In March of this year I released a video ranting about my seemingly non-stop issues I've had in regards to the CronusMAX device. I bought one several years ago but had never gotten a proper upgrade for it, then in October of 2017 I purchased an upgrade service from their official store. I ran into even more issues, to the point where I had to file a chargeback against the company, after this I had forgotten about it all... Until February! I got an e-mail stating my order was fulfilled and shipped back to me, which was indeed my original, upgraded, CronusMAX. Still having a sour opinion of my experiences, I made a video talking about it all and released it in March.
Fast forward to April - Charlie Owen, the Sales & Marketing Director of CronusMAX, saw my video and reached out to me! It turned out he had a different story of what transpired on his end, which then re-opened our dialog and we began to have a civil discussion over what happened leading up to this point. We hashed everything out, saw what exactly had broken down in the upgrade process, and at the end I told him I would make a follow-up video explaining what happened. I extended him an offer to come onto the channel for a conversation/interview of sorts and he accepted.
With all of that said, I'm happy to bring to you all the first vocal CronusMAX interview to be released! This is quite long as Charlie had gone on a few tangents and wanted to explain a few processes, I left these in because I thought some people would find them interesting as there was a large chunk of information delivered here. If you're not interested in these parts, timestamps are available in the description.
If you would like to see the previous video I made addressing this topic, feel free to check it out here:
https://youtu.be/gq7-3VsY8m8
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Disclaimer for the Giveaway: I have not been paid in any way to host this giveaway. I have not been promised any sort of free products or compensation or promotion in exchange for hosting this giveaway. This was an idea Charlie had, in which he thought it would be a kind gesture towards any viewers of the channel who have been following this story. 10 winners will be announced, I will contact them for physical mailing addresses, and CronusMAX will be sending out the devices.
Enter the Giveaway Here!
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Timestamps!
0:00 - Introduction
3:33 - CronusMAX Sales & Marketing Director Introduction
8:37 - CronusMAX Giveaway Details
12:30 - Background to the CronusMAX PLUS Upgrade Procedure
19:17 - Fake CronusMAX Details
22:58 - What Happened to the Order? CronusMAX's Side
31:15 - Why Did Contact Drop Off?
36:00 - How Did My Device Get Lost and Found?
37:16 - Fake Cronus History & Experiences
53:49 - What Improvements Have Been Implemen
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PS3Xploit brings homebrew to all models of the PS3 in the form of HEN, short for Homebrew Enabler! PS3HEN works on ANY retail model of PS3 as long as your console is on firmware 4.91 or lower. This tutorial will walk you through the process of installing 4.91 HFW, a hybrid firmware build of 4.91 which will allow you to install and run the required files. After being installed, this will cover the actual installation of PS3HEN, homebrew installation, and some quick tips on how to use PS3HEN!
Although this tutorial was recorded on firmware 4.91, the installation process is the same on higher firmwares as long as all of the software needed has been updated. The only difference would be a higher version of HFW and PS3HEN would need to be used. If the video title and description shows a higher firmware number than what is shown in the video, that means PS3HEN and HFW have been updated for that specific version.
Keep in mind this is not the equivalent of a full custom firmware (CFW) or jailbreak! PS3HEN does not have the full access CFW contains, but much of the functionality people are looking for is available on PS3HEN. Not all homebrew will work on PS3HEN, some of it will require either resigning to 3.55 or will need an update from the author.
As a final warning directly from the PS3Xploit team themselves: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ENABLE FSM (Factory Service Mode) OR INSTALL CCAPI ON A PS3 WITH PS3HEN!
#PS3HEN #HEN #PS3Xploit
This video has been made with Fair Use in mind and has been created as an educational piece of media.
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Timestamps!
0:00 - Intro
1:47 - Prerequisites
2:21 - Settings & Compatibility
3:31 - Note for Future Firmware Updates
4:50 - Downloads
7:37 - Software Setup
12:51 - Installing HFW
17:41 - Optional System Activation
18:33 - Installing PS3HEN
23:00 - Enabling PS3HEN
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26:30 - Basic PS3HEN Usage
29:40 - Outro & Thanks
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In this episode of ModChat we plan to talk about the rumblings of a homebrew revival of the original Xbox Live which is planned to work for original Xbox games on the Xbox AND Xbox 360, the recent discovery of the NES Classic being modded, and new exploits announced and released for the 3DS such as SoundHax and SigHax! The latter of which has been stated to be the end of the 3DS with it being something that Nintendo will not be able to fix. Crazy stuff, man!
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Homebrew Xbox Live:
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NES Classic Hidden Message:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-01-10-nintendo-hid-secret-message-for-hackers-within-nes-mini
Official Mega Drive Emulator for Dreamcast Found:
http://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2017/01/official-megadrive-emulator-for.html
Turok Source Code Found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONEy_ybKWsg
33c3 3DS Conference:
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RetroArch gets a couple of awesome new developments in both the hardware and software departments! First being an upcoming open source cartridge dumper called the Open Hardware Project, and next up being a newly released core allowing for Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games to play in widescreen. We also have big news for the PS2 scene seeing the MechaCon being dumped as well as OpenTuna being released, the latter being an open source alternative to Fortuna achieved through reverse engineering. iOS even gets some love this episode with a new unc0ver jailbreak working up to iOS 14.3, and we finish off with some ports! Those ports being the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and ccleste ports to Vita.
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0:00 - Intro
0:53 - SA-1 Root SNES Optimization Patches
6:45 - RetroArch Open Hardware Project
12:21 - Genesis Plus GX Wide Core for RetroArch
15:45 - PS2 MechaCon Dumped
24:37 - OpenTuna for PS2 Released
27:42 - unc0ver iOS 14.3 Jailbreak
30:08 - GTA San Andreas Vita Port Released
32:03 - ccleste Vita Port Released
33:32 - Outro
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Sources Cited (All Used With Fair Use In Mind)
SA-1 Root SNES Optimization Patches:
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https://github.com/VitorVilela7/SA1-Root
RetroArch Open Hardware Project:
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/introducing-the-retroarch-open-hardware-project/
Genesis Plus GX Wide Core for RetroArch:
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/genesis-plus-gx-wide-now-available-for-libretroretroarch/
PS2 MechaCon Dumped:
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https://twitter.com/balika011/status/1365719735254609920
https://twitter.com/balika011/status/1364649722699534339
https://twitter.com/balika011/status/1368770962519384064
https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/pull/4274
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unc0ver iOS 14.3 Jailbreak:
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ModChat+ is the spin-off series we occasionally do in conjunction with ModChat in which we talk about whatever we want to... Except modding. This has always been more of a "bonus content" podcast which we do here and there. We have designed ModChat+ to be a series in which people who want to hear more about the hosts personal interests and ramblings can listen to, however if you're only here for ModChat then you're still guaranteed to have that on a monthly basis!
This also ranks as the first live episode we've ever done of ModChat+ since all the other episodes were created when the series was in a pre-recorded format.
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