PlayStation 4 Release: Noob404’s 1Click PS4 Downporter allowing for extremely easy game backporting to FW 5.05
With FW 6.72 being jailbroken a mere 6 days ago, it’s obvious that the PlayStation 4 scene is still on fire but since some are staying on FW 5.05 due to stability concerns and because “it just works™“, backporting FW 5.50-6.72 titles has become quite a thing. As a result, Noob404 has released a utility for doing this in one click which we’ll be looking at in this article
What is Noob404 1Click PS4 Downporter?
It is no secret that FW 6.72 is hacked but since the jailbreak isn’t as stable as FW 5.05’s, backporting is allowing those who decided to stay on FW 5.05 to enjoy more recent titles!
With many of those owning a hacked PlayStation 4 being on FW 5.05, some are reluctant to update to FW 6.72 albeit with justified reasons as this firmware’s jailbreak has a fairly low success rate although its developer slerisgoevy attempted to improve its stability a few days ago. Due to this, a situation has presented itself in which games requiring FW 5.50-6.72 can be played and dumped on hacked PlayStation 4 consoles but require backporting in order to make them compatible with FW 5.05 which has prompted some scene members to ease the process as much as possible. The latest release related to these efforts was done a few hours ago when Noob404 released his 1Click PS4 Downporter which makes backporting dumped games to FW 5.05 doable with little user interaction.
How do I use it? Are there any improvements planned?
While it’s not too difficult to backport games manually to work on FW 5.05, modifying param.SFO, the EBOOT and all PRX modules may get a bit tedious especially if you’re backporting more than one or two games!
As per its release notes on Reddit, Noob404’s 1Click Downporter simply requires you to:
- Download & Extract the ZIP file linked below to get the executable
- Open Noob404’s 1Click PS4 Downporter and it’ll create a file called ‘Input’
- Put the PKG of your dumped game inside the aforementioned ‘Input’ folder
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Press the ‘Downport’ button on the Downporter application
- The application will extract the PKG provided and delete it afterwards in order to safe space while backporting it so make sure to keep a backup if you don’t wish to have it deleted!
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A command prompt window will open informing you of current progress while also having you press a key at some stages of the process
- As a result, don’t keep the backporting process running without checking on it every now and then because you’d be disappointed
- After the process is finished, you’ll get a new PKG which you can copy and install on your hacked PlayStation 4
In its current form, Noob404’s 1Click PS4 Downporter only works on Windows and there seem to be no plans for a Linux/macOS port. However, Noob404 plans to update the utility not to require any key pressing thus making it fully automated and allowing it to run while you’re away from your computer although no ETA has been given.
Conclusion
Obviously, it is important to mention that downloading dumps off the internet is illegal and you should only use the Downporter with your own dumps to use on your consoles! This is especially important because lots of PlayStation 4 games are still being sold commercially and getting them off pirate websites will only harm their creators.
In order to get Noob404’s 1Click PS4 Downporter, you may follow the link below which comes together with a demonstration video showing the relatively simple steps one needs to follow to backport their game dumps to FW 5.05!
Noob404’s 1Click PS4 Downporter Release Post (instructions + download link): https://noob404.com/1click-ps4-downporter/
Direct Download Link (various mirrors): https://www.mirrored.to/files/1KPB77S9/Noob404_1Click_PS4_Downporter.7z_links
Cool article! The PS4 scene is getting very exciting!
You should fix up your spelling error when you say “delete it afterwards in order to safe space while backporting it”. Should SAVE space, we’re not on a University campus lol
“Not on a University campus" – exactly, no one is getting graded here…
Noob404’s 1Click PS4 Downporter files trigger virus “Trojan:Win32/Woreflint.A!cl”
I’m on 5.55 Do I go up or wait?
5.55 isn’t jailbreable so you have to update to 6.72 thats the only way to get all the cool stuff
This is not properly working it does not downport SPRX files which can cause saving issues and it requires an old version of Python so wait until he updates to a new version or just do the down porting manually.
What’s the process for down porting manually?
If all this GUI thing does is automate that process, writing another replacement shouldn’t be that difficult.
There are already several tools that do base game backporting correctly. Now if only someone made a tool that backports updates correctly as well. Retrogamer’s and Modded Warfares’s tools certainly don’t in most cases, even if the functionality is there.
Hey, This is Noob404. Thanks a lot for posting this, Aurora. I have been trying to contact you guys, but your Twitter doesn’t allow PMs. Anyways, v1 triggered a Sign Out Error. I have updated the 1Click Downporter to v2 with the fixes. Unable to post my blog’s link here as it gets detected as spam for some reason. Check my blog for the updated version and please update this post too.
May I add that I have been following your blog since I got a PS4 and thanks for all the awesome content you post.
how about proper download links?
There’s a V2 update, I can’t donwload it from the original link. Can you please upload it too to multi links too? Thanks in advance.
Same for me. Download link for V2 doesn’t work and V1 crashes halfway through conversion all the time.
Could someone mirror V2 please?
Hey, the links have been updated on my blog. I apologise for the trouble, but this is the only way for me to make atleast something for my work. Hope you will bear with me.
Thanks for the hard work.
Managed to download V2 and it works without any issues.
The new struggle is to free up +50gb on my C: drive :))
Thanks for the hard work.
I managed to download V2 and it works without any issues.
The new struggle is to free up +50gb on my C: drive :))
Check v3 too (100% automated) and the C drive issue will be fixed in the upcoming update 🙂
Windows Defender screams trojans. Are these fake positives?
cant get games like god of war to load after updating to new jailbreak 6.72. anyone have a solution?
I did a bit of looking into this, no kidding there is a back door on port 80 acting as a server to the current directory. I wish I was kidding.
I had no success with this tool, my firewall starts screaming when I load it strange…
Can you prove it? I have used Bat to Exe Converter to convert certain files to exe, and that is why they are being detected as False Positives. If you don’t believe me, google “bat to exe converter virus” and read the thread on malwarebytes.
If you can prove it, I will look into it cause I used only Visual Studio and Bat to Exe converter for the software. And, if you can’t, good luck! I’d love to know how you can check for Backdoors.
Can we can we back port DLC or game updates?
It is pretty stupid that the CFW/HEN itself does not take care of patching out firmware checks at load stage.
please make linux (deb) version
Unfortunately, we still don’t have an elf decrypting software, image compiling and extraction software yet for PS4 on Linux. Else, I’d have definitely made it. Linux is usually my choice for compiling huge packages. But, the lack of these programs is what’s dragging me back. If you know of alternatives on Linux, let me know.
hi guys is the 7.51 jailbreak available is this legit? https://www.xhardhempus.net/ i just saw on youtube
Fake
Tanto te cuesta hacer una búsqueda por internet?
Shady developer website. It featured ads, ads and even more ads.
His v3 also has a shiny donation link in the application itself … this is “the scene”?
Extremely shady… wololo, you need to stop promoting this noob404 website, they are serving up something a lot different than what your promoting.
Fake
The file is a TROJAN, didn’t WOLOLO check this before posting about this?