Ep9000-cusa08809-00-sotc0000000000eu-a0100-v0100

If you are a technician or a power user:

| Problem | Action based on this string | | :--- | :--- | | Game crashes on launch (jailbroken PS4) | Verify that your CUSA08809 folder contains A0100-V0100 assets. Inconsistency with V0200 will cause a kernel panic. | | Disc read error | The EU region expects a Blu-ray with region code 2 (Europe). If your console is Japanese (Region 1), it will reject the disc unless you have an unlocked drive. | | Missing DLC | DLC for Shadow of the Colossus uses a different CUSA (e.g., CUSA08810 for the EU special edition content). The base game CUSA08809 will not load DLC with a different CUSA prefix. | | Emulator black screen | The emulator is missing the EP9000 hardware hooks. Patch the emulator with devkit mode enabled. |

Key Takeaway: If you see EP9000, you are dealing with non-retail software—likely a factory recovery image or an internal QA build. EP9000-CUSA08809-00-SOTC0000000000EU-A0100-V0100

This string appears to be a full internal title ID + version string for:

Shadow of the Colossus (PS4, European region)
– Base version 1.00, retail/digital master. If you are a technician or a power

Used in:

This string represents the exact combination of assets and code used to create the master disc for the European launch of Shadow of the Colossus on the EP9000 debugging hardware. Key Takeaway: If you see EP9000 , you

If you are running a jailbroken PS4 (firmware 5.05, 6.72, 9.00), you may see this string in the debug settings menu under "App Version Info." It confirms you have a legitimate European dump.