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ModChat
by MrMario2011
Come join MrMario2011 talk about modding, exploiting, a bit of game/console hacking, and everything in between!
Episodes
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ModChat 148 - PS5 Hypervisor Drama, Xbox 360 Softmod Details Revealed, Switch 2 Game Binary Dumped
Lend your eyes and ears to the longest ModChat episode in a while! Due to missing last month's episode, I decided to have two months worth of content into a single episode and... Well, here we are with a nearly two hour episode! PS5 drama around the hypervisor, new PS4 and PS5 jailbreaks, PSX/PS2...
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ModChat 147 - Switch 2 Userland Exploit, ARK-5 for PSP, PS5 Emulation & Jailbreak Bounty
We've got a bit of everything this time around for ModChat! Recompilations are picking up more steam thanks to ModernGekko paired with DolRecomp. The 3DS gets a low level emulator, and the PS5 gets big news on TWO emulators! Both Switch and Switch 2 get a userland exploit teased on them. We've…
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ModChat 146 - PCIe 3 SSDs on PS5, System246/256 Emulation, Bad Update Standby Mode, PS1USB Dev Cart
Looks like these hour or longer episodes might be the standard for ModChat now, huh? That's just how much has been happening recently! P2JB on PS5 gets ported to multiple entry points, but that's not all for the exciting bits! There's been discoveries made over how to get around the PCIe 4.0 SSD...
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ModChat 145 - PS4 & PS5 Licensing Changes Explained, PS5 Linux Loader Released, 12.70 PS5 Jailbreak
More developments and releases surrounding mostly the PS4 and PS5 in this episode! This starts out with mentioning tico, an emulator frontend for the Switch which brings native GameCube and Wii emulation to the Switch in a recent update. The PS4 and PS5 license change which was quietly released...
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ModChat 144 - PS3 4.93, PS5 Jailbroken Up to 12.00, exFAT Support on PSP
I didn't think we'd be doing back-to-back extra long episodes of ModChat, but here we are! The progress across all console scenes hasn't slowed down it seems! Talking about a ton here including the Switch getting TWO Atmosphere updates, the current status of the PS3 scene due to the 4.93 update,...
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ModChat 143 - Xbox One Hacked, Linux on PS5, Xbox 360 exFAT Support Incoming, SEGAGAGA Translated
This might be the most densely packed episode of ModChat released to date! With some HUGE accomplishments such as the Xbox One's bootrom being hacked, a Linux port for PS5 being announced, multiple major releases for both PS4 and PS5, and the legendary SEGAGAGA being translated to English.
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ModChat 142 - SciresM Retires, Vue After Free Released for PS4 13.00, BadWDSD & qCFW PS3 Released
We've got a wide range of generations to cover this episode from the Atari 2600 all the way up to the PS5! We start off with some major Switch news with SciresM announcing his retirement from the scene. PS4 gets some major love with the long anticipated release of Vue After Free, allowing…
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ModChat 141 - PS4 13.00 Vue Progress, PS5 ROM Keys Overhyped, PS5 12.00 Star Wars JB Rise and Fall
A bit late in the month, but we've got a giant update blast ahead! Tons of game news here from Twilight Princess being decompiled, to plenty of homebrew ports of games to different consoles such as Marvel Rivals and Sonic Mania. Even oddities like Supra Mayro Kratt and OpenWRT running on the Xbox...
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ModChat 140 - Xbox 360 Softmod Progress, PS4 12.52 Jailbreak & BD-JB Entrypoint Up to 13.02
Wrapping up 2025 strong with some current and upcoming developments ranging from the Dreamcast all the way up to the PS4! We discuss the latest developments with the upcoming hard drive based Xbox 360 softmod, as well as give a ton of love to the Dreamcast with some impossible port builders and...
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ModChat 139 - XBMC Returns, Homebrew Crashes on Atmosphere, PS4 13.00 & PS5 12.00 Kernel Exploits
Starting off with the original Xbox getting a new cosmetic hardmod to introduce power and eject button sounds, as well as a return to form with XBMC4XBOX Redux's release. We also discuss the latest Atmosphere CFW update as it contains some pretty important information for CFW users thanks to the...
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ModChat 138 - Modfest Returns & Y2JB Release for PS5
Xbox-Scene's Modfest returns for the second time! Participate in some friendly competition, maybe win some prizes, and help the community with some innovations all in one go! Aside from that announcement, RXDK gets some more love with its own Neighborhood release spanning across all major…
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ModChat 137 - Insignia Live EA Support, ABadAvatar & SSDs on Xbox 360, BadWDSD DEX Progress on PS3
Tons of scenes heating up this month as the weather cools down! We discuss a new update to the modified original Xbox backwards compatibility files for the Xbox 360, now with individual games being able to be configured with additional fixes. Insignia Live gives us an awesome progress update...
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ModChat 136 - An Xbox 360 Softmod is Coming
Only a single topic being covered for this episode, but this was big enough to warrant a quick ModChat to discuss the excitement around this announcement. Grimdoomer has accomplished the impossible and achieved yet another milestone in the world of game console reverse engineering by showing...
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ModChat 135 - PicoLoader for GameCube, PS4 12.02 Jailbreak, Mario Kart 64 Dreamcast Port
Starting off this month with PicoLoader being released for the GameCube, an open-source project which utilizes the power of a Raspberry Pi Pico and intercepts the DVD drive to quickly load a piece of homebrew such as Swiss. We also see some awesome releases for the PS4, allowing for some pretty...
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ModChat 134 - Userland ROP Chain on Switch 2, Xbox Classics Emulation Rumor, & TONS of Ports
Starting off with some Switch 2 news this month, the same month the Switch 2 released! We discuss a Day 1 Userland ROP Chain demonstrated on the Switch 2, the bans using MiG Flash cartridges, the beginnings of a microSD Express adapter, and get clarification on how far SciresM will support the...
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ModChat 133 - Lapse Kernel Exploit for PS4 12.02 & PS5 10.05, PS3 BadWDSD, OG Xbox v1.6 Reflashed
A ton of awesome releases and advancements in this month's ModChat! First comes the release of the Lapse Kernel Exploit for both PS4 12.02 and PS5 10.05 firmwares. BadHTAB for the PS3 evolves into BadWDSD, a separate but better and more exciting development for PS3 owners allowing further access...
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ModChat 132 - BadHTAB Hypervisor Exploit for PS3 & Xbox 360 Games Get Recompiled!
A whole lot has happened since the last episode of ModChat, and there's still been a few topics not covered within this episode! For the ones we do go into, the first is covering some major progress on the PlayStation Home revival project Home Laboratory, which is now available by default on the...
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ModChat 131 - The Xbox 360 Hypervisor Exploit is Here! Bad Update Overview & Demonstration
At last the long awaited Xbox 360 Hypervisor exploit shown by Grimdoomer has arrived in the form of Bad Update! This means that unsigned code can be run on any Xbox 360 up to Kernel/Dashboard 17559 using only a USB drive and the NTSC version of Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. This does not…
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ModChat 130 - PSP Gets Online Again, PS5 JAR Loader for 7.61, Game Bub Open Source FPGA Handheld
Some great new functionality being added to consoles old, new, and even a whole new FOSS based handheld to check out! The wpa2psp plugin for PSP was released and took off, allowing most PSP consoles to get back onto modern WiFi networks again. The PS Vita gets some more love with a couple more...
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ModChat 129 - Dreamcast Port Galore (GTA3, DOOM 64) and DOOM in a PDF
A Dreamcastic (or maybe Dreamtastic?) episode of ModChat starting off 2025 with some awesome ports for Sega's last console! We talk about the recent Grand Theft Auto III port being released in an open-alpha test, the DOOM 64 port, and even the beginning of a port of Xash3D for Half-Life! PC…
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ModChat 128 - RXDK for OG Xbox, RPCS3 on Raspberry Pi 5, Overscanning Dreamcast Secrets
Last episode of the year for ModChat! This time around we've got some awesome developments for original Xbox developers, a whole Lightshow for the Xbox 360 just in time for the holidays, the power of the PS3 being shown on a Raspberry Pi 5, and finally some Dreamcast secrets many could have…
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ModChat 127 - Xbox 360 Slim Printable Shell, Xbox-Scene Modfest, DoomBIOS for OG Xbox
An Xbox centric episode of ModChat with a side of preservation to wrap up the month of November! We cover what seems to be the first Xbox 360 Slim 3D printable shell for use with a DVD-driveless console out there. Xbox-Scene gets a bit of a shout with the announcement of their upcoming Modfest,...
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ModChat 126 - PS5 and Xbox 360 Hypervisor Exploits, SSD Support on Retail Xbox 360 Incoming!
Some truly hyper news over Hypervisors for not one, but TWO different consoles! We discuss the recent PS5 Hypervisor exploit released named Byepervisor, the Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx shut down, and give some credit where credit is due with... Well, a hidden credits screen found in Majora's...
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ModChat 125 - Xbox One Games Playable on Windows & A New PS5 Jailbreak for 5.00 is Here!
Just a couple of topics for this month's episode, but we first talk about XWine1, an upcoming translation layer capable of running dumped Xbox One games on Windows. Second is a new jailbreak for the PS5 in the form of UTMX, currently working through WebKit up to firmware 5.00 and with…
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ModChat 124 - Tony Hawk's games can mod our favorite consoles now.
Going in this month with a heavy focus on the Xbox 360 with much of the coverage being around Tony Hawk's Pro Strcpy, a new development which utilizes multiple Tony Hawk games across multiple consoles and even multiple generations! Save game entrypoints, network based entrypoints, and more! We…
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ModChat 123 - Xbox One & Series Kernel Exploit Released, Nintendo Sues a Reddit Moderator
A whole slew of news coming in for this episode of ModChat! The first big development being the release of Collateral Damage, the SystemOS Kernel Exploit for Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles! Nintendo also gets quite a bit of coverage here for suing Modded Hardware as well as a Reddit moderator…
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ModChat 122 - PS4 11.00 Jailbreak Fixes, N64 Recompilation, PlayStation Portal Exploit Disclosed
Covering a whole lot of PS4 and N64 topics this episode of ModChat! Going over the GoldHEN release for PS4 consoles on firmware 11.00 or lower, PPPwn fixes, the return of PS4-HEN-VTX for lower firmware or noBD consoles, and the use of a Raspberry Pi to jailbreak a PS4. N64 gets a ton of love with...
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ModChat 121 - A Kernel Exploit for Xbox One & Series is Incoming
A solo topic episode of ModChat, this time around focusing on some exciting developments around the Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles resulting in a kernel exploit for SystemOS! We talk about what exactly this exploit is, what we can expect, what this will NOT accomplish, and some steps to get…
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ModChat 120 - PPPwn Kernel Exploit Released for PS4 11.00
A mostly PS4 centric episode here thanks to the release of PPPwn, a new entrypoint AND kernel exploit for all PS4 consoles working up to firmware 11.00! Unlike other entrypoints we've seen which utilize WebKit or BD-J, this one is a whole new entrypoint over Ethernet utilizing an old FreeBSD…
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ModChat 119 - Halo 2 HD Patch Released, UnlockSwitch Announcement, Aiseirigh PSP Unbricker
Starting off with a new piece of homebrew for the PS4 which allows modified PS4 owners to watch 3D videos on their 3D enabled displays or even PSVR headsets! The original Xbox gets some more love with the release of Xbox Content Archive Tool and the Halo 2 HD patch, the latter of which allows for...
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ModChat 118 - Halo 2 Back Online, RP2040 Xbox Modchip, PS3 4.91 Update, Yuzu Lawsuit
A bit of a late episode this month, but we have a jam packed one! Tons of original Xbox news this time around with an HD patch for Halo 2 in the works on top of Halo 2 being back online on Insignia. Unlocking orphaned hard drives for the original Xbox becomes easier thanks to PrometheOS. We also...
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ModChat 117 - ENDGAME Exploit for the Original Xbox, PlayStation Portal Running Android Apps
Just a couple of topics for this episode of ModChat, but we're going big with a throwback to the original Xbox having a true breakthrough entrypoint in the form of the appropriately named ENDGAME. This works on all stock Dashboards, kernels, and can be launched directly from the Dashboard using...
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ModChat 116 - NetYaroze Access Card Reversed, PrometheOS for Xenium, Beta Switch Menus Discovered
Getting two episodes in this month! First of all covering a project related to the Wii which is a Wii Shop revival service. Going back to the PSP, this covers the Kirk ROM being dumped, which is the console's encryption/decryption engine. The original PlayStation gets some love, in the form of…
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ModChat 115 - Mig Switch Dumper Revealed, Xbox 360 XL Patches Combined, Portal 64 Taken Down
First episode of 2024 so we had to fill it up with plenty of topics to kick off the new year properly! First of all being an upcoming tease for the Evilnat 4.90.2 CFW allowing for decryption of encrypted PS3 ISOs on the console itself. Movian M7 gets a library update on the PS3, as well as a few...
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ModChat 114 - MIG Switch Flashcart for Nintendo Switch, PS5 Backups with Itemzflow Released
Only a couple topics for this final ModChat episode of 2023, but a couple big ones here with a lot to discuss! The first one being a flashcart for the Switch of all consoles, first teased and then revealed with much more detail. It seems this device will allow Switch owners to play game backups…
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ModChat 113 - Xbox CPU Interposer Open Sourced, Xbox Controller Restriction Bypassed
The PS5 gets a bit of love this episode of ModChat, this time around for stock consoles it seems that owners are wanting to integrate into their Home Assistant workflow! The legendary 1.4 GHz CPU upgrade for the original Xbox comes closer to being publicly known with open sourced CPU interposer...
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ModChat 112 - bd-jb Updated, PS5 Backups Running, Xbox Video Chat Revived with PS2 EyeToy Camera
Starting off this episode with another PS1 English translation patch, this one being released for the game Addie no Okurimono. Game Boy Advance lovers can rejoice knowing they can replicate some original PCBs thanks to the original boards being reverse engineered and released for free on GitHub!...
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ModChat 111 - FPGA N64 Console Announced, Switch Bricks on 17.0.0 Explained
An announcement, an explanation, and a release tie this ModChat episode together! First the latest Analogue offering teased is discussed, this being the Analogue 3D, an upcoming N64 based clone console. Switch owners who might have had their console modded at any point in time (whether they know…
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ModChat 110 - GTA: Online on 360/PS3, PS4 FPKG Enabler for PS5 4.03
A short episode of ModChat, but some cool projects to take a look at! One being the public release of GTA:OG, a project which aims to bring Grand Theft Auto: Online back online for the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles. A couple of Dreamcast projects get some mentions here, one being Redump2CDI which...
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ModChat 109 - 120FPS Patches on PS5, Xbox DevMode Privilege Escalation, Rockstar Sells Cracked Games
Some news going from the PSP all the way up to the PS5! The PSP Go gets some love thanks to some PCBs crafted up to help get the console into service mode for unbricking. A homebrew receiver for the GameCube Wavebird controllers gets teased. We also see a tease for 120FPS patches on PS5 for some...
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ModChat 108 - Dreamcast Doom Prototype, 60FPS PS5 Patches Released, Xbox 360 Marketplace Closing
A bit of old and new for this episode of ModChat! The Original Xbox gets some love in the form of the LPC Mangler and accompanying LPC Recovery Tool released as new open source projects. A FlippyDrive update for GameCube comes about, now showing some amazing promise of being able to retain the…
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ModChat 107 - 60 FPS Patches on PS5, Retail Xbox Homebrew is Dead, Retro GEM HDMI Mod for PS2
Starting with more Dreamcast news covering the iconic Daytona USA coming back for online play! Xbox-Scene makes a return in the form of a spiritual successor site. FlippyDrive, a new and super affordable ODE for GameCube, has been announced for an upcoming release! Some awesome PS5 news comes in...
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ModChat 106 - First Official Dreamcast VN Fan Translation & Self-Booting PS1 Backups Possible?!
A new episode for July 2023, but a whole lot of old console related news to talk about here! The Dreamcast ended up getting a big English fan translation patch, with this being the first fan translation for an officially released visual novel on the console! A couple years ago the PS Vita had the...
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ModChat 105 - Yuzu on Android, Switchroot for All Models, McDonald’s Released a Game Boy Homebrew
Transformations, homebrew games, and more in this episode of ModChat! Starting out with possibly the smallest iteration we've seen of real NES hardware, the TinyTendo has been teased with more details and instructions coming soon! If the Famicom is more your preference, the Famicom Disk System…
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ModChat 104 - Dolphin, Steam, and the Wii Common Key
Back in March 2023 it was announced that Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator, would be getting an upcoming release on Steam. About two months later the impending Steam release was taken down from the Steam storefront, with news coming out of this being a Cease & Desist sent over to Valve from...
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ModChat 103 - Deck HD for Steam Deck, PS5 Game Decryption Now Possible, XBHD for Original Xbox
Coming back for a second episode of ModChat this month, talking about everything from a new Steam Deck hardware mod, to an odd PS4 prototype! First up is the Deck HD for the Steam Deck, a whole new screen upgrade and replacement packing a great looking punch for $99. The PS3 gets an update some...
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ModChat 102 - Solderless PS1 ODE Announced, Xenium Black Ice Reverse Engineered, Lockpick Takedown
Baryon Sweeper for the PSP gets a big update allowing it to currently unbrick nearly every model of the PSP out there! In more PSP news, CheatDevice Remastered for the Grand Theft Auto games goes open source. Following last month's news of PS1 ODE devices, we get even more news with the successor...
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ModChat 101 - de_Fuse for Wii U, Paper Mario Decompilation, PSIO Gets ps-iowned
A brief look at the Switch here with a new update for Atmosphere which adds in a USB file transfer module. We also go back to the Wii U to take a look at progress on the de_Fuse project. Paper Mario gets some appreciation here with the announcement of the US version of the game being decompiled…
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ModChat 100 - PS3 4.90 Updates, Retail Homebrew Blocked on Xbox Platform, McFly for Picofly
Unfortunately last month of ModChat was missed so... I figured I'd double up and pack two episodes worth of content into one for hitting the ONE HUNDREDTH episode milestone! Here we discuss an whole slew of PS3 news and updates related to the recently released 4.90 firmware update. Legendary PS1...
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ModChat 099 - PS3 PEX CFW Released, Xenia Ported to UWP, IDE Emulator for PSX HDD
The PS3 gets some love with a new CFW release from developer Evilnat, this being the debut of PEX/D-PEX variants! Bringing back the possibility of DEX CFW on a new firmware for the first time since 4.84! Castlevania: Symphony of the Night also gets some coverage in the form of a new decompilation...
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