Uploaded July 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Thanks to the ability of dumping & restoring the Nand of a modern Playstation device, it is possible to circumvent the internal device limit for each account.
Usually you are limited to 3 stationary (TV Consoles - PS3/PS4) devices and 3 handheld (portables ones - PSP, PSPgo, PS Vita, PS VitaTV) devices... Usually...
The trick I showcase will allow you to circumvent said 3 device limit and extend it from 3 to virtually infinite devices.
The only requirements are:
- A working wifi connection (or LAN for PS3/PS4/PSvTV)
- Being able to follow instructions
- Being able to dump & restore the devices Nand/NOR flash (the hardest part!)
It does not matter if you use a software solution to dump the devices Nand/NOR flash, like I did with a PSP + CFW, or if you use a hardware modification, like the PS3 required back in the days.
Exactly these Hardware modifications are currently "a thing" for the Playstation 4, which enable you to read from & most likely even write to the PS4s NOR flash, enabling you to replicate this activation server "bypass" trick on a PS4.
Some companies are shamelessly advertising this cheap trick as "Playstation 4 Hack" or even worse, as "'Playstation 4 ``Jailbreak´´'".
This is neither a Hack, nor a crack, CFW, jailbreak or any irrelevant and not fitting term, it is simply a logical flaw in Sony's account/device activation process & an abuse.
The 3 easy steps are:
Activate device & download content until you are satisfied.
Dump Nand & then deactivate the device, thus freeing up its slot in your Account.
Restoring the Nand afterwards, re-enabling you to use the downloaded content, without actively wasting one of the three slots your PSN account has for each category: Stationary & handheld.
The PSP screen is reflecting as fuck, by the way. Praise proper glasses, that can also function as shades.
Thanks to the ability of dumping & restoring the Nand of a modern Playstation device, it is possible to circumvent the internal device limit for each account.
Usually you are limited to 3 stationary (TV Consoles - PS3/PS4) devices and 3 handheld (portables ones - PSP, PSPgo, PS Vita, PS VitaTV) devices... Usually...
The trick I showcase will allow you to circumvent said 3 device limit and extend it from 3 to virtually infinite devices.
The only requirements are:
- A working wifi connection (or LAN for PS3/PS4/PSvTV)
- Being able to follow instructions
- Being able to dump & restore the devices Nand/NOR flash (the hardest part!)
It does not matter if you use a software solution to dump the devices Nand/NOR flash, like I did with a PSP + CFW, or if you use a hardware modification, like the PS3 required back in the days.
Exactly these Hardware modifications are currently "a thing" for the Playstation 4, which enable you to read from & most likely even write to the PS4s NOR flash, enabling you to replicate this activation server "bypass" trick on a PS4.
Some companies are shamelessly advertising this cheap trick as "Playstation 4 Hack" or even worse, as "'Playstation 4 ``Jailbreak´´'".
This is neither a Hack, nor a crack, CFW, jailbreak or any irrelevant and not fitting term, it is simply a logical flaw in Sony's account/device activation process & an abuse.
The 3 easy steps are:
Activate device & download content until you are satisfied.
Dump Nand & then deactivate the device, thus freeing up its slot in your Account.
Restoring the Nand afterwards, re-enabling you to use the downloaded content, without actively wasting one of the three slots your PSN account has for each category: Stationary & handheld.
The PSP screen is reflecting as fuck, by the way. Praise proper glasses, that can also function as shades.
