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A Peek inside a PS3 PKG file

Had a little time over the weekend to play with some PS3 .PKG files.

Here is a peek inside a PS3 Package file, see below!

For reference, some files like executables are still encrypted even when unpacked from a .PKG file, sound files are not. PSARC files are definitely compressed and likely encrypted as well.

TrevorPhillips6663d ago

woow i rekon this will help people out to do these kinda stuff for the ps3

-EvoAnubis-6663d ago

But anyone mind explaining to me what the hell this means? There're bubbles in it for you....

Lord Anubis6663d ago

it means nothing to anyone, there really isn't anything that can be fed off from the package.

BTW pick a new name. Anubis is already taken. Go with RA the king of Gods but just don't use my name.

-EvoAnubis-6663d ago

I've been Anubis since forever . . . almost as long as I've been DeAno (which, needless to say, is since birth). In fact, the only reason I'm not EvoAnubis here on this site (like I am everywhere else) is because I guess I messed up the first time I signed up and put the wrong email address, so I figured my clan account name would do.

And, for the record, Ra sucks. As do all the "gods" in Egyptian mythology except for Anubis. Then again, I think you know that already. Cool avatar, by the way.

Kirstenlottesovs6663d ago

I'll try to explain this as easy as possible.
This is a "Warhawk Blu-Ray Disc patch 13" .pkg file (.pkg might be short for package)
You should consider a .pkg file as you would a zip, rar, or any other archive format.
This picture shows the content of the package. There are some soundfiles, bootfiles, a picture (The PNG one), and one unknown file (the data00p.psarc, which probably is an encrypted archive)

The reason people should want to know this, is that this might gain us entry to some of the deeper stoored PS3 files. This would allow us to run our own codes through linux, gain RSX access, and so on.
BUT! This is one step on a 1000 foot ladder, so don't expect anything from this.

gaffyh6663d ago

OK, all the demos we download off PSN, and the Patches come in s PKG file...which is an encrypted munge file i.e. it contains other files within it.

So, now that the hackers jave managed to open the file...they know whats inside...and if they figure out to rebuild it back into a PKG file...then they can put their own data into the PKG...and maybe launch other games or homebrew.

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

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italiangamer6d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde4d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy4d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand1254d ago (Edited 4d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

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Relientk775d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga5d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer19925d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga5d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman4d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger5d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box5d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion4d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv725d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent755d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit5d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz1495d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning775d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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