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TrueAncestor Backup Retailer (Injector) v2.00 by Jjkkyu Updated
Following the PS3 game backups on OFW 4.70, c00 PKG's, Any OFW tutorials and Working Game List today PlayStation 3 developer @jjkkyu updated TrueAncestor Backup Injector v1.8b to TrueAncestor Backup Retailer v2.00 with the changelog below. 
Download: TrueAncestor_BACKUP_Retailer_v2.00.zip (1.44 MB) / TrueAncestor_BACKUP_Retailer_v2.00.zip (Mirror)
Here is what's new, to quote from jjkkyu: A new version for TABI, now it is renamed to TABR
TrueAncestor BACKUP Retailer v2.00
1. Add injection to new backup support, now you can share the backup without leaking any private info.
2. Automatically create/fix LIC.DAT in game backup.
3. Fix a bug in game backup converting.
4. Fix a bug in pkg injection.
5. Update instructions.
TrueAncestor BACKUP Injector v1.8b
1. Add game backup injection support.
2. Automatically inject patch for game backup.
3. Add OFW Compatibility to instructions.
A lite tutorial for making a sharable backup containing a backup game:
1. place a game backup into GAMES folder, eg. BLUS31156_Grand_Theft_Auto_V.
note: no space or @#$!^&*() characters in folder name.
2. download all patches for BLUS31156, extract and merge them, and you get a folder BLUS31156.
3. place the patch folder into game folder of TABR.
4. run TABR, key 8, then key 1 for BLUS31156_Grand_Theft_Auto_V.
5. return to menu and key N, then wait.
6. get your backup in output folder.
7. restore it to your console.
Restore method only works on OFW 4.70 and below. For 4.70+, please use data transfer method.
Download: TrueAncestor_BACKUP_Retailer_v2.00.zip (1.44 MB) / TrueAncestor_BACKUP_Retailer_v2.00.zip (Mirror)
Here is what's new, to quote from jjkkyu: A new version for TABI, now it is renamed to TABR
TrueAncestor BACKUP Retailer v2.00
1. Add injection to new backup support, now you can share the backup without leaking any private info.
2. Automatically create/fix LIC.DAT in game backup.
3. Fix a bug in game backup converting.
4. Fix a bug in pkg injection.
5. Update instructions.
TrueAncestor BACKUP Injector v1.8b
1. Add game backup injection support.
2. Automatically inject patch for game backup.
3. Add OFW Compatibility to instructions.
A lite tutorial for making a sharable backup containing a backup game:
1. place a game backup into GAMES folder, eg. BLUS31156_Grand_Theft_Auto_V.
note: no space or @#$!^&*() characters in folder name.
2. download all patches for BLUS31156, extract and merge them, and you get a folder BLUS31156.
3. place the patch folder into game folder of TABR.
4. run TABR, key 8, then key 1 for BLUS31156_Grand_Theft_Auto_V.
5. return to menu and key N, then wait.
6. get your backup in output folder.
7. restore it to your console.
Restore method only works on OFW 4.70 and below. For 4.70+, please use data transfer method.
New PlayStation Games: Final Fantasy XV Heads to PS4 Next Week
Today Sony announced that Final Fantasy XV is heading to PlayStation 4 next week as part of their new PlayStation game releases with an FFXV Omen PS4 trailer video below!
Here's a summary of the complete listing from Ryan Clements:
New Releases: Week of November 29, 2016
Here's a summary of the complete listing from Ryan Clements:
New Releases: Week of November 29, 2016
- Aqua Moto Racing Utopia - PS4 — Digital
- Arcade Archives Neo Geo Metal Slug - PS4 — Digital (Out 11/28)
- Battalion Commander - PS4 — Digital (Out 12/1)
- Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink - PS4 — Digital
- The Crew Ultimate Edition - PS4 — Retail
- Crystal Rift - PS4, PS VR — Digital
- Destroy All Humans 2 - PS4 — Digital
- The Dwarves - PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out 12/1)
- Final Fantasy XV - PS4 — Digital, Retail
- How We Soar - PS4 — Digital
- Hue - PS Vita — Digital
- Industry Giant 2 - PS4 — Digital (Out 11/30)
- The Keeper of 4 Elements - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Out 12/1)
- Neon Chrome - PS Vita — Digital
- Pinball FX2 VR - PS VR — Digital
- Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX - PS4 — Digital
- Space Overlords - PS4, PS Vita — Digital
- Steep - PS4 — Digital, Retail
- Steins;Gate 0 - PS4, PS Vita — Digital, Retail
- WinKings - PS4 — Digital (Out 12/1)
- Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
- Deadmau5 – W:/2016Album/
- John Legend – Darkness And Light
- The Simpsons Marathon- Daily Through December 6 (FXX)
- Incorporated- November 30 at 10/9c (Syfy)
- 25 Days of Christmas- December 1-25 (Freeform)
PS4 Pro Pwnd by PlayStation 4 Devs via 0Day Exploit, Don't Update
If you're standing outside in some long and cold Black Friday line today this is just for you- following the earlier news, today @harryoke confirmed on Twitter that PlayStation 4 developers have pwnd the PS4 Pro which currently ships sporting PS4 3.70 OFW with a 0day exploit! 
He also mentioned if you're getting a PS4 Pro for the holidays NOT to update it past the stock 3.70 version Firmware it comes with, which makes sense as @flatz recently confirmed the 4.01 PS4 Jailbreak vulnerability by Chaitin Tech was patched... and Rebug developer @evilsperm tweeted he's looking to unload some of his PS3 and PS Vita stuff and get a PS4 Pro.
Should scene developers release anything that makes use of the exploit now that it's been patched, you'll definitely want to stay under 4.06, and snarfing a PlayStation 4 Pro on 3.70 is an easy shot at the chance of PS4 homebrew and backup game loaders including PS4 Rebug CFW / multiMAN if / when they surface.
One more (unrelated) video from Chipwelt, to quote roughly translated: PS4 3.70 download the update 1.76. It is a video that reveals a FAKE.
On the PS4 you can only download the latest update, currently the 4.06. It was...
He also mentioned if you're getting a PS4 Pro for the holidays NOT to update it past the stock 3.70 version Firmware it comes with, which makes sense as @flatz recently confirmed the 4.01 PS4 Jailbreak vulnerability by Chaitin Tech was patched... and Rebug developer @evilsperm tweeted he's looking to unload some of his PS3 and PS Vita stuff and get a PS4 Pro.
Should scene developers release anything that makes use of the exploit now that it's been patched, you'll definitely want to stay under 4.06, and snarfing a PlayStation 4 Pro on 3.70 is an easy shot at the chance of PS4 homebrew and backup game loaders including PS4 Rebug CFW / multiMAN if / when they surface.
One more (unrelated) video from Chipwelt, to quote roughly translated: PS4 3.70 download the update 1.76. It is a video that reveals a FAKE.
On the PS4 you can only download the latest update, currently the 4.06. It was...
PS4 3.55 Syscall Fun from Specter, Yifan Lu on TaiHEN Feasibility
Following his previous update, PlayStation 4 developer @SpecterDev tweeted that he's currently having System Call fun through reverse-engineering the PS4, and when asked by @kazookid0 which Firmware he was running he confirmed 3.55 in the Shoutbox which is always GREAT to hear as he did develop the PS4 Playground for Firmware 3.55!
In related PS4 hacking news @bodeg spotted THIS reply from developer Yifan Lu which touches upon the feasibility of PS4 support for taiHEN- the Custom Firmware Framework that supports Adrenaline 6.61 PSPemu CFW on PS Vita... here's what he had to say, to quote:
"This one is unlikely to be taken on by me. The PS4's kernel APIs should be close enough (have same/similar functions) where a port of taiHEN to PS4 would be easier than, say, Android. substitute supports x86-64 as well.
For anyone interested, to start, they should try to build taihen without linking to the stubs. GCC will then complain about undefined symbols. See if you can find those functions in the PS4 kernel. My suspicions is that you can find most of them (and we don't use that many kernel apis)."
Sony must be pulling their hair out lately, from the recent PS3 Hacks through Native PS4 Calls to PS4Link Peek & Poke support.
Thanks to...
In related PS4 hacking news @bodeg spotted THIS reply from developer Yifan Lu which touches upon the feasibility of PS4 support for taiHEN- the Custom Firmware Framework that supports Adrenaline 6.61 PSPemu CFW on PS Vita... here's what he had to say, to quote:
"This one is unlikely to be taken on by me. The PS4's kernel APIs should be close enough (have same/similar functions) where a port of taiHEN to PS4 would be easier than, say, Android. substitute supports x86-64 as well.
For anyone interested, to start, they should try to build taihen without linking to the stubs. GCC will then complain about undefined symbols. See if you can find those functions in the PS4 kernel. My suspicions is that you can find most of them (and we don't use that many kernel apis)."
Sony must be pulling their hair out lately, from the recent PS3 Hacks through Native PS4 Calls to PS4Link Peek & Poke support.
Thanks to...
Latest PlayStation Store Flash Sale Offers Black Friday PSN Deals
Following their Black Friday 2016 Sale, Sony is now hosting a PSN Flash Sale offering even more BF deals on PlayStation Store!
We'll waste no time in bringing in Brian Fujimoto with the full scoop below of Black Friday savings on select PlayStation games and movies:
Games
We'll waste no time in bringing in Brian Fujimoto with the full scoop below of Black Friday savings on select PlayStation games and movies:
Games
| Format | Title | Sale Price | Original Price |
| PS4 | ASSETTO CORSA | $33.49 | $49.99 |
| PS4 | ATTACK ON TITAN | $41.99 | $59.99 |
| PS4 | BATMAN: RETURN TO ARKHAM | $29.99 | $49.99 |
| PS4 | BATTLEFIELD 1 | $40.19 | $59.99 |
| PS4 | BATTLEFIELD 1 AND TITANFALL 2 – DELUXE EDITIONS | $74.99 | $149.99 |
| PS4 | BATTLEFIELD 1 EARLY ENLISTER DELUXE EDITION | $53.59 | $79.99 |
| PS4 | BATTLEFIELD 1 ULTIMATE EDITION | $103.99 | $129.99 |
| PS4 | BIOSHOCK: THE COLLECTION | $41.99 | $59.99 |
| PS4 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE – DIGITAL DELUXE | $89.99 | $99.99 |
| PS4 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE – LEGACY EDITION | $59.99 | $79.99 |
| PS4 | CARNIVAL GAMES VR | $9.99 | $19.99 |
| PS4 | DARKEST DUNGEON (CROSS-BUY) | $14.99 | $24.99 |
| PS4 | DEAD RISING TRIPLE PACK | $41.64 | $59.49 |
| PS4 | DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED | $29.99 | $59.99 |
| PS4 | DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED – DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION | $44.99 | ... |