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Piracy is a reality on PS4 consoles with Firmware 4.05, but the main issue that gamers are excited about is what will happen to those games that want a higher version of system software.

The respected PS member Barthen gives hope that the new games will soon be able to run on the hacked console.

In his post, Barthen explains how PS4 games with higher firmware can be slightly modified and redesigned to run on the PS4 4.05. The text is technical, but the idea is that two elements of the package must be packaged, then the game is reworked in PKG format and is ready for installation.

The only peculiarity is that this method will apply to games where the requirement for higher firmware is not really required, it is simply set by the developer. If a game needs a particular feature that the newer firmware brings, it will not run at 4.05.

According to other hackers, the bootstrap from the console itself may be a more effective way to achieve the same result.

In any case, the news is bad for Sony and good for all those who got the coveted console. For others, there is still hope that the supposed 5.xx exploit one day will become publicly available.

How to lower the firmware requirement in ELF and PRX files

Example of lowering the firmware required for files compiled with the leaked 4.50 SDK (tested on 4.05) hex editing some bytes:

1. In the ELF section called "sce_process_param" we patch the reversed sdk version (there should be only one instance of the pattern):
search for "01 81 50 04" and replace with "31 80 50 03"

2. In the ELF section called "sceversion" we patch the sdk version (multiple instances of the pattern will be found):
search for "04 50 81 01" and replace with "03 50 80 31"

3. Resign it with flatz's make_fose.py or add it to a PKG with cfwprophet's Fake_PKG_Generator

4. Profit

5. A side effect of this is that if someone is able to dump games on higher firmwares (ex 5.05) it should be possible to play those games in lower firmwares (ex 4.05) newer SDKs
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source: https://www.kaldata.com
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