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This month a dozen new Koei Tecmo games are being added to PlayStation Now for members, with a preview video spotlighting them below.

Here is the current list courtesy of Sony's Brian Dunn with the rest to be added soon:

• Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star
• Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War
• Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
• Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce
• Ninja Gaiden 3
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
• Quantum Theory
• Samurai Warriors 4
• Warriors: Legends of Troy
• Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z

Just before the weekend Sony revealed the features of their upcoming PS4 System Software 4.50 Update followed by a PS4 USB 3.0 External HDD Set-up Tutorial, and now Sasuke Beta Firmware tester MR 4K UPSCALER shared a video walkthrough spotlighting new features including PS4 Pro's Boost Mode offering smoother FPS.

Check it out below, and special THANKS to @Skye1337 for inviting members of the forums here to give the PS4 4.50 Beta OFW a test run on an account of yours.

Cheers to @UmarDaBest559 for the link in the PSXHAX Shoutbox yesterday and @Sametto Chan for the second video walkthrough above!

Following the SND0.AT3 Guide and BMK AT9 & AT3 Converter, today @CougarDomin let us know in the Shoutbox that the cross-platform PlayStation 1 (PSX / PSOne) Audio / Video Converter known as jPSXdec by m35 has been updated recently!

Download: jpsxdec_v0-99-7_rev3397.zip / GIT

To quote from the README.md: jPSXdec

jPSXdec is a modern, cross-platform PlayStation 1 audio/video converter. Also supports extracting files and TIM images. Requires Java version 5 or higher.

Some advantages of jPSXdec over legacy tools of the past:

• Generates higher quality output
• Handles more unique movie types
• Converts with the correct colors (most legacy tools did this incorrectly)
• More accurate frame rate detection
• Cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• Source code available
• Usable from the command-line (for those so inclined)

jPSXdec is free for non-commercial use.

For developers and modders

jPSXdec offers the ability to replace XA audio, video, and TIM images. Some programming skill is required (see manual for details).

Additionally the PlayStation 1 STR video format is now well documented. View the latest version PlayStation1_STR_format.txt.

Source code

jPSXdec contains some modules of interest.

• A pure Java real-time audio/video player
• A pure Java API writer
• MPEG1* I-frame encoder
• Almost lossless translation of MPEG1* I-frames into JPEG images
• JXTreeTable back-ported to Java 1.5

Great care has been put into the 100k lines of code.

• Consistent code style
• Easy to use API (makes common things easy and hard things possible)
• Modularized so sub-packages could be incorporated into other applications
• Great example that Java programs can be as lean 'n' mean as any...

We covered how to bypass PFS protection and we've seen PFS Keys recently, and now developer maxton (Twitter) of the PlayStation 4 PFS extractor GameArchives has released MakePFS which is utility to build a PS4 PFS (PlayStation File System) image!

Download: MakePFS-master.zip / GIT

To quote from the README.md: MakePFS

A utility to create PFS (Playstation File System) images.

Usage:
Options:

• -o filename : Sets the output filename for the image to filename.
• -r /path/to/root : Sets the directory used as the root of the filesystem.
• -b BLOCKSIZE : (Optional) Sets the blocksize of the PFS image. Default is 65536.

Cheers to @CougarDomin for sharing the news tip in the PSXHAX Shoutbox this morning with us!

Many moons ago we saw the Xploder PS3 Cheats System for unmodded consoles, and now following the recent PS4 Save Wizard news and Code Freak Cyber PS4 Save Editor the Xploder PS4 Cheats System is on the way and also resigns PlayStation 4 game saves.

After seeing the $25.25 pre-order price tag here's to hoping a cracked / hacked / free / homebrew version surfaces once it gets in the hands of sceners and reverse-engineered, but until then here's what their Product Page states, to quote:

Xploder PS4 Cheats System

Highlights: Xploder is the ONLY PS4 cheat software in the world - With our exclusive "re-signing" technology you can instantly use any other ps4 save as your own.

Xploder is the ONLY PS4 cheat software in the world - With our exclusive "re-signing" technology you can instantly use any other PS4 save as your own.

Hunting around for cheats online can be tricky involving risky flashing or chipping of your console and carries high risk of damage, invalid warranties or getting your profile barred from PSN! No more risk taking, let Xploder do the hard work for you.

No other product, service or method offers this ability. It is exclusive to Xploder and another Xploder first.

• Works with the all the latest games, even games that profile lock their saves!
• Works with the latest PS4 firmwares without "jailbraking" or "modding"
• Assigns any save to your chosen PS4 profile.

What is a Game Save?

A game save is a save point that has been uploaded by the Xploder team or a member of our extensive community. By downloading this save and using our exclusive technology, you can then use this save on your own PS4! Stuck on a level? Download a save point from later in the game! Want to see the ending? Download a save point from the end of a game!

Xploder is for everyone - all gamers need a little help some time.

Xploder is a system that allows any gamer to effortlessly obtain and use gamesaves on their consoles so they can unlock levels and stages, unlock secret/hard to find...