Long story short: if you just jump into a specific section and it references things you don’t understand (like VitaShell, or VPKs, etc.), then scroll up a bit to find those particular instructions. For example, you will need VitaShell installed to run certain tools, and so those instructions are found above the other tutorials. Note that each of these tutorials are written in a specific order.

This tutorial is written for Windows users, it is possible to jailbreak a Vita using Mac/Linux by following these instructions. The PS TV setup is mostly the same, but there are some slight differences in the process because I’ve never used a PS TV, I would recommend looking at the VitaHacks guide.

This guide is intended for the PS Vita 1000 and PS Vita 2000 models. Note this will work on any firmware version of PS Vita, up to and including 3.74. This tutorial will show you how to safely and permanently jailbreak/mod your device so that you can run RetroArch or other emulators, plus load backups of your PS Vita, PSP, and PS1 games. Last updated: 08JAN2023 (see Changelog for details)