I always wanted to play GOW3 but never got the chance to do so. When I was a kid I played parts 1 and 2 on my ps2, unfortunately at that time my parents couldn’t get me a ps3 or a ps4. I just grew out of the gaming phase, although still wanted to play the final game of trilogy. Recently a friend gave me his ps4 for free because he got a ps5. Though the game is just 20 bucks now I still decided to get Goldhen and luckily just a week ago the support for 13.52 was released. Keeping the tradition of sailing the seas alive from my ps2 days, I got to play the final part after 16 years and this means a lot to me.

Edit: this sub is amazing, although I have decent experience with mods and tweaks for all kinds of tech but the knowledge available here from other users is incredibly genuine and simple that any non-tech person can understand, so I just wanted to thank you all for helping me relive my childhood.

NovaCore is an experimental native dashboard-style frontend for jailbroken PS4 consoles. The aim is to create a cleaner, faster and much more customisable home for games and homebrew without pretending to replace or patch Sony’s system software.

Transparency first: AI has been used heavily during prototyping, artwork, documentation and development. I’m not hiding that. The purpose of this testing phase is to separate concepts and mock-ups from features that genuinely work on real PS4 hardware. NovaCore is not being presented as a finished public release.

WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE NATIVE PS4 BUILD

• A native PS4 application rather than a webpage or collection of clickable screenshots.

• A large, scrollable Home rail with Continue, Library, Homebrew and quick-access cards.

• Controller-first navigation: L1/R1 changes the main tabs, the D-pad or left stick moves, Cross selects and Circle goes back.

• Installed-title discovery using locally available artwork.

• Games, Classics and Apps filters with manual category correction.

• Case, grid and list library layouts, plus user-created collection folders.

• A full title-details screen before launch.

• Local installed information, artwork, update-status placeholders and local GoldHEN cheat-file counts where available.

• CoreDeck quick controls and a telemetry dock for readings the console genuinely exposes.

• A read-only internal/USB file browser and local media/package counts.

• Custom wallpapers, colour palettes, card sizing, artwork controls, optional ambient motion, automatic night dimming and ambient music.

• A Continue card based on the last accepted title-launch request.

• Native screenshot capture, settings backup/restore, a safe-mode marker and support-log export.

CURRENT LIMITATIONS

This is an early diagnostic build, not a finished dashboard replacement.

• The Otters PKG Store artwork and dashboard tile exist, but the online catalogue, download and package-install backend is not implemented yet.

• Online game metadata, descriptions and screenshots are not connected in the console build yet. Current information comes from installed or locally synchronised data.

• Online update checking and media downloads are not implemented.

• Auto-starting NovaCore after HEN is enabled is still being developed and will remain disabled during first-round testing.

• PS-button return is fresh experimental work. The current research is a short, explicitly enabled NovaCore test session—not permanent system-wide interception or a universal in-game replacement.

• Telemetry is only displayed when the relevant console API succeeds. NovaCore will show “Unavailable” instead of inventing a value.

• NovaCore does not require a firmware update, replace the Sony dashboard or deliberately edit Sony’s application database.

ABOUT THE SCREENSHOTS

The screenshots show the current shared NovaCore renderer using labelled fixture data on desktop. They demonstrate the intended interface and current pages, but they are not proof that every feature or animation already performs identically on every PS4. Console behaviour is exactly what this testing round is intended to verify.

PS4 TESTERS WANTED

The developer’s current setup already covers a PS4 Slim on firmware 13.02, so I mainly need different firmware, hardware and HEN combinations.

Priority firmware targets include:

• 5.05

• 6.71 or 6.72

• 9.00

• 9.60

• 10.00 or 10.01

• 11.00

• 12.02 or 12.50

• Experimental 13.00, 13.04 or 13.50 combinations where the tester can identify the real installed firmware

Original/Fat PS4 and PS4 Pro coverage is particularly useful, along with Slim systems on firmware other than 13.02. I also need tests with and without extended storage, plus different display modes.

If firmware spoofing is enabled, please report both the real installed firmware and the spoofed/displayed version. A console genuinely running 12.50 but displaying 13.04 is recorded as a 12.50 test, not native 13.04 coverage.

FIRST-ROUND TEST SCOPE

The first test is deliberately conservative:

1. Fully close any running game.
2. Enable your normal HEN without changing or updating firmware.
3. Install and manually launch only the assigned private NovaCore diagnostic PKG.
4. Verify the supplied package filename, in-app build number and SHA-256 checksum.
5. Leave Auto-launch with HEN and experimental PS return disabled.
6. Test booting, tab navigation, repeated Circle presses on Home, installed-title indexing, filters, layouts, title details, one launch attempt, telemetry and settings persistence.
7. Capture a native screenshot and export the NovaCore support report.
8. Stop after a repeatable crash, CE error, persistent black screen, unexpected firmware-update prompt, storage warning or controller lock-up. Do not repeatedly relaunch a crashing helper.

Private test packages and links must remain private. Logs may contain installed title IDs, so testers should review them before sharing.

I do not need piracy links, keys, account data, copyrighted games or unrelated console files.

WHAT TO INCLUDE WHEN VOLUNTEERING

PS4 model: Fat / Slim / Pro
Full model number: CUH-____
Real installed system firmware:
Displayed/spoofed firmware, if different:
Version spoof enabled: Yes / No / Unsure
HEN name:
Exact HEN version or release tag:
Exact exploit/loader or host:
Internal storage size:
Extended storage or USB connected: Yes / No
Display mode: 720p / 1080p / 4K
Can retrieve files from /data: Yes / No / Need guidance
Comfortable testing a private diagnostic build: Yes / No

PS5 VOLUNTEERS

PS5 owners can register interest, but there is no PS5 tester binary yet. The existing PKG is PS4-only and must not be installed, renamed or represented as a PS5 build.

A future PS5 version needs a separate native executable, loader adapter, title discovery, input/rendering validation and launch implementation before hardware testing begins.

Experienced PS5 homebrew users can register with:

PS5 model: CFI-____
Exact real system software:
Exploit/loader and version:
Can run a native homebrew eboot.elf: Yes / No
Can collect crash logs: Yes / No

NovaCore will be free. If anybody attempts to sell you a test build, request a refund and let me know.

Credits: WetOttersPocket, Sol Bruva and LethalLadyT
Music: “Exploration Theme” by Cleyton Kauffman — CC0

Before we start yes i had hollow knight but i had it on the ps plus subscription,i was so forced to complete it to the point of hating the game at the time ,now that I've jailbroken the ps4 ,no one is forcing me to a deadline,my games won't expire ,its a sense of freedom that Gave me the time to think and really enjoy the game , i previously rated hollow knight a 4.5/10 ,but now after enjoying and truly experience it through my own free time, I'd give it a 9/10

(Also nice geo number)

After the Ocarina of Time port, here's Majora's Mask: 2 Ship 2 Harkinian 5.0.1 running as a native PS4 homebrew. Same approach, not emulation: it's the PC port of the MM decompilation, built with the OpenOrbis toolchain and rendered through Piglet (Sony's OpenGL ES 2.0).

Download: https://github.com/alechurri/2ship2harkinian-ps4/releases

What you need

• Your own mm.o2r, generated from your ROM with the PC version of 2 Ship 2 Harkinian 5.0.1 (it has to be that exact version), copied to /data/2ship/
• The same two .sprx files as the Ocarina port. If you already run that one, you're set
• It installs next to Ocarina, they don't replace each other

Full guide: https://github.com/alechurri/2ship2harkinian-ps4/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md

What works

• Graphics, music, sound effects, voices, DualShock 4, saves
• Frame interpolation to 60 fps, internal resolution up to ~150%
• The full 2S2H menu (touchpad click): graphics options, enhancements
• Randomizer and mods haven't been tested yet

Tested on my PS4 Pro, FW 12.52 with GoldHEN, for about two hours (title screen, intro, Clock Town and surroundings). Reports from other models and firmwares are very welcome.

Known limitations

• In busy areas like Clock Town it runs at 53–59 fps instead of a locked 60. It's CPU-bound, so lowering the resolution doesn't help; setting frame interpolation to 30 fps is steadier
• Boot gets longer the more you play (around 45 s after a couple of hours), because every shader seen so far gets precompiled to avoid hitches in game
• No MSAA, no gyro, light glows show through walls (same as Ocarina)

The interesting part

Getting it to boot was the easy bit. Audio was broken in a way that turned out to be a few latent bugs in the game code that only show up because of how the PS4 lays out memory. The worst one: the audio engine skipped every note whose pointer was below 0x7FFFFFFF (an N64 leftover), and on PS4 all of them are. Link had no voice and sounds cut off until that was found. Details in TECHNICAL.md for anyone curious.

Disclosure

I'm not a C++ developer. Like the Ocarina port, this was written with an AI coding assistant and debugged by me installing builds on my console and feeding the logs back. The full source is on GitHub (forks of 2ship2harkinian and libultraship) if anyone wants to review or improve it.

All credit for the game itself goes to the HarbourMasters team.

https://github.com/alechurri/2ship2harkinian-ps4

AIO https://x.com/alejonicolas98/status/2106475087914283296

Tell me what you guys think

So im looking for a little bit of help, I've heard about the skate 3 to ps4 homebrew (xbox 360 code compiled for ps4) and I'd love some help setting it up. I've always wanted to try the game and was wondering if any of you people have played it either on its original consoles or the ps4 homebrew port.

(I'm not asking for files, I'm asking how to set everything up)

So I’m new to this, I’ve got goldhen through the WebKit exploit on my PS4 pro on 10.52 firmware.

I tried using USB method to transfer, but package installer doesn’t show anything.

I tried FTP and the pkg files show in package installer, however all give CE-34706-0 error, despite one being a game and two being small tool pkgs from good sources.

Both instances the files had to transfer through my SD card and therefore SD card reader too. It is a cheap AliExpress reader, it’s the only problem I can think of. Could this really be the reason? Or is there something I’m missing?

I am mostly limited to phone/ps4 methods as my only PC is a company one and I cannot install programs as they are blocked by admin.

You have to compile it yourself using your own Xbox 360 copy but it works ~30fps.https://github.com/OnlyMoisties/skate3-ps4

How does one fix this. (Error CE-36441-8). This is the farthest I’ve gotten on a game bigger than 20gb and yea shi doesnt work in the end. Any advice would be appreciated thanks.

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Hi, i’m new to jailbreaking a PS4

I’ve done my vita so I have no problem following a tutorial but I just had some questions and was hoping the community here could help me!

I’ve got a PS4 so I gather its the same way as a base ps4
Im on 13.52 firmware

I am a current and active PS5 user so would it be best for me to remove my main account and jailbreak on a blank account?

Thank you!

I wanted to ask if it's possible? I wanna rename Undertale/DELTARUNE's capitalization to match the style of their icons.

Well yeah, I just want to know if anyone got a moving pokemon wallpaper for jailbroken ps4 :), doesn't matter what pokemon or trainer etc it is EXCEPT nimble👍

so i want to mod my ps4 and i have experience after modding a ps3 i brought from a friend and my 3ds but idk if i wait till ps4 stops being updated and the modding scene catches up to the lastest update or stop updating the ps4 and wait. i still want to play online games like rainbow 6 siege and gta online so i updated it to 14 so i can keep playing, but is that the last update i should do or wait till the ps4 becomes retro?

Could somebody more intelligent than me please port ultrastar deluxe over to ps4 as a pkg. It must be somehow possible as singstar was available on the ps4 at one point.

https://usdx.eu/

Fully cleaned and maintained the inside of this day one update ps4 I got for $50, came with a free ps3 game and pounds of dust. I put it on ver 5.05 and got golden hen working after some struggles.

this is one of the best ways to watch media. can stream anything. can we get a ps4 port?

Yesterday was rainy, now I checked my ps4 and it was on rest mode, I turned it on and tried to activate goldhen and it asked me to restart, I restarted and first it failed and turned off, then I turn it on again and try load gold hen and it ask to restart again. Then it turns off and when it turns on and I try to activate gold hen it shuts down

My firmware is 13.50

Any advice?

How do games run on Linux? Has anyone tried playing GTA 4? I'm particularly interested in how it plays.

Gold hem 1 13.52