Where can I get tools (VM or something else) to analyze the protection mechanisms of game consoles on a PC?

Question

IT education

Hello! I took the course topic "Analysis of game console protection mechanisms." As part of this coursework, I need to conduct a practical analysis of the protection mechanisms of these same consoles. I would like to take the consoles of the current generation - Xbox One and PS 4, but I did not find any options other than the SDK, which, in theory, have VMs for these consoles, and these SDKs are not freely distributed. Actually the question itself: are there any options how to get the VMs of these consoles or to carry out this analysis using other tools available on the PC? Thank you in advance!)

Answer 1

Are you really alone, in a term paper, want to solve a problem that the whole world has been struggling with for the second year already? Good luck. I would advise you to moderate your ambitions and take sega, dandy, or, at worst, x360 or ps2 for study.
P.S. Not a specialist, but there is a suspicion that in order to analyze the protection mechanisms of game consoles, you need to study the console first of all, and not the SDK. So you still need an investment in the amount of commercials 25k rubles.