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Since the last batch, in PS5Scene news today comes some fresh PlayStation 5 game videos including a Tales of Arise demo trailer to hold fans over until the title's official release on September 10th!
Check them all out below, complete with a brief description of each as follows:
Recompile Launch Trailer I PS5
Hack your way through the Mainframe in this 3D Metroidvania Hacking Adventure. Recompile is now available on the PlayStation 5.
AWAY: The Survival Series Release Date Announcement PS5 Trailer
Play as a tiny sugar glider as you embark on a high-flying journey to save your family in your very own nature documentary. Coming to PlayStation 4 and 5 on September 28. Physical copies will be available for a limited time starting on October 1st.
Scarlet Nexus Accolades PS5 Trailer
See what critics are saying about SCARLETNEXUS. Enter into a Brain Punk future and order SCARLET NEXUS, now up to 40% off.
Hood: Outlaws & Legends Season 1: Samhain Date Reveal PS5 Trailer
Hood: Outlaws and Legends, the multiplayer PvPvE heist game from Sumo Digital and Focus Home Interactive, launches Season 1: Samhain with a wealth of new content on September 2!
Matchmaking in opposing teams of four or against the AI, choose your character based on your preferred playstyle, or what best fits your team’s strategy to make it first to the treasures - cooperation is key for victory in Hood’s nail-biting heists.
Watch today’s Season 1: Samhain Date Reveal Trailer for a sneak peek at what’s to come, including the free new outlaw, the winch rework mechanic, new maps for the newly-introduced PvE mode and cosmetics through the first Battle Pass.
A free new Outlaw and major gameplay changes with reworked mechanics. To kick off the season, Hood will welcome its first new Outlaw, Eidaa, free for all players. An amazing toe to toe fighter, Eidaa’s abilities, unique moveset and customizable perks make her a fearsome opponent anywhere on the battlefield.
Another key update that we are happy to introduce is a game-changing rework to the winch system, improving and upping the intensity of...
While this Unlimited PS4 / PS5 Game Sharing Method is currently active complete with a guide and demonstration video below, before getting too excited keep in mind the loophole will inevitably be patched and closed by Sony as was done with previous PS4Scene and PS5Scene gamesharing methods... so NOT worth the risk in attempting them for most users.
Update: As expected, this method has now been patched and no longer works.
You can use this file instead of the original psxitarch.tar.xz, to skip step 6 and to start with an updated distro.
1. Get the required files
You need 3 files: An initramfs file, a Linux kernel in form of a "bzImage" file and "psxitarch.tar.xz", which contains the psxitarch distro files. This is the official download page (in Italian language): PSXITArch Linux v2 (PSXITATeam Patreon)
Direct download links (as found on the official website):
While retail store employees use IDU Mode to download content via installing new game demo discs during kiosk demonstration unit updates, occasionally a console gets stuck in an IDU Loop requiring an Unlock Code, Reverter, Staff Mode or PS4 IDU Mode Payload to exit the 'demo' mode.
Based on the PlayStation 5 IDU screen image in Taowsu's Tweet, it appears his PS5 console somehow got stuck (there's currently no publicly available button combination sequence to enter PS5 Staff Mode see below) so @Al Azif suggested on...