Hacking Worth buying ?

[Ohad1th]

So I was thinking about getting a PS Vita but I have couple of questions first
1. Is there anything like cfw or hacking method ?
2 . backward compatiblity , there are some psp games I'd like to try Is there like a psp mode to play on vita ?
3. flashcart of any kind because I heard that there is something , but I don't have a vita yet so I'm not sure how it's going to work
thanks !
btw Is there any "safe" fw on vita so If I will eventually decide to order it won't be above that fw

 

[Red9419]

I think the only vita hacks right now are custom Ps1 bubbles and cfw on the psp side. As far as that i dont know. I also want to get a ps vita, but mostly for remote play so i wont play Catherine on the living room tv .

 

[Deleted User]

1. Is there anything like cfw or hacking method ?

There is currently only PSP-mode CFW (TN-V or ARK) but not native Vita CFW. TN-V is basically like a PSP with CFW as it has the old PSP interface as well.

2 . backward compatiblity , there are some psp games I'd like to try Is there like a psp mode to play on vita ?

Again, TN-V and ARK are the main PSP backup loaders to use on a Vita. There is an in-built PSP "emulator" that the Vita already ships with (But is argued to run natively, but that's a different story)

3. flashcart of any kind because I heard that there is something , but I don't have a vita yet so I'm not sure how it's going to work
thanks !

Yep. The Cobra team recently released their Black Fin dongle to users, and it works by using someone else's game authentication data to get the game backup to work, I think.
As expected, it doesn't come cheap at the moment though!

btw Is there any "safe" fw on vita so If I will eventually decide to order it won't be above that fw

Arguably, the latest safe firmware to use the above said features such as PSP/PS1-side hacks is 3.52 and under, because all of the hack installations require you to have a Vita that can use the email exploit to be able to write files to parts of the Vita, and on the memory card. (and that exploit got patched in 3.55).

I think that's most of what you need to know; I'm pretty sure there are a few things I have missed out here... But these are basically the main facts you need to know.

 

[xy2_]

The latest 'safe' firmware is 3.18, although you're pretty much fine up to 3.52 (Mailwriter is patched after this firmware.)

 

[Roomsaver]

Can you downgrade the PS Vita? I think I saw some tool on a website but it looked kind of sketchy. Also is there any, like, true cfw for any versions?

 

[xy2_]

No, no.