy especially after Adrenaline was released. While FW 3.5x was happy in its grave, CelesteBlue thought otherwise and brought it back up from the grave with MemeKaku!

What is MemeKaku? What’s the current state of HENkaku on FW 3.55/7?

MemeKaku, by CelesteBlue, is a backport of HENkaku to older PSVita firmwares namely FW 3.55 and 3.57. HENkaku,Team Molecule, is a native hack for the PSVita which allows you to run homebrew, use plugins, install custom themes and much much more.


As of right now, MemeKaku is at the following state:

• You can run homebrew and plugins with it
  
  • Some homebrew/plugins may refuse to work properly as they may use offsets specific to certain firmware versions
  
  
• Loading decrypted content from ux0:/patch is possible
• Enso is currently not supported but CelesteBlue said it could be ported to all FWs lower than 3.65
  
  • Enso is a hack that lets you run unsigned code at boot without any user interaction. It functions like a full untether in iOS jailbreaking terms
  
  
• Some plugins like Custom Warning and Custom Boot Splash don’t work
• Many other things may not work or require slight adjustments to work with firmwares 3.55/3.57
• Information about the state of MemeKaku came from this page which is maintained by TheRadziu

Is there anything else planned?

Support for older firmware versions is coming soon so don’t go update your PSVita running an older firmware just yet!

Obviously, CelesteBlue’s tinkering with his newly acquired dev kit doesn’t stop here and he’s plans to support more firmware versions in the future. Most notably, he said that FW 3.51 support is the next thing in mind for MemeKaku and that FW 3.18 support will also be coming soon.
Other than HENkaku on lower firmwares, CelesteBlue’s dev kit may also bring about other noteworthy stuff on the PSVita so make sure you stay tuned for any updates through his Twitter account found here. If you don’t know who he is, CelesteBlue is a veteran PSVita developer who worked on getting FW 3.67+ games to work on FW 3.60/5, contributed to LOLIcon (a plugin that lets you overclock your Vita to 494MHz) and much more. He’s also given some contributions to the PS4 hacking scene.

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PSVita’s security is effectively blown wide open!

January 4th, 2019, 21:43 Posted By: wraggster

In their talk titled “Viva la Vita Vida” that took place less than 24 hours ago, PSVita hackers/developers Yifan Lu and Davee which are part of Team Molecule talked about the following:

• Their progress up to now on PSVita hacking
  
  • They discussed the Vita’s security architecture and components of the Vita’s SoC.
  • In their talk titled “Viva la Vita Vida” that took place less than 24 hours ago, PSVita hackers/developers Yifan Lu and Davee which are part of Team Molecule talked about the following:
    
    
    • Their progress up to now on PSVita hacking
      
      • They discussed the Vita’s security architecture and components of the Vita’s SoC.The first part of the talk, which was done by Davee, was about software techniques when it came to pwning F00D and he discussed the Octopus Exploit.
      
      
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      • In a very simplified way, the Octopus Exploit works by passing bytes into the F00D processor and having it tell you whether the byte is correct or not. Through this way, Team Molecule were able to dump the secure kernel of the PSVita which helped them in documenting and further hacking the device
      
      
    • The second part of the talk, which was done by Yifan Lu, discussed hardware hacking techniques and mostly focused about voltage glitching. Voltage glitching is when you momentarily introduce a voltage change into electronics in order to change the result of logic gates thus creating a software bug through hardware
      
      • Voltage glitching was used in order to bypass the bootloader size check (0xDE blocks) and this enabled Team Molecule to gain further insight about the bootloader/BootROM as they got its SHA-256 hash!
      • Unfortunately, the BootROM didn’t contain any keys
      
      
    • Later on, Yifan Lu went on to reveal that the bootloader (F00D) key was found and it was a repeating byte
      
      • Apparently, the key was left there accidentally but it wasn’t noticed when retail builds of the bootloader were shipped
      • This key is what protects every content key in the system
      
      
    • ​http://wololo.net/2018/12/30/psvita-...own-wide-open/

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PS4: 6.20 piracy “method” has been released (and the scene is disappointed)

January 4th, 2019, 21:40 Posted By: wraggster

The “method” that allows piracy on PS4 firmware 6.20 leverages a glitch in the PS4 “Primary console” setup mechanism.
Sony lets you use multiple consoles with the same PSN account, in theory to let you access your games from wherever you are in the world. However, only your “primary” console can play your PSN games without being connected to the internet.
The glitch revealed today basically lets you activate a PS4 as your primary console, then deactivate it while keeping the benefits of playing downloaded games while offline. Repeat the steps multiple times with a single PSN account loaded with games, and you have the possibility for mass scale piracy.
There are of course significant drawbacks to the technique: first of all, it is very likely that Sony will patch it in the days, if not the hours (given that it requires online activation of the console) to come. Secondly, you’ll need to find a very good friend, with a PSN account loaded with games, who is willing to share their account credentials with you at least once, in order for you to get that person’s games. Last but not least, it is very likely that Sony will take action on accounts that have suspicious activity, including activating/deactivating a large number of PS4s in a short amount of time.
So far, the scene’s reaction to the announce has been pretty lukewarm. Given the risks, it’s probably not worth it for your typical PS4 owner. It’s also very likely that some black market shops all over the worlds had been using this technique or a similar one to sell PS4s loaded with pirated games, something that reminds us of the “Brazilian jailbreak” of a few years ago. So multiple people have said they are basically not impressed.
Long story short, we definitely do not recommend that you even attempt this technique: you run a huge risk of getting your PSN account, and associated hardware permanently banned from the PSN if you try. Nevertheless, those willing to take the risk can follow the steps described below, as taken directly from the video.

http://wololo.net/2018/12/30/ps4-6-2...-disappointed/

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Vita Hacking News: TheFlow promises a hack for FW 3.69 in 2019, Memory card authentic

January 4th, 2019, 21:37 Posted By: wraggster

For PSVita hacking, 2018 ended with a bang thanks to Team Molecule’s revelations at 35C3 and this brought about a new era of Vita hacking, an era in which every security measure could be bypassed. Thanks to this, the memory card authentication routine has been busted and PSM Dev apps have been decrypted; and for further good news, TheFlow stated that he plans to release a hack for FW 3.69 this year!

On a more technical front, the last few days brought us some interesting developments with the recently released decryption tools (and information) from Team Molecule.
One of these developments is that Xerpi was able to reverse engineer the F00D module that does memory card authentication, with help from motoharu who did most crypto reverse engineering. The reason why it’s relevant to regular end-users is that, with this information, it is now possible to create USB PSVita memory card readers for use with PCs. The main advantage of this is that you could easily copy data to/from multiple memory cards if and that if your PSVita dies, you can still extract Another interesting development is that now, all applications ever released for the PSVita can be decrypted. Thanks to this, CelesteBlue and SilicaAndPina have been decrypting older applications that Sony stopped supporting some time ago.

Among decrypted applications, we can find:

• PSM Dev Assistant
• PSM Dev For Unity
  
  • These two seem to refuse to work but perhaps, they can be forced into functioning with some work. Here’s a video of what they do on FW 3.68 upon opening them
  
  
• Maps App (not available for download)
  
  • This crashes upon opening it
  
  
• via http://wololo.net/2019/01/01/recent-...pps-decrypted/

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vitaSnake updated and Frying Master released for the Vita

January 4th, 2019, 21:34 Posted By: wraggster

Snake is an all-time classic and obviously, the Vita has its own homebrew port by Grzybojad.

However, its developer thought that it needed a few more features and so released version 1.2 to add some more stuff to this simple yet enjoyable game. These features include:

• Touchscreen support in both the game itself (for controlling the snake) and the menus
  
  • With this update, the snake follows your finger so you can play Snake a bit differently
  • Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to disable touch controls so the game might become unplayable if your PSVita’s touchscreen is a bit defective
  
  
• Ability to change the apple’s look from the Options menu. Available looks include the Nokia pellet, a battery, a regular apple, a brighter apple and a Sonic-like ring
• Some small tweaks such as an update to the “How To Play” text and some visual tweaks to the menus

Like Meritous, Snake is available on VHBB (VitaDB Link) so you can grab it from there or from the in-line link above.

The gyroscope on the Vita is usually a forgotten hardware component but with Frying Master, it can actually be used to fry some stuff!

vitaSnake aside, the PSVita also got another piece of homebrew this week and it’s called Frying Master. Frying Master is a Unity-based game, by Reddit user “LazyOx199“, which allows you to use the gyroscope (or analogue sticks+buttons) to cook up stuff in a frying pan. Right now, the game is still work in progress and you can only cook meat patties and square piece of steak but it’s unique and fun nonetheless!

To fry some stuff on your PSVita, check out its Reddit thread and download the VPK from there.

Conclusion

All these homebrew releases in such a short period of time are a nice reminder that PSVita homebrew releases aren’t over yet and that development is still going on. If you want to look at other interesting stuff, you can check out Nikita Krapivin’s recent work on getting a PC screen streaming solution with input to work on the PSVita through the PSM framework! Obviously, you should still use Moonlight if you have a supported Nvidia GPU as the PSM app only works @ around 5FPS.

As for now, you can start the year on a better note with the above releases because messing around with homebrew is always fun!

via http://wololo.net/2019/01/04/recent-...frying-master/

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Bad Apple and Meritous ported to the PSVita

January 4th, 2019, 21:32 Posted By: wraggster

If you’re interested in seeing older consoles pushed to their limits, then you’ve probably seen a recurring piece of software used for this purpose.
This piece of software is the Bad Apple PV which is a video (with sound) of the Bad Apple song which is part of the Touhou project. Among available ports of this PV, we find one for the [video=youtube;W9gpS2b-hpE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRdGhHEoj3o"]NES[/URL], SNES, Genesis, Chromaryu, the PSVita got its own port of Bad Apple which runs smoothly and obviously has audio.

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