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The Secret Vita Port Is A Communication Cable ?

It seems that after all this time being kept a secret, the PS Vita's secret port, which is placed beside the Game Cartridge port is a simple communication port.

The port was revealed by avid console collector Robert Sebo, he also states that many cables out there are compatible, such as the cable for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 camera.

Now of course Sony have not confirmed this, but the possibility of it being genuine is quite high.

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8BitBang3287d ago

everyone should go out and buy one of these cables

minimur123287d ago (Edited 3287d ago )

if they existed.

EDIT:
An interview with a Sony engineer who worked on the Vit was asked to explain what the port is, it is indeed communication, for output to TV much like Vita TV does.

http://hackinformer.com/201...

breakpad3286d ago (Edited 3286d ago )

damn that console ..so many capabilities and still so unexploited ..its sad to see an honest try from Sony and the best handheld on the markket to be overshadowed by 3DS lame gimmick console

rainslacker3286d ago

Isn't this the port we see them using when they show off the Vita games at places like E3 or Gamescon? I always assumed it was some sort of comms port. I wouldn't be surprised if for displaying on TV it actually required another device that is probably included in the dev kit.

I never thought this was a secret. I remember reading about it when I worked with PSMobile. As I recall, a Sony engineer there said it was mostly for debugging, and possible future accessory expansion. Many consoles had expansion ports of some sort, which were usually just proprietary serial ports.

The Vita TV, to my knowledge has the hardware inside to convert the image to an HDMI TV signal. It's just a standard HDMI port, and not a specialized serial port.

plmkoh3287d ago

The question is what will that achieve, I have one of those Panasonic cables, but it's just a glorified proprietary USB cable.

rainslacker3286d ago

Even USB is just another form of serial cable. Serial cables have been around for over 50 years now. The protocols used to transport the data over those cables is what makes the actual standard. Otherwise, it's just a transmit, receive, and grounding cables more often than not. Anything else just makes it a specialized serial cable.

KryptoniteTail3287d ago

They should have just released a remodel Vita that hooks up to TV instead of making PS TV. Bad call. We could have used the Vita as a controller.

Also, can we not use Vita as PSTV remote? Why not? Then we wouldnt need to patch up Gravity Rush or any games to work with DS3, we could just pkay usig Vita controller.

Stupid decision but hey, PSTV still cool. I think I went a bit off topic.

Zjet3287d ago

Agreed,

I love my PSTV's and Vitas ( yes multiple ) i love being able to play vita games and PSP games on the tv without using a component cable to my psp or vita, as well as having a comfortable controller ( a comfort grip on your portables only go so far )

the problem i have with Vita and especially Vita TV is the annoyance with compatibility, you have games for instance Medal of Honor heroes, if you get it off the Aus/NZ ps store it dosent work on vita or vita tv....yet you get it off the USA store and it does....?

Star Wars Renegade Squadron....now finally works on your vita and vita tv from the USA store, but not from the EU or Aus/NZ store?

why do you do this sony just make all vita games compatible.....all psp games compatible and all PS1 games compatible...its not a case of them not being able to work...last year the lock on this was down for a day and i luckily managed to get a ton of uncompatible games onto my vita quickly...

I agree with Kryptonite why not have the vita as a controller? i could then put any vita game in it and play through the vita tv ( reverse remote play ) and play it on the TV, id love to play Uncharted Golden Abyss and Resistance Burning Skies on my TV Sony.

aquaticDonut3287d ago

I wasn't aware that this was a secret. Did literally no one know what it was for? What kind of moronic company doesn't tell customers about something like that.

MegaRay3287d ago

Sony? They hate Vita, and I hate them for that.

rainslacker3286d ago

Up until last gen almost every console had some sort of port that was never explained to the public. PS2 had it's hard drive expansion bay, PS1 had that port on the back left side. Genesis had the port on the back that eventually led to the SegaCD. PSP had an "expansion port" on top, which to my knowledge only ever got a camera attachment. So on and so forth. Sometimes those ports went unused. These things are more often than just just expansion ports, either for planned or things unknown for the future.

Nowadays, companies can just use USB though, as it's sufficient enough to handle high speed serial data transfer at bus speeds.

Agent_hitman3287d ago

Maybe it's a port to open a portal to PS world. We should ask Sony for permission then. /s

jujubee883286d ago

ikr, well, now we know the USO (unidentified slotting object).

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night DLC Adds Free Gameplay Modes

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has received a bunch of new DLC, including two new gameplay modes, for free.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader823d ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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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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XiNatsuDragnel6d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

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

ApocalypseShadow5d 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.

Zachmo1825d ago

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

Rynxie4d ago

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

ApocalypseShadow4d ago (Edited 4d 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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Hereandthere4d 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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Notellin4d 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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Hereandthere4d 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.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere4d 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.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX5d 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.

Cockney3d ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody5d ago (Edited 5d 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?

Inverno5d 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.

Inverno5d 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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fsfsxii4d 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.

Inverno4d 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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