v4ld1z

v4ld1z, 2 godziny temu

It is still a fun game against everything people say. At least my SO and I have been enjoying our time with the game a lot

v4ld1z, 11 dni temu

And Dredge

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu (edited 2 miesiące temu)

If any of you guys have a PS4 lying around gathering dust, consider jailbreaking it. Depending on the firmware, it is pretty easy to do and opens up a lot of possibilities. Surely better than being neglected :)

Edit: Firmwares up to 11.00 are jailbreakable as of recently. 11.00 is from around late 2022, so if you have a console that hasn’t been in use since then, there’s a good chance you can jailbreak it. Base model, Slim, or Pro - doesn’t matter

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

Well, obviously piracy if you’re into that. Apart from that, using cheats for games, dumping your physical games and having a permanent copy you can use without the CD and an active license (probably possible with a digital game too I assume? not sure), applying patches like a 60fps patch for Bloodborne, emulation of PS1, PS2, PSP and a bunch of other consoles etc etc.

Running Linux if you’re that kind of person :P

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

Well, obviously piracy if you’re into that. Apart from that, using cheats for games, dumping your physical games and having a permanent copy you can use without the CD and an active license (probably possible with a digital game too I assume? not sure), applying patches like a 60fps patch for Bloodborne, emulation of PS1, PS2, PSP and a bunch of other consoles etc etc.

Running Linux if you’re that kind of person :P

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

The HDD is replacable and afaik, you can insert an SSD too. Not sure about the sizes, but an internet search should point you the right direction.

Not familiar with NAS. Isn’t that some kind of server?

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

Actually not anymore. There’s been a recent breakthrough that led to a new exploit up to 11.00 being possible now. 11.00 is from, like, late 2022 I think? Obviously not an option if your PS4 has been in regular use recently, but I lucked out and got an 11.00 console from a friend of mine who hadn’t been using the PS4 for a while.

If you’re on a newer firmware, there is no way of reverting back to 11.00, unfortunately, unless you’re up for some soldering.

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

Sadly, only around 40ish fps on a base model but very cool nonetheless. The framerate and semi-smoothness kinda puts it in an uncanny valley territory for me since it looks smoother but also not smoother at the same time coming from PS5 performance. Lies of P runs a lot better in comparison even though it’s graphically more demanding, I assume

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

You’re nitpicking and biased, I win bye bye

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

The “owner” of Animal Well’s publishing company, Big Mode, is a well-known YouTuber called videogamedunkey who makes gaming-related comedy video. This is a reference to one of his videos

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

Enjoy. It’s around the 1-minute mark but the whole video is worth a watch

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

: ^]

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu (edited 2 miesiące temu)

Yes, it does. The standard method is to use a PC with Linux or Windows and install a program that triggers the jailbreak on your PS4 whilst connected to it via ethernet cable. Using a TV makes it a little more hassle-free depending on your setup since you’re turning on your TV anyways and don’t need to use the PC at all.

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

Have recently jailbroken my PS4 and am now contemplating rooting my TV as well. We bought it a couple of years ago and have never connected it to the internet, so the model plus WebOS version should be compatible with the root.

https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/7c84e09c-6f0f-4576-a3b6-0b46262c67db.webp

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

You have access to specific homebrew apps that add features and allow for shenanigans like running an exploit off the TV itself instead of needing a PC like in this case

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

On the off-chance that anyone here tried the jailbreak method using your TV:

I was able to root my TV using rootmy.tv really easily and am now trying to connect my PC to the TV using SSH or telnet in order to run a couple commands and send the needed files to trigger the jailbreak. However, I can’t for the life of me connect using SSH or telnet - I get a “connection timeout” error everytime, making it impossible to log into root. The IP address and the port I enter are both correct (22 or 23 for the port depending on if SSH or telnet is chosen).

I tried a couple methods to install OpenSSH since in my research it looked like this might be an issue which also didn’t work, tried disabling my firewall, adding the program to the exception list in my firewall etc. - nothing seems to work.

Any ideas?

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

I’ll look into it and let you know how it goes. Thank you :)

v4ld1z, 2 miesiące temu

Or weeping because mod creators pulled their mods in protest :(

v4ld1z, 3 miesiące temu

Enshittification, the rise of micro transactions in mobile games over actual in-game mechanics that make the game interesting etc

v4ld1z, 3 miesiące temu

This is such an amazing undertaking, we as a collective should all be taking part

v4ld1z, 3 miesiące temu (edited 3 miesiące temu)

Question for those that do: do you also pirate indie games? I am also inclined to just pirate Nintendo games as I already do on my 2DS, but I’d kinda feel bad about not giving money to actually good developers like Supergiant Games

Edit: Not sure about the downvotes. I’m asking a genuine question

v4ld1z, 3 miesiące temu

Yea no doubt. Do you usually buy games on sale or full retail price?

v4ld1z, 3 miesiące temu

Do we still do the clown faces for Silksong?

v4ld1z, 4 miesiące temu

Pokemon? Sounds interesting. What was it about?

v4ld1z, 5 miesięcy temu

Do you have a rundown of what that means? First time I’m hearing about this

v4ld1z, 5 miesięcy temu

Oh wow. Are there any plans to have this removed? Isn’t this quite a major privacy concern?

v4ld1z, 5 miesięcy temu

I applied for a job as a QA at Nintendo and barely was not taken. Hearing about all of the bad experiences people have had working as QAs, maybe it’s for the better lol

v4ld1z, 5 miesięcy temu

Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace comes to mind

v4ld1z, 6 miesięcy temu

Worth noting that game trials on PS+ are kept behind the highest tier of PS+. Outside of that, there isn’t too much of interest encouraging you to pick up that subscription in my books since the classics Sony’s been putting publishing there aren’t really that good. Streaming PS5 games sounds nice but is highly dependent on your internet connection. Not sure if I’m missing anything.

v4ld1z, 6 miesięcy temu (edited 6 miesięcy temu)

I’m not getting my hopes up for the upcoming Fable installment on PS, but I’m getting my hopes up for the upcoming Fable installment on PS.

v4ld1z, 6 miesięcy temu

FPSs are especially bad

v4ld1z, 7 miesięcy temu

Definitely watch some comparison videos of the performance and make a decision based on that. If you’re likely to play the game on the go, then go for the Switch version. I myself realised, however, that I wouldn’t be playing the game on the go at all since my SO was interested too, so I got the game for PS5 for the better performance.

I think the performance isn’t stellar on Switch, but you can make it work since nothing too crazy is going on in the game that would require perfect framerate and resolution - most of the game is reading anyway.

Enjoy your time, whichever version you choose!

v4ld1z, 8 miesięcy temu

Nobody’s safe, it seems

v4ld1z, 8 miesięcy temu

Dude, I only just played the games for the very first time earlier this year and I absolutely feel what you mean. It’s the very first piece of music you hear when you start the game, is used throughout the trilogy in pivotal moments, and is the very last theme that plays in the third game. So awesome

v4ld1z, 8 miesięcy temu

I do see that the narrative and the gameplay have some flaws, but overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the games and the ~100h it took me to finish the trilogy. The Citadel DLC was probably my favourite part of the entire series. I’d also probably put the games in my top x favourite games.

v4ld1z, 10 miesięcy temu (edited 10 miesięcy temu)

If you’re interested in Skyrim, Fudgemuppet is awesome. They’ve made content for what must be a decade now, discussing all kinds of aspects of Elder Scrolls games with a focus on Skyrim - from lore to builds to discussions of the upcoming TES IV. Can’t recommend them enough to get a good grasp on Elder Scrolls lore.

Ghostcharm is also an amazing content creator who makes, among other formats, “villainpedia” and “heropedia” entries for video game characters and explores the different facets and nuances of the discussed characters. Some of the characters are Glados from Portal, Mancar Cameron from Oblivion or even more nuanced characters like Arthas from the Warcraft series or the Daedric prince Sheogorath from the Elder Scrolls (more specifically the Shivering Isles expansion for Oblivion). Really interesting lore and analysis videos, huge recommendation.

v4ld1z, 11 miesięcy temu

They look neat. How thick are they?

v4ld1z, 11 miesięcy temu

Now you’re thinking with portals

v4ld1z, rok temu

Dude, I remember people going OFF on Returnal not offering any saves and people having to keep their consoles in rest mode for days at an end because they wouldn’t want their runs to end. I kept arguing with people on rexxit that any respectable rogue-lite/-like has a save function - STS, Hades, Dead Cells - yet they still kept arguing that implenting saves would “ruin the vision of the game” and “make it too easy”.

Guess what Housemarque did: they added a save on exit option. You can now suspend your run and finish it whenever. Not having to potentially brick your console just because you can’t save mid-game sure is a boon lol. The game sure got a lot easier with this implemented. /s

v4ld1z, rok temu

Fair, not the best example

v4ld1z, rok temu

You might enjoy Frostpunk. It’s a very similar gameplay loop.

v4ld1z, rok temu

That was my first thought! I’ve actually been recommended to try it sometime if I like Frostpunk. They seem quite similar in gameplay from what I’ve seen and heard.