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=Description=
=Description=
TrueBlue dongles are USB dongles for the PS3 which enable custom firmware 'special' functionality to launch resigned game backups. These dongles are themselves a form of DRM, as the particular format of these backups will not work without the TB dongle. Contentdisc's contain fself'ed eboot.bin's. <br />
TrueBlue dongle is DRM to make sure you have the dongle, the firmware 'special' functionality will not work without it.
Hardware-wise, there are many similarities with [[PS3Cobra_Payload_Reverse_Engineering#Hardware_Dongle|PS3Cobra]]
Contentdisc's contain fself'ed eboot.bin's. <br />
Hardwarewise, there are many similarities with [[PS3Cobra_Payload_Reverse_Engineering#Hardware_Dongle|PS3Cobra]]


== Clarifications ==
== Debunking ==
* '''If the content works with the dongle, that means the original content also works (without the dongle) if resigned for Firmware v3.55!'''
* '''If the content works with the dongle, that means the original content if resigned for 3.55 also works (without the dongle)!'''
* TrueBlue dongles/firmware do not support PSN (OFW and [[KaKaRoTo Kind of ´Jailbreak´]] do)
* No PSN (OFW and [[KaKaRoTo Kind of ´Jailbreak´]] do)
* Special features for PS Vita are not usable (OFW and [[KaKaRoTo Kind of ´Jailbreak´]] can)
* Cannot use special features for PS Vita (OFW and [[KaKaRoTo Kind of ´Jailbreak´]] can)
* TrueBlue cannot play Firmware 3.6x+/3.7x+/4.x+ original content (it does not have the keys for it).
 
* It can only play such content which is re-encrypted/resigned with the key supported by the dongle.
* It does not play 3.6x+/3.7x+/4.x+ original content (it does not have the keys for it).
** Such content was limited to already decryptable and debug eboot.bin's.
* It can only play such content which is re-encrypted/resigned with their donglekey.
*** Titles in the wild were almost entirely released by PARADOX (patches) & PARADiSO (full pirated releases) between November 2011 and June 2012 - with groups like BORG and EHRGEIZ appearing from May through June of 2012. There was also lighttake, which sold full pre-patched pirated Blu-ray discs. It seems possible that they were involved in the TrueBlue production/distribution. Profiting from or otherwise receiving money for re-applying DRM could likely be considered a scam.
** Such content will be limited to those already decryptable and debug eboot.bin's.
*** No public tools exist for 'converting' to TB format (re-encrypting/resigning) - making TB dongle users completely dependent on warez release groups like PARADOX/PARADiSO/BORG/EHRGEIZ.
*** At this moment, only a few titles in the wild released:
* Content for Firmware v3.55 and lower still works (after all, its just a MFW 3.55) - with some exceptions (in some cases it will even brick the dongle when running certain pieces of homebrew).
**** all by PARADOX (patches)/PARADiSO (full pirated releases) and lighttake that sells full prepatched pirated BD-discs, which makes it seem they are into the money/DRM scam or otherwise profiting from releasing for it.
* Needs the MFW (and cannot work on OFW's, that is why there is no 'power/eject trick')
**** Because the resellers profit from selling discs, those titles will not be released by PARADOX (patches)/PARADiSO (full pirated releases)
**** You can hear daily 'more games today' and still see nothing released for 5+ days in a row
** no public tools exist for 'converting' to TB format (re-encryption/resigning) - making you completely dependant of releasegroups like PARADOX/PARADiSO.
* Content for 3.55 and lower still work (after all, its just a MFW 3.55) - with some exceptions (in some cases it will even brick the dongle when running those homebrew)
* Needs the MFW (and cannot work on OFW's, that is why there is 'no power/eject trick')
* Cannot be used for downgraded consoles (which rely on lv1 syscon hashcheck patches)
* Cannot be used for downgraded consoles (which rely on lv1 syscon hashcheck patches)
* If you are using special firmware now, they will not be compatible with this one. e.g. Incompatible with:
* If you are using special firmwares now, they will not be compatible with this one. e.g. Incompatible with:
** OtherOS++
** OtherOS++
** Proper MFW's
** Proper MFW's
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