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Only used by [[SKU_Models_Nonretail|Nonretail]], not to be confused with the Activation Disc for [[SKU_Models|Retail]] consoles that [[Sony#PlayStation_Support|Sony Consumer Services]] sends via regular mail [http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/30/ps4-the-ultimate-faq-north-america/#sect1 on phone-requests for people without internet]. | Only used by [[SKU_Models_Nonretail|Nonretail]], not to be confused with the Activation Disc for [[SKU_Models|Retail]] consoles that [[Sony#PlayStation_Support|Sony Consumer Services]] sends via regular mail [http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/30/ps4-the-ultimate-faq-north-america/#sect1 on phone-requests for people without internet]. | ||
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The activation key is a <abbr title="[length 8 string][hyphen][length 8 string][hyphen][length 8 string][hyphen][length 8 string][hyphen][length 8 string]">xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx</abbr> string (where x = hexadecimal) | The activation key is a <abbr title="[length 8 string][hyphen][length 8 string][hyphen][length 8 string][hyphen][length 8 string][hyphen][length 8 string]">xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx</abbr> string (where x = hexadecimal) | ||
If the | If the Activation Key is expired, the PS4 shows the following message on the Main Menu: "''This Development Kit is Expired. See DEVKIT_Activation-Users_Guide.''" | ||
The message was changed to say "''This DevKit/TestKit is Expired. See Activation Guide on DevNet''" on later firmware releases. | |||
[[Neighborhood for PS4]], does not require any activation like the rumors and previous edit says. | [[Neighborhood for PS4]], does not require any activation like the rumors and previous edit says, but an unactivated PS4 cannot run fSELFs. | ||
=== Gallery === | === Gallery === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Ps4 activation 20140420135367.afv.png|Screenshot from the [[Activation | File:Ps4 activation 20140420135367.afv.png|Screenshot from the [[Activation AFV]] File | ||
File:ps4_activation_32284750110266.png|Screenshot from another [[Activation | File:ps4_activation_32284750110266.png|Screenshot from another [[Activation AFV]] File | ||
File:Activation File Context Menu Integration.png|Activation File Context Menu Integration | File:Activation File Context Menu Integration.png|Activation File Context Menu Integration | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:45, 25 March 2023
Location[edit | edit source]
(USB:)\ps4_activation.afv
Description[edit | edit source]
Only used by Nonretail, not to be confused with the Activation Disc for Retail consoles that Sony Consumer Services sends via regular mail on phone-requests for people without internet.
Activation expires in 90 days, reducing several development functions of a TestKit/DevKit
File is generated on request by Sony and tied to console internal serial
The activation key is a xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx string (where x = hexadecimal)
If the Activation Key is expired, the PS4 shows the following message on the Main Menu: "This Development Kit is Expired. See DEVKIT_Activation-Users_Guide."
The message was changed to say "This DevKit/TestKit is Expired. See Activation Guide on DevNet" on later firmware releases.
Neighborhood for PS4, does not require any activation like the rumors and previous edit says, but an unactivated PS4 cannot run fSELFs.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Screenshot from the Activation AFV File
- Ps4 activation 32284750110266.png
Screenshot from another Activation AFV File
Activation File Context Menu Integration
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