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Earlier this week we saw a PS4 homebrew game port of Roll A Ball / Roll The Ball PKG, and today PlayStation 4 developer @LightningMods returns with a PS4 4.55 Homebrew W.I.P. (work in progress) package via Twitter for other developers to examine and eventually use as a template to build upon when he releases the requested source code.

Download: HW1633-NPXX51898_00-0000000000000000-A0100-V0100.rar (408 MB)

Some screenshots are below, and to quote from his Tweet embedded below: Hello im releasing "4.55 Homebrew W.I.P" Not fully done its a W.I.P but here it is.

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Also below is a PS4 System RW payload for 4.55 ONLY in the form of FTP+RW.bin, however, it comes with a WARNING to use CAUTION if you decide to give the unsandboxed FTP access and re-mount ALL system partitions as RW payload a try.

It can permanently brick your PS4 so don't use it if you don't know what you're doing and aren't willing to take the risk!

Download: PS4-System-RW-master.zip / GIT

And from the README.md file for those interested: PS4-System-RW

This Payload gives you Unsandboxed FTP Access and re-mount ALL System Partitions as RW (USE CAUTION) on FW 4.55 ONLY!

Release Features

1. FTP Access (root)
2. Read and Write to the following partitions

• /system_ex
• /system_tmp
• /preinst
• /preinst2
• /dev (sometimes works)
• Some others i might have forgot

3. Optimized for use with a HEN (No Freezing!)

Credits

• SiSTRo
• Me
• XVortex

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Following his PS4 NID to Function Name Resolver, PlayStation 4 developer Zer0xFF shared news of a new project he's involved with focusing on PS4 OpenGL ES2 hardware accelerated graphics rendering.

Below is an introduction excerpt, with the full details posted on his blog at Blog.MadNation.net for those interested:

"So a while back I found a reference to OpenGL ES (GLES) in one of the PS4 libraries libScePsm.sprx which peeked my interest, you see OpenGL is a widely adapted 2D & 3D rendering solution and having access to it, on the PS4, would make porting over emu, games and even building nice UI for games/homebrew and such much easier, not only that it also means we'll have access to hardware accelerated graphics rendering.

The blog won't be all that technical, but it will just walk you through our attempt to get GLES to work, while progress has been made, we still haven't managed to get OpenGL ES to work, well not to a useful state atleast.

Quick Thanks to @masterzorag for the help with the reverse engineering and since he had the hackable console he did all the testing."

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Racing fans get ready, get set and go... as Burnout Paradise Remastered races to PS4 on March 16th among the new PlayStation game releases next week!

Here's a summary of what else to expect straight from Sony Social Media Senior Specialist Ryan Clements, as follows:

New Releases: Week of March 13, 2018

• The 25th Ward: The Silver Case - PS4 — Digital, Retail
• Alchemist’s Castle - PS4 — Digital (Out 3/15)
• The American Dream - PS VR — Digital (Out 3/14)
• Armello - PS4 — Retail
• Beast Quest - PS4 — Digital, Retail
• Burnout Paradise Remastered - PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out 3/16)
• The Council - PS4 — Digital
• Cruz Brothers - PS4 — Digital
• Devil May Cry HD Collection - PS4 — Digital, Retail
• Gal Gunvolt Burst - PS4 — Digital (Out 3/15)
• Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms - PS Vita — Digital, Retail
• The Long Reach - PS4 — Digital
• Maria the Witch - PS4 — Digital (Out 3/15)
• NeuroVoider - PS Vita — Digital (Out 3/15)
• Pure Farming 2018 - PS4 — Digital, Retail
• Q.U.B.E. 2 - PS4 — Digital
• The Raven Remastered - PS4 — Digital, Retail
• Surviving Mars - PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out 3/15)
• Tesla vs. Lovecraft - PS4 — Digital
• Zeus Quest Remastered - PS4 — Digital (Out 3/15)

PlayStation Music

• Logic – Bobby Tarantino II
• Jimi Hendrix – Both Sides of the Sky
• Judas Priest – Firepower

PlayStation Video

• Star Wars: The Last Jedi

PlayStation Vue

• March Madness - March Madness is coming March 13 on TBS, CBS, TNT, truTV & ncaa.com/MML. Watch every game live starting 3/13 at 6p ET on truTV through PS Vue.

The information above is subject to change without notice.

Today Sony announced news of their latest PSN Flash Sale, which offers savings on select games and movies of up to 60% off through March 12th at 8 a.m. PT.

Features this weekend include Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Dark Souls III and Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection with the full list below courtesy of Sony Digital Games Business Manager Brian Fujimoto as follows:

Games

Platform
Title
Sale Price
Original Price

PS4
ADVENTURE TIME: FINN & JAKE INVESTIGATIONS
$3.99
$9.99

PS4
ARCADE GAME SERIES 3-IN-1 PACK
$2.79
$7.99

PS4
ASDIVINE HEARTS
$5.99
$14.99

PS4
ASSASSIN’S CREED IV BLACK FLAG
$9.89
$29.99

PS4
ASSASSIN’S CREED IV BLACK FLAG GOLD EDITION
$16.49
$49.99

PS4
ASSASSIN’S CREED SYNDICATE
$19.99
$49.99

PS4
ASSASSIN’S CREED SYNDICATE GOLD EDITION
$27.99
$69.99

PS4
ASSASSIN’S CREED THE EZIO COLLECTION
$19.99
$49.99

PS4
ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY
$11.99
$29.99

PS4
BANNER SAGA 1
$7.99
$19.99

PS4
BIT.TRIP PRESENTS… RUNNER2: FUTURE LEGEND OF RHYTHM ALIEN
$1.99
$9.99

PS4
DARK ROSE VALKYRIE
$19.99
$49.99

PS4
DARK SOULS 2: SCHOLAR OF THE FIRST SIN
$9.99
$39.99

PS4
DARK SOULS III
$17.99
$59.99

PS4
DARK SOULS III – DELUXE EDITION
$25.49
$84.99

PS4
DEAD ISLAND DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
$15.99
$39.99

PS4
DIABLO III: ETERNAL COLLECTION
$29.99
$59.99

PS4
DIABLO III: RISE OF THE NECROMANCER
$9.74
$14.99

PS4
DOODLE GOD
$2.39
$5.99

PS4
DRAGON’S LAIR TRILOGY
$7.99
$19.99

PS4
DYING LIGHT: THE FOLLOWING – ENHANCED EDITION
$14.99
$29.99

PS4
ELITE DANGEROUS
$11.99
$29.99

PS4
ENERGY BALANCE
$1.19
$2.99

PS4
ENERGY CYCLE
$1.19
$2.99...

Here's a handy guide covering how to get PS4 game updates on a jailbroken 4.05 OFW or 4.55 OFW console from PlayStation 4 developer @MODDEDWARFARE on his YouTube Channel via Twitter.

This comes following a related tutorial on Adding PS4 Game Updates in Packages (PKGs) for those who missed it.

From the video's description, to quote: How to Get Game Updates on a 4.05/4.55 PS4 (4.05/4.55 Jailbreak)

How to update your games on a 4.05 or 4.55 Jailbroken PS4.

This method is for official games only! It will not work with game backups, only the original disc games.

Update Sites:

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Download links:

• PS4 AIO v1.5.0

How To Merge PKGs & Update Games For 4.05 & 4.55 (PS4 Jailbreak)
How to install update PKG files for your PS4 Disc based games using PS4 PKG Update Database! by NagatoRevenge
How to Install Older PS4 Game Updates on Any PS4 7.02/7.50 by @MODDEDWARFARE