TheFlow officially advises on what to do if your PSVita/PSTV is running 3.61-3.68: Firmware 3.65 will become the new FW 3.60 and more!
Ever since firmware 3.61 was released back in August 2016 to prevent HENkaku from running, the most popular PSVita hacking request was support for a higher firmware. Yesterday, TheFlow has decided to put everybody’s mind at rest and tell us which firmware we should be on for a hack!
What is TheFlow’s hack all about?
If you were not in the loop, since last March you could update to FW 3.65 from 3.60 and still keep your hack (with the untether)
If you weren’t following, earlier this year, in February to be exact, TheFlow told us that he had a hack on his hand that supports FW 3.61+, including 3.67. Then, in March he released his CFW Updater which updated PSVita/PSTV consoles running 3.60 to a hacked version of 3.65 with HENkaku Ensō which let you run games that require a higher FW. After that, in April, he announced that Sony’s most recent PSV firmware, version 3.68, doesn’t break his previous hack so that means that the current latest FW will still be getting his upcoming hack!
Apart from telling us about his hack, TheFlow also told he plans to release towards the end of this year or next year so obviously the question on many people’s mind changed from “Is there a hack for FW 3.61+??” to “Which firmwares will be hackable?”. Thanks to yesterday’s tweet, TheFlow has properly answered this question as will be discussed in the following section.
So, which firmware should you be on after all?
Apparently FW 3.61 and 3.63 won’t be getting the hack so you can get off those firmwares if you want!
In the simplest way possible, this is which firmware your PSVita should be on if:
- You are on firmware 1.03-3.57, you are safe to update to firmware 3.60 as that’s the only version where you can get HENkaku/taiHEN running right now!
- You are on firmware 3.60, for now I personally advise staying there as you can play dumped copies of games that require 3.61-3.65 (albeit illegally) and run all your favourite homebrew/plugins.
- If you really want to go to firmware 3.65, you can use TheFlow’s CFW updater and through that you’ll have HENkaku Ensō running on FW 3.65. Remember, the full exploit chain hasn’t been released so you can’t reinstall the OS and if you manage to mess up HENkaku Ensō, your PSVita will no longer be hacked!
- If you’re on firmware 3.61 or 3.63 and don’t have ARK-2, you are free to update to firmware 3.65 since that will be supported by TheFlow’s upcoming hack and will also let you run HENkaku Ensō (HENkaku without having to apply it every reboot). DO NOT UPDATE TO FIRMWARE 3.67 OR 3.68 IF YOU’RE HERE AND ARE WAITING FOR A HACK.
If you were losing sleeping on which FW you should have on your PSVita, TheFlow has come to the rescue!
- If you’re on unhacked firmware 3.65, stay there! If you’re on firmware 3.65 hacked (through CFW Updater from 3.60), also stay there.
- If you’re currently on firmware 3.67, you can update to firmware 3.68 if you want to as there are no real differences BUT do keep in mind that some homebrew/plugins that have been updated with FW 3.67 support might not work due to different memory offsets.
Finally, TheFlow also stated that his hack will only run on firmware 3.65-3.68 BUT the untether will only work on firmware 3.65 as FW 3.67-3.68 have patched the exploit in the bootloader that HENkaku Ensō was using! That means that HENkaku will have to be applied every reboot on FW 3.67 and 3.68 like we did before HENkaku Ensō was released last year.
Conclusion
Obviously, TheFlow telling us this information doesn’t mean that he’ll be releasing his hack any sooner so don’t go pestering him! Remember, TheFlow doesn’t owe you anything so he isn’t obliged to release anything and is doing this out of his own initiative.
TheFlow’s Twitter (further updates): https://twitter.com/theflow0
Donation link (it’s in the README itself. Yes, the email has the word Cinderella in it but TheFlow has confirmed that it’s legitimate 🙂 ): https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/Adrenaline/blob/master/readme.md
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And what about 3.68 with ARK?
And what about 3.63 with ARK?*
Dude Henkaku means ARK is obsolete. Adrenaline will probably come packaged with it, because it was created by the same person.
As mentioned in tbe article, stay on 3.60 until the new exploitis released. It’s the safest and you can re-install enso without losing any data in case something goes wrong.
Uh… you can play “Backups” on 3.65 just fine. You just need to update your plugins to 3.65 compatible. Please do research before actually writing an article, it can ruin your reputation.
Aurora, I hate you so much. Your articles are a damn mess every time.
You seem like a fun person at parties
oh shut it
You used to be one of the great trolls of our time….what happened?
“I hate you so much”, “Your articles are a mess”, come on, there’s no real feeling or emotion here. It just seems like you are going through the motions now.
Maybe it’s time to take a break. Give yourself a couple of months off. Travel for a bit and relax. Then, come back with some of the fresh and clever dialogue that we have come to know from you.
You are on firmware 3.60, for now I personally advise staying there as you can play dumped copies of games that require 3.61-3.65 (albeit illegally) and run all your favourite homebrew/plugins.
Wait… thats means I can play games intended for firmware 3.61-3.65 on a hacked psvita 3.60 henkaku ins’t it?
Yes MaiDump can decrypt game. So they can be playable on 3.60.
The day when MaiDump will run on 3.67-3.68 it will be the same.
Game 3.61-3.68 will be playable on 3.60.
just to be clear: if i install maidump, i’ll be able to play games (like Darkest Dungeon or God Wars: Future Past) on my 3.60 vita?
that would be awesome!!!
I have to say, it’s amazing that I’ve got a PSTV on 6.35 and my PS4 Slim is at firmware 5.05 this week was a great week for me.
How to update from 3.63 to 3.65?
Patiently waiting for the CFW.
I am on 3.63 OFW, how I’m I able to update to 3.65 OFW?
Put your vita in the microwave for like 20 min.
Why do You want to update?
3.63 or 3.65 is the same, lower is your Fw and better is for you, just wait where you are.
Cuz the flow says 3.65 is the next 3.60.
There’s a guide on how to manually upgrade to 3.65. Just look it up.
What if I wanna play vita online on psn?
– upgrade to 3.68 and hope for hack coming .
– buy a second vita.
advice?
There are many ways to go online.
1. Psn Spoofing which automatically comes preinstalled with Henkaku
2. Netcheck Bypass (you’ll have to look up what games are compatible)
3. Proxy Server that you set up on your PC (I use Charles Proxy)
4. Restore + ReNpDrm (these 2 plugins let you go online)
buy a 2nd vita, usually sells around $100 this days
I bought a used PS Vita and the Firmware was on 3.68. Can I permanent hack? Tks!