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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[mechagouki]

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.

Very well said. The history of video games is littered with companies that went out of business because one important title failed, that's how important game revenue can be, these are peoples jobs we are talking about. There are exceptions like EA and Activision, but it's worth remembering that some giants (Acclaim, THQ) have fallen by the wayside. This isn't wholly down to piracy, if you make awful games (THQ, I'm looking at your mouldering corpse) you probably don't deserve to sick around, but sales lost through piracy reduce a company's ability to survive a poorly received game.

Good games require a huge amount of time and money to produce, think of a team of 100 people working on one title for 2-3 years.

I'm not passing judgement on piracy here, let me be clear, just laying out some realities of the situation, y'all can do what you like, and doubtless will, but please don't justify your actions with some skewed argument that because things are expensive, it's OK to steal them. If you want something, it inherently has value to you. I actually have far more sympathy with someone who steals food because they are hungry, video games, believe it or not, you can live without.

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1.- You talk about "rhetoric fanboy opinions" in this topic and then you justify you whole post in your own whole partial personal point of view about the console and it's traits

My post isn't rhetoric, it's a considered opinion, which you are welcome to criticise, of course. Fanboy rhetoric would include statements of the "therez on 10 games for it lol" or "3DS is better nintendo FTW" ilk.

 

[JCCG1989]

@mechanogouki, sorry, I accidentally pressed the post icon before I could finish and my post was adequately deleted, long story short:

1.-I feel that your opinions in the console are equally biased
2.- PSP did lost the handheld battle of it's days, the PSP became relevant only until Monster Hunter was relased.
3.- I feel like your view is very subjetive, yes Vita is a fine and beautiful machine but it offered nothing more that raw power to handheld market, a market very well know to trade that power for design.

I personally loved the PSP design (I still own a Fat 1000 and a slim 3000) and as you I'm a handheld maniac but the console itself is not much compared with the capabilities of the DS desing wise (Despite I have a DS I think is the most dissapointing console in my history), I had my PSP, nice, Dantes Inferno, Monster Hunter, Wipeout and a lot of games that were exactly the same experience than the home console but I remember the first time I played Ninja Gaiden or even silly instrument games and said WOW, I'm able to control Ryu with the stylus alone with no problems in the interface and its just a personal experience, that why I think the DS was succesful and the PSP wasnt, the PSP was a very nice machine, you even felt just right with the weight of a PSP1000 and the analogue sticks were precious but the console as a whole had nothing more to offer to the player than ports in the go. The Vita was the same idea and crashed even harder than the PSP, because the "most powerful system" formula shows it's advantages in the home consoles only, when huge TV's are available but not in the handheld one, now compare it to the monster 3DS is and you have a free ticket to the console graveyard. PSP was fine but underwhelming vs DS that was ugly but innovative=Crash, PSPVita powerful but nothing moreVS3DS that is a very very beautiful console for the player that loves mechanics= Oblivion for the PSPVita.

 

[tuxdude143]

Wrong site to be on and the system is dead, dude.

What little left that is to make it on our side of the world will still come out.

I'm personally excited for translation projects.

Don't get me wrong I'm really excited for translation projects but holy shit the system is not dead, far from it.
Seriously before anyone claims the system is dead just take a look at the list of upcoming vita games for the second half of 2016. Take an honest to god look at it and then try and tell me that the system is dead because the number of games coming out for the thing seem to speak otherwise.
For example, these are the games coming out for the vita over the course of this month.

That is around the same number if not a few MORE titles coming out for vita in the month of August than there are games coming out for 3DS in the month of August
First party support may be dead but third party support is very much alive and thriving. The vita is FAR from a dead system.

 

[SS4]

I might consider getting a Vita myself pretty soon given current progress

 

[froggestspirit]

Anyone else having an issue with accessing cartridges? I followed the tutorial, and when I enter the address for sly 1&2 (gro0:app/PCSA00095) I get a "could not find the application error"

 

[leonmagnus99]

will henkaku work on every firmware ? (future firmwares)

i might buy a vita again (gave my previous one away as i was too bored of it).

 

[ov3rkill]

Ps vita sales would definitely skyrocket once it will enable piracy. Ahahaha.

 

[Deleted User]

will henkaku work on every firmware ? (future firmwares)

i might buy a vita again (gave my previous one away as i was too bored of it).

It is possible for backports to be made, but there are currently none at the moment (And will probably stay that way due to 1) the exploit source still not being released, and 2) The developers said they would not get round to it anytime soon due to "priorities v.s. time" where the exploit is concerned).
So it seems that the hack will be working on just 3.60 only for the time being...

As for future firmwares, again even if the exploit isn't patched in the next firmware (highly unlikely in my opinion), there would still need to be a port for that said firmware.

 

[SonyUSA]

will henkaku work on every firmware ? (future firmwares)

i might buy a vita again (gave my previous one away as i was too bored of it).

Sony for sure will block it on the next firmware release, and there is no reason to stay on older firmwares because you are depriving yourself of required libraries for newer games and other system features. Plus this hack works better than any other hack for older firmwares as well.

 

[cvskid]

Sony for sure will block it on the next firmware release, and there is no reason to stay on older firmwares because you are depriving yourself of required libraries for newer games and other system features. Plus this hack works better than any other hack for older firmwares as well.

I agree for the most part, except no psp hack/tn-v11 or ps1 bubbles and it might just be me but epsp cfw feels like it has better compatibility with psp homebrew than vhbl does.

 

[SonyUSA]

I agree for the most part, except no psp hack/tn-v11 or ps1 bubbles and it might just be me but epsp cfw feels like it has better compatibility with psp homebrew than vhbl does.

I'm pretty sure I saw someone got those working (?) If not, it won't be long until you can do those with this exploit. They just need to update the code to work with the new firmware and exploit!

Plus, the psp homebrew can now be run with Vita permissions, making it that much better!

 

[IpsoFact0]

Is the Vita even going to have a scene with how dead it is? Production was discounted everywhere, but Japan IIRC.

You know this is false right? Vita has only stopped production in a few small markets like The Netherlands. Japan and US production is still active, you can find a VITA anywhere. I honestly don't see them stooping production anytime soon either.

 

[SonyUSA]

You know this is false right? Vita has only stopped production in a few small markets like The Netherlands. Japan and US production is still active, you can find a VITA anywhere. I honestly don't see them stooping production anytime soon either.

Actually that's not true, I checked 5-6 stores around Salt Lake City and nobody has any, only some junky used ones with no memory cards at Gamestop :/ I'm pretty sure Sony even made an announcement that they halted production and sales in North America (or that they will very shortly). I can't even find any bundles from major retailer's online stores in stock!

 

[Yoshimashin]

Don't get me wrong I'm really excited for translation projects but holy shit the system is not dead, far from it.
Seriously before anyone claims the system is dead just take a look at the list of upcoming vita games for the second half of 2016. Take an honest to god look at it and then try and tell me that the system is dead because the number of games coming out for the thing seem to speak otherwise.
For example, these are the games coming out for the vita over the course of this month.

That is around the same number if not a few MORE titles coming out for vita in the month of August than there are games coming out for 3DS in the month of August
First party support may be dead but third party support is very much alive and thriving. The vita is FAR from a dead system.

Anime games and co-releases on the PS4 aren't really making the thing relevant. No hack that enables piracy will hurt future games from being put on there.

 

[SonyUSA]

Mathieulh porting DC emulator to Vita ?! https://twitter.com/Mathieulh/status/760775601506619392

YES PLZ!!!

 

[cracker]

I'll admit that I'm a Vita lover. I have 2 of them (one is a 3G on 3.18), 14 or so physical games and maybe 20 digital games (not counting the 40 or so free PS Plus games). I don't get all the hate for the Vita. I'm willing to guess that many haters haven't spent the time with the system to explore the library or haven't even touched one. There are tons of great titles for it but they just might not be in specific genres some people like. FPS, for example, is minimal and I get that that's the craze now but it doesn't mean the system is crap because you don't care for all the great platformers, etc. To be honest, the 3DS is much more lacking in that area (is there even one FPS?). At least gory titles are available to those that want them. I own 3DSes too so I'm not harping on them but pointing out the hypocrisy that some have.

/rant

 

[Deleted User]

Mathieulh porting DC emulator to Vita ?! https://twitter.com/Mathieulh/status/760775601506619392

YES PLZ!!!

That sounds absolutely fabulous!
I once had Reicast on my GPD-XD, and it ran at a full 60fps at full-HD! (the device consists of a quad-core processor with 2GB RAM) so I sincerely hope that the Vita will do almost just as good with a quad-core and ~444MB of RAM! *crosses fingers*

 

[flame1234]

I bet the dump technique does not work on games designed to run on 3.60 (all of the very newest games).

Symptoms: Near closes when you launch the game.
Normal: If you "tab over" to near while running the game, a manual page appears
Blocked: If you "tab over" to near while running the game, the LiveArea screen appears
Game: YsVIII Lacrimosa of DANA (Japanese)

 

[aenoch]

You know this is false right? Vita has only stopped production in a few small markets like The Netherlands. Japan and US production is still active, you can find a VITA anywhere. I honestly don't see them stooping production anytime soon either.

you can not find a vita on walmarts website or bestbuys website. my walmart or gamestop dont even have them local

 

[Tikker]

you can not find a vita on walmarts website or bestbuys website. my walmart or gamestop dont even have them local

same here, I've not seen a Vita physically for sale in a BB or walmart in Sask, Canada for probably close to a year