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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood PS4 Launch Trailer and Details
Today Square Enix revealed the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood PS4 Launch Trailer in preparation for the upcoming release this June 20th, with pre-order early access beginning on June 16th.
This newest MMORPG expansion features a brand-new story, new jobs, revamped battle system, swimming and diving with more details below straight from Square Enix Assistant Director of Community Matt Hilton to quote:
The FFXIV team has pulled out all the stops to prepare for the launch of our second expansion pack, Stormblood, on June 20, 2017!
Not only that, but we’re prepping for E3, where we will debut the battle against the new primal Susano, and for Stormblood early access, which kicks off mere hours after E3 wraps!
Even though things are hectic, we’re extremely excited to debut the launch trailer Stormblood here on PlayStation.Blog!
As you can see, we have a lot of things for our Warriors of Light to experience in Stormblood. A brand-new story, new jobs, revamped battle system, swimming and diving, and so much more.
We’ll see you all in early access (which kicks of Friday, June 16 at 2:00 a.m. Pacific)!
This newest MMORPG expansion features a brand-new story, new jobs, revamped battle system, swimming and diving with more details below straight from Square Enix Assistant Director of Community Matt Hilton to quote:
The FFXIV team has pulled out all the stops to prepare for the launch of our second expansion pack, Stormblood, on June 20, 2017!
Not only that, but we’re prepping for E3, where we will debut the battle against the new primal Susano, and for Stormblood early access, which kicks off mere hours after E3 wraps!
Even though things are hectic, we’re extremely excited to debut the launch trailer Stormblood here on PlayStation.Blog!
As you can see, we have a lot of things for our Warriors of Light to experience in Stormblood. A brand-new story, new jobs, revamped battle system, swimming and diving, and so much more.
We’ll see you all in early access (which kicks of Friday, June 16 at 2:00 a.m. Pacific)!
Sony Introduces PS4 Slim Gold & Silver Models, Days of Play Campaign
It's no surprise that the rumors of a Gold PS4 Slim release in June have finally been officially confirmed by Sony today, alongside news of a PS4 Slim Silver model and the introduction of their PlayStation Days of Play Campaign. 
Below are the pictures and details straight from PlayStation Brand Marketing Vice President John Koller, to quote:
We’re pleased to introduce our Days of Play campaign, a first of its kind global promotion, bringing you some amazing PlayStation deals just as summertime is getting into full swing. Haven’t jumped into the PlayStation 4 community yet?
Or maybe you want to add some of the great PS4 games that have recently launched? Now’s the time! Starting June 9, major retailers across U.S. and Canada will offer discounts on hardware, peripherals, and PS4 exclusive games – all the way through June 17.
This campaign is a thank you from us to the passionate PlayStation Community for your unwavering support – it’s all of you that makes PlayStation the Best Place to Play, and led to the huge success of games like Horizon Zero Dawn.
On June 9 as part of this event, we will be introducing a new slim Gold PS4 system with 1TB of HDD storage, which will launch with a limited-time promotional price of $249.99 USD (MSRP) / $329.99 CAD (MSRP). The system comes with a matching DualShock 4 wireless controller, and will be available for a limited time only. Make sure not to miss out.
What’s more, PlayStation Store will be offering awesome deals for digital blockbuster games and PlayStation Plus memberships starting June 9. Stay tuned for a blog post on June 9 for more info.
In the meantime, here’s the full list of retailer-specific deals being offered throughout the 9 days:
Below are the pictures and details straight from PlayStation Brand Marketing Vice President John Koller, to quote:
We’re pleased to introduce our Days of Play campaign, a first of its kind global promotion, bringing you some amazing PlayStation deals just as summertime is getting into full swing. Haven’t jumped into the PlayStation 4 community yet?
Or maybe you want to add some of the great PS4 games that have recently launched? Now’s the time! Starting June 9, major retailers across U.S. and Canada will offer discounts on hardware, peripherals, and PS4 exclusive games – all the way through June 17.
This campaign is a thank you from us to the passionate PlayStation Community for your unwavering support – it’s all of you that makes PlayStation the Best Place to Play, and led to the huge success of games like Horizon Zero Dawn.
On June 9 as part of this event, we will be introducing a new slim Gold PS4 system with 1TB of HDD storage, which will launch with a limited-time promotional price of $249.99 USD (MSRP) / $329.99 CAD (MSRP). The system comes with a matching DualShock 4 wireless controller, and will be available for a limited time only. Make sure not to miss out.
What’s more, PlayStation Store will be offering awesome deals for digital blockbuster games and PlayStation Plus memberships starting June 9. Stay tuned for a blog post on June 9 for more info.
In the meantime, here’s the full list of retailer-specific deals being offered throughout the 9 days:
- Slim PlayStation 4 system in Gold with 1TB HDD – $249.99 USD (MSRP) / $329.99 CAD (MSRP)
- DualShock 4 wireless controller (all colors) – $39.99 USD (MSRP) / $49.99 CAD (MSRP)
- Gold Wireless Stereo Headset (Jet Black) – $79.99 USD (MSRP) / $79.99 CAD (MSRP)
- Nioh...
PS4 4.55 Kernel Port Updates by Flatz to Fail0verflow Kexec Github
Last fall we saw several additions to Fail0verflow's PS4 Kexec GIT including Kaslr Support, PS4 Offsets and Marcan's Updates, and following his recent Decrypted sl-config.xml.env today PlayStation 4 developer Flat_z lit up the PS4 once again adding 4.55 Kernel Port updates to Fail0verflow's Kexec Github for homebrew developers! 
Here's a summary of the updates from @flatz on Github.com, as follows: 4.55 kernel port and a few slight changes
Here's a summary of the updates from @flatz on Github.com, as follows: 4.55 kernel port and a few slight changes
- Added 4.55 offsets
- sys_kexec() now use kernel's copy funcs if called directly
- Use errno codes instead of magic values
- Compiler toolchain prefix could be specified
- Moved setting of early_printf to kernel_init(); fixed formatting bugs
Code:
#ifdef PS4_3_55
#define kern_off_printf 0x1df550
#define kern_off_copyin 0x3b96e0
#define kern_off_copyout 0x3b9660
#define kern_off_copyinstr 0x3b9a50
#define kern_off_kmem_alloc_contig 0x337ea0
#define kern_off_kmem_free 0x33bca0
#define kern_off_pmap_extract 0x3afd70
#define kern_off_pmap_protect 0x3b1f50
#define kern_off_sched_pin 0x1ced60...
FIFA 18 Announced by EA Sports with PlayStation 4 Reveal Trailer
Whether you call it soccer or football, PlayStation 4 fans will be pleased to know EA Sports officially announced FIFA 18 today complete with details and a PS4 reveal trailer video below! 
FIFA 18 is fueled by Cristiano Ronaldo, all-time top scorer of Real Madrid C.F. and winner of the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award and will be available on September 29th, 2017 and those who pre-order the Ronaldo Edition will receive 3 days early access.
Here are the deets from FIFA Content Manager Jon Cole, to quote:
"Not long after he was named the world’s best footballer by FIFA in January, he went to Madrid to spend some quality time with Portugal and Real Madrid’s finest. We set him up in the famous EA Sports motion capture suit and meticulously recorded his every movement to bring Ronaldo’s every attribute to FIFA 18.
From his explosive acceleration and those famous chop moves to that unique running style and lethal shooting technique, you’ll see all of this data come to life in how players move, behave and interact when you get your hands on FIFA 18 on September 29th, or sooner. But more to come on that in a minute…
Last year was a momentous year for us on PS4 with the move over to the Frostbite Engine in FIFA 17 allowing us to deliver a massive visual upgrade along with the new environments you experienced with Alex Hunter in The Journey. In year two, we’re taking an even bigger stride forward and taking the visual fidelity up another few notches. We can’t wait to show you more of this beginning with the full FIFA 18 reveal at EA Play live from Hollywood on June 10th, but Ronaldo looking even more Ronaldo-like than ever before is just the tip of the iceberg.
A player this great deserves something special too: the FIFA 18 Ronaldo Edition. This gives you a bunch of great pre-order offers, including a CR7 starter item in FUT, up to $60 worth of Jumbo Premium Gold Packs and three days early access to FIFA 18, allowing you to play from September 26th.
But why have one Ronaldo when you can have two? This year, for the first time, we can also announce that some of the most iconic footballers in the history of the game are coming to...
FIFA 18 is fueled by Cristiano Ronaldo, all-time top scorer of Real Madrid C.F. and winner of the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award and will be available on September 29th, 2017 and those who pre-order the Ronaldo Edition will receive 3 days early access.
Here are the deets from FIFA Content Manager Jon Cole, to quote:
"Not long after he was named the world’s best footballer by FIFA in January, he went to Madrid to spend some quality time with Portugal and Real Madrid’s finest. We set him up in the famous EA Sports motion capture suit and meticulously recorded his every movement to bring Ronaldo’s every attribute to FIFA 18.
From his explosive acceleration and those famous chop moves to that unique running style and lethal shooting technique, you’ll see all of this data come to life in how players move, behave and interact when you get your hands on FIFA 18 on September 29th, or sooner. But more to come on that in a minute…Last year was a momentous year for us on PS4 with the move over to the Frostbite Engine in FIFA 17 allowing us to deliver a massive visual upgrade along with the new environments you experienced with Alex Hunter in The Journey. In year two, we’re taking an even bigger stride forward and taking the visual fidelity up another few notches. We can’t wait to show you more of this beginning with the full FIFA 18 reveal at EA Play live from Hollywood on June 10th, but Ronaldo looking even more Ronaldo-like than ever before is just the tip of the iceberg.
A player this great deserves something special too: the FIFA 18 Ronaldo Edition. This gives you a bunch of great pre-order offers, including a CR7 starter item in FUT, up to $60 worth of Jumbo Premium Gold Packs and three days early access to FIFA 18, allowing you to play from September 26th.But why have one Ronaldo when you can have two? This year, for the first time, we can also announce that some of the most iconic footballers in the history of the game are coming to...
PS4 Playground / Dlclose for Firmware 1.01 (WIP) Port by Zecoxao
Since the initial 1.76 PS4 Playground and 3.55 PS4 Playground for Firmware (WIP) PlayStation 4 developer zecoxao has been working with the help of bigboss, wildcard and droogie on porting the Dlclose Exploit to PS4 Firmware 1.01 in hopes of finding undiscovered bugs and vulnerabilities that may be exploitable! 
Download: PS4 Playground 1.01 (GIT) / SceShellCore.elf (8.97 MB)
According to @zecoxao, to quote: "Most offsets SHOULD be fine and most stuff is working BUT we do NOT have code exec working yet. if anyone knows why, please contact us"
From the README.md file: PS4-playground
A collection of PS4 tools and experiments using the WebKit exploit. This is for firmware 1.76/1.01 only at the moment.
Although initially just a framework to help write and execute ROP chains, the playground now allows for running unsigned binaries compiled, and booting Linux from USB.
Setup
A live demo can be tried here.
You should clone the repo and upload it your own server if you wish to make changes:
You can also download a zip of the latest source here.
Usage
After executing a test, you should either refresh the page, or close and reopen the browser entirely; running multiple experiments sequentially is not reliable. If you are using a web browser view in an app which isn't the Internet Browser, you can use the Refresh button under Misc to refresh the page.
Code Execution
Click "Go", and wait for the text "Stage: Waiting for payload..." to appear.
Send the desired binary over TCP to your PS4 on port 9023...
Download: PS4 Playground 1.01 (GIT) / SceShellCore.elf (8.97 MB)
According to @zecoxao, to quote: "Most offsets SHOULD be fine and most stuff is working BUT we do NOT have code exec working yet. if anyone knows why, please contact us
"From the README.md file: PS4-playground
A collection of PS4 tools and experiments using the WebKit exploit. This is for firmware 1.76/1.01 only at the moment.
Although initially just a framework to help write and execute ROP chains, the playground now allows for running unsigned binaries compiled, and booting Linux from USB.
Setup
A live demo can be tried here.
You should clone the repo and upload it your own server if you wish to make changes:
Code:
git clone git://github.com/CTurt/PS4-playground.gitUsage
After executing a test, you should either refresh the page, or close and reopen the browser entirely; running multiple experiments sequentially is not reliable. If you are using a web browser view in an app which isn't the Internet Browser, you can use the Refresh button under Misc to refresh the page.
Code Execution
Click "Go", and wait for the text "Stage: Waiting for payload..." to appear.
Send the desired binary over TCP to your PS4 on port 9023...