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Earlier today, Yifan Lu, a well-known member of the Vita hacking scene famous for the Rejuvenate hack for the Dev Assistants, has announced that a new (native!) Vita homebrew enabler for the latest firmware version, as of writing (3.60), will be arriving tomorrow at "9:00AM UTC".

The new hack, known as "HENKaku", will require the following:

• A Vita/PSTV running 3.60
• A memcard with at least 10MB of free space (internal memory is currently not supported!)
• An FTP client
• An internet connection**

**Offline support is now available! Launch the exploit straight from the email app without the need for internet access at all! See the unofficial release thread for more details. (Internet connection still required for installation)


This is a small paragraph of Yifan Lu himself explaining what the properties of this new homebrew enabler does:

HENkaku simply lets you install homebrew as bubbles in LiveArea. It is a native hack that disables the filesystem sandbox. It installs molecularShell, a fork of VitaShell that lets you access the memory card over FTP and install homebrew packages (which we create as VPK files). With vita-toolchain, developers have access to the same system features licensed developers have access to as well as undocumented features that licensed developers cannot use (including overclocking the processors).

The hack has been released at http://henkaku.me ~ Furthermore, the hack is said to be exclusive to 3.60, and there is to be no backports for the time being.

Source: http://yifan.lu/2016/07/28/henkaku-vita-homebrew-for-everyone/

 

[cloudfe]

It takes work to port the exploits. Lots of offsets, testing, incompabilities etc. All the exploits exists since 3.x and most of them exist since 1.x, so yeah it's possible technically. But considering that 3.60 can do everything on lower FW, what's the point in wasting time porting it when it's easier to just update? The only thing not compatible is PSP eCFWs (TNV and such), but it's way easier to just find another psp exploit on 3.60; I'm sure someone is hording one as we speak

You make a very valid point, thank you for replying

 

[gbazone]

Thanks Yifan! So glad to read this news. My Vita has been collecting dust since I bought it on launch day. I bought it to run emulators and was hopeful at the time that Android may even be ported since it has an ARM9.

 

[Binebina87]

For now I will stay on 3.51 and wait and see.
I hope ePSP and PS1 bubbles will be implemented soon, so that I can update and finally play Persona DAN and Miku X.

After Rejuvenate (which didnt help the Vita scene as much as I would have hoped) I hope the interest in the Vita will rise again and we will maybe see easy account swapping and region free DLC (still got some codes which I cant use since they are for the jap PSN only and I'm using an Asian Acc)

 

[Dr. Dew]

Im gonna take a leap of faith here and update my 3.52 vita with TNV11, ARK-2, and VHBL to try and get some native hombrew up and running

 

[Bubsy Bobcat]

YES YES YES YES!!!!
So this means I have to update from 3.52 to 3.60?

 

[Deleted User]

YES YES YES YES!!!!
So this means I have to update from 3.52 to 3.60?

You can if you want. Bear in mind you will have to wait for another PSP-side kernel exploit to release. (eCFW such as TN-V)
Other than that, nothing more really to worry about updating.

 

[Supster131]

You can if you want. Bear in mind you will have to wait for another PSP-side kernel exploit to release. (eCFW such as TN-V)
Other than that, nothing more really to worry about updating.

From what I've read, wouldn't this make getting an eCFW a bit easier?
Like, no need to buy an exploitable PSP game anymore?

 

[metroid maniac]

From what I've read, wouldn't this make getting an eCFW a bit easier?
Like, no need to buy an exploitable PSP game anymore?

If you're on 3.52 you can use the email hack to get eCFW without an exploitable PSP game.

 

[Deleted User]

From what I've read, wouldn't this make getting an eCFW a bit easier?
Like, no need to buy an exploitable PSP game anymore?

If you are already on a firmware that supports the email exploit, you can use just about any PSP game you own (including some demos) to use as the basegame for eCFW.

 

[Supster131]

If you are already on a firmware that supports the email exploit, you can use just about any PSP game you own (including some demos) to use as the basegame for eCFW.

Well, I'm on 3.60, so rip me

 

[Selim873]

I haven't used my Vita in SO damn long! lol I'd like to make the jump to 3.60 if it's the latest.

 

[VashTS]

finally I'm updating past 3.18. i'd rather play with native vita homebrew very easily than play psp iso.

 

[Shadowfied]

What an insane timing for me, I just updated my Vita last night.

 

[The4anoni]

Thanks guys you killed vita...........

 

[metroid maniac]

Thanks guys you killed vita...........

This exploit has nothing to do with piracy. Relax.

 

[Deleted User]

Thanks guys you killed vita...........

What? If anything, it's bringing interest into the Vita! It will brew more interest in the scene as you can actually create actual, native Vita homebrew more easily, and for the Vita's home screen for easy-ass access!

Perhaps you could expand on your answer, maybe?

 

[Tizm]

brb gonna go yell at my dad to sell my 3ds to buy me a vita.

 

[gnmmarechal]

Thanks guys you killed vita...........

Hum. The Vita is already dead, though that is saddening. If anything, homebrew will bring interest. Doesn't Sony even classify the PSV and PSTV as "legacy" hardware?

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[zoogie]

Thanks guys you killed vita...........

What does the "....." stand for? The thread derailment you expected?
Don't fall for it people.

 

[The4anoni]

Afaik sony wants to kill vita as fast as it can... And homebrew is reason to do that... Give me example of newest game ,that isnt japanese or indie......