Hacking Is it possible to update legit disc games offline?

[jjonesmnn]

I recently picked up a PS4 Pro that I'm keeping offline in the hopes that an 8.0 exploit eventually drops. I've picked up a couple single player game discs to play in the interim. Using Orbis Patches site I see there are some updates that require lower firmware than 8.0 that I'm on. Is it possible to update legit games without the system being exploitable and preventing the system from update PS firmware? I did some searching on the boards as well as Google but couldn't find a straight answer.

 

[godreborn]

I don't think so. though, I could've sworn blocking updates as per my first tutorial still allowed game updates to install, but I might be wrong.

 

[KiiWii]

I believe some updates don’t require psn. They come straight from the devs servers. IIRC SFV is an example of this.

It’s may be possible very soon with the pkg installer method, to install a legit pkg to a legit game and not need hen at all.

 

[godreborn]

I think updates are like both psv and ps3 where it connects to an xml file. that's how you know whether or not all updates are needed or just the latest one or rather that's how the system knows. I thought it was only a ps3 thing, but helping someone decrypt a pkg on the vita yielded the fact that the vita does the same thing, so I assume the ps4 is also the same, since it comes from the same team as the vita.

 

[spotanjo3]

It’s may be possible very soon with the pkg installer method, to install a legit pkg to a legit game and not need hen at all.

For the jailbreak ?

 

[KiiWii]

For the jailbreak ?

No, a different method for any firmware to simply install pkgs (fake or otherwise). No exploit, no hen involved.

No you won’t be able to play fake pkg you install without HEN. So to do that you’ll need a fully exploited firmware (5.05/6.72/7.02)

 

[spotanjo3]

No, a different method for any firmware to simply install pkgs (fake or otherwise). No exploit, no hen involved.

No you won’t be able to play fake pkg you install without HEN. So to do that you’ll need a fully exploited firmware (5.05/6.72/7.02)

Source ? I would like to keep my eyes on it as well.

 

[KiiWii]

Source ? I would like to keep my eyes on it as well.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/aio-ps4-exploit-guide.497858/page-475#post-9348927

 

[jjonesmnn]

Very interesting, appreciate the responses! Does anyone happen to know if the PS4 utilizes certificate pinning? Once the game discs arrive, I'll do some testing on local network. I run network monitor / DNS server from Raspi so one thought was to try and do some selective sync holing.

 

[jjonesmnn]

For those that may run into this same situation I figured I'd post an update. I finally got some disc games and confirmed the updates didn't require newer firmware. I had to set up a PSN account but I was able to prevent the latest firmware from being downloaded. Once the updates finish downloading, I'm planning on taking my PS4 back offline.

 

[KiiWii]

For those that may run into this same situation I figured I'd post an update. I finally got some disc games and confirmed the updates didn't require newer firmware. I had to set up a PSN account but I was able to prevent the latest firmware from being downloaded. Once the updates finish downloading, I'm planning on taking my PS4 back offline.

BTW you can use the OMSK method to update legit games with matching CUSA ID legit update pkgs.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/aio-ps4-exploit-guide.497858/page-479#post-9355975

https://orbispatches.com/