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The day the Vita scene imploded: more than 50 game exploits leaked

If you’ve followed the Vita hacking scene over the past 2 days, you’ve definitely noticed that “stuff” has been going on.

jujubee883528d ago

Christmas has come early! :)

frenchtoast3526d ago

Should say explode, implode sounds like it was destroyed.

yewles13528d ago

Ladies and gentlemen, the REAL reason Sony abandoned AAA 1st party support on the Vita...

ABizzel13527d ago

And if the Vita is fully unlocked understandably so. No one has time or money to waste making games only for people to hack the system and let them be downloaded for free.

At the same time wasn't that the point of the new memory cards to make pirating harder, and if it becomes an open hack, they might as well start allowing microSD.

Imalwaysright3527d ago (Edited 3527d ago )

Then why make the device in the 1st place? It's Sony's system and of all the publishers in the world, they're the ones that have the responsibility to support it. They can't assume that everyone that bought their system is a pirate.

Also did anyone really believe that Sony's proprietary cards would stop the Vita from being hacked? If hackers want to hack any device, they'll eventually find a way to do it. It won't take long for all next gen consoles to be hacked too.

masterfox3527d ago

Isn't the 3ds hacked too ? and that thing sell pretty well ?

UltimateMaster3527d ago

There's also a better/simpler way to get these games on your Vita.
Buy them on your PS3, then copy them to your Vita.

All of them have a digital release too.

veegeeeffex3527d ago

Vita games are not affected and the Vita system itself still isn't vulnerable. Sony did not abandon the Vita because people can run PSP games and emulators on it, are you mad?

Patrick_pk443527d ago

This. The PSP can easily be hacked, which then allows one to download a .ISO of a video game on the platform and play it for free. Kernal exploits on the Vita allow one to also download a PSP .ISO on the Vita and play it for free, but it doesn't work for native PSVITA games.

DeadManMMX3527d ago

Booo this is not the reason at all. Psp was one of the most easily hacked systems ever but games kept coming because of sales. Vita is unfortunately not selling well it's a circle they don't makes games because it doesn't sell and it doesn't sell because they don't fully support it. This may take away but relative few use these exploits that only work with the psp side. I for one am not giving up playstation plus deals sales and Psn support for games I could have natively on my 50 dollar psp.

SilentNegotiator3527d ago

Yeah, it wasn't the crappy sales or anything....

RexDD3527d ago (Edited 3527d ago )

This doesn't allow Vita game piracy. You can only run homebrews on most of the exploits and the eCFW just allows PSP/PS1 ISOs. No Vita game piracy at all. Research before you talk mate.

360ICE3527d ago

Probably not, right? The real reason seems to be that it's not selling that much and that they have another console called the PS4. Still, though. I'd like to see more Sony support for the Vita.

jholden32493527d ago

Or any at all for that matter. After Natural Doctrine and Freedom Wars we're cashed out. Sony went MIA

360ICE3527d ago

@jholden3249
Gravity Rush 2 is on its way. If it's not cancelled or being made for PS4, that is.

TimeSkipLuffy3527d ago

Actually this can boost hardware sales which the Vita desperately needs. Sony needs to sell Vitas first before devs are jumping on their handheld. If Sony is not supporting their device with AAA games then maybe hackers can boost its hardware sales...

Fireseed3527d ago

Yes because a leak that happened years after the Vita was launched is the TRUE reason the Vita was destined to have no support...

Salooh3527d ago (Edited 3527d ago )

Iphone have jailbreak . But did it fail ?. No , because the hardware is heavily supported in software.. This doesn't effect the vita even a little bit , in fact it bring more hardware sales. Apple are smart , they are taking advantage of the jailbreak. Jailbreak bring new innovative features and then they just steal it and put it in update. So if sony smart too they will do the same. It's their fault if the vita fail. They need to make some sacrifices if the sales isn't moving well. That's the only option.

If someone brought me an option to hack the vita i will do it, at least they will give me a reason to use my vita which i don't know where it is right now lol . Otherwise , small games ain't for me and the features are not enough because it have more promise then it's current state..

clouds53527d ago

You can't really compare a hacked console with jailbreak. Main goal of console hacking is pirating games. Main goal of jailbreaking has always been improving the os with more features and customizing. Not saying piracy is not a problem on smartphones but it's not the sole reason why jailbreaking exists.

UltimateMaster3527d ago

Are you high? Or simply didn't bother reading the article.

The PSP was hacked since like 2008 and there's been plenty of support for the system.

BTW; aren't people on PC claiming that people that hack games on PC below 10%? If that's the case, why would it different on a handheld?

We're just taking about mods for games, something possible on PC.

AndrewLB3527d ago

And if PC hacking was nearly as huge as the console people claim, why is it that PC games generate more annual revenue than console games??
People have this habit of looking at the physical game sales on Vgchartz and other sources when the fact is roughly 92% of PC game sales are digital.

BISHOP-BRASIL3526d ago

@AndrewLB

Not to disagree with you, but PC gaming generates more money because it have way more titles, many of which are small free games supported by ads.

If you go comparing a multiplat, consoles generally are responsible for more copies sold than PC (although there are exceptions).

And VGChartz? Anyone who takes that seriously is a morom, period.

SojournUK3527d ago

Vita has only been exploited to play old psp/ps one games. This has been the case for a long time. No vita game backups are playable so how does this have anything to do with 'abandoned AAA 1st party support on the Vita'?

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WeAreLegion3527d ago

Oh, cool! Please make articles about it and draw attention!

Silly gameAr3527d ago

Oh, and they should up the heat to make it get even more attention. It's so obvious when articles like this just get approved and in like 15 minutes, it's up to 200 degrees.

Fullmetalevolust3527d ago

What is this exploit for anyway? To get psp games running for free on the Vita?
Any Vita games being exploited?

Deep-throat3527d ago

Emulators + PS1 and PSP piracy.

Patrick_pk443527d ago

Basically what @Deep-Throat said. Which isn't that bad, since one can easily do this on a PSP, or on their PC by downloading a PSP emulator. PSVITA games cannot be exploited yet.

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel2d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1821d 7h ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie21h ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere12h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin17h ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere12h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Hereandthere12h ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

OtterX1d 10h ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

RNTody1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno1d 9h ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Sheppard7t31d 7h ago

How did Sony kill the series?

Inverno1d 7h ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii17h ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno16h ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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