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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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Sony Super MEME: Introducing the New PlayStation Credit Card
While news of Sony security breaches has been around for years, they are now enticing gamers to get their new PlayStation Credit Card featuring various PlayStation Store rewards as incentive... one can't help but wonder if free enrollment with Equifax is included?! 
Nevertheless, here's the scoop from PlayStation Brand Activations Manager Kristin Ferrito via PS Blog to quote:
Working with our colleagues over at Sony Rewards and Capital One, we are excited to present a new PlayStation Credit Card with rewards designed specifically with gamers like you in mind.
Beginning today, we’re inviting all of our fans to start turning your everyday purchases into a number of amazing rewards and benefits. Now the good stuff – what you can get!
When you apply and get approved, after your first card purchase, you get a $50 PlayStation Store code. That could be a free new game! And that’s just the beginning... Earn Sony Rewards Points on every purchase:
Nevertheless, here's the scoop from PlayStation Brand Activations Manager Kristin Ferrito via PS Blog to quote:
Working with our colleagues over at Sony Rewards and Capital One, we are excited to present a new PlayStation Credit Card with rewards designed specifically with gamers like you in mind.
Beginning today, we’re inviting all of our fans to start turning your everyday purchases into a number of amazing rewards and benefits. Now the good stuff – what you can get!
When you apply and get approved, after your first card purchase, you get a $50 PlayStation Store code. That could be a free new game! And that’s just the beginning... Earn Sony Rewards Points on every purchase:
- 5X points when you use the card at PlayStation Store
- 5x points on all PlayStation and Sony purchases at authorized retailers with purchase confirmation using a Sony Rewards Bonus Points form
- 3X points when you use the PlayStation Card to pay your mobile phone bill
- 1X points on all other every day purchases
- 50% back as a statement credit off a 12-month PlayStation Plus Membership after you spend $3,000.00 on any purchases you make within a year
- 10% back as a statement credit off the following entertainment services: PlayStation Vue, PlayStation Music and PlayStation Now
- Pre-sale tickets to select music and sporting events
- No annual fee
- Customize your card for free with multiple game-inspired designs (after you become a card member and create an account at CapitalOne.com)
First PS4 Homebrew Demo Video on 1.76 Firmware by BigBoss!
Last weekend we saw a glimpse of PS4 homebrew in the form of a screenshot, and following his previous work today PlayStation 4 developer BigBoss shared a video clip stating "No comments 
" while briefly demonstrating it in action! 
To launch it on a jailbroken PS4 1.76 console he used the recently documented Playroom method, which is similar to what PS4 scene release group Knights of the Fallen (KOTF) also outline in their NFO files.
Below are some recent Tweets for those following along, including some new PS4 Keys added to the Dev Wiki as pointed out by @HydrogenNGU:
Thanks to @LightningMods for the heads-up in the PSXHAX Shoutbox tonight, here's to hoping a PS4 CFW and MultiMAN PS4 port follow suit as PlayStation 4 development progresses!
" while briefly demonstrating it in action! To launch it on a jailbroken PS4 1.76 console he used the recently documented Playroom method, which is similar to what PS4 scene release group Knights of the Fallen (KOTF) also outline in their NFO files.
Below are some recent Tweets for those following along, including some new PS4 Keys added to the Dev Wiki as pointed out by @HydrogenNGU:
Thanks to @LightningMods for the heads-up in the PSXHAX Shoutbox tonight, here's to hoping a PS4 CFW and MultiMAN PS4 port follow suit as PlayStation 4 development progresses!
Red Dead Redemption 2 Second Official PS4 Trailer by Rockstar Out
Today Rockstar released their second official PS4 trailer video showcasing the upcoming title Red Dead Redemption 2, which is slated to arrive on PlayStation 4 in spring 2018. 
Check it out below, and to quote from Sony Social Media Director Sid Shuman:
Any day that Rockstar Games issues a new trailer is a special day. And today, we’ve got the all-new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, which was captured on PlayStation 4. Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PS4 this Spring.
Here are the latest details, straight from Rockstar: Red Dead Redemption 2 is the story of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang as they rob, fight and steal their way across the vast and rugged heart of America in order to survive.
A friendly reminder that PlayStation owners will get additional benefits for Red Dead Redemption 2, including first access to select online content. We’ll have more specifics to share there in the months ahead.
Thanks to @Fimo for the news tip in the PSXHAX Shoutbox earlier today!
Check it out below, and to quote from Sony Social Media Director Sid Shuman:
Any day that Rockstar Games issues a new trailer is a special day. And today, we’ve got the all-new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, which was captured on PlayStation 4. Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PS4 this Spring.
Here are the latest details, straight from Rockstar: Red Dead Redemption 2 is the story of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang as they rob, fight and steal their way across the vast and rugged heart of America in order to survive.
A friendly reminder that PlayStation owners will get additional benefits for Red Dead Redemption 2, including first access to select online content. We’ll have more specifics to share there in the months ahead.
Thanks to @Fimo for the news tip in the PSXHAX Shoutbox earlier today!
PS4 Decrypted Game Dumps Surface via Knights of the Fallen (KOTF)
Since the recent guides, tutorials and payloads to run PlayStation 4 game backups on 1.76 jailbroken consoles surfaced many have been waiting for ready-made decrypted dumps from PS4 scene release groups to appear... and today thanks to Knights of the Fallen (KOTF) they have!! 
Thus far, we've seen Grand.Theft.Auto.V.READNFO.PS4-KOTF, Far.Cry.4.READNFO.MULTi7.PS4-KOTF and Assassins.Creed.IV.Black.Flag.READNFO.MULTi8.PS4-KOTF with the related PS4 NFO's available HERE, HERE and HERE (we'll add them below as we run across text versions).
Thus far, we've seen Grand.Theft.Auto.V.READNFO.PS4-KOTF, Far.Cry.4.READNFO.MULTi7.PS4-KOTF and Assassins.Creed.IV.Black.Flag.READNFO.MULTi8.PS4-KOTF with the related PS4 NFO's available HERE, HERE and HERE (we'll add them below as we run across text versions).
- Grand.Theft.Auto.V.READNFO.PS4-KOTF - 42750 MB in 90 Files
- Far.Cry.4.READNFO.MULTi7.PS4-KOTF - 25327 MB in 54 Files
- Assassins.Creed.IV.Black.Flag.READNFO.MULTi8.PS4-KOTF - 20155 MB in 85 Files
Code:
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¦ 1.76fw PS4, socat, elf loader, terminal, ftp client, ftp payload, netcat ¦
¦ decrypted game modules per game, extracted game and kernel hooks patch. ¦
¦ if a kernal exploit is released for current firmwares, these dumps will ¦
¦ work fine there also...
PSVTools: PSV File Trimmer and Validation Toolset by Kageurufu
Last week we reported on the .PSV ROM Format followed by some PS Vita Decrypters, and recently PlayStation Vita developer @kageurufu made available PSVTools which is a Python .psv format manipulator and verification toolset to trim, restore and validate PSV files. 
Download: psvtools-0.1.0.tar.gz / GIT
To quote from kageurufu via Reddit: I'm officially releasing 0.1.0 of my psvtools suite.
Its open source, python 2.7 and 3.4+ compatible, unit tested, and I've been using for a few days now for my own backups: https://github.com/kageurufu/psvtools
There's not a lot there, but that's a good thing in my opinion.
To install, get python for your operating system. I believe OSX comes with 2.7 as of this writing. Most linux distributions include some form of python.
You'll get 4 command line utilities from this:
I've rigorously tested these, and trimming and expanding should yield byte-identical output files.
Download: psvtools-0.1.0.tar.gz / GIT
To quote from kageurufu via Reddit: I'm officially releasing 0.1.0 of my psvtools suite.
Its open source, python 2.7 and 3.4+ compatible, unit tested, and I've been using for a few days now for my own backups: https://github.com/kageurufu/psvtools
There's not a lot there, but that's a good thing in my opinion.
To install, get python for your operating system. I believe OSX comes with 2.7 as of this writing. Most linux distributions include some form of python.
Code:
pip install psvtools
Code:
usage: psvtools [-h] [-t | -e | -v] [-o OUTPUT] file
positional arguments:
file psv file to operate on
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-t, --trim Trim a psv file. This is the default behavior
-e, --expand Expand a trimmed psv file
-v, --verify Validate the checksum of a psv file
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
output file to write to
usage: psvexpand [-h] [-o OUTPUT] file
usage: psvtrim [-h] [-o OUTPUT] file
usage: psverify [-h] file