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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.<!-- could you use the exploit to install a dev/test pup? idk -->


- there is an option called "Enhanced Display Buffer Attributes" in debug settings.
==Overview==
 
'''Note''': The following ★ Debug Settings are taken from the PlayStation 5 Developer Network.
 
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[[File:Debug Settings Homescreen.jpg|thumb|right|Debug Settings Homescreen]]<br>
[[File:Debug Settings.jpg|thumb|right|A look at Debug Settings in Settings]]<br>
[[File:Debug Settings 2.jpg|thumb|right|A look at Debug Settings in Settings]]<br>
[[File:20221106201123.jpg|thumb|left|Retail machine ★ Debug Settings]]
[[File:20221106201131.jpg|thumb|left|Retail machine ★ Debug Settings, if there is no exploit, an error will be reported]]
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Menu !! Information
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Game}}
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| Package Downloader || Package download and install emulation on a local server
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| Package Installer || Local Package install using a USB mass storage device
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| SaveData || Save Data handling during development
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| Add Content Manager || Display a list of additional content, enable/disable entitlements, delete entitlements and delete additional content
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| Slow SSD Mode || Emulate a slow SSD with low bandwidth and high stress to test game handling
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| Instant App Suspending || Testing implementation of a potential feature when operation is resumed from a suspended state rather than a background state
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| 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.
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|System}}
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| TRC Check Notifications || Enable/Disable checks to test whether applications conform to TRC requirements
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| Export Error/Notification History to USB Mass Storage || Saves list of errors from Error History found in Settings
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| 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)
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| Debug Network Clock || Operates present time in correlation with sceRtcGetCurrentNetworkTick()
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| Reset Network Clock || This setting is for checking application behavior when the network time has not been initialized
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| Debug NPDRM Clock || Testing various scenarios of licenses
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| Fake parameter for camera calibration ||This feature is for checking the Depth library's calibration data that is implemented on a PlayStation®4 application.
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| 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)
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| Boot History || Displays the statistics for the number of times the system software has been booted
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| Fake Device Settings || To be used only when directed by SIE during publishing phases of game development
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| Display Title ID on Home Screen || Display the title ID on the content icon in the home screen and in libraries
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| RNPS Config ||This feature is not required for general development. Use it when directed by SIE.
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|Bulit-In System Applications
|This feature displays a list of built-in system application title IDs and versions.
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| Video Resource Arbitration ||This feature is not required for general development. Use it when directed by SIE
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|Trigger Workspace Dump
|Dumps the workspace to the hard drive.
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| Show System Application Version ||No info.
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Multi User}}
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| Switch User Group || Switch up to 64 users to test various country/region and age settings
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| Display Account Information || Displays account information of PSN on the bottom section of login screen
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|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.
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|PlayStation™Network}}
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| NP Environment || Set environmental variables of PSN
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| In-Game Commerce Debug || Testing operation of application that uses in-game browsing to browse and purchase products (DLC)
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| Patch Check || Patch detection check for games
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| Upgradable App Debug || Set SKU flag values (Trial, Full, Off)
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| Require purchased license || Selection (Applications, Additional Content and All) will require user to have a purchased license, to emulate retail unit operation
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| Premium Recheck Event Interval ||
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| Universal Data System Data ||
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| Show Activity Configuration ||
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| Activity Preview ||
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| Web API Force Rate Limit || To be used only when directed by SIE during publishing phases of game development
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| Web API Force Rate Limit Target) || To be used only when directed by SIE during publishing phases of game development
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Activation}}
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| Activate from USB || Update expiration date for DevKits/TestKits to prevent leakage of proprietary information (Is not allowed for PS5 DevKits/TestKits!)
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| Activate Using Internet || Update expiration date using PlayStation 5 Developer Network for DevKits/TestKits to prevent leakage of proprietary information
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| Show Expiration Date || Display expiration date of DevKit/TestKit
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| Show Activation Key || Display internal ID used when updating expiration date
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| System Passcode Management || Set system passcode for booting up.
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Boot Parameters}}
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| 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)
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Controller Setting}}
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| Enable Play/Pause Button Emulation ||This setting allows the Play button of a remote control to be used as a Play/Pause button.
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Core Dump}}
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| Dump Level ||
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| System Dump Level || Dump debug setting stats to be used when setting files and amount of information
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| Copy & Delete ||
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| Uploader ||
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| Upload Status ||
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| Video Duration ||
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| Screenshot ||
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| Gpu Mini Capture on Mini Coredump ||
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| Skip error screen when triggering a core dump by the application ||
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Crash Reporting}}
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| Enable System Crash Reporting || Dump crashes stats to be used when setting files and amount of information
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| Keep Corefiles ||
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Game Live Streaming}}
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| Live Streaming Mode ||
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| Broadcast URL ||
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| Social Feedback Latency ||
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| Social Feedback Mode ||
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| Social Message 01-10 ||
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| colspan="2" |{{Anchored|Graphics}}
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|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.
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Network}}
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| 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
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| Route Information || Display routing information and stats
|-
| Network Emulation || Emulate packet losses and delays occuring on the network
|-
| mDNS || Enable/Disable multicast DNS
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|PlayStation®VR}}
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| Change Eye-to-Eye Distance ||
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| Show Eye-to-Eye Distance Status ||
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| Ignore Social Screen Separate Mode ||
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Remote Play}}
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| User Assign Mode ||
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| Ignore Prohibition ||Ignore blocking of Remote Play set by the app.
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Share}}
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| Contents Sharing Test from Share Button || Control sending content to servers of various services by using SHARE button
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| Enable Control Share Range || Set privacy level when uploading a video to Youtube by using SHARE button
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| Fake Generated Error ||
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| Recording Capture Target ||
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| Service Availability Check ||
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| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|Sound and Screen}}
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| Set HDCP Encryption || Enable/Disable HDMI encryption
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| 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
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#F6F6F6;" | {{Anchored|System Update}}
|-
| Update Server URL || Update firmware by using a custom Update Server URL hosted by the developer.
|-
|}

Latest revision as of 10:56, 13 November 2023

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[edit | edit source]

Note: The following ★ Debug Settings are taken from the PlayStation 5 Developer Network.

Debug Settings Homescreen

A look at Debug Settings in Settings

A look at Debug Settings in Settings

Retail machine ★ Debug Settings
Retail machine ★ Debug Settings, if there is no exploit, an error will be reported
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.
Share
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.