New way to download games to your older FW PS Vita – No Proxy required!
Don’t you hate that you need complicated Proxies, a second PS Vita or even a PS3 to get a game to your PS Vita which runs an older Firmware? It seems our user Crivonyx found a new way to download content to a PS Vita which sports an older Firmware. But how does it work?
The method is pretty simple and the fact that it works is unbelieveable stupid (watched from Sonys side). At first we have to state, that your Vita needs a linked PSN Account, it does not work with a PS Vita that is fresh out of the box, or does not sport any connected PSN Account at all.
You got a PS Vita with an older FW and want your contents on it?
Then follow this simple tutorial:
Disable Wifi and enable the Airplane mode at your PS Vita, then restart it.
At first you need to login to your PSN-Account at the Online Store.
Then go to your downloadlist and select the game you want to download to your Vita.
Select “add game to download queue”, so it should automatically download to your device, once it connects to the internet.
Disable the Airplane mode and enable Wifi. Now restart the PS Vita again.
Thats it. The PS Vita now should automatically start downloading the selected game, without needing the most recent firmware or using the PSN-Store App.
Crivonyx reported that this method worked at his device twice in a row, and that it should be still working.
Just try it yourself and tell us if it is working.
Were you able to get your content or isn’t it working (anymore)?
Source: via Wololo.net/talk (Crivonyx)
That is pretty clever! 😀 Thanks for the tip :3
That’s cool. Wish I hadn’t updated. I want to try this.
That’s fantastic.
Trying this right now.
On FW 2.12 will post back soon.
won’t work. believe me.
Yeah it doesn’t work. :/
Wish that was posted in the instructions.
Yep tried to download wake up club. Not working on 2.12, that sucks lmao. Cool trick anyway.
Looks like it can be downloaded to PS3, when I get a chance I want to try and transfer it. I’m on 2.12, and wake up club was released after 2.12 (I think). Has anyone tried this, will it transfer? I don’t suppose the PSP alarm clock plugin works and turns itself on on TN-V4?
I believe I have Wake Up Club on 1.81, downloaded through a PS3.
I did this when I bought Megamix, to save time. It automatically downloaded. Never thought about using it on a lower firmware though, I’ll try on the next firmware update 😀
What FW are u running
Respect!!
This only works on firmwares right before the latest firmware e.g. 3.00 because the latest is 3.01. I’ve done this before even without updating. that’s why I have two exploits. Gamocracy and Arcade Darts. This is just the same for the proxies, only works for the Firmware right before the latest. After that(after another FW), it did not work anymore. This is proven.
yup, the same with proxy’s method =/
Still great for all you at 3.00. 🙂
I’m just not ready to give up my 2.12 firmware.
I decided to stay on 2.12 too.
2.12 Boys ! Am one of you. Lets stay together with 64mb Ram.
We could go to 3.00 any time we want, but we could never get 2.12 bak.
Yep. Doesn’t work on 1.81 US account. Oh well..
doesn’t work on 1,81 Europe Too 😀
Not working for me on 2.61 sadly. I’ve tried multiple times but it’s not going through.
Do you need to own the game or have money onthe SEN acount?
wouldn’t work for me I’m on 2.12 and every time I try to sign in to my account it keeps saying airplane mode is on it just wont let me go through period.
Oh How I Can’t Wait To Try This When Sony Puts Out An Update. I Triggered The Download At The Online Store, When I Pressed Download On The Game I Wanted It Gave Me The Choice Of My Account Linked Systems That Were Compatible Of Course I Chose My Vita It Said Pending For About 30 Seconds Give Or Take Then The Game Popped Right Up In My Live Area On My Vita. I’m On 3.01 So Its Not That Significant But I Guess The Vita Doesn’t Do Firmware Checks Unless You Go Directly To The Store From The Vita Itself I Assume? This Would Make Everything So Much Easier
Sony will probably patching this fast.
Funnily enough it would be stupid of them. They’ll get more money by keeping it open. This is assuming they can block it.
I’ve tried it on 2.02 and no luck as of yet. I’m interpreting restart as Power Off, then Power On…other than that, I’m following the directions exactly. Anyone else seen this?
Actually, I think my problem is that I’m not logged into the playstation network on the vita, and it asks me to update the firmware when I try to log in.
me too, and because i was always trying to use charles proxy before, that’s why it logged of automaticly i think . it will work only for log in “psn users”
Didn’t work for 2.02. Oh well, just updated to 3.01 anyways.
Nice, but i think it has been better if it was released after the next patch 🙂
True.
I think everyone should just update to 3.01 anyway. The extra ram only really affects the N64 emulator anyway which doesn’t even run that smooth will most games. Like hgoel0974 said in his article here http://wololo.net/2013/12/09/tn-v4-is-coming-should-you-update/ , you shouldn’t update only if don’t want to buy another exploit game if already purchased on 3.00. If you still don’t have an exploit game then definitely update to 3.01 as its silly to be without PSN access when you don’t have to.
Since I already have Arcade Darts there is no reason for me to update past 2.12 as I am not going to spend $10 more on another game I will not play. Besides I already have a second Vita that has PSN access for my PS+ games.
I’m staying on 2.02 until TN-V4 is released then I will update to 2.12.
Same here having two vita is the best.
The N64 emu is most definitely not the only emu that takes advantage of the extra RAM. You’re spreading bad info by telling people that, and you’re saying that people “should update to 3.01” on that basis. If you don’t have all the right info then you shouldn’t act like you do.
“..it’s silly to be without PSN access..” Really? There’s nothing silly about. Some of us don’t give a *** about PSN. The only thing “silly” here is the uninformed blanket statements made by you.
And I just updated to 3.01 from 1.6 last night because of not wanting to do a proxy. Dang.
I think the reason it does not work for firmwares below 3.00 is not really due to the proxy not being fixed yet, but probably because this auto-download feature was added only on 3.00.
Am I right? 🙂
The feature has nothing to do with any “autodownload” functions of the Vita.
I meant specifically for PS Store delayed-game-download, sorry if that wasn’t clear, but if this really worked before 3.00 then I’m sorry, it was just a guess (I’ve been out of all this for a while now…)
Anywhere I can get that wallpaper?
I Have Only One Question, On The First Step: Is It Saying To Just Restart The Vita(holding power button and tapping turnoff) Or To Format The Vita Since I See That The Picture Below Look Factory Reset
If I am on an airplane mode, how can I login to online store in the first place?
HI,so easy.huhu.i wish my ps vita is older firmware
When save data file will be available ?.Thanks.
I agree they make us wait so long for the exploit and now again for save data,they should release both at the same time.
The files need to be released tonight before Sony looks into finding the games vulnerability then patching it in the next update which can be as soon as the same week.
Thank You The Z. Now I can finally download Terraria when it releases in the U.S. even if the store gets blocked!
Sorry, but it might not work, because the game should now have the latest firmware requirement. Even if you had successfully downloaded the game on an older FW you still can’t play it. It will only prompt you to update. That is the rule for newly release games. If you want to play Terraria, you should be on the Firmware on the time of its release.
Well i hope Sony releases the new firmware after Tuesday’s store update…
im still 3.0 the exploit are working?
total Buul , doesnt work and wil not
Awesome, now I can update to 2.12 and get Fieldrunners.
Bah, nevermind. Didn’t notice it doesn’t work on 2.02.
Excellent. I am much more likely to get PS Plus now :P.
Hope Sony can’t block it.
nice!
bought 101-in-1 Megamix only for testing in 3.00
works fine for me!
I’m waiting for TN-V4
Huh? how you made it work? isnt tnv4 files needed? i dont understand.
I just bought it the game 101-in-1 Megamix($9,99)
and I’m still at FW PS Vita 3.00
I know, I will upgrade to 3.01 later, I was just seeing if it worked
and it was perfect!
thanks Wololo !
did not work for 1.81 🙂
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or i did sumthing wrong.. XD
Doesn’t work on 3.01. You need to be signed in for it to work which defeats the purpose if you’re running stuff on your vita you shouldn’t be running
Just log-in on the sony website and try buying or downloading something.
follow the simple tutorial in description.
if you are in 3.01 then can connect with psvita on psn,
this is for anyone who is on a lower firmware and can not connect to the psn.
Give It Time Gosh You Bet For The Release Then Demand The Files Have You Never Heard Of Patience?
working on firmware 3.0 even not doing the airplane mode thing. i purchased king pool and restarted my vita wait for a minute and download started.
Is, as of the 12/15, the game King Pool still exploitable ?
If so, why wasn’t it taken down yet ?
If I am on an airplane mode, how can I login to online store? Do we need to login on another device simultaneously?
You seem not to understand the instructions given by the Z. Please don’t ruch and read again. Anyway, it will only work on 3.00 FW for the time being.
Lmao scratch that I spoke too soon…
The connection to the “online store” has to be made from a PC (or PS3 I guess) (that’s why it’s url-d)
Wow so it look like after all the terrible news we heard over and over there is finally some good news to follow lol
The Z, I have some question about your post
1. How to “restart” vita?
2. Can you show the picture about the step 2?
Press and hold R,ps button on the left and the power button.Press them and hold it until the blue screen apears,here is an example:
http://media.psu.com/media/articles/image/psvita3recovery2.jpg
Select the first option and it will reset.
Thank you. However, I still have another problem: What “At first you need to login to your PSN-Account at the Online Store.” mean?