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Following the previous updates, PlayStation 4 developer @EROOTIIK announced via Twitter that he's updated the mod menu GTA V AP II INTENSE v2 PS4 5.05 payload to support the recent v1.27 update, however, he notes this does not support the US version at this time.

Download: rock_menu1_27_5_05.bin (177.95 KB) / rock_menu1_27_5_05.bin (Mirror) / rock_menu_1_27_5_05.bin (179.5 KB) / rock_menu_1_27_4_55.bin (179.5 KB) / rock_menu_1_27_4_05.bin (182.02 KB)

To quote from EROOTIIK via NGU on the latest AP II INTENSE v2 GTA V PS4 mod menu changes:

I'm releasing the ap ii intense v2 that I have converted and updated for PS4, only works for 4.05/4.55/5.05 on the US and EU for the version of the game without updates and EU only for the update 1.27.

I will adding PS4's vehicles and weapons in the future, if you want to translate the menu in your language you can download the extracted strings, translate them in the same order without adding a line and send me back the file.

AP II INTENSE v2 PS4
Menu Changelog v1.1:

• Fixed crash issues in Song Selector
• Added all PS4 weapons for Give All Weapons option
• Added all PS4 vehicles in the Vehicle Spawner
• The menu now displays the PS4 buttons

Menu Changelog v1:

• Fixed endianness and bits issues
• Added PS4 songs to the Song Selector

Credits:

• EROOTIIK: Conversion for PS4 and Update
• Rock4259: Creator of the menu and help to fix endianness and bits issues on his menu
• 2much4u: GTA Native Caller source

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For those with a PlayStation Vita handheld console still kicking around, you'll be pleased to know developer TheFloW just released h-encore, a fully chained kernel exploit for PS Vita on Firmware versions 3.65-3.68 which allows the loading of homebrew including HENkaku and the TaiHEN CFW Framework.

Download: h-encore.zip / GIT / Q-encore.zip (104 KB)

This comes following both the Enso updater and recent H-encore Demonstration video.

Below are the h-encore installation instructions from the README.md, to quote: h-encore

h-encore, where h stands for hacks and homebrews, is the second public jailbreak for the PS Vita™ which supports the newest firmwares 3.65, 3.67 and 3.68. It allows you to make kernel- and user-modifications, change the clock speed, install plugins, run homebrews and much more.

Requirements

• Your device must be on firmware 3.65, 3.67 or 3.68. Any other is not supported. If you're on a lower firmware, please decide carefully to what firmware you want to update, then search for a trustable guide on /r/vitahacks (if you know how and want to contribute, you can edit this readme and make a pull request, such that fellow readers have got an easier life). Remember that on firmware 3.65 you have got the possibility to install enso, the permanent hack, whereas on 3.67 and 3.68 you don't.
• If your device is a phat OLED model, you need a Memory Card in order to install. There's no need for a Memory Card on Slim/PS TV models, since they already provide an Internal Storage. Make sure you...

Proceeding the PS4 SaveData Decrypting Tools in development, recent PS4 Game Saves with FPKG's Guide and his LibHB PS4 Homebrewing Library PlayStation 4 developer @cfwprophet made available PSFSKKey which is a PS4 SaveGame Decryption Tool for developers that is only missing the SAMU (Secure Asset Management Unit) PFS keys.

Download: PSFSKKey-master.zip / GIT

From the ReadMe.md, to quote: PSFSKKey

A Tool to decrypt your save games. Right now just the SAMU PFS keys are missing. Code is already added. So when either, the Keys are released or some one which have, add them, then we have a working tool already.

For encryption aka signing, reverse the steps. Get SD master keys from ps4 devwiki or use SaveDataMasterKeyDumper_v2_505.pkg (Mirror) to dump them your self from your console. Put keys into same directory then this tool run.

Usage:
Credits:

Anonymous Dev

-Have Fun-

Recently we saw some LibOrbis updates alongside PS4 homebrew demos, and now Soxs (Zakaria) has made available an optimized raytracer framework which has been ported to work with PlayStation 4 for developers.

Download: RayTracerFramework-master.zip / GIT

For those curious, according to Wikipedia in computer graphics, "ray tracing is a rendering technique for generating an image by tracing the path of light as pixels in an image plane and simulating the effects of its encounters with virtual objects.

The technique is capable of producing a very high degree of visual realism, usually higher than that of typical scanline rendering methods, but at a greater computational cost."

July is almost upon us, and headlining the PlayStation Plus free games next month are both the psychological thriller Heavy Rain and the intense fighting game Absolver for subscribers.

The PlayStation Plus July 2018 lineup also features the following titles, courtesy of James Hallahan of PS Blog to quote:

This month's PlayStation Plus lineup also includes:

• Rayman 3 HD, PS3
• Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess, PS3
• Space Overlords, PS Vita
• Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma, PS Vita

As if that wasn’t enough gaming goodness, we also have an extra special PlayStation Now promotion running for a limited time, exclusively for Plus members. Between now and September 25, PS Plus members who join PS Now–or extend their current paid subscription–will get 3 months of PS Now access for just $29.99 (normal price for 3 months–$44.99).

This PS Plus-exclusive discount will let you play PS Now’s collection of 650+ PS4, PS3, and PS2 games for one low price.

Unless canceled, this subscription will auto-renew at a 3-month subscription price of $44.99. Please see here for details. And there you have it. See you next time PlayStation Nation!