Yeah you should be fine doing that I would think. I bet there will still be work-arounds anyway for downloading the latest Vita games.
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Vita "hacked," (PSP) homebrew on the way (not piracy)
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Yeah you should be fine doing that I would think. I bet there will still be work-arounds anyway for downloading the latest Vita games.
Melkezadek
Member
That's a big thing for me because I really want to play God Eater 2, haha.
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
Likewise, there are still several Vita games on my list I'm looking forward to:
- Hyper Light Drifter
- Sale and Sanctuary
- Bloodstained Ritual of the Night
- Dungeon Punks
- Samurai Gunn
And I know there are others that I'm just not thinking of right now lol.
Likewise =)Hey man, nice to see you here.
thomasmahler
Member
Hells yeah! I hope RetroArch gets ported soon, the Vita could be a wonderful emulation device
timmyp53
Member
The developer isn't writing code for that. I think emulators will be the best thing that comes out of it unless/if others try to make that happen themselves.
It does not let you install or run Vita “backups”, warez, or any pirated content.
MarcoZombieCannon
Member
This makes me wonder if it would be possible to get USB hard drives working with a Vita TV at some point...
Hells yeah! I hope RetroArch gets ported soon, the Vita could be a wonderful emulation device
It already has been ported!!
We just need all the additional cores to be ported: n64, psx, etc.
Canklestank
Neo Member
This is amazing news. I'm glad this is being released on current firmware and I saw it before Sony released an update. I would have inevitably updated and cursed myself forever. I've been dying for a portable emulation machine since I lost my PSP.
My main concern is for the future, when the website you have to access goes down. Hopefully an alternative is being worked on.
My main concern is for the future, when the website you have to access goes down. Hopefully an alternative is being worked on.
How well do the current cores fare? I was excited for Retroarch on PSP and that didn't quite work out from what I've seen.It already has been ported!!
We just need all the additional cores to be ported: n64, psx, etc.
Remember, this thing hasn't been released yet, so we don't have a full tutorial of what to do lol.
I'm sure people are going to write detailed guides on everything soon especially with the beset homebrews to install.
DarkConfidant
Member
Ooh. Havent homebrewed since the PSP pre-3000 revision. This looks too good not to pass up. I'd love a GB emulator.
I just have to make sure I never turn the Vita off XD
I just have to make sure I never turn the Vita off XD
thomasmahler
Member
From what I understand, it creates a 'shell' bubble on your VITA and you can run the installer from there, so once you downloaded it, you shouldn't need the website again.
I have not personally tried it, because I thought Rejuvunate was too much of a pain to set up. But from other people on the Wololo forums, they had positive things to say, but it was still in its infancy of development.
thomasmahler
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Deleted member 126221
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0.00001%.
It sounds like you only have to use the website once to install a bubble, maybe I'm wrong.
I got the same vibe. Once the exploit is installed I don't think you need the website anymore. I'll see if Yifanlu can confirm this.
DarkConfidant
Member
It runs some PS2 ports fine, and some PS3-level games (with obvious concessions) well too.
It wouldn't be 100% accurate emulation, but I would expect it to be possible still.
Though if it doesn't run well, I don't know why anyone would want it.
thomasmahler
Member
There's no way in hell the Vita is powerful enough to run a PS2 emulator... A port is something completely different.
Athreous
Member
Nah, unless SONY makes it, I doubt the Vita has any shot at running a PS2 emulator. Otherwise we'd see something stable by now on Android which hasn't even been done yet.
Dreamcast, Nintendo DS, CPS-3, and n64 I could definitely see happening though.
Primethius
Banned
I'm terrible with time zones, what's the ETA until it goes live?
And is a Internet connection required for all activations or just the first one?
Regardless, I'm super excited. I had botched an earlier upgrade and lost all my custom bubbles. Can't wait to see all the emulation possibilities with this.
And is a Internet connection required for all activations or just the first one?
Regardless, I'm super excited. I had botched an earlier upgrade and lost all my custom bubbles. Can't wait to see all the emulation possibilities with this.
website above has countdown timer
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Deleted member 126221
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What are the risks of getting your PSN account banned with this? I really, really don't want to lose all my PS3-PS4-Vita purchases just because I install Gitaroo Man (which I already own on UMD)...
OmegaDL50
Member
No. There are some PSX games on the official PSX emulator that have slowdown on the Vita / PSTV.
For example Suikoden 1 and 2 spell effects have slow down for example.
If some PSX games have trouble running on the Vita, I doubt PS2 games will ever run on it.
I got a response from Yifanlu on this question as well:
https://www.reddit.com/r/vita/comments/4v104q/native_vita_homebrew_for_everyone_releases/d5uixw4
calc84maniac
Member
Technically that's still running in PSP mode, a native Vita PSX emulator may have better performance.
I agree about PS2 emulation though, just considering that even direct PS2 ports push the system already.
Those are based on the psp version though, so I'd expect a nativa vita version to work flawlessly if the psp version was able to run it near flawless.
PS2 is very unlikely though, ya. Dreamcast seems like it should be doable however. Would Gamecube be possible as well with its simple architecture?
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Deleted member 126221
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Thanks. I'll wait and see.
Not sure I've understood properly.
If I update now, can I get access to PSP homebrew/ISOs on 3.60, in addition to this new hack?
I've not touched my Vita in a while, but I know it's on an older firmware where I can run the PSP games I own that aren't on PSN, although I didn't set it up properly yet.
Edit: I said "games" but it's really just OutRun 2006. Why on earth is that not on PSN..
If I update now, can I get access to PSP homebrew/ISOs on 3.60, in addition to this new hack?
I've not touched my Vita in a while, but I know it's on an older firmware where I can run the PSP games I own that aren't on PSN, although I didn't set it up properly yet.
Edit: I said "games" but it's really just OutRun 2006. Why on earth is that not on PSN..
spons
Gold Member
There is no way to run non-homebrew in its current state. I'm sure people will patch in backups and piracy one way or another when it goes open-source. Or even before that, if the WebKit exploit is leaked.
Source: https://henkaku.xyz/
Source: https://henkaku.xyz/
Until it's released, we can't say anything for sure. Here's how I understand it:
The 3.60 update "fixed" (read: broke) the exploit that allowed us to run PSP ISOS with a loader like ARK or TNV.
What this hack does is, basically, grant you full access to the Vita's software, so you can install things as if they were official. It's a temporary exploit that you have to rerun when you turn off your console, like the non-permanent PSP exploits or the userland Wii U exploit we currently have.
From what I can gather, at the moment we'll only have a handful of homebrew emulators that have already been ported for this exploit. I don't know if the PSP ISO issue could be solved with this exploit. It could potentially be solved, and I sure hope so, because that's my main interest in this stuff. A proper and quality implementation of the PSX emulator would also be great.
But, as I said, at the moment we only have a handful of emulators. If you don't want to lose the ability to run PSP ISOs, don't update just yet. Wait a bit to see how it all develops. Otherwise, go ahead and update, since HENkaku only supports 3.60.
Edit: As a PSA before locking my Vita to 3.60, what games do you guys consider to be essential for the platform, so I can buy/download them ASAP? I'll be glad to hear your suggestions!
I already have:
MGS 2 and 3
Danganronpa 1 and 2
God of War Collection and GoS
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
FFX/X-2 (also on PC and PS4)
FFT
Digimon Story CS
Gravity Rush
Rainbow Moon
Proteus
Soul Sacrifice
Freedom Wars
Dragon's Crown
Tearaway
Trails in the Sky (also on Steam)
Spelunky (also on Steam)
Woah, Dave! (also on PS4)
Knytt Underground
Guacamelee!
Terraria (also on everything)
Rogue Legacy (also on PC and PS4)
Suikoden 1 and 2 (I'm not interested in PSX games, since they mostly are in Spanish on the Spanish PSN)
Ratchet and Clank Trilogy
Persona 2, 3P and 4G
chronic_archaic
Member
Definitely hyped for this, Vita finally getting a good homebrew avenue.
More than can fit on a 64GB card.
Severed
Binding of Isaac
Downwell
Crypt of the Necrodancer
Nuclear Throne
Risk of Rain
Frozen Synapse Prime
Velocity 2x
TxK
Big Sky Infinity
The Last Blade 2
Shiren the Wanderer 5
Skullgirls 2nd Encore
Super Meat Boy
The Swapper
OlliOlli
OIliOlli 2
Rayman Origins
Rayman Legends
Fez
Lumines Electronic Symphony
EDF 2017
EDF 2
WipEout 2048
Zen Pinball
The Pinball Arcade
Geometry Wars 3
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
No Heroes Allowed: No Puzzles Either
Muramasa: Demon's Blade
Odin Sphere
Maybe Grand Kingdom
Maybe Disgaea 4
Wait a minute... Are you also excluding PSP and PS One games? Because you can double that list, easily.
There are other Vita games that might be must-have depending on your niche tastes. And there are games to come, too.
I consider Garou: Mark of the Wolves a must-own on any platform and it isn't out yet.
BladeoftheImmortal
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DrROBschiz
Member
Time to purge son
Going to have to look long and hard and decide what your deserted island games REALLY are