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[IbizaPocholo]

The Sony PlayStation PS Vita is an incredible handheld that you should hack. We look at the updates over the past 12 months in the homebrew community

 

[LavitzSlambert]

I bought a Vita, slapped some CFW on it, and installed a bunch of PSP and Vita games. Then within the next 2 months nearly every one of them had remakes or ports announced.

FFVII: Crisis Core
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Persona 4: Golden
Front Mission 3

And there’s rumors of a Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions remake too.

So, you’re all welcome.

 

[IFireflyl]

And there’s rumors of a Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions remake too.

Don't tease me!

 

[Ghost of Caelid]

I got banned on here for mentioning hacked consoles lol. But I know Vita is good for emutation.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

And there’s rumors of a Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions remake too.

 

[Magic Carpet]

My Vita battery has swelled up and split a little seam down one side. I expect it to go up in flames if plugged in.
I think it’s emulating time.

 

[Silver Wattle]

I got banned on here for mentioning hacked consoles lol. But I know Vita is good for emutation.

 

[Majormaxxx]

Gba/gbc on vita is awesome.

 

[MAtgS]

I bought a Vita, slapped some CFW on it, and installed a bunch of PSP and Vita games. Then within the next 2 months nearly every one of them had remakes or ports announced.

FFVII: Crisis Core
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Persona 4: Golden
Front Mission 3

And there’s rumors of a Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions remake too.

So, you’re all welcome.

Any chance you could start playing some Dissidia?

 

[Eimran]

Got one for regular use. Bought another one for use where Sony would mail GAF and demand to have me banned.

 

[Mephisto40]

Still not got round to flashing mine, is it easy enough to do if the firmware is already up to date or does it involve a lot of downgrading and messing around?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

You are right, Tactics Ogre is superior in every way.

 

[Griffon]

It's so sad that the Vita had to be hacked to hell and back to be of any durable value.

 

[H4ze]

Still not got round to flashing mine, is it easy enough to do if the firmware is already up to date or does it involve a lot of downgrading and messing around?

It is pretty easy. Hacked mine a year ago, everything was done in an hour.
But trust me, don't use the manual MVG shows in his video.
Just look up a YouTube Video, there are plenty who will talk you through the whole process. You can just do whatever day do, pause the video, rewind etc.
As long as you can follow basic instructions you are good to go.

But get yourself a big enough SD-card in advance. Did it with an 8gb card I had left and now I wish I had more space lol

 

[Ceallach]

It is pretty easy. Hacked mine a year ago, everything was done in an hour.
But trust me, don't use the manual MVG shows in his video.
Just look up a YouTube Video, there are plenty who will talk you through the whole process. You can just do whatever day do, pause the video, rewind etc.
As long as you can follow basic instructions you are good to go.

But get yourself a big enough SD-card in advance. Did it with an 8gb card I had left and now I wish I had more space lol

Just a quick note, if you are buying an SD Card, you need to get an SD to Vita adapter and set that up first after it is already hacked. Vita memory card prices are still dumb as fuck.

 

[Kupfer]

I've bought 4 Vita systems over the years, it's by far my favorite portable console (Steam Deck excluded as it has no native / dedicated games) as it offers so much in a timeless design and relatively comfortable form factor. Opening up the system with Ensō was a mind-blowing experience for me, and with Adrenaline, the Vita became two full-fledged portable game consoles in one, with emulators and ports on top.

I will always keep one of my 1000 models OFW linked with my main account, the other one and the 2000 model on Ensō, one for fiddling around and the other one the clean experience once its working good on the tinkering unit and the Vita TV is still in its' box, don't know what FW is on there.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

New PS Vita Browser Exploit Makes Installing Custom Firmware Easier Than Ever

Hacking a PS Vita has never been so easy.

www.dualshockers.com

Cunning hackers have developed and deployed a new PS Vita hacking method that provides PS Vita and PSTV owners the easiest ever method for installing custom firmware on their consoles, and it's all done within the system's browser and without the need for a PC connection.

Traditionally, PS Vita and PSTV exploits have relied on hardware owners connecting their console to a PC and downloading a number of programs. It's tricky business and with so many steps involved, most just wouldn't bother with the hassle. However, a new exploit has been released, and it doesn't require hardware owners to fumble with cables, download any programs, or fiddle with moving files around between their computer and their console. Instead, the exploit is deployed directly from the PS Vita or PSTV browser. Users simply need to input a specific web address into the console's browser and the hack works automatically to install custom software and firmware.

Obviously, this opens the door up to potential piracy, and that's why we're not going to link directly to any resources within this article, though a bit of Google-fu will send would-be hackers on their merry way.

So, what's the benefit of hacking one's PS Vita or PSTV console? Well, for one, there's the opportunity to run custom homebrew software. These range from fan-made ports of old games from yesteryear to simple functional additions, like having a numbered percentage indicator next to the battery life meter. Tinkerers can also deploy custom file management software, replacing the need to use Sony's pretty poor built-in solution. The big attraction, however, is that with PS Vita custom firmware, one can also negate the need for Sony's proprietary memory cards. There's a nifty program called SD2Vita, which allows hardware owners to use regular microSD cards to store their games, save files, movies, and more, rather than the PS Vita's official memory cards. Considering the console is now over ten years old, the official PS Vita memory cards are still ridiculously expensive when compared to the price/performance of a regular SD card. Bear in mind, if this is something you're interested in doing, you'll need an adapter, though these are easy enough to find on Amazon and eBay.

 

[Kupfer]

New PS Vita Browser Exploit Makes Installing Custom Firmware Easier Than Ever

Hacking a PS Vita has never been so easy.

www.dualshockers.com

Cunning hackers have developed and deployed a new PS Vita hacking method that provides PS Vita and PSTV owners the easiest ever method for installing custom firmware on their consoles, and it's all done within the system's browser and without the need for a PC connection.

Traditionally, PS Vita and PSTV exploits have relied on hardware owners connecting their console to a PC and downloading a number of programs. It's tricky business and with so many steps involved, most just wouldn't bother with the hassle. However, a new exploit has been released, and it doesn't require hardware owners to fumble with cables, download any programs, or fiddle with moving files around between their computer and their console. Instead, the exploit is deployed directly from the PS Vita or PSTV browser. Users simply need to input a specific web address into the console's browser and the hack works automatically to install custom software and firmware.

Obviously, this opens the door up to potential piracy, and that's why we're not going to link directly to any resources within this article, though a bit of Google-fu will send would-be hackers on their merry way.

So, what's the benefit of hacking one's PS Vita or PSTV console? Well, for one, there's the opportunity to run custom homebrew software. These range from fan-made ports of old games from yesteryear to simple functional additions, like having a numbered percentage indicator next to the battery life meter. Tinkerers can also deploy custom file management software, replacing the need to use Sony's pretty poor built-in solution. The big attraction, however, is that with PS Vita custom firmware, one can also negate the need for Sony's proprietary memory cards. There's a nifty program called SD2Vita, which allows hardware owners to use regular microSD cards to store their games, save files, movies, and more, rather than the PS Vita's official memory cards. Considering the console is now over ten years old, the official PS Vita memory cards are still ridiculously expensive when compared to the price/performance of a regular SD card. Bear in mind, if this is something you're interested in doing, you'll need an adapter, though these are easy enough to find on Amazon and eBay.

*compatible up to firmware 3.74

 

[chromhound]

I forgot i had one

 

[Deerock71]

Can the same thing be done to a PSTV? Asking for a friend.

 

[Imru’ al-Qays]

I'm pretty much out of stuff to play on it, but it's easily my favorite portable console of all time. The perfect form factor, the battery lasts forever (especially in rest mode), and it has a stellar library when you account for the fact that the entire PSP and PS1 libraries are playable and it can emulate GBA and below (also some extremely good PS2 remakes, like MGS2 and 3).

 

[Gamerguy84]

Can the same thing be done to a PSTV? Asking for a friend.

Yes. I have two working PSTV and an OLED Vita. Now it's a coin toss which is getting this.

I lost interest but damn have they brought some amazing shit to the community with android versions running.

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