[Adblock Plus 3.12] ! Title: 🎮 Game Console Adblock List ! Version: 21March2024v1-Alpha ! Expires: 10 days ! Description: Much like there's now lists for AdGuard Home and Pi-hole to block ads on smart-TVs, here's an attempt from me at doing the same for videogame consoles with AdGuard Home. Enjoy. ! Important note: To block ads in the consoles' dedicated internet browsers with AdGuard Home, and not in the system menus, check out https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/AdGuard%20Home%20Compilation%20List/AdGuardHomeCompilationList.txt instead. ! Note 2: Although this list only had 11 relevent entries as of 27 April 2024, I decided against merging it into any other lists, as it would cause complications at best for people who indeed do use this list specifically for their game consoles. ! Homepage: https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/blob/master/Wiki/General-info.md#-english !#if !env_mv3 ! ——— PlayStation 3 ——— ! Ads; but in the time between 2019 and 2024, I can no longer remember what the ads were ||nsx-e.np.dl.playstation.net^ ! What's New. This one is certainly going to stay for years to come, after I googled «ps3 "what's new"» again. ||mercury.dl.playstation.net^ ! PlayStation Store Preview, incl. 'My Channels' logos ||nsx.np.dl.playstation.net^ ! Ticker ads in the XMB clockbar, as a row immediately below the clock date and the friend counter ||adproxy.ndmdhs.com^ ! ——— Wii U ——— ! Currently no entries. ! ——— Xbox One ——— ! Removes sponsored info slots in the system menu ! https://new.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/act023/psa_block_the_sponsored_banner_ad_on_the_xbox_one/ ! Note that this also blocks Perks from Xbox Game Pass if you are subscribed to that (https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/pull/162). ||arc.msn.com^$ctag=~device_pc|~os_windows ! ——— Xbox 360 ——— ! Removes paid advertising on the Xbox Live Dashboard ! https://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-360/Block_Ads_on_Xbox_Live ||rad.msn.com^ ! ——— Nintendo Switch ——— ! Play reports/Telemetry servers (https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/pull/1115) ||receive-lp1.dg.srv.nintendo.net ||realtime-receive-lp1.dg.srv.nintendo.net ! Error reports ||receive-lp1.er.srv.nintendo.net ! Unknown; could be for profiles (https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/pull/1115) ||sprofile-lp1.cdn.nintendo.net ! There is a system setting for getting rid of the Nintendo eShop advertisements on the lockscreen, which is hidden in System Settings → System → News Channel Settings → Nintendo News → Unfollow. ! The following entries gives access on demand to the web browser, as per SwitchBru's DNS server trick (https://www.switchbru.com/dns/), while also making it possible to use AdGuard Home for adblocking at the same time. However, since SwitchBru uses a trick to make the Switch think it's partway into logging on to a hotel network, the entries would reject access to all other Switch web activities while the entries are live: !!! 45.55.142.122 ctest.cdn.nintendo.net !!! 127.0.0.1 receive-lp1.er.srv.nintendo.net !!! 127.0.0.1 aauth-lp1.ndas.srv.nintendo.net ! ——— Nintendo DS / Wii ——— ! For a largely official list to connect to Wiimmfi (for DS games only) and RiiConnect24, check out https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RiiConnect24/DNS-Server/master/dns_zones-hosts.txt ! ——— PlayStation 5 ——— ||telemetry-console.api.playstation.com^ ||telemetry-cii.api.playstation.com^ ! Unknown how to do: Prevent the "Explore" tab from showing all sorts of random promotions. ! ——— PlayStation 4 ——— ! There is a system setting for getting rid of homescreen "Buy Now"-type ads, which is hidden in Settings → System → Automatic Downloads → Featured Content → Off. ! ——— PlayStation 2 ——— ! I am not personally aware of any Free McBoot homebrew apps that can connect to external domains, let alone unintentionally. ! There are multiple third-party online game servers for the PS2, most of them with flimsy websites and uptime. Popular ones include PS2 Online and Bobz Entertainment. See https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bbxOGm4dPxZ4Vbzyu3XxBnZmuPx3Ue-cPqBeTxtnvkQ for details. ! Any IP redirection entries for servers would've excluded one another; plus it appears that griefing was/is a very huge concern among the PS2 modding community, which I can vaguely presume is why they haven't openly revealed their DNS-server-side IP redirections. ! ——— Xbox Series X/S ——— ! I received a tip by E-mail of somehow who said he had accomplished this, mostly as a result of using other lists, most prominently AdGuard DNS Filter and HaGeZi's Pro++ Blocklist. ||at.atwola.com^ ||nw-umwatson.events.data.microsoft.com^ ! Just in case: *watson.events.data.microsoft.com^ ! ——— Dreamcast ——— ! Although I have become aware of the existence of Dreamcast Live, I can't find the IP address redirections used by their DNS server. ! ——— Steam Machines / SteamOS / Steam ——— ! To get rid of popup windows that promote new games in desktop mode, go to View → Settings → Interface → "Notify me about additions or changes to my games, new releases, and upcoming releases." ! ——— Epic Games Store ——— ! To remove system notifications that promote new games and sales, go to Settings → Desktop notifications, and turn off "Show News and Special Offer Notifications" and optionally "Show Free Game Notifications" ! ——— Other consoles ——— ! Entry suggestions on GitHub would be much appreciated. ! Especially desired, since I don't own them: Sega Saturn, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox (2001 model), GameCube (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube_online_functionality#Supported_games), Game Boy Color/Advance (https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mobile_System_GB#Access), PlayStation 1 (i-Mode adapter), Nintendo 64 (Randnet, Morita Shogi 64 modem), Nokia N-Gage !#endif