58w ago - Following up on PS Vita Firmware v1.65, today Sony has released PS Vita System Software update v1.66 with details being added below.

Download: PS Vita Firmware / System Software Update v1.66 (US) / PS Vita Firmware / System Software Update v1.66 (JP)

For those curious, Sony has removed PS Vita update v1.65 from PlayStation Network due to a technical fault related to adhoc play in PSP titles.

While there is no official changelog posted yet PlayStation Vita Firmware 1.66 is expected to remedy this issue for users.

Additionally, some users are reporting that if you want to snag older free Minis that you got with your subscription, you're able to delete the non-functioning existing version and replace it with a fresh download.

As always, more...

59w ago - Sony Network Entertainment VP Eric Lempel has announced today that PS Vita Firmware / System Software update v1.65 is incoming alongside details on the changes in it outlined below.

Download: PS Vita Firmware / System Software Update v1.65 (US) / PS Vita Firmware / System Software Update v1.65 (JP)

Update: Sony has now removed PS Vita update v1.65 from PlayStation Network due to a technical fault related to adhoc play in PSP titles.

To quote: Hi, everyone. The next PS Vita System Software Update (v1.65) will be released soon and will include the following minor enhancements:

• A "Notification Alert" option will be added to Settings, so you can toggle alerts on or off
• "After 10 minutes" will be added to the time options under Power Save Settings
• An Arrow icon will now appear when PS Vita finds new activities in the LiveArea

65w ago - Following up on the previous update, today Sony Network Entertainment VP Eric Lempel has announced that PS Vita System Software update v1.61 is incoming with details below on it, as follows:

Download: PS Vita 1.61 Firmware Update (USA) / PS Vita v1.61 Recovery System Data (USA) / PS Vita v1.61 Recovery PreInstall Data (USA) / PS Vita 1.61 Firmware Update (JPN)

According to teck4, PS Vita Firmware 1.61 doesn't patch the current PlayStation Vita exploit which is indeed still alive and good news for homebrew fans.

To quote: Now that some of you early adopters have PlayStation...

65w ago - Following up on the previous PlayStation 3 3.70 SDK and PhyreEngine leaks, today an anonymous user under the handle ravi_h_m17 has uploaded the Sony PS3 4.00 SDK files to the Chinese file-sharing site 4Shared-China.com and the NewsGroup alt.binaries.console.ps3.

Download: PS3 4.00 SDK (Software Development Kit) / PS3 4.00 SDK (Software Development Kit) (Torrent Mirror)

Below is a list of the files and sizes included in the PS3 4.00 SDK leak for those curious:

• 04_MultiThreadedSPU.pdf - 187 KB
  
• cell_cgtool-050_010.zip - 1,829 KB
  
• DayII_03_FibersAndVM.pdf - 523 KB
  
• DevStation2008_Day1_Slides.zip - 44,912 KB
  
• DevStation2008_Day2_Slides.zip - 42,381 KB
  
• graphics_tech_information-20060926.zip - 1,140 KB
  
• HowtogetthebestfromSNCPPUtoolchainforPLAYSTATION3developmentSN008-E.pdf - 331 KB
  
• libsecure-2.0.0.1.zip - 1,475 KB
  
• prodg_documentation-400.1-english.zip - 20,118 KB
  
• ProDGForPlayStation3v400.1.0.exe - 60,577 KB
  
• ps3_cp_update-360_001.zip - 13,922...

65w ago - Following the previous release, today Sony Network Entertainment VP Eric Lempel announced that PS3 System Software update 4.11 is now available alongside details below.

For those curious, this PlayStation 3 Firmware revision is currently not a mandatory update and an optional incremental patch is also available.

Download: PS3 System Software Update 4.11 (US) / PS3 System Software Update 4.11 (Patch) / PS3 System Software Update 4.11 (EU) / PS3 System Software Update 4.11 (EU - Patch)

To quote: Later tonight we'll be releasing an optional system software update (v4.11) for PlayStation 3.

This minor firmware improves certain aspects of system software, and is...