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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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Treadmill Becomes PS4 Controller to Play Death Stranding by Allen Pan
Those seeking to get more exercise in 2020 have to look no further than Electrical Engineer Allen Pan's YouTube Channel (Patreon Page) as he recently created a low budget walking simulator VR rig turning a treadmill into a PS4 controller to play Death Stranding! 
Check out the awesome video below, and to quote from VG247.com on the feat:
"While he still has to use the right stick on the controller to turn the camera, the left stick was removed and wired into the treadmill to control walking and running. Thatโs the short version, but the video goes into the engineering aspect of it from hooking up relays to connecting the controller.
Once he was finished, he played Death Stranding using his new controller, and considering all of the walking you do in the game, he got a great workout. Pan even enlisted his friends to give his invention a try and they were all sweating within a minute."
Turning a Treadmill Into a PS4 Controller So I Exercise
Check out the awesome video below, and to quote from VG247.com on the feat:
"While he still has to use the right stick on the controller to turn the camera, the left stick was removed and wired into the treadmill to control walking and running. Thatโs the short version, but the video goes into the engineering aspect of it from hooking up relays to connecting the controller.
Once he was finished, he played Death Stranding using his new controller, and considering all of the walking you do in the game, he got a great workout. Pan even enlisted his friends to give his invention a try and they were all sweating within a minute."
Turning a Treadmill Into a PS4 Controller So I Exercise
Kingdom Hearts 3 PS4 Maps, Models and Textures Tool by ID-Daemon
Proceeding the Marvel's Spider-Man PS4 Tool, Red Dead Redemption 2 PS4 Tool, Kingdom Hearts 3 PS4 Save Editor (aka KH3SaveEditor) and PS-Phwoar! Host Menu v1.1 update awhile back @iddaemon made available a Kingdom Hearts 3 PS4 Tool that supports static and skeletal models, maps and textures can be extracted with umodel. 
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Download: kh3.rar (15.2 KB - kh3.exe) / OpenKh Project (Sony Server KH3 PKG Links)
To quote from daemon1 on the original release: Kingdom Hearts 3 (PS4)
Kingdom Hearts 3 (PS4) tool. Supports static & skeletal models, maps. Textures can be extracted with umodel.
โก Fast forward to yesterday, and @Xeeynamo shared on Twitter the Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind PKG decryption key for game modders... noting the PKG's are available directly from Sony's Server Links, the passcode works for both retail and updates (US and EU, JP not working and HK isuntested working) and can decrypt Re:Mind DLC data too! 
Also of note for those curious about PS4 CFW, in the Tweets below PS4 scene dev @zecoxao inquires about locating the UE4 paks index key and mentions finding the delimiter for uareq1 and uareq2 in...
๐Download: kh3.rar (15.2 KB - kh3.exe) / OpenKh Project (Sony Server KH3 PKG Links)
To quote from daemon1 on the original release: Kingdom Hearts 3 (PS4)
Kingdom Hearts 3 (PS4) tool. Supports static & skeletal models, maps. Textures can be extracted with umodel.
โก Fast forward to yesterday, and @Xeeynamo shared on Twitter the Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind PKG decryption key for game modders... noting the PKG's are available directly from Sony's Server Links, the passcode works for both retail and updates (US and EU, JP not working and HK is
Also of note for those curious about PS4 CFW, in the Tweets below PS4 scene dev @zecoxao inquires about locating the UE4 paks index key and mentions finding the delimiter for uareq1 and uareq2 in...
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics Hits PS4 Next Week
Strategy PS4 RPG The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics joins the new PlayStation 4 game releases next Tuesday where players can recruit and customize your Gelfling crew with new jobs, equipment and battle the villainous Skeksis across more than 50 stages. 
Here's what else to expect in the world of PlayStation next week courtesy of Sony Interactive Entertainment Content Communications Manager Justin Massongill:
New PlayStation Games for February 4, 2020
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics - PS4 Launch Trailer
Also congrats to the Kansas City Chiefs who won Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers earlier tonight with a score of 31 to 20. 
Here's what else to expect in the world of PlayStation next week courtesy of Sony Interactive Entertainment Content Communications Manager Justin Massongill:
New PlayStation Games for February 4, 2020
- 0000+ - PS4, PS Vita โ Digital (Cross-Buy)
- 7th Sector - PS4 โ Digital (Out 2/5)
- Ash of Gods: Redemption - PS4 โ Digital (Out 2/3)
- CarX Drift Racing Online - PS4 โ Digital (Out 2/7)
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics - PS4 โ Digital
- Dawn of Fear - PS4 โ Digital (Out 2/3)
- Just a Phrase by Powgi - PS4, PS Vita โ Digital (Cross-Buy)
- Monster Energy Supercross โ The Official Videogame 3 - PS4 โ Digital
- Nerved - PS4 โ Digital
- PandaBall - PS4 โ Digital (Out 2/6)
- Reknum - PS4 โ Digital (Out 2/3)
- Throw Anything - PS VR โ Digital (Out 2/6)
- Zomb - PS4 โ Digital (Out 2/5)
- Zombie Army 4: Dead War - PS4 โ Digital
- Halftime Hits
- Spies in Disguise Playlist
- Hip-Hop and Play: French Montana
- Midway
- 21 Bridges
- Hunter X Hunter
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics - PS4 Launch Trailer
Also congrats to the Kansas City Chiefs who won Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers earlier tonight with a score of 31 to 20.
Hubitat Driver for PS4 Power Status and Wake from Standby by Cometfish
We've covered PS4 Waker, PS4 Imagemap, PyWakePS4 on BT, an IPS PS4 Module and the PS4 Waker SmartThings App Device Handler with the latest addition by cometfish on Github featuring a Hubitat home automation platform driver for PS4 power status and wake from standby. 
Download: hubitat_driver_ps4-master.zip / GIT
And from the README.md: PlayStation 4 driver
Hubitat Driver for detecting status of your PlayStation 4, and waking it up from standby.
Power status check
To be able to wake the PS4 from standby mode, you need to get a User Credential from linking a device to your PlayStation.
The PlayStation verifies the wake request by the source device's MAC address, so you can only make this work by using your Hubitat's MAC address to make the initial device link.
We can't make the initial device link from the Hubitat, because it requires binding to a specific port for listening, so the workaround is to copy the Hubitat's MAC address and make the initial device link with PS4-Waker. Then any later requests from Hubitat will work...
Download: hubitat_driver_ps4-master.zip / GIT
And from the README.md: PlayStation 4 driver
Hubitat Driver for detecting status of your PlayStation 4, and waking it up from standby.
Power status check
- Add ps4.groovy to your Hubitat as a new Driver (under Drivers Code)
- Add a new device for your PlayStation 4 to your Hubitat, set device Type to your User driver of 'PlayStation 4'
- Assign your PS4 a static IP, and enter the IP into the device's IP Address setting in Hubitat.
- Set the Poll Interval if you want the status to be refreshed every X minutes
- Pressing Refresh on the device in Hubitat should now load the current switch state (on/off).
To be able to wake the PS4 from standby mode, you need to get a User Credential from linking a device to your PlayStation.
The PlayStation verifies the wake request by the source device's MAC address, so you can only make this work by using your Hubitat's MAC address to make the initial device link.
We can't make the initial device link from the Hubitat, because it requires binding to a specific port for listening, so the workaround is to copy the Hubitat's MAC address and make the initial device link with PS4-Waker. Then any later requests from Hubitat will work...
PySnakeGame: Snake Game with PS4 Controller Python Script by Jaccon
Following the Snake RPi LED Mod and PyPS4Controller module, developer Jaccon of Jaccon.com.br shared a PySnakeGame Python script on Github for a Snake Game using the PS4 DualShock 4 (DS4) Controller geared towards those seeking to learn simple controller integration. 
Download: PySnakeGame-master.zip / GIT
The script presents an interface for interacting with the PlayStation 4 Controller in Python. Simply plug a PS4 controller into your computer using USB and run the script.
From the README.md, to quote: PySnake Game
The PySnake Game is a very easy script with USB Controller Game to learn how to make a USB controller integration using Python.
Download: PySnakeGame-master.zip / GIT
The script presents an interface for interacting with the PlayStation 4 Controller in Python. Simply plug a PS4 controller into your computer using USB and run the script.
From the README.md, to quote: PySnake Game
The PySnake Game is a very easy script with USB Controller Game to learn how to make a USB controller integration using Python.