ARK-3 Source Code released.
A while ago Coldbird and I decided to finish the ARK project for good and add all the missing features that need to be added. So we began working on its next iteration, ARK-3.
However things got cold and little to no information has been released so far about the project. This is mainly because Coldbird and I don’t go out publicly too often and because we have problems finding time for the project.
ARK-3 is a Custom Firmware (eCFW) for the emulated PSP on the Vita (ePSP). It is essentially a reworked version of PROVita/ARK-1, a port of the PRO CFW for the PSP.
It’s features include:
– Full compatibility with PSP home brews and games.
– ISO and CSO support through the Inferno ISO Driver as well as compatibility with the M33, ME and NP9660 drivers.
– Compatibility with PSX games under PSP exploits with partial sound through PEOPS.
– Partial compatibility with PSX exploits.
– Compatible with up to firmware 3.52
– Built in menu with advanced features like PMF playback, FTP, CFW settings and more. It is also compatible with other popular menus such as ONEmenu and 138Menu.
There’s still a lot of things to do here, most importantly:
– Finish porting ARK-3 to PSX exploits.
– Finish the PEOPS port by improving compatibility and adding game-specific configurations to the built-in database.
– Port 3.5X kernel exploits.
Hopefully releasing the source code calls the attention of other developers that might want to contribute to the project. Anyone is now free to do so.
The project is hosted in the following bitbucket repository: https://bitbucket.org/Coldbird/ark3
So does its mean we can finally play PSP game on VIta or it for its just for development??
We can do that already with ARK-2. Use a tool like PSX2PSP to create an EBOOT.PBP from an ISO. Back up a save for a game with QCMA. Place the EBOOT.PBP into the save folder, refresh the database in QCMA, and transfer the save back to the Vita. After it finishes transferring, load up ARK-2 and you can launch the game. You will probably want to move it to a different place in /PSP for safe keeping and delete the game from your save folder (to avoid accidentally sending the huge file at a slow rate again). The sound won’t work (right) though.
Sorry I misread as PSX. But it is essentially the same minus converting (unless you want to).
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You can already play psp cso 3.52 and below, I’m using ps vita fat 3.52 php exploit game with custom ark 2 on onemenu, with psp cso, all my emulators and roms work, I haven’t tried ps1 iso yet. When I get some time I’m going to do the same to my ps tv running 3.52 (already have the white list done)
I wonder if this brings the possibility of porting to rejuvenate, some people are stuck on 3.51 and can’t use the new bubbles because of rejuvenate
For you all guys that want to play psx games on the PSVita, you can do it almost perfectly using the TVN11 (with sound) 🙂
What exactly is the partial PS1 mean?
What license is it under?
GPLv3… I guess?
Good, pro-online is still on the ‘TODO’ list. If this really has all the iso drivers, this should already be better than TN-V for psp games.
If someone manages to get this running on Gladiator Begins, please contact me thanks .D
Any progress with Ark-3 coming to 3.5x versions of PS Vita? Still running Ark-2 on my 3.52 and I’d like to have sound on my PSX games. (Worms World Party didnt work when i tried it on TN-V 11 but it does on ark-2, so im looking forward to getting Ark-3)
Shouldn’t you be more secretive about this? Because you know who is probably looking for things like this that they can debug.