PS2 Save Tools

The Playstation 3 isn’t released in the UK yet but I’m already working on tools based on what files I can get hold of.

The first (of hopefully many) is PSV Exporter.

When you play a Playstation 2 game on a Playstation 3 a ‘virtual’ PS2 save is created with the extension .PSV, this ultility allows you to extract the files, perfect for transferring your save back to the PS2 memorycard using a program such as uLaunchELF

As for adding files back to the .PSV file, a friend of mine told me recently that the file has a digital signature in it and this appears to be the case from the limited time I spent creating this tool. Therefore I’m opening up the work I’ve done with the hopes that the community can help finish mapping this format and we can eventually discover the key used for the digital signature (ala Xbox saves resigning)

Here’s the data structures I mapped within the file, updates and corrections are most welcome!

THeader = record

magic : array[0..3] of char;

unknown1 : integer; //Start of digital sig?

unknown2 : integer;

unknown3 : integer;

unknown4 : integer;

unknown5 : integer;

unknown6 : integer;

unknown7 : integer;

unknown8 : integer;

unknown9 : integer;

unknown10 : integer; //End of digital sig?

unknown11 : integer;

unknown12 : integer;

unknown13 : integer;

unknown14 : integer;

unknown15 : integer;

unknown16 : integer;

unknown17 : integer;

unknown18 : integer;

unknown19 : integer;

unknown20 : integer;

unknown21 : integer;

unknown22 : integer;

unknown23 : integer;

unknown24 : integer;

numberOfFiles : integer;

end;

TMainDirInfo = record

unknown1 : integer;

unknown2 : integer;

unknown3 : integer;

unknown4 : integer;

filesize : integer;

attribute : integer;

filename : array[0..31] of char;

end;

TFileInfo = record

unknown1 : integer;

unknown2 : integer;

unknown3 : integer;

unknown4 : integer;

filesize : integer;

attribute : integer;

filename : array[0..31] of char;

positionInFile : integer;

end;

The PSV file starts with the Header record, then the MainDirInfo record and then the FileInfo record repeated as many times as the number files indicated in the header. Directly following the last FileInfo record is the actual raw data.

Alkarl has been hard at work and made several improvements to PSX Raw Converter.

For those not in the know, this handy tool allows you to convert between raw PS1 saves (from uLaunchELF) and single game save (.mcs) as used in emulators.

The changes are such:

major improvements:

• added drag&drop feature.
• added a behavior for the illegal characters filenames problem

minor improvements:

• added format checking

As usual, grab it from our downloads!

Already a source of much controversy and banned in many shops, Rockstar’s latest offering, Bully, has finally arrived!

And what better way to share the good news than to take some awesome photos using the in-game camera and share them with the brand new Bully Gallery Viewer

Happy snapping!

Those already using uLauncELF will no doubt know that you you can directly access the contents of PS1 memory cards and transfer the raw save to your PC. But how do you use these raw saves with an emulator or indeed use any of the 1000’s of PS1 saves found on the internet in the old psx saves formats?

Alkarl has coded a utility, PSX Raw convertor, to make this process fast and painless. A handy tool for anyone wanting to make use of their PS1 saves again.

I’ve uploaded a new version of GTA:SA Censor Remover, it’s mainly small bug fixes and updates to the help file.

Unfortuantly I’ve not had chance to incorporate a language selection feature for those who want to add translations of the program as I am busy with other projects.