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The PlayStation 4 homebrew keeps flowing from scene developer @Lapy, and following Super Console Wars 1.0 comes Nanospeed Gamer 1.0 The Videogame PS4 PKG by LapyGames (PayPal for supporting his work ) of LapyGamesCuba.SimpleSite.com with a demo video via @NanospeedGamer (Twitter) on YouTube!

Download: Nanospeed Gamer 1.0 PS4.pkg (98.1 MB) / Nanospeed Gamer 1.0 PSVita.vpk (37.2 MB) / Nanospeed Gamer 1.0 Windows.rar (16.4 MB) / Nanospeed Gamer 1.0 Android.apk (26.7 MB)
NanospeedGamer The Videogame PS Vita PS4 Android PC

As mentioned previously, following Fail0verflow's Documentation, the PS4 NoBD Updating Method, his PS4 Updater Toolkit release and the PS4 RL78 Syscon implementation PlayStation 4 scene developer @theorywrong shared via Twitter a new post on his blog at TheoryWrong.me detailing his research with the PS4 Update Tool known as OrbisSWU discussing PS4 NoBD, downgrading and how updates work.

Feel free to support his continued work on his Patreon Page, and here's a rough translation via Google of his Latest Blog Article for those feeling a bit techy today: OrbisSWU, the PS4 update tool.

Hello !

Here is finally the 1st article for the PS4 in relation to my work!

Note: Some points may be vague, it is not easy to understand a complex system like that, but I will try to transcribe the exact operation.

Today we are going to talk about the “OrbisSWU” tool which manages the PS4 update system.


Controlled PS4 update

OrbisSWU is a special application stored in all PUPs on the PS4. It allows updating the firmware of the PS4. Kernel, Application, Blueray Reader and WiFi / Bluetooth Chipset. Everything goes through him.

It all starts in the SceShellUI, when your PS4 requests to do an update, it will start by recovering it in a specific folder. Luckily...

With their official PS5 Gaming Showcase set to be unveiled next week, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan revealed in an interview that the PlayStation 5 Price won't be the lowest but will be based on the overall value... so it's probably wise to Get Saving if the $499 price prediction is any indication of what to expect on the cost of a next-gen console.

To quote from Jim Ryan via GamesIndustry.biz on this latest PS5 News update:

"I think the best way that we can address this is by providing the best possible value proposition that we can. I don't necessarily mean lowest price. Value is a combination of many things.

In our area it means games, it means number of games, depth of games, breadth of games, quality of games, price of games... all of these things and how they avail themselves of the feature set of the platform."

In these trying times I'll be surprised if they set a MSRP above $499 for the PlayStation 5 base model, feel free to share your thoughts on the PS5 Forums as well.

Also making rounds on Twitter today, if anyone can translate feel free:

Although not likely to be as next-gen as this PS5 Concept Video for the DualSense PS5 Controller, today Sony finally announced their next-generation PlayStation 5 console unveiling will take place on Thursday, June 4, at 1:00 pm Pacific Time!

However, before getting too excited Kgarvey1 ran across THIS Webcache from Sony's official PS5 Site of limited backwards compatibility which has since been mysteriously removed from the Live Version.

Below is a comparison of the changes, with the removed content in red text for those curious:

Lightning speed

Harness the power of a custom CPU, GPU, and SSD with Integrated I/O that rewrite the rules of what a PlayStation console can do.

Stunning games

Marvel at incredible graphics and experience new PS5 features. Play a back catalog of supported PS4 games with system update.

Breathtaking immersion

Discover a deeper gaming experience with support for haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and 3D Audio technology.

While there's a remote chance Sony removed the statement because they intend to add full backwards compatibility support before the PS5's Holiday 2020 Launch, it would likely still require a PlayStation 5 Firmware / System Software Update... and scene developers always advise NEVER to update a launch day console before thoroughly examining it for bugs, exploits, holes and vulnerabilities that lead to running unsigned code (aka 'homebrew').

Here's to hoping Sony doesn't continue to con people into re-purchasing old games as PSN titles the...

Following the PS4 HEN 2.1.3 updates, PlayStation 4 homebrew developer @TheDarkprograme shared a PS4HEN 2.1.4 Github fork (from SiSTR0's repository, also forked from xvortex) via Twitter that includes save data mount patches from ChendoChap who released both PS4 Cheater and PlayStation 4 Save Mounter previously with feedback from @Leeful in fixing reported issues for certain games.

Download: ps4-hen-vtx.bin / GIT / Live Demo via HIASQ2 / Live Demo via @EdiTzZ / PS-Phwoar! Host Menu v1.4 / HEN214_9.02_505.zip (19.8 KB) / stage2_1050.bin / stage2_1100.bin (14.6 KB - adds 10.50 / 11.00 support) via @bestpig on Github / PS4 HEN VTX (Fork by BestPig) / ps4-hen-vtx.bin (Latest Version) via @EchoStretch on Github / PS4 HEN VTX (Fork) by...