PS3 and PSVita Cross Functions

Description

Ps3 firmware added support to PSVita in firmware 4.00

This page pretends to document all the functions related in the PS3 side... for the PSVita side see http://www.vitadevwiki.com/

Main Functions

PSVita Remote play

A flag for ATTRIBUTE inside PARAM.SFO was added to enable remote play. See PARAM.SFO and Remote Play pages

PSVita Cross play

PS VITA used as controller but not directly SFO related. (PS3 FW min 4.20 with PS VITA FW min 1.80:)

PS3_GAME/CROSSDIR/DATA000.SIG (Encrypted Certificate, magic "CER")
PS3_GAME/CROSSDIR/DATA000.PKG (PS Vita PKG, DRM type: "free")
PS3_GAME/CROSSDIR/DATA000.PNG

PSVita Cross buy

PS3 FW min 4.25? See above for title id and PS3_DISC.SFB but no SFO related.

PSVita System Application Utility

Backups "some?" contents from PSVita memory into PS3 internall HDD, in path: dev_hdd0/home/0000000x/psp2_backup/

• Notes/Speculation:
  • psp2 is the codename of PSvita, this contents are "shared/exported/imported" between PS3 and PSvita
  • Can be also found without ps vita, generated folder and displayed :e.g. with PS vita pkg
  • "psp" folder display "psp/other", "system" folder don t seems to expect .pkg.
  • Trophy PS3-PS vita for possible similar user path.
  • icon added to display vita content in XMB

PSVita Contents in PS3 HDD

PSVita Backup Utility folders in PS3 HDD

FileSystem Path					Description	Notes
dev_hdd0					Internal HDD, GameOS partition
	home				Users folder (common)
		<user_id>			User folder	e.g: 00000001
			psp2_backup		PSvita Backup folder
				ps1	Playstation 1 folder
				psm	Playstation Mobile folder
				psp	Playstation Portable folder
				psp2	Playstation Vita folder	icon0 & param.sfo on PCSE000**/sce_sys/
				System	Full Playstation Vita Backup folder

PlayStation Mobile, asociated with a text string in explore_plugin_full\Text\English.xml (inside explore_plugin_full.rco).

<Text name="msg_applications_psm">Applications (PlayStation®Mobile)</Text>

Gamesaves

• Are stored as part of the backup utility ? (so no accesibles by ps3)
• Is posible to import export PS1 and PSP gamesaves back and forth ? (if so, is needed a short explain and a link to Game Saves page)