Back in the old days of the PS4 scene, it was hard to create homebrew for the PS4, there was a Sony SDK, but no one wanted to use it.
When 5.05 HEN was released I moaned on Twitter that……
All The Backporting Apps
As there are several backporting apps now, I thought I would create this closed and pinned thread so people could be informed and it also helps me with the revised Q&A I am creating.
Backport Scripts By flatz
Backport Tool By……
[Video Tutorial] The Ultimate PS4 Backporting Tutorial By @MODDED_WARFARE
[Video Tutorial] The Ultimate PS4 Backporting Tutorial By @MODDED_WARFARE – PS4 Tutorials – PlayStationHaX
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[Released] AutoBackPort By @RetroGamer_74
Developer RetroGamer_74 has released his own backporting application for the PS4, this one is called AutoBackPort, here is a simple guide on how to use it:
1.- Select your Dumped Game 6.72
2.- Select temp folder for extraction
3.- Select other folder for fix……
[Tutorial] Backport EA Titles with flatz’s trick
Tools Required:
IDA Pro or Ghidra with proper ps4 loaders / tools (i’ll be using IDA Pro 7.x with balika’s loader for this)
Hexeditor of choice (I Use HxD)
Flatz’s required functions, They are as follows:
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sometimes they have underscore behind them so:
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_+OnbUs1CV0M
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eboot of the game you want……
Noob404’s 1Click PS4 Downporter – Downport with just a Click!
Here’s the fully automated 1Click PS4 Downporter. There are a few places where you have to press any key on CMD. But, apart from that, everything else is automated. This will search for all the PRX files in the game folders and subfolders and downport them. You don’t have to do a……
[Released] PS4 PKG Tool By @pearlxcore
Developer @pearlxcore has released PS4 PKG Tool, here is a quote of what this tool does:
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This tool allows us to display PS4 PKG library, manage and perform various operations on PS4……
[Released] PS4 Backporter By @MODDED_WARFARE
MODDED WARFARE has release an application to backport higher firmware games to 5.05, I haven’t tried this application and I don’t know how it works, but as it is from MODDED WARFARE I am sure we will see a video from him showing how to use it:
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PS4 Jailbreak How to Backport PKG’s the Easy Way
PS4 Jailbreak How to Backport PKG’s the Easy Way – PS4 Tutorials – PlayStationHaX
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EZ PS4 Downporter – Downport any PS4 Game to 5.05 with a few clicks – No HEX Edit
Since zecoxao revealed the way to downport PS4 games to 5.05 and flatz released Python scripts to automate parts of the process, many tools have arrived on the scene which help you downport 6.72 and 5.05+ games. Here’s my contribution – Noob404’s EZ PS4 Downporter. Using this tool, you can downport any PS4 game……