Hardware Buying second hand vita

[lafleche]

Hi,

Just to verify.
I have my eye on a few vitas with a lower firmware.
However the sellers tell me that if they want to reset it, the vita wants to update to 3.61 and ask me how to prevent that (as i am a noob on vita, I don't Know)

Well after Googling I must admit I could not find a definitive answer either.

So... How can you buy a 2nd hand lower firmware vita and give the seller the opportunity to delete his personal data/account.
And how can I as a buyer activate it without Sony forcing me to update

 

[Denny64]

After the reset just skip the PSN part.

Yes I have PSN => Use Later => unactivated Vita with x.xx firmware => Update manualy to 3.60 (unless its below 3.18 for tn-v and tn-x) => Install Henkaku an activate the vita.

Groet, Denny

 

[DBlaze]

1. Make sure wifi is off
2. Reset device
3. tell him you will do the initial setup of the device yourself, since after a reset it should ask to be set up again
4. Do as Denny64 said on henkaku

I'm not 100% about part 3, but my experience with all other playstation devices tell me that.

Pretty much avoid setting up psn access

 

[Condarkness]

1. Make sure wifi is off
2. Reset device
3. tell him you will do the initial setup of the device yourself, since after a reset it should ask to be set up again
4. Do as Denny64 said on henkaku

I'm not 100% about part 3, but my experience with all other playstation devices tell me that.

Pretty much avoid setting up psn access

Thank you for posting this. It is extremely helpful. I am getting a second hand ps vita so I need to be able to do this as well.