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Did Nintendo create a Switch emulation hydra?

Switch scene devs are now openly taunting Nintendo, with screenshots of the just-released Peach Showtime game running in emulators. It seems that by destroying Yuzu, Nintendo have triggered some kind of angry reaction from...
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PS4: PSFree for Firmware 7.02 implemented with Kernel exploit

Scene developer Kameleon has published a port of PSFree to PS4 Firmware 7.02, integrated with the 7.02 Kernel exploit implementation by Chendochap. If you’re running your PS4 Jailbreak on an older firmware, this release...
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The MIG Switch works as advertised for the most part, but concerns remain around ban risks

Reviewers have started receiving their copies of the MIG Switch flashcart for Nintendo Switch. Most of the folks who have received their review copies confirmed the device works as expected (it will run Switch...
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PS5 Releases: etaHEN 1.4b (CFW), ItemzFlow 1.05 (Launcher), PS5-Xplorer 1.0 (File Manager)

The PS5 scene is moving at a rapid pace, following kstuff’s support for all Firmwares added a few days ago. Today we’re getting updates for LightningMods‘ two PS5 apps, etaHEN and ItemzFlow. In parallel,...
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PS5: kstuff and etaHEN ported to all hackable PS5 Firmwares (PS5 Backup support)

Thanks to the porting script by Sleirsgoevy for his “kstuff” tools on the PS5, pretty much all hackable PS5 firmwares can now run his Propser0gdb stack, which in return has led to port of...
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PS4/PS5: TheFloW confirms he has a big vulnerability on PlayStation, with significant HackerOne bounty

PlayStation hacker TheFloW has taken to LinkedIn to confirm he has been awarded yet another $10K by PlayStation’s bounty program on HackerOne. This indicates the researcher has indeed submitted a critical vulnerability to Sony....
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PS5 Release: ps5-game-file-dumper (complete game dumping utility)

Creating backups of PS5 games has been a surprisingly difficult endeavor for the PS5 hacking scene, with many games missing files and dumps being generally incomplete. Although most of the issues can be solved...
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Dreamlight Valley’s “Rift in time” expansion is account locked on PlayStation and Xbox

Publisher Gameloft have decided to account-lock one of their expansions on consoles (PlayStation and Xbox). This is *** off parents who can’t easily buy the DLC for their kids, and people who bought the...
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PsFree – Webkit exploit for PS4 6.00 to 9.60 and PS5 1.00 to 5.50 + QuickHEN toolkit announced

Developer CelesteBlue has announced PsFree, a brand new Webkit exploit for PS4 6.00 to 9.60. A release (or pre-release) of the exploit is already available. The exploit should also work on PS5 1.00 to...
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Modders are already bypassing XBox’s third party controller restriction

A few weeks ago, Xbox owners discovered that unauthorized 3rd party controllers wouldn’t be allowed on Xbox anymore. But hackers and tinkerers are already bypassing the ban. 3rd party controllers banned on Xbox In...