Long time lurker, first time poster.
I've been thinking about pulling the trigger on a Playstation TV for a while now since I'm not particularly happy with the output of my PSP on my TV (plus there are a handful of Vita games I want to play). My main concern is whether or not I can successfully hack the PSTV or if it's too late in the game. Specifically:
1. If I buy a NIB PSTV will it come with firmware 3.20 or is it possible it will come with something newer?
2. I've read that you need to activate the PSTV before you can play games on it, and activating it using the normal method will automatically update the firmware. Is there still a way around this?
3. I hear TN-X is the latest and greatest hack to use. Can I play PSP isos with this or is it mostly a PSX emulator (I already have a modded PSX so that's not as useful to me)?
4. Assuming the answer to the above three questions is Yes, are the exploitable games needed to install TN-X still available?
5. What are the limitations on using something like TN-X or ARK? Will it play every PSP and PSX ISO flawlessly (even those not officially supported on the PSTV) or is it more hit and miss than that? I see that several PSP games I'm interested in (Final Fantasy III, IV, Dracula X Chronicles, etc.) aren't supported.
I have a PS3 and a PSP at my disposal if either or those will help with the hacking.
I've been thinking about pulling the trigger on a Playstation TV for a while now since I'm not particularly happy with the output of my PSP on my TV (plus there are a handful of Vita games I want to play). My main concern is whether or not I can successfully hack the PSTV or if it's too late in the game. Specifically:
1. If I buy a NIB PSTV will it come with firmware 3.20 or is it possible it will come with something newer?
2. I've read that you need to activate the PSTV before you can play games on it, and activating it using the normal method will automatically update the firmware. Is there still a way around this?
3. I hear TN-X is the latest and greatest hack to use. Can I play PSP isos with this or is it mostly a PSX emulator (I already have a modded PSX so that's not as useful to me)?
4. Assuming the answer to the above three questions is Yes, are the exploitable games needed to install TN-X still available?
5. What are the limitations on using something like TN-X or ARK? Will it play every PSP and PSX ISO flawlessly (even those not officially supported on the PSTV) or is it more hit and miss than that? I see that several PSP games I'm interested in (Final Fantasy III, IV, Dracula X Chronicles, etc.) aren't supported.
I have a PS3 and a PSP at my disposal if either or those will help with the hacking.