Prospero Manager v1.2.1

A polish update on top of v1.2: logos for payloads and repositories, a clearer and safer PKG install, games recognised by what is inside their folder, and better behaviour when the network changes or goes away.

See the full changelog here: Changelog

If you encounter any issues, please report them through GitHub or in our Discord server!

✨ Highlights

📦 Install PKG, made clearer

• Choose PKG files… on the PS5 opens a picker where you tick several packages at once, with their sizes and a Select all for each folder. Your ticks stay while you move between folders.
• A new review step: each game shows its cover, name, title ID, package count and total size. Every package shows its type (Game, Update or DLC) in colour, with version, size and file name, numbered in install order. Warnings sit in their own box (an update no longer warns about a missing base game that is in the same list), and the storage check shows what is free, what is needed and what is left.
• Base game first, for real: an update or DLC now waits until its base game has finished installing on the console, not just until the console accepted it. If the base game fails, its updates are skipped with a clear reason and the other games carry on.

🖼️ Logos for payloads

• Payload Repositories, the Payloads page and the Autoloader (steps, the list to add from, and the live run timeline) show each project's logo when it has one.
• Logos come from the Payload Manager mirror, or from the repository itself (sce_sys/icon0.png, assets/icon0.png, logo.png...).
• They are saved on the console, so they still show without internet.
• Payload Manager downloads (including .bin files such as etaHEN) now show up in the Payloads page, marked From Payload Manager, and can be renamed or deleted there. Updating a payload replaces the old file instead of saving a name (1).elf copy.

🎮 Games found by what is inside them

• A folder or .exfat image is recognised as a game from its own sce_sys metadata, whatever it is named, with the game's name and cover. It works on USB and external drives too.
• Disk images named after a title ID (.ffpfsc, .ffpkg) also show the name and cover when the game is installed.
• The Copy to / Move to / Extract to picker shows the same names and covers, and is larger on the PS5 browser.

🌐 Network and offline

• If the console's IP address changes (Wi-Fi to cable, or back), a notification shows the new address.
• Without internet, the Home page no longer waits on PlayStation Store lookups.
• New version notice: when a newer release is found, the console tells you once per version, in your language.

🆕 Also new

• Faster folder copies and zip extraction: folders and archives with many small files copy and extract noticeably faster.
• Prospero Manager has its own tile in the Apps tab.
• Payload Repositories: ps5-web-browser-fullscreen was added.
• Home, Payloads running counts every running payload, including those started by Payload Manager or another loader.
• Account tools: changing an Account ID now warns that saves belong to that ID and points to Restore backup.
• Translations: the network, upload and installer messages, and "Unavailable" for the IP address, now follow your language.
• Finished file jobs clear themselves after 5 seconds by default (changeable in Settings), and the version number now sits under the Prospero Manager name.
• Startup notifications keep "by maj0r" in English, on its own line.
• Clearing background jobs in Files is animated on the desktop: the cards fade, slide out and fold away.
• A cleaner logo in the sidebar.
• File names with odd characters (from FAT drives or old ZIPs) can be opened and deleted, and Home no longer shows an empty list while the console is installing something.

After updating, reload the page with Ctrl + Shift + R so your browser picks up the new interface.

💖 Support the project

If Prospero Manager was useful to you, please consider supporting its development.

Every contribution goes toward one goal: acquiring a low-firmware PS5 (1.xx–4.xx) for research, development, and future upgrades of the project.

Can't donate? Sharing the project and reporting bugs helps just as much. Thank you! 🫶

Special Thanks:

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