A little long so I apologize.
Hey everyone, I have an issue/question I was hoping to get some help with. I bought a PS Vita (PCH-2000 ) listed as brand new from Japan. I'm now beginning to think it isn't new (the box had certainly been opened) and/or there was some sort of damage to it. It looks immaculate. No scratches or residue anywhere. The only thing I've noticed are the screws look a little faded/worn as does the bar code sticker on the bottom.
Unless I'm clueless about how to work a Vita and am doing something wrong (entirely possible), it looks like the PS button (and maybe the Start, Select and/or touch pads) don't work or have some issue. I didn't really notice at first because I haven't been playing any games just messing with setting language, time/date, Wifi, etc. The PS button for sure does nothing. The Start button does work on the one game I tried (Pausing the game) but it didn't do anything on the Vita home screen/menus/etc. Select I'm not sure about. Nothing happens when I press it but I don't know if that's because it doesn't work or I'm not pressing where it could be used. I read online that they should all make some sort of sound when you touch them on Welcome Park. I didn't get any sound from Select, the PS button ,or the Touch Pads. I can't remember about Start but like I mentioned it did work pausing a game.
The circle button and X button are switched on Japanese versions so I kind of thought maybe something was up with those other buttons as well (they weren't needed with what I was doing, they functioned differently because it's a Japanese model, etc.). Then I realized on certain menu pages I had no way of going back. No button would do it and nothing would appear on screen. I got stuck and would have to shut off the Vita to get back to the home screen. Then I was doing something that required me to press the Start button but nothing happened when I did. All of the rest of the buttons (power, volume, four face buttons), D-Pad, and Joy Sticks seem to work fine. I don't know for sure about the touch pads because I don't know of any way to test them.
I reformatted the drive after reading that Homebrew could cause the button issue ( I haven't modded but in case a previous owner did) but nothing changed. I opened it up but am no expert so really didn't know what I was looking for. Everything appeared in good condition. There wasn't any gunk, visible corrosion, etc. The flex ribbon to the touch pads was disconnected but I don't know if it was like that before or if I did that when separating the case. It didn't look like there was any damage and I was able to get the flex ribbon back in (after some hair pulling). Nothing changed button-wise when I reassembled and turned it back on. I also read a suggestion that I should disconnect the shoulder buttons, and see if that solved anything. It didn't
I can't enter Safe Mode because the PS button doesn't work so hold all three buttons down (Power, PS, R trigger) does nothing.
My question is, what could be wrong with the Vita and is it fixable? What should I be looking for? Is this something I could fix on my own as a novice? Is there something I would need to buy? If so, what (part name/number)? Etc. etc. It would be kind of hassle to try and return it because it's from Japan, but I also don't want to spend a lot when I already bought it "new" and paid a price that reflects that.
Any help you guys could give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so very much in advance. Again, apologies for the length.
Hey everyone, I have an issue/question I was hoping to get some help with. I bought a PS Vita (PCH-2000 ) listed as brand new from Japan. I'm now beginning to think it isn't new (the box had certainly been opened) and/or there was some sort of damage to it. It looks immaculate. No scratches or residue anywhere. The only thing I've noticed are the screws look a little faded/worn as does the bar code sticker on the bottom.
Unless I'm clueless about how to work a Vita and am doing something wrong (entirely possible), it looks like the PS button (and maybe the Start, Select and/or touch pads) don't work or have some issue. I didn't really notice at first because I haven't been playing any games just messing with setting language, time/date, Wifi, etc. The PS button for sure does nothing. The Start button does work on the one game I tried (Pausing the game) but it didn't do anything on the Vita home screen/menus/etc. Select I'm not sure about. Nothing happens when I press it but I don't know if that's because it doesn't work or I'm not pressing where it could be used. I read online that they should all make some sort of sound when you touch them on Welcome Park. I didn't get any sound from Select, the PS button ,or the Touch Pads. I can't remember about Start but like I mentioned it did work pausing a game.
The circle button and X button are switched on Japanese versions so I kind of thought maybe something was up with those other buttons as well (they weren't needed with what I was doing, they functioned differently because it's a Japanese model, etc.). Then I realized on certain menu pages I had no way of going back. No button would do it and nothing would appear on screen. I got stuck and would have to shut off the Vita to get back to the home screen. Then I was doing something that required me to press the Start button but nothing happened when I did. All of the rest of the buttons (power, volume, four face buttons), D-Pad, and Joy Sticks seem to work fine. I don't know for sure about the touch pads because I don't know of any way to test them.
I reformatted the drive after reading that Homebrew could cause the button issue ( I haven't modded but in case a previous owner did) but nothing changed. I opened it up but am no expert so really didn't know what I was looking for. Everything appeared in good condition. There wasn't any gunk, visible corrosion, etc. The flex ribbon to the touch pads was disconnected but I don't know if it was like that before or if I did that when separating the case. It didn't look like there was any damage and I was able to get the flex ribbon back in (after some hair pulling). Nothing changed button-wise when I reassembled and turned it back on. I also read a suggestion that I should disconnect the shoulder buttons, and see if that solved anything. It didn't
I can't enter Safe Mode because the PS button doesn't work so hold all three buttons down (Power, PS, R trigger) does nothing.
My question is, what could be wrong with the Vita and is it fixable? What should I be looking for? Is this something I could fix on my own as a novice? Is there something I would need to buy? If so, what (part name/number)? Etc. etc. It would be kind of hassle to try and return it because it's from Japan, but I also don't want to spend a lot when I already bought it "new" and paid a price that reflects that.
Any help you guys could give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so very much in advance. Again, apologies for the length.
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