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 ³                       PS5 Release Standards v1.0 2021                       Â³
 ³ÃEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE´
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³ 1) Packing:                                                                 Â³
 ³    1.1) Releases must be packed in RAR. SFV and NFO must be included.       Â³
 ³    1.2) Rars must be in multiples of 50.000.000 bytes but no larger than    Â³
 ³         1.000.000.000 bytes.                                                Â³
 ³    1.3) Rars must be RAR5 compressed with fastest or better.                Â³
 ³    1.4) Password protected archives are not allowed.                        Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³ 2) NFO:                                                                     Â³
 ³    2.1) The release must include a .NFO. The file must be a plain-text      Â³
 ³         document and at least include the name of the title.                Â³
 ³    2.2) NFO must include GAMEID and version.                                Â³
 ³    2.3) The firmware version in ISO must be included in the nfo.            Â³
 ³    2.4) The required firmware must be included in the nfo for PSN Titles.   Â³
 ³    2.5) Patchlevel/Installed updates must be included in the nfo.           Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³ 3) Image format:                                                            Â³
 ³    3.1) ISO Image format for Discs.                                         Â³
 ³    3.2) PKG Format releases for PSN Titles, Updates and DLC.                Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³ 4) Proof:                                                                   Â³
 ³    4.1) The groups are to include a proof picture with disc.                Â³
 ³    4.2) You have 48 hours AFTER NUKE to release a Prooffix.                 Â³
 ³         After this 48 hours grace period, any other group is allowed to     Â³
 ³         release a PROPER with scans/photos.                                 Â³
 ³    4.3) Proof picture can be scanned and must be in JPEG format.            Â³
 ³    4.4) Proof picture must not be blurry. Disc/Cart Code must be clearly    Â³
 ³         visible.                                                            Â³
 ³    4.5) If the medium or cover/booklet contain anything that may expose     Â³
 ³         your identity, then that part of the image can be blurred or        Â³
 ³         blackened. Additional scans may be added but these DO NOT count     Â³
 ³         as sufficient proof!                                                Â³
 ³    4.6) PSN releases will be exempt from proof requirements as they are     Â³
 ³         downloadable.                                                       Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³   NOTE: We STRONGLY recommend the removal of all Exif data! Uniquely        Â³
 ³         identifying information such as the camera serial number and GPS    Â³
 ³         coordinates can pose a security threat if not removed.              Â³
 ³         Use tools such as jhead, PureJPG, EXIF Cleaner...                   Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³ 5) Updates Patches DLC:                                                     Â³
 ³    5.1) Updates/DLC for releases must be in PKG format.                     Â³
 ³    5.2) Update/patch/DLC must say in nfo what release it is intended for.   Â³
 ³    5.3) If Update/patch/DLC is for an iNTERNAL release,                     Â³
 ³         Update/patch/DLC must be tagged iNTERNAL too.                       Â³
 ³    5.4) Suggested directory format (if the Update/patch/DLC is pred alone): Â³
 ³         GAME.NAME.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.UPDATE.v1.00.PS5-GRPNAME         Â³
 ³         Game_Name_<PROPER/READ_NFO/REPACK>_v1.00_PATCH_PS5-GRPNAME          Â³
 ³         Game.Name.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.DLC.PS5-GRPNAME                  Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³ 6) Region and Languages:                                                    Â³
 ³    6.1) If a game does not include the English language, this must be       Â³
 ³         specified in the dir name (with use of Region tag).                 Â³
 ³    6.2) If a game is re-released for having different Game ID, this must be Â³
 ³         specified in the dir name (with use of Region tag).                 Â³
 ³    6.3) If a game is re-released for having additional foreign languages    Â³
 ³         the release must be tagged as MULTI and the nfo must specify        Â³
 ³         which additional languages are included.                            Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³ 7) Other:                                                                   Â³
 ³    7.1) The dirname must only contain the game name, allowed tags,          Â³
 ³         platform name and groupname.                                        Â³
 ³    7.2) Homebrew software, emulators will not be released unless its        Â³
 ³         official retail or from PSN.                                        Â³
 ³    7.3) Virtual Reality releases must be tagged 'VR'.                       Â³
 ³    7.4) If the release is an unlocker or trainer compatible with more than  Â³
 ³         one version/update of a game, the highest compatible version number Â³
 ³         must be included in the dirname.                                    Â³
 ³    7.5) PSN PKG's must be the PS5 build version, not PS4.                   Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³ 8) Only these characters are allowed in dirname and filenames:              Â³
 ³    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789.-_        Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³ 9) Suggested directory formats:                                             Â³
 ³    GAME.NAME.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.PS5-GRPNAME                           Â³
 ³    Game_Name_LANGUAGE_<PROPER/READ_NFO/REPACK>_PS5-GRPNAME                  Â³
 ³    Game.Name.MULTI.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.PS5-GRPNAME                     Â³
 ³    Game.Name.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.VR.PS5-GRPNAME                        Â³
 ³    Game.Name.LANGUAGE.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.VR.PS5-GRPNAME               Â³
 ³    GAME.NAME_MULTI_<PROPER/READ_NFO/REPACK>_VR_PS5-GRPNAME                  Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³    NOTE: To nukers/nukenets if something is unclear, ask your resident      Â³
 ³          groupadmin that signed rules for interpretation and implementing   Â³
 ³          of above rules.                                                    Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
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 ³                                   Signed:                                   Â³
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 ³                              BigBlueBox JRP PS5B                            Â³
 ³                                                                             Â³
 ³ÃEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE´
 ³  Compliance with this document is mandatory as of 2021-01-15 00:00:01 UTC   Â³
 ³ÃEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE³
 
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