People are already doing hacking that involves the PS Vita, but the hacking is taking place on a PS3. Apparently PS3 firmware 3.55 sees the Vita as a mobile phone, and that somehow allows the portable to play games via its Remote Play feature.
Ideally, we could play all PS3 games on the Vita via Remote Play. That doesn't work yet, unfortunately. But, from these videos of the hack running, we know it's totally possible. A post on CVG shows the Vita running Red Dead Redemption, Battlefield 3, Mortal Kombat and Batman: Arkham Asylum with no issues.
What sucks is that hackers have to fudge with some older firmware to get a system feature to work. C'mon, Sony. The Vita's big screen and dual analog sticks makes it perfect for Remote Play. We'd love it if you'd get this ready for launch next month.
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What? I thought the remote play was an advertised feature feature Vita! I have no interest in handhelds because I would never take them anywhere, but I was hugely interested in the Vita to play the PS3 while my wife watches her tv shows and still be together on the couch.
If this is as easily accomplished as a bluetooth pairing, Sony has no damn excuse to deny this for PS3 + Vita owners.
This reminds me of the time Mario Kart for the GameCube came out and people had a whole hacked online network going for it. I don't know if Nintendo ever actually supported online for it? I missed out on the GameCube.
Hmmmm. Hate to be a downer, but is this from games installed completely to the HD or streaming from Bluray disc then through the network? That could be sluggish.
I wonder how long before sony's legal team decides to put the hammer down on this?
I would hope they wouldn't, I'd rather they give these smart folks a job and make the vita able to play games and watch Blurays remotely like a Wii-U is supposed to allow remote gaming. If they were being smart about it, that's exactly what they'd do and cripple the new Nintendo device before it even comes out by removing its big selling point.
That's what a smart company would do, introduce new talent to their team, a new feature to sell existing hardware and please existing customers, and take the heart of of competitors...
Sadly this IS Sony we're talking about do that's not gonna happen. ::sigh::
If they did those things it would instantly change the Vita from something I don't care about to something I would NEED to have. This would give Sony monies, they like monies right?
Wasn't there a commercial immediately after the Vita announcement showing people streaming PS3 games in the Vita?
Like Floppy said, Sony needs this as a preemptive measure to stay ahead of Nintendo. If this is not a fully supported feature, they are insane to be missing the boat again.
I'm quite interested in this... But what I'm really interested in is PS2 Classics on the go (and PSone of course). Also, any word on the Metal Gear Solid Collection on PSVita? It's one of my most anticipated. Uncharted too...
Yeah, but what would be the point of that, right? I mean, if my memory serves me correctly, much of the destructoid editorial staff proclaimed the vita to be doomed upon its revelation because "no one wants to play big budget AAA games on a handheld." Thought we forgot about that, huh?
Yea sony are planning on releasing it when they get the kinks out. They had killzone 2 and Littlebigplannet on it with some problems (i think controls) Its the same with ps1/ps2 game support.
Oops, I just took another look at that mud slinging presumptuous conversation. Dale North wasn't involved. Everyone BUT Dale was involved. Sorry, bruh!
only interested in wipeout, gravity daze, and persona 4 other then that not much else wish there was more. I'll wait a while for better games that I like.
I'm a major Nintendo fanboy, but even this is making me want a Vita. If Sony can successfully offer this service, their sales would go way up. RDR and RE6 on the go would be amazing.
JQM78 brought up a good point, though. Using the touch pad for the L1 and R1 buttons would frustrate me.
"Kind of like how hackers have unlocked the Wii in ways Nintendo can only dream of."
Kind of presumptuous to say "in ways Nintendo can only dream of" when its pretty clear Nintendo can do all these things themselves but choose not to for whatever backwards reasons they have for it.
@Arttemis
"Wasn't there a commercial immediately after the Vita announcement showing people streaming PS3 games in the Vita?"
idk where such a commercial would have ran at that point, but it was announced that it was a possibility to do this with later games. But I think the keyword here is "later games" I don't know if they ever intended the library that could do this to go back to even semi-current (as of today) titles.
Or maybe it could and it just needs unlocking.. Either way, Sony's line seems to be that they're keeping it locked for now.
Remote play is a feature that Sony officially supports but in an EXTREMELY limited fashion, as in, a bunch of PSN games, Singstar and BlazBlue. It can actually be used with a standard PSP and has been reversed engineered to work with PCs as well, which makes me want to go out and buy a PSP today, CAUSE DAMN SON PC GAMING ON A HANDHELD. It's like that Razer device but not retarded.
Anyway, I suspect that as soon as the Wii U comes out Sony will be all over this shit, including the option for whatever fucked up control schemes 3rd party games get with their Wii U titles. There is no reason a PS3 + Vita can't do exactly what the Wii U and it's tablet are for. NONE. So while remote play is an old school Sony feature (in console territory), we can really thank Nintendo for making it relevant and potentially forcing Sony to make it actually useful.
My one problem is I want remote play from ALL MY DEVICES to a Vita, not a PSP, because the Vita has a much nicer screen (higher res). Which makes me want hacks for the Vita as soon as possible... This is stupid. There is no reason Sony can't just make an app for the PC that does this, I mean, they would still have to sell me a Vita right? They're just adding features. But they make me (and others) want to hack their shit instead which causes endless drama for everyone. WHY YOU GOTTA BE HATERS SONY?!?
Funny how a community of hackers can push the PS3 to appealing features to gamers while you have the corporations shoveling out the Move and more security patches.
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11:30 AM on 01.23.2012 | 
I'm sure it would boost sales of the hardware too.
A shitty PSVita launch line-up has made me not give a shit about it.
Now? I FUCKING WANT BF3 ON THE GO. HOLY FUCKING SHIT. AND RDR?!?!? HHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.
If this is as easily accomplished as a bluetooth pairing, Sony has no damn excuse to deny this for PS3 + Vita owners.
Heh.
I would hope they wouldn't, I'd rather they give these smart folks a job and make the vita able to play games and watch Blurays remotely like a Wii-U is supposed to allow remote gaming. If they were being smart about it, that's exactly what they'd do and cripple the new Nintendo device before it even comes out by removing its big selling point.
That's what a smart company would do, introduce new talent to their team, a new feature to sell existing hardware and please existing customers, and take the heart of of competitors...
Sadly this IS Sony we're talking about do that's not gonna happen. ::sigh::
If they did those things it would instantly change the Vita from something I don't care about to something I would NEED to have. This would give Sony monies, they like monies right?
Kind of like how hackers have unlocked the Wii in ways Nintendo can only dream of.
DVD playback; full media server playback by way of messing with the web browser; region free through a simple unlock, etc.
Like Floppy said, Sony needs this as a preemptive measure to stay ahead of Nintendo. If this is not a fully supported feature, they are insane to be missing the boat again.
What are they using in lieu of the L2, L3 and R2 , R3 buttons?
My only guess would be the rear touchpad some how, but even that seems limited..
I think its great that I theory this can be done, but who cares if you can't properly control it?
I'm excited for it, less than 30 days left!
Also, NOT a fanboy. Just saying...
Crappy launch lineup?! I honestly can't think of a better launch lineup for ANY system (portable or no) in recent memory.
The Vita launch has quantity AND quality. Maybe they're not your favorite games, but you can't deny that they EXIST.
You are either trolling or you have an irrational hatred of the Vita that has blinded you to facts.
@DinnertimeNinja: In all fairness, he did express his sudden desire for the handheld.
Also: DinnertimeNinja, I'm in need of a pirate ship and something tells me you might be just the man to help me out.
Sometimes I don't wanna sit in front of the TV, I just wanna chillax and play some games
JQM78 brought up a good point, though. Using the touch pad for the L1 and R1 buttons would frustrate me.
"Kind of like how hackers have unlocked the Wii in ways Nintendo can only dream of."
Kind of presumptuous to say "in ways Nintendo can only dream of" when its pretty clear Nintendo can do all these things themselves but choose not to for whatever backwards reasons they have for it.
@Arttemis
"Wasn't there a commercial immediately after the Vita announcement showing people streaming PS3 games in the Vita?"
idk where such a commercial would have ran at that point, but it was announced that it was a possibility to do this with later games. But I think the keyword here is "later games" I don't know if they ever intended the library that could do this to go back to even semi-current (as of today) titles.
Or maybe it could and it just needs unlocking.. Either way, Sony's line seems to be that they're keeping it locked for now.
Get on it Sony!
Either blu-ray or HD install works fine. It's not sluggish at all.
it's only pushing display data over the network and controls back. The 56Mbps of 802.11g is more than enough for that. Kind of like iOS's airplay.
Something like "Sony sucks at selling their own products, the modders do such a better job"?
Yeah. Funny shit.
Anyway, I suspect that as soon as the Wii U comes out Sony will be all over this shit, including the option for whatever fucked up control schemes 3rd party games get with their Wii U titles. There is no reason a PS3 + Vita can't do exactly what the Wii U and it's tablet are for. NONE. So while remote play is an old school Sony feature (in console territory), we can really thank Nintendo for making it relevant and potentially forcing Sony to make it actually useful.
My one problem is I want remote play from ALL MY DEVICES to a Vita, not a PSP, because the Vita has a much nicer screen (higher res). Which makes me want hacks for the Vita as soon as possible... This is stupid. There is no reason Sony can't just make an app for the PC that does this, I mean, they would still have to sell me a Vita right? They're just adding features. But they make me (and others) want to hack their shit instead which causes endless drama for everyone. WHY YOU GOTTA BE HATERS SONY?!?