Ask HN: How does creating bots on consoles work?

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6 years ago

A friend was recently complaining about a botting problem in the Xbox version of Elder Scrolls Online [0]. Trying to Google information on approximately how this is done for Xbox and PlayStation turns up, surprisingly, almost nothing.

On PC, you have tools like MMOViper [1] and ISBoxer [2]. For console...all I could really find is this blog post on intercepting PS4 remote play and simulating controller inputs [3].

I imagine console hackers are remiss to give up their secrets, for fear of quick patching, but I'm just interested in the basic concept of console modding/botting/scripting.

[0]: https://youtu.be/SOYWLQdl6Fw

[1]: http://www.mmoviper.com

[2]: https://isboxer.com

[3]: http://blog.komefai.com/2017/08/15/Creating-a-PS4-bot-in-C-Part-1/