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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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Apollo PS4 Save Tool in Development by Bucanero, Beta PS4 PKG Arrives
Developer bucanero (Twitter) of the corresponding Apollo Save Tool for PS3 and PKGi PS3 recently announced that an Apollo PS4 Save Tool for the PS4Scene is currently in development on his Github repository with an Apollo Save Tool Beta PS4 PKG available alongside some preliminary details below. 
Download: IV0000-APOL00004_00-APOLLO0000000PS4.pkg (Latest Version) (21.6 MB - Apollo Save Tool v2.3.0) / IV0000-APOL00004_00-APOLLO0000000PS4.pkg (15.1 MB - Apollo Save Tool v2.0.0 with 11.00 save operations support) / apollo-ps4-build_84dfe073.zip (14.66 MB - test build for 9.60, 10.00 and 10.01 with GoldHEN / apollo-ps4-build_bd98cf4e.zip (Mirror) with offsets via @bestpig's Github Fork) / apollo-ps4-build_972024af.pkg (15.06 MB - adds 10.50 support) via bestpig / apollo-ps4-build_05755862.pkg (15.06 MB - supports all 7.00-11.00 firmware versions) via bestpig / apollo-ps4-build_143f5720.zip (14.66 MB - 8.x, 9.x...
Download: IV0000-APOL00004_00-APOLLO0000000PS4.pkg (Latest Version) (21.6 MB - Apollo Save Tool v2.3.0) / IV0000-APOL00004_00-APOLLO0000000PS4.pkg (15.1 MB - Apollo Save Tool v2.0.0 with 11.00 save operations support) / apollo-ps4-build_84dfe073.zip (14.66 MB - test build for 9.60, 10.00 and 10.01 with GoldHEN / apollo-ps4-build_bd98cf4e.zip (Mirror) with offsets via @bestpig's Github Fork) / apollo-ps4-build_972024af.pkg (15.06 MB - adds 10.50 support) via bestpig / apollo-ps4-build_05755862.pkg (15.06 MB - supports all 7.00-11.00 firmware versions) via bestpig / apollo-ps4-build_143f5720.zip (14.66 MB - 8.x, 9.x...
Tormented Souls PS5 Developer Debug Menu Unlock Key Combination
Classic survival horror game Tormented Souls has a hidden PS5 Developer Debug Menu that can be unlocked in-game with a keyboard plugged in using the combination Z E F C K L Z E F C K L followed by pressing END on the keyboard. 
The Tormented Souls Debug Menu Key Combination was shared by Havoc for the Steam platform this past August, with the ZEFCKLZEFCKL keystrokes reverse-engineered and rediscovered for those in the PS5 Scene by game modder @manfightdragon (Lance McDonald's Patreon) on Twitter over the weekend.
This comes following his PS4 Kiosk DVD iSO to Download IDU Game Demos, Demon's Souls: The Northern Limit Cut Content, Bloodborne PS4 60 FPS Patch Showcase, New P.T. PS4 Hidden Scenes: Lisa's Unseen Behaviors, God of War's PS4 Camera Fully Hacked Demo, Dark Souls 3 Mod to Control Enemies & Play as Bosses, Playable Teaser: Silent Hills PS4 Unseen Content, Horizon: Zero Dawn Camera PS4 Hacks Demo and P.T. Silent Hills Camera PS4 Hacks Demo videos.
Finally, below are some previous articles on PS4 Dev / Debug Menus for those new in the...
The Tormented Souls Debug Menu Key Combination was shared by Havoc for the Steam platform this past August, with the ZEFCKLZEFCKL keystrokes reverse-engineered and rediscovered for those in the PS5 Scene by game modder @manfightdragon (Lance McDonald's Patreon) on Twitter over the weekend.
This comes following his PS4 Kiosk DVD iSO to Download IDU Game Demos, Demon's Souls: The Northern Limit Cut Content, Bloodborne PS4 60 FPS Patch Showcase, New P.T. PS4 Hidden Scenes: Lisa's Unseen Behaviors, God of War's PS4 Camera Fully Hacked Demo, Dark Souls 3 Mod to Control Enemies & Play as Bosses, Playable Teaser: Silent Hills PS4 Unseen Content, Horizon: Zero Dawn Camera PS4 Hacks Demo and P.T. Silent Hills Camera PS4 Hacks Demo videos.
Finally, below are some previous articles on PS4 Dev / Debug Menus for those new in the...
PS5 Wake: PlayStation 5 Discovery and Wake-up Utility by Iharosi
Proceeding PS4 Wake, PS4 Alexa, PyWakePs4 on BlueTooth, the IPS PS4 Module, PS4 Waker SmartThings App and the Hubitat Driver for PS4 developer iharosi made available a PlayStation 5 Discovery and Wake-up Utility dubbed PS5 Wake on Github earlier this year for those in the PS5Scene to check out. 
Download: ps5-wake-master.zip / GIT
Here's more on PS5 Wake from the README.md for those interested: PlayStation 5 Discovery and Wake-up Utility
Original ps4-wake code by Darryl Sokoloski
Requirements
In order to wake your PS5 remotely, the PS5 must be in Standby mode.
If you just wish to see the current status of your PS5, you do not require a user credential number.
For wake-up support, you need to obtain a user credential which requires PS Remote Play app that has already been paired with PS5. You then need to capture and examine the initial few UDP packets sent from the app when launching PS5-xxx.
Under Unix-like (Linux, BSD, OSX) operating systems you can use tcpdump or Wireshark. The traffic must be captured from your home network's gateway in order to see these packets.
An example capture using tcpdump:
You'll be...
Download: ps5-wake-master.zip / GIT
Here's more on PS5 Wake from the README.md for those interested: PlayStation 5 Discovery and Wake-up Utility
Original ps4-wake code by Darryl Sokoloski
Requirements
In order to wake your PS5 remotely, the PS5 must be in Standby mode.
If you just wish to see the current status of your PS5, you do not require a user credential number.
For wake-up support, you need to obtain a user credential which requires PS Remote Play app that has already been paired with PS5. You then need to capture and examine the initial few UDP packets sent from the app when launching PS5-xxx.
Under Unix-like (Linux, BSD, OSX) operating systems you can use tcpdump or Wireshark. The traffic must be captured from your home network's gateway in order to see these packets.
An example capture using tcpdump:
Code:
# tcpdump -s0 -X -n -i <interface> udp and port 9302
PS4 Payloads: PS4 Payload Sender Homebrew App by Master-s (aka Rooo7)
Following the previous PS4 ELF / Payload Injectors comes another PS4 Payloads: PS4 Payload Sender homebrew application by Master-s (aka @rooo7) for GoldHEN 2.0b users on a Jailbroken PS4 console with details and demonstration videos from Master's YouTube Channel below! 
Download: PS4.Payloads1.0.6.rar (4.17 MB - PS4 Payloads v1.0.6 includes PS4 Payloads.exe) / GIT / .Net Framework 4.7.2 (Required)
And from his News Submission: Hi, I made a simple PS4 Payloads program that sends 5.05 / 6.72 / 7.02 / 7.55 payloads to PlayStation 4. I'm a newbie in making software and I've learned from...
Download: PS4.Payloads1.0.6.rar (4.17 MB - PS4 Payloads v1.0.6 includes PS4 Payloads.exe) / GIT / .Net Framework 4.7.2 (Required)
And from his News Submission: Hi, I made a simple PS4 Payloads program that sends 5.05 / 6.72 / 7.02 / 7.55 payloads to PlayStation 4. I'm a newbie in making software and I've learned from...
Sony PlayStation Game Subscription Service Code-named Spartacus Rumored
According to mainstream media reports today including Bloomberg, GameSpot and Polygon Sony plans to launch a new multi-tier game subscription service in Spring 2022 code-named Spartacus combining PlayStation Now with PlayStation Plus... while the highest tier may also allow access to PS1, PS2, PS3 and PSP games to rival Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass.
While I'm not a fan of online services to access recycled content I already paid for in the past, as Sony continues to shutdown PS3 / PS Vita Game Servers and even some PS4 Game Servers prematurely (only to charge customers again on another platform) free alternatives like PSONE: PlayStation Online Network Emulated will inevitably become even more valuable over time.
To quote from Bloomberg.com: The service, code-named Spartacus, will allow PlayStation owners to pay a monthly fee for access to a catalog of modern and classic games, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak to the press about the plans.
The offering will likely be available on the smash hit PlayStation 4, which has sold more than 116 million units, and its elusive successor, the PlayStation 5, which launched more than a year ago but is still difficult to buy due to supply chain issues.
When it launches, expected in the spring, the service will merge Sony’s two existing subscription plans, PlayStation Plus and...
While I'm not a fan of online services to access recycled content I already paid for in the past, as Sony continues to shutdown PS3 / PS Vita Game Servers and even some PS4 Game Servers prematurely (only to charge customers again on another platform) free alternatives like PSONE: PlayStation Online Network Emulated will inevitably become even more valuable over time.
To quote from Bloomberg.com: The service, code-named Spartacus, will allow PlayStation owners to pay a monthly fee for access to a catalog of modern and classic games, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak to the press about the plans.
The offering will likely be available on the smash hit PlayStation 4, which has sold more than 116 million units, and its elusive successor, the PlayStation 5, which launched more than a year ago but is still difficult to buy due to supply chain issues.
When it launches, expected in the spring, the service will merge Sony’s two existing subscription plans, PlayStation Plus and...