PS4 PKG2USB: Fake PKGs on USB 4.05 / 4.55 Payloads by SiSTRo

Following the App.pkg Database Mod, PS4 4.55 Update Blocker HEN and recent PS4HEN VTX release, PlayStation 4 developer @CelesteBlue made available via Twitter PS4 PKG2USB to dump and run Fake PKGs on USB with both 4.05 / 4.55 Payloads by SiSTRo.

Download: PS4 PKG2USB (Latest Release) / PKG2USB 4.55_USB.zip / GIT

Available on the latest release page are a ps4-pkg2usb.cfg configuration file, ps4-pkg2usb_405.bin and ps4-pkg2usb_455.bin payloads.

Before getting overly excited, this is some PKG2USB Feedback by Stooged for those considering giving it a try.

Here's a brief usage guide from e✘treme-Modding.de, to quote roughly translated:

Today we present you PKG2USB, a Payload (based on Vortex’s Dumper) to dump and run Fake PKGs on USB.

1) works only with fpkg
2) game/app must be before installed as usally on internal
3) copy ps4-pkg2usb.cfg to usb root
4) edit config title_id with game/app title_id
5) always use the same usb port when you installed game
6) to reinstall game to internal hdd, remove and reinstall as usal
tip: if you still have the pkg and you want to avoid wasting time waiting for the file to be copied from the payload on the usb HDD, copy the pkg to X:\PS4\CUSAxxxxx\app.pkg

Download: ps4-pkg2usb_v1.0.7z (7.4 KB)

Coded by SiSTRo – Credits to XVortex & Anonymous

Thanks for the payload, have tested it on 4.05 and it works perfect. Keep in mind that the app.pkg must be on internal hdd, so it’s similar to my Database Mod but with this payload you don’t have to edit the app.db anymore. Great work !

Spoiler

And from the README.md, to quote: PS4 PKG2USB – Dump and run Fake PKGs on USB – 4.05/4.55 Payload by SiSTRo

This is a PS4 payload (based on Vortex's dumper) to dump and run fake PKGs on USB.

• USB drive must be formatted to exFAT
• works only with fpkg (not official pkg)
• game/app have to be before installed as usually on internal storage
• copy ps4-pkg2usb.cfg to usb root
• edit config title_id with game/app title_id
• always use the same USB port that when you installed game
• to reinstall game to internal hdd, remove and reinstall as usual

Tip: If you still have the pkg and you want to avoid wasting time waiting for the file to be copied from the payload on the USB HDD, copy the pkg to X:\PS4\CUSAxxxxx\app.pkg

External USB drive storage for 4.05 and 4.55 PS4 homebrews and games is now a thing ! exFAT drive is way easiest to manage, no encryption, so maybe faster than native USB, and works also on 4.05 !!! Credits go to SiSTRO and xvortex and anonymous. (not me)
I recall that I didn't do anything in this project except releasing it. I host source code so people will improve it.
Cheers to everyone who shared the news tips in the ongoing PS4 4.55 Holy Grail (PS4HEN) discussion thread earlier on!

 

[fabrebatalla18]

@stooged can you share "payload.js" to use in web? Thanks for your payload.

 

[stooged]

@gamer777

Yes it finds them and copies and when you install new games you run it again and it will find the new games and copy them etc.

 

[vishay]

Nice
Good job guys

 

[stooged]

@fabrebatalla18

here you go the usb hosted version (payload.js)

usb_455_apptousb.zip

 

[FFTHEWINNER]

@stooged thanks for the payload! is it possible for you to make it so that we can pick what games we want to move though?incase we want to keep some on the internal HDD and some on the external one

 

[badboy4life9]

Hello and thank you for your work, would it be possible to have the same thing for 4.05 please?

 

[standardproc]

No that’s not the purpose of this, this is to install and run packages from usb rather than internal, it’s a bit fiddly I wouldn’t bother at the moment if your not sure what to do. There will be a more user friendly solution soon. Not dissing the developers, fair play to them, it’s a first of type.

 

[fabrebatalla18]

@stooged to clarify, your payload is for usb exfat or is it for extended hdd?

 

[xfighter11]

So @stooged version is working and we can play from external HDD or needs something to be fixed?

 

[Koh23]

Ok, but i'm confused....

If we take any below 4.55 game on bluray, we can install it on external, we can run it from external.... With no help from any payload, expolit or so, it's a firmware feature.

Someone, for some reason, built kill switch in exploit (jailbreak) so that when we run payload, this firmware feature get's blocked....and we can't use this anymore.

So, instead of building something that will reenable feature, why we can't simply find where and how in exploit is this feature disabled, and remove restriction?

I know this is a noob thinking, and for sure this isn't easy to accomplish, just wondering why we have to use detour, why not go straight to the source of "problem"