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Hello World! I've been reporting on Sony PlayStation hacking news since 2000 and started PSXHAX in 2014 to cover PlayStation (PSX), PlayStation 2 (PS2), PlayStation 3 (PS3), PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation Portable (PSP), PlayStation Vita (PS Vita), PlayStation TV (PS TV) and next-gen PlayStation 5 (PS5) platforms along with anything else of interest.
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Mounting a PlayStation 4 (PS4) HDD in Linux on PC Guide by Zecoxao
Since the days of PS3 Linux PlayStation sceners have been Upgrading PS4 Hard Drives, Installing Linux on PS4 and working on various Linux Homebrew Projects including @zecoxao's (Twitter) latest guide on Mounting a PlayStation 4 (PS4) HDD in Linux on a PC for those interested. 
This comes following his previous Tutorial to Download PS4 PKGs on the Latest PlayStation 4 Firmware, check it out below from PSDevWiki.com: Mounting HDD in Linux
This comes following his previous Tutorial to Download PS4 PKGs on the Latest PlayStation 4 Firmware, check it out below from PSDevWiki.com: Mounting HDD in Linux
- Unlike the PS3, where every part of perconsole security (including the HDD) is dictated by the eid_root_key, the PS4 has two perconsole keys for the HDD, one is handled by SAMU (we cannot obtain this key atm) and the other is handled by the South Bridge / AEOLIA / BELIZE (which we can obtain)
- Here I describe the steps to mount your hdd on the pc using the cryptmount utility on Linux
- EAP HDD Key (check in your kernel dump and in magic.h kern_off_eap_hdd_key offset)
- Linux Distro (i'm using xubuntu live for this)
- cmtab file
- cmtab file can be as...
Doom Eternal Joins New PlayStation 4 Game Releases Next Week
Alongside Doom 64, Doom Eternal joins the new PlayStation 4 video game releases next week on March 20th. 
In Doom Eternal you become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to stop the final destruction of humanity.
It also features a new 2-vs-1 multiplayer experience in Battlemode as a fully-armed Doom Slayer faces off against two player-controlled demons in a best-of-five round match of intense first-person combat.
Here's a summary of what else is heading to PlayStation next week courtesy of Sony's Content Communications Manager Brett Elston:
New PlayStation Games for March 17, 2020
DOOM Eternal - PS4 Launch Trailer
In Doom Eternal you become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to stop the final destruction of humanity.
It also features a new 2-vs-1 multiplayer experience in Battlemode as a fully-armed Doom Slayer faces off against two player-controlled demons in a best-of-five round match of intense first-person combat.
Here's a summary of what else is heading to PlayStation next week courtesy of Sony's Content Communications Manager Brett Elston:
New PlayStation Games for March 17, 2020
- Chop Is Dish - PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 16)
- Doom 64 - PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 20)
- Doom Eternal - PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out Mar. 20)
- Epic Word Search Collection - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)
- Explosive Jake - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Out Mar. 18)
- Kamiko - PS4 — Digital
- La Mulana 1 - PS4 — Digital, Retail
- La Mulana 2 - PS4 — Digital, Retail
- MLB The Show 20 - PS4 — Digital
- Neverlast - PS4 — Digital
- R.B.I. Baseball 20 - PS4 — Digital
- Rainbows, Toilets & Unicorns - PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 17)
- Red Death - PS4 — Digital
- Roundguard - PS4 — Digital
- Thunder Paw - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross-Buy)
- TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2 - PS4 — Digital (Out Mar. 19)
- NIOH 2 Playlist
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- The Grudge (2020)
- The Current War
DOOM Eternal - PS4 Launch Trailer
PS4HEN v2.1.3 and PS4REN v2.0 PS4 Remote Play Enabler by SiSTR0
Today PlayStation 4 developer SiSTR0 updated both PS4HEN (forked from @XVortex's PS4 Homebrew ENabler Github repo) and PS4REN (Guide) to PS4HEN v2.1.3 and the PS4 Remote Play Enabler to PS4REN v2.0 proceeding the previous updates for those with a jailbroken PS4 5.05 console as we await further PS4 6.20 Kxploit details from theflow0. 
The latest PS4 HEN v2.1.3 includes a PlayStation 4 Remote Play Enabler and PS4 UART Enabler patch (Guide), while the new PS4REN 2.0 is reportedly safer, doesn't use fake PS4 IDU Mode and persists even after resuming from PS4 Rest Mode with the PS button enabled.
Download: ps4-hen-vtx_5.05_v2.1.3_SiSTRo.7z / PS4 HEN VTX GIT (Fork) / ps4ren_5.05_v2.0_SiSTRo.7z / PS4REN GIT / Live Demo via @EdiTzZ /...
The latest PS4 HEN v2.1.3 includes a PlayStation 4 Remote Play Enabler and PS4 UART Enabler patch (Guide), while the new PS4REN 2.0 is reportedly safer, doesn't use fake PS4 IDU Mode and persists even after resuming from PS4 Rest Mode with the PS button enabled.
Download: ps4-hen-vtx_5.05_v2.1.3_SiSTRo.7z / PS4 HEN VTX GIT (Fork) / ps4ren_5.05_v2.0_SiSTRo.7z / PS4REN GIT / Live Demo via @EdiTzZ /...
Easy PKG Extractor to Extract PS4 PKGs (Packages) by Lapy05575948
Since the PS4 PKG Unpacker, PKGDecrypt, PS4 PKGDec Tool, PS4PKGViewer, OrbisPKG PS4 Tool, UnPKG, his recent Lapy Games Collection PS4 PKG and River Raid PS4 WIP project PlayStation 4 homebrew developer @Lapy is back via Twitter with an Easy PKG Extractor to extract installed PS4 PKGs (Packages) to a USB device connected to the console! 
Download: Easy PKG Extractor 1.07 - Lapy.rar (50.4 MB - includes Easy PKG Extractor 1.07 - Lapy.pkg) / Mirror
Download: Easy PKG Extractor 1.07 - Lapy.rar (50.4 MB - includes Easy PKG Extractor 1.07 - Lapy.pkg) / Mirror
Spelunky 2 PS4 Progress Update via MossMouth Developer Derek Yu
LOAD "*",8,1... ahh the good ol' days of listening to chirping bats in the background while exploring caves playing Spelunker on the Commodore 64 all night long! 
With E3 2020 officially cancelled, the good news is those who missed Spelunker will soon be able to play the latest reboot dubbed Spelunky 2 from MossMouth coming to PlayStation 4.
Here's developer Derek Yu with the latest Spelunky 2 PS4 progress updates, to quote:
First off, we’ve been working on making the game look even nicer, adding more details to each area and making sure that the ones that were already in there popped out better. Thank you to the fans who gave us their feedback about that after viewing the last trailer!
I think we’ve struck a good balance now, where the graphics are crisp and easy to parse, but the details still stand out enough so that you can easily soak them up as you play the game. Effects like lighting and liquids are more vibrant now, too, contributing to that feeling of a dynamic, living world that has been our goal since day one.
Content-wise, one of my goals with Spelunky 2 was to make each run feel even more like a personalized adventure. Of course, players of the original game created a lot of their own stories through their choices during the game, and in my opinion those are still the most meaningful. We want to keep supporting that kind of creativity by adding more variety to the game.
This can come in many forms — new items that, in the Spelunky style, are carefully designed and have a lot of obvious and non-obvious interactions with the rest of the world. But there will also be more characters in the vein of the shopkeeper, who can help or hinder the player in unexpected ways.
Fans who have been following Spelunky for a long time may even spot some familiar faces within the vibrant community of new NPCs that will be joining them in Spelunky...
With E3 2020 officially cancelled, the good news is those who missed Spelunker will soon be able to play the latest reboot dubbed Spelunky 2 from MossMouth coming to PlayStation 4.
Here's developer Derek Yu with the latest Spelunky 2 PS4 progress updates, to quote:
First off, we’ve been working on making the game look even nicer, adding more details to each area and making sure that the ones that were already in there popped out better. Thank you to the fans who gave us their feedback about that after viewing the last trailer!
I think we’ve struck a good balance now, where the graphics are crisp and easy to parse, but the details still stand out enough so that you can easily soak them up as you play the game. Effects like lighting and liquids are more vibrant now, too, contributing to that feeling of a dynamic, living world that has been our goal since day one.
Content-wise, one of my goals with Spelunky 2 was to make each run feel even more like a personalized adventure. Of course, players of the original game created a lot of their own stories through their choices during the game, and in my opinion those are still the most meaningful. We want to keep supporting that kind of creativity by adding more variety to the game.
This can come in many forms — new items that, in the Spelunky style, are carefully designed and have a lot of obvious and non-obvious interactions with the rest of the world. But there will also be more characters in the vein of the shopkeeper, who can help or hinder the player in unexpected ways.
Fans who have been following Spelunky for a long time may even spot some familiar faces within the vibrant community of new NPCs that will be joining them in Spelunky...