Major_Tom recently released instructions for decrypting and dumping games right from the PS Vita using the new HENkaku web exploit for 3.60 by team Molecule.

He also details how to run game mods by modifying the files in the redirected space, much like smea's homebrew 3DS app that enables users to change the game content-- meaning fan translations and skin hacks!

Does this mean piracy for Vita is just around the corner? Probably. But in the mean time, we can run homebrew now in Vita hardware space instead of just in PSP Emulated space, giving us access to better hardware for the emulators and homebrew!

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[naughtyotsel]

yea thats whats up

 

[Vithimiris]

I may get one. There's a bunch of them down here at a local pawn shop. I know the owners, he said people bought them and dropped them off at the store. The Vita doesn't really stack to the 3DS due to the library of games the console has in comparison to the PS Vita.

 

[RaMon90]

If you get lower than 3.60, you can manually update?

 

[Deleted User]

If you get lower than 3.60, you can manually update?

Yep. Grab the 3.60 update file from an online Vita firmware repository (or grab the PUP file this very moment from Sony's site while you can) and use QCMA to manually install the 3.60 FW offline, or use PS3.Proxy Server.GUI to spoof the PUP location so it installs the local 3.60 update file you downloaded instead.

 

[RaMon90]

Edit: double post, weird phone

I didnt know it was the latest version, its also around 120mb.

 

[Deleted User]

I didnt know it was the latest version, its also around 120mb.

All PS Vita PUP files are around that size. Probably mostly to do with storing a lot of stuff from every single previous update, in case you're updating from something like 1.00...

 

[darcangel]

Hey guys, is the 3.60 still the latest firmware? I think I will be updating my Vita Today, from the 3.18 I think

 

[Selim873]

Hey guys, is the 3.60 still the latest firmware? I think I will be updating my Vita Today, from the 3.18 I think

Yep! Go update if you can right now.

 

[darcangel]

Yep! Go update if you can right now.

Thanks dude, I will it's charging since I havent used in more then 1 year, as soon that light turn green I will update it


If I the money right now I'd but The FFx-2 Im dying to see that game on the Vita, I think it's going to be first time mt Vita FW will be Up-to-date

 

[flame1234]

Hit "System Update"
It will tell you the version number that will be installed and ask you to confirm the installation. You also have to agree to their EULA.

The game dumping thing works.
Is there a way to run molecularSHELL once the firmware is updated to the next version? I think you are not allowed to run the web browser if you're not on the current firmware. Is there a patch in the installer for that?
Piracy not yet. I can dump EBOOTs, but they are encrypted and will only work on a system registered to my PSN account I believe. Literally every other file, except maybe encryption keys, should work regardless of region or PSN account.

 

[Pluupy]

You underestimate just how loyal the vita fanbase is. It won't be a huge scene, but there's definitely enough of a userbase to get stuff going. (Like the Wii U) They've already got a SNES emulator running at pretty decent speeds. And Amazon has an abundance of the consoles in stock so they're easy to buy.

I wouldn't really mistaken their "loyalty" for anything but buyer's remorse.

 

[Selim873]

Hit "System Update"
It will tell you the version number that will be installed and ask you to confirm the installation. You also have to agree to their EULA.

The game dumping thing works.
Is there a way to run molecularSHELL once the firmware is updated to the next version? I think you are not allowed to run the web browser if you're not on the current firmware. Is there a patch in the installer for that?
Piracy not yet. I can dump EBOOTs, but they are encrypted and will only work on a system registered to my PSN account I believe. Literally every other file, except maybe encryption keys, should work regardless of region or PSN account.

I can only imagine not. I wouldn't be surprised if we got CFW with spoofing not long after the next PSV FW is out.

 

[Pluupy]

I think it's nice to hear that. PS Vita is dead. Sorry to say that but it's true.
Most of the games suck and you can see from the sale numbers.... It's a total pain in the ass. It will never beat Nintendo with it's good old Mario games.
I don't think piracy is wrong. Actually it often makes a console better. I don't think that PSP would have so many sales if piracy wouldn't exist.
And not everyone can afford games for 40-50 bucks (including me). Piracy sounds bad but it's actually not.. Please don't call it piracy. It's helpful because you can backup your games without worrying about your CDs. So it's actually pretty nice. I know we should support the developers, but hey.. They've got already their millions and the games are mostly overpriced while they get worse and content less every time.
A new game in 2005: 30$
A new game in 2016: 60-80$
What to expect? And developers wonder why "piracy" is so popular..
How much will we pay in 2020? The price of the console itself?
So please respect piracy until the developers will take care of our needs.
And if you pirate a game and you really enjoy it... Please do me a favor: Buy it!



While I think it's nice to hear we're getting there, I'm pissed off a little bit.
Why? Hackers. This is a part of homebrew that I hate. Destroying good old games. Sad. Please use homebrew smart and don't do stupid things! If you need to cheat, because you want to try something out or want to got further in your game.. Do it! But please do it offline.. This is my only request.

Guys.
I'm out.

Not to mention that not only it has about 400 more titles than 3ds, 3ds have s***loads of shovelware, while vita gets near no-shovel.

Mind pointing me to what you call shovelware? Too many people throw this term simply on their own idiotic notions of a video game they dislike or aren't interested in.

Remember, shovelware is software which has little to no effort. Something I would find to be shovelware would be the "101- games-in-one" crap.

 

[Scarlet]

Mind pointing me to what you call shovelware? Too many people throw this term simply on their own idiotic notions of a video game they dislike or aren't interested in.

Remember, shovelware is software which has little to no effort. Something I would find to be shovelware would be the "101- games-in-one" crap.

I suppose 50 Classic Games 3D would be a good start then :') Most film tie-ins are usually shovelware quality too, but I haven't really played any of the 3DS ones so I really can't vouch for them, nor say they're terrible.

 

[Pluupy]

I suppose 50 Classic Games 3D would be a good start then :') Most film tie-ins are usually shovelware quality too, but I haven't really played any of the 3DS ones so I really can't vouch for them, nor say they're terrible.

Promotional games are wishy washy. There are many which are good, but many which are not.

We have games like "The Croods: Prehistoric Party" which are acceptable games in their own right,


and then we have ...this.



Overall, these types of games aren't easily discarded. As Aladdin on SNES and Genesis has proven, movie games can turn out to be pretty amazing.

 

[Scarlet]

Promotional games are wishy washy. There are many which are good, but many which are not.

We have games like "The Croods: Prehistoric Party" which are acceptable games in their own right,


and then we have ...this.



Overall, these types of games aren't easily discarded. As Aladdin on SNES and Genesis has proven, movie games can turn out to be pretty amazing.

Oh sure, they can be good. I recall Alice in Wonderland having a pretty good DS game. But the majority is generally bad

 

[JCCG1989]

Putting your opinion of piracy aside, I'm pretty sure Monster Hunter sold the PSP for the most-part, not piracy. I have to wonder if the Vita would have been more successful if MH3, 4, and Generations was released for it?

Exactly, the PSP was a beautiful console but it didn't make well in the market, Mopnster Hunter relase saved it's ass

 

[Chary]

I wouldn't really mistaken their "loyalty" for anything but buyer's remorse.

Riiiiight, because there's not some great gems on the console at all.

I correct myself... Vita owners will now be able to pirate the complete only 10 good games in their catalog.

Trolling bait of course, but still, it's obvious there's more titles worth playing than that. Heck, it all comes down to whether you like Japanese RPGs and visual novels, because if you do, it has more worthy games to a consumer than a 3DS

I think it's nice to hear that. PS Vita is dead. Sorry to say that but it's true.

Most of the games suck and you can see from the sale numbers.... It's a total pain in the ass. It will never beat Nintendo with it's good old Mario games.

I don't think piracy is wrong. Actually it often makes a console better. I don't think that PSP would have so many sales if piracy wouldn't exist.

And not everyone can afford games for 40-50 bucks (including me). Piracy sounds bad but it's actually not.. Please don't call it piracy.

I know we should support the developers, but hey.. They've got already their millions and the games are mostly overpriced while they get worse and content less every time.

A new game in 2005: 30$

So please respect piracy until the developers will take care of our needs.

And if you pirate a game and you really enjoy it... Please do me a favor: Buy it!
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Dead would mean there are no new titles releasing for the system

Uh, game quality doesn't always correlate with system sales. Why did the Vita sell badly? Most likely due to Sony's crap marketing, and those horrid memory cards. Even though the 3DS had a very rocky launch, the PSV did far worse in terms of launch games as well. And in a world that is slowly being dominated by the phone market, that crushed the chances of the PSV to ever get off the ground.

Oh boy. Oh boy piracy discussion. Sure it's great to unlock system capabilities, but come on now. No one inherently deserves games, they are a luxury item.

"Let's not call downloading games for free on a hacked console piracy pls"

That...is completely subjective. Since when are games overpriced? SNES and N64 games cost quite a pretty penny back in the day, and I'm pretty sure with memory limitations there was less content than in modern day games! Not to mention 90s inflation puts the cost of a SNES game in 1996 above a $60 game today. Not every developer is a fat cat in an office building. :/

LolWAT. A new DS game MIGHT have been $30-40 sure, but you were just comparing home console prices...which were most definitely 50-60$ for the GameCube/PS2/Xbox

Please respect potentially taking money out of a deserving company's hand?


Well that last bit I can wholeheartedly agree with!

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Promotional games are wishy washy. There are many which are good, but many which are not.

We have games like "The Croods: Prehistoric Party" which are acceptable games in their own right,


and then we have ...this.



Overall, these types of games aren't easily discarded. As Aladdin on SNES and Genesis has proven, movie games can turn out to be pretty amazing.

The lion king video game.

Also since when did game decryption become code name for piracy? Last i checked back up is what people called piracy. Even though is not 100% true. But if it means good news for translation and modification to games, okay. But doesn't mean piracy. Bottom line, people always seem to judge a console lifespan by the worst of ideals. Quantity of games available (wii u for example) capability of the system, (what hardware is in it) What kind of things can be modded to it (homebrew, hacks, etc)

Buy a game console cause you wanna play a game, you want smash bros, buy a nintendo device. You want halo, buy microsoft device. You want god of war, buy playstation.

If 4 years later in year 2020 and nintendo nx has 200 games, ps4 has 4000 and xbox one had 8000 And any of those games on it is what you like or wanna play. It won't matter how many games are available, you will buy what you like cause you want it. Even if the only three games you play is super mario maker, super smash bros or mario kart 8 then you already knew why you bought those products, Stop worrying about what anything else is doing and do what you feel is best decision.

People still own a gamecube playing smash bros melee, they aren't complaining about not having new game to play cause they still play a 15 year old game even with newer ones available. There probably many people who own one console and one game like melee and play only that, cause if they want something different they know what to do instead of talking about how bad things are and wanting something done about it.

 

[darcangel]

I think soon we will have a PSP userland here, but we need at least one PSP game right?
Can someone recomend on PSP Demo for me to download before 3.61 is out?