★ Debug Settings
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The Debug Settings (stylised as ★ Debug Settings) are a subset of options for Game/App debugging/development, which are only available on DevKits/TestKits. ★Debug Settings, located at the bottom of the console settings includes various features for development support.
- If you want to open the Debug Settings on a retail machine, you have to perform an exploit (on system version 3.xx/4.xx), otherwise it will prompt you with the CE-109543-2 error code.
- Debug Settings on retail machines are missing most of the features and/or error out when trying to enable them, even when exploited.
Overview
Note: The following ★ Debug Settings are taken from the PlayStation 5 Developer Network.
| Menu | Information |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Package Downloader | Package download and install emulation on a local server |
| Package Installer | Local Package install using a USB mass storage device |
| SaveData | Save Data handling during development |
| Add Content Manager | Display a list of additional content, enable/disable entitlements, delete entitlements and delete additional content |
| Slow SSD Mode | Emulate a slow SSD with low bandwidth and high stress to test game handling |
| Instant App Suspending | Testing implementation of a potential feature when operation is resumed from a suspended state rather than a background state |
| Notice Screen Skip Flag | Sets the NSSF. If on, middleware screens will be skipped. If off, it will force the screens to show. Depends on app. |
| System | |
| TRC Check Notifications | Enable/Disable checks to test whether applications conform to TRC requirements |
| Export Error/Notification History to USB Mass Storage | Saves list of errors from Error History found in Settings |
| Region Settings | Test different System Languages and Time Zones to be used for specific countries/regions (Japan, North America, Oceania, UK, Europe, Korea, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, China, Off only on DevKits) |
| Debug Network Clock | Operates present time in correlation with sceRtcGetCurrentNetworkTick() |
| Reset Network Clock | This setting is for checking application behavior when the network time has not been initialized |
| Debug NPDRM Clock | Testing various scenarios of licenses |
| Fake parameter for camera calibration | This feature is for checking the Depth library's calibration data that is implemented on a PlayStation®4 application. |
| Export setting info to USB Mass Storage | Saves information on a USB mass storage device (confirming what kind of execution environment was used when a problem occurs) |
| Boot History | Displays the statistics for the number of times the system software has been booted |
| Fake Device Settings | To be used only when directed by SIE during publishing phases of game development |
| Display Title ID on Home Screen | Display the title ID on the content icon in the home screen and in libraries |
| RNPS Config | This feature is not required for general development. Use it when directed by SIE. |
| Bulit-In System Applications | This feature displays a list of built-in system application title IDs and versions. |
| Video Resource Arbitration | This feature is not required for general development. Use it when directed by SIE |
| Trigger Workspace Dump | Dumps the workspace to the hard drive. |
| Show System Application Version | No info. |
| Multi User | |
| Switch User Group | Switch up to 64 users to test various country/region and age settings |
| Display Account Information | Displays account information of PSN on the bottom section of login screen |
| Use Auto Assign & Login Feature in Debug Settings [DevKit Only] | This setting indicates which of the automatic login settings specified with "Settings" > "★Debug Settings" > "Multi User" and "Settings" > "Login Settings" is enabled. |
| PlayStation™Network | |
| NP Environment | Set environmental variables of PSN |
| In-Game Commerce Debug | Testing operation of application that uses in-game browsing to browse and purchase products (DLC) |
| Patch Check | Patch detection check for games |
| Upgradable App Debug | Set SKU flag values (Trial, Full, Off) |
| Require purchased license | Selection (Applications, Additional Content and All) will require user to have a purchased license, to emulate retail unit operation |
| Premium Recheck Event Interval | |
| Universal Data System Data | |
| Show Activity Configuration | |
| Activity Preview | |
| Web API Force Rate Limit | To be used only when directed by SIE during publishing phases of game development |
| Web API Force Rate Limit Target) | To be used only when directed by SIE during publishing phases of game development |
| Activation | |
| Activate from USB | Update expiration date for DevKits/TestKits to prevent leakage of proprietary information (Is not allowed for PS5 DevKits/TestKits!) |
| Activate Using Internet | Update expiration date using PlayStation 5 Developer Network for DevKits/TestKits to prevent leakage of proprietary information |
| Show Expiration Date | Display expiration date of DevKit/TestKit |
| Show Activation Key | Display internal ID used when updating expiration date |
| System Passcode Management | Set system passcode for booting up. |
| Boot Parameters | |
| Release Check Mode | Set between 3 different testing environments meant to emulate different user experiences and features (Release Mode/Retail, Assist Mode (stripped down dev mode) and Development Mode) |
| Controller Setting | |
| Enable Play/Pause Button Emulation | This setting allows the Play button of a remote control to be used as a Play/Pause button. |
| Core Dump | |
| Dump Level | |
| System Dump Level | Dump debug setting stats to be used when setting files and amount of information |
| Copy & Delete | |
| Uploader | |
| Upload Status | |
| Video Duration | |
| Screenshot | |
| Gpu Mini Capture on Mini Coredump | |
| Skip error screen when triggering a core dump by the application | |
| Crash Reporting | |
| Enable System Crash Reporting | Dump crashes stats to be used when setting files and amount of information |
| Keep Corefiles | |
| Game Live Streaming | |
| Live Streaming Mode | |
| Broadcast URL | |
| Social Feedback Latency | |
| Social Feedback Mode | |
| Social Message 01-10 | |
| Graphics | |
| PA Debug [DevKit Only] | This setting enables or disables the PA Debug feature. When enabled, the GPU performance monitoring feature can be used. |
| System Load Control [DevKit Only] | This feature sets the system software GPU load. |
| Network | |
| NetCtlAp Wi-Fi Password for QA | Set Wi-fi AP Password using a calculated value random for each console |
| NAT Traversal Information | Display P2P NAT information and stats |
| Ifconfig Information | Display ifconfig information and stats |
| Route Information | Display routing information and stats |
| Network Emulation | Emulate packet losses and delays occuring on the network |
| mDNS | Enable/Disable multicast DNS |
| PlayStation®VR | |
| Change Eye-to-Eye Distance | |
| Show Eye-to-Eye Distance Status | |
| Ignore Social Screen Separate Mode | |
| Remote Play | |
| User Assign Mode | |
| Ignore Prohibition | Ignore blocking of Remote Play set by the app. |
| Contents Sharing Test from Share Button | Control sending content to servers of various services by using SHARE button |
| Enable Control Share Range | Set privacy level when uploading a video to Youtube by using SHARE button |
| Fake Generated Error | |
| Recording Capture Target | |
| Service Availability Check | |
| Sound and Screen | |
| Set HDCP Encryption | Enable/Disable HDMI encryption |
| Play Dummy Music | Emulate a user playing music when gaming |
| Audio Output Format | Change audio output (Auto, LPCM 2ch, LPCM 5.1ch, LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital 5.1ch, DTS 5.1ch, LPCM 2ch Headphone Audio, LPCM 2ch TV Virtual Surround) |
| Adjust HDR | Change strength of HDR and edit effect of HDR |
| System Update | |
| Update Server URL | Update firmware by using a custom Update Server URL hosted by the developer. |