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One version listing, two installation routes
Sony lists 3.74 for both PS Vita and PS TV, released on 10 May 2022. The US page writes 05/10/22 and the UK page writes 10/05/22; we reconcile the locales rather than treating them as different releases. The 3.74 notes describe device-password sign-in and browser-based account management. F06 · F25
Update a PS Vita handheld
In Settings, select Start → System Update → Update Using Wi-Fi. The documented system update cannot use a 3G mobile-data connection. Sony also lists PC/Content Manager, PS3 and game-card methods; those older workflows are not tested on current computers here. Use the full official instructions if Wi-Fi is unavailable. F06
Update PS TV—not the handheld
PS TV can check through a wired or wireless connection in Settings → Start → System Update. Its separate USB procedure uses PSVITA/UPDATE/PSVUPDAT.PUP, at least 150MB free, and Safe Mode’s Update System Software → Update from USB Storage Device. Follow Sony’s PS TV instructions for entering Safe Mode and connecting the controller; do not transfer this USB procedure to Vita handhelds. F06
Sign-in failure is not necessarily an installation failure
For PS3 and Vita, generate a Device Setup Password in Sony’s browser-based Account Management, then use it with your sign-in email on the device instead of your normal account password. You can revoke it later. Never enter either password on this website. F12
The history explains familiar features
Vita 1.80 was announced with PSone Classics support, Cross-Controller and button navigation. Version 2.00 accompanied Plus plans, an email app and wireless PC transfers. The North American announcement distinguishes firmware and Store timing; it should not become a single worldwide launch date. F19 · F20
Version 2.10 introduced home-screen folders and browser video with limitations, including a memory-card requirement for video and unsupported formats. Themes were announced with 3.30 for autumn 2014. These entries describe Vita at the time: they are not proof that PS TV inherited every feature, or that each old online service still operates. F21 · F22
Before trying a recovery method
Identify the device first. A handheld, a TV-connected PS TV and a PSP are not interchangeable targets even if a search result says “PlayStation portable update.” Keep the original error and the official instruction page together. If you cannot establish that a method is for your device, stop before selecting reset, format or restore.
Use the legacy-store reference for purchasing and redownloading questions. This firmware hub does not infer whether a service closure has happened from its announced date.
Current Sony page: retained notes
This smaller table preserves the 2 entries still shown on Sony’s current page; the expanded historical archive is below. These are concise summaries; follow the source for full notes. “Not established” means the source did not give us a release day—not that the update never shipped.
How this system changed
Selected historical milestones, not every intervening patch. These dates belong to announcements; the timing column explains what each source actually establishes. Old services and offers are not current recommendations.
· announcement
Version 1.80
PSone Classics; Cross-Controller; button navigation.
Timing: Announced for late August F19
· announcement
Version 2.00
Plus support; email; wireless PC transfer.
Timing: North American plans: Nov 19; Store lineup Nov 20 F20
· announcement
Version 2.10
Folders and browser video, with media restrictions.
Timing: Announced rollout: 2013-04-10 F21
· announcement
Version 3.30
Themes; separate Live from PlayStation app plans.
Timing: Announced for autumn F22
PS Vita / PS TV historical update archive
51 version records; 51 with Sony notes or feature announcements; 0 with notes missing (including timing-only evidence). This combines the checked current notes, dated Sony announcements and a preservation operator’s catalog. It is broader than Sony’s current rolling list, but not a certified list of every public release.
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| Version | What is documented | Date and timing | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.74 | Device-password sign-in; browser-based account management. | Release: Explicit release date in source; US/UK date formats reconciled. | Sony notesH04 · F06 |
| 3.73 | Improved system performance. | Release: This regional retained page explicitly dates 3.73 to October 16, 2019. It is historical evidence, not the latest global firmware listing. | Sony retained supportH04 · F06 · H323 |
| 3.72 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanAvailable by: Japanese support announcement; not an exact release date. H431Article: Sony explicitly states the 3.72 update began on 2019-08-27 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. This supplies the exact day absent from the earlier reproduced support post; its availability bound remains separately sourced. | Sony archived supportH04 · H431 · H445 |
| 3.71 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.71 update began on 2019-07-23 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H444 |
| 3.70 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.70 update began on 2019-01-15 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. The Japanese notice gives January 15; no worldwide January 14 date is inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H443 |
| 3.69 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.69 update began on 2018-09-11 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H442 |
| 3.68 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.68 update began on 2018-04-10 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H441 |
| 3.67 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.67 update began on 2017-11-28 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H440 |
| 3.65 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.65 update began on 2017-04-18 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H439 |
| 3.63 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.63 update began on 2016-11-01 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H438 |
| 3.61 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.61 update began on 2016-08-08 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H437 |
| 3.60 | Improved system performance on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.60 update began on 2016-04-06 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H436 |
| 3.57 | Ended support for Facebook integration on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.57 update began on 2016-01-20 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. Retired integration, not a current service recommendation. | Sony archived supportH04 · H435 |
| 3.55 | Added Remote Play resolution selection on PS Vita, including 360p, and parental controls restricting launch of the Email application. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.55 update began on 2015-09-30 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. Resolution selection is explicitly a PS Vita feature. | Sony archived supportH04 · H434 |
| 3.52 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.52 update began on 2015-06-24 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H433 |
| 3.51 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly states the 3.51 update began on 2015-05-14 in Japan. The archive capture is not the release date. No unmentioned fixes or security changes are inferred. | Sony archived supportH04 · H432 |
| 3.50 | Added accessibility options and support for 60fps PS4 Remote Play. | Release: JapanArticle: European article announces Vita rollout that night; headline and PS4 schedule differ, so no exact Vita release date assigned. Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 3.50 to 2015-03-26. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · H305 · H473 |
| 3.36 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2015-01-14. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H458 |
| 3.35 | Added Live from PlayStation viewing on Vita and PS TV; PS TV gained four-player Remote Play support. | Release: JapanArticle: European announcement scheduled October 28, 2014; explicitly names both Vita and PS TV. Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 3.35 to 2014-10-28. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · H304 · H472 |
| 3.30 | Themes; separate Live from PlayStation app plans. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced for autumn Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 3.30 to 2014-10-02. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · F22 · H471 |
| 3.18 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS Vita TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2014-08-07. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H457 |
| 3.15 | PS4 Link gained automatic registration when the same account is online on both systems. | Release: Article: European announcement describes these updates as launching that day. | Sony announcementH04 · H306 |
| 3.12 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS Vita TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 3.12 to 2014-03-28. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH04 · H461 |
| 3.10 | Up to 500 home-screen apps, Calendar, memory-card management and voice messages. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced for later that day. Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 3.10 to 2014-03-25. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · H109 · H470 |
| 3.01 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita and PS Vita TV. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 3.01 to 2013-12-10. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH04 · H460 |
| 3.00 | PS4 Link for Remote Play and Second Screen; parental controls app. | Release: JapanArticle: Article states already released; original publication date is not independently confirmed release timing. Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 3.00 to 2013-11-05. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. This notice explicitly excludes PS Vita TV from PS4 Link, panorama photography and PS3 Remote Play at 3.00. | Sony announcementH04 · H112 · H469 |
| 2.61 | Fixed unstable behavior in Everybody's Golf 6 (Minna no Golf 6) and Phantasy Star Online 2, and improved system-software operating stability. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 2.61 to 2013-08-29. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. | Sony archived supportH04 · H459 |
| 2.60 | Added LiveArea cloud-save access, quick network settings, PS3/PC media streaming and trophy privacy controls. | Release: Article: European article explicitly says released that day. | Sony announcementH04 · H303 |
| 2.12 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2013-05-08. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H456 |
| 2.11 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2013-04-16. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H455 |
| 2.10 | Folders and browser video, with media restrictions. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced rollout: 2013-04-10 Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 2.10 to 2013-04-10. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · F21 · H468 |
| 2.06 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2013-03-12. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H454 |
| 2.05 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2013-01-24. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H453 |
| 2.02 | Improved system-software operating stability. Sony also required 2.02 for the torne PS Vita TV application. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2012-12-19. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H452 |
| 2.01 | Fixed automatic save-data uploads to PlayStation Plus online storage and improved system-software operating stability. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2012-12-04. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H451 |
| 2.00 | Plus support; email; wireless PC transfer. | Release: JapanArticle: North American plans: Nov 19; Store lineup Nov 20 Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 2.00 to 2012-11-20. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · F20 · H467 |
| 1.81 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2012-09-18. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H450 |
| 1.80 | PSone Classics; Cross-Controller; button navigation. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced for late August Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 1.80 to 2012-08-28. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · F19 · H466 |
| 1.69.1 | Resolved a compatibility problem affecting the PS Vita demo of Escape Plan. | Release: Release chronology; region not specifiedThe chronology dates the optional release rendered as 1.691 to July 4, 2012. The preservation inventory renders the same catalog revision as 1.69.1; this source-label normalization is stated rather than presented as a Sony naming claim. | Version chronologyH04 · H778 |
| 1.69 | Optional software stability update. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced for that evening. Catalog label 1.69.0 is normalized to 1.69. Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 1.69 to 2012-06-12. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · H119 · H465 |
| 1.67 | Fixed a screen freeze when using the camera in Dream Club ZERO Portable. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2012-04-12. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H449 |
| 1.66 | Added notification controls, a ten-minute standby option, LiveArea navigation arrows and keyboard Caps Lock. | Release: JapanArticle: French article title and body identify 1.66 despite the 1.65 URL slug; rollout scheduled April 4. No unmentioned withdrawal fix is inferred. Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 1.66 to 2012-04-04. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · H322 · H464 |
| 1.65 | Notification, power-save and keyboard refinements; temporarily withdrawn after a PSP ad-hoc play issue.Historically withdrawn — not an installation recommendation | Release: Release chronology; Sony posts confirm same-day withdrawalArticle: Withdrawal notice dated 2012-04-03. The chronology dates 1.65 to April 3, 2012 and marks it replaced by 1.66. Sony’s dated regional posts independently confirm that users had downloaded 1.65 before it was temporarily removed that day. | Sony announcementH04 · H121 · H780 |
| 1.61 | Maintenance after 1.60; launch onboarding also described Maps, video recording and Content Manager changes. | Release: JapanArticle: Announced for that evening. Do not attribute all 1.60 features newly to 1.61. Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 1.61 to 2012-02-21. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · H122 · H463 |
| 1.60 | Added Maps and video capture in Photos; Sony also announced Mac Content Manager Assistant and revised PS-button illumination. | Release: JapanArticle: Japanese rollout scheduled February 8, 2012. Mac software was a separate companion download. Sony explicitly dates Japanese distribution of 1.60 to 2012-02-08. Capture date is separate; this is not a worldwide release timestamp or a current installation recommendation. Existing feature notes remain independently sourced. | Sony announcementH04 · H321 · H462 |
| 1.52 | Improved system-software operating stability on PS Vita. | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2012-01-16. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H448 |
| 1.51 | Fixed a game-progression problem in Shin Sangoku Musou NEXT (Dynasty Warriors NEXT). | Release: JapanSony explicitly dates Japanese distribution to 2011-12-27. Capture date is separate; no worldwide release timestamp is inferred. Historical features are not current service or installation recommendations. | Sony archived supportH04 · H447 |
| 1.50 | Added support for outputting PS Vita audio through the official cradle’s line-out connection. | Release: JapanThe Sony cradle manual explicitly requires PS Vita system software 1.50 or later for external-speaker output. It supports this compatibility change, not a claim that 1.50 contained no other changes. The independently archived Sony notice supplies the release date. | Sony compatibility manualH04 · H446 · H779 |
| 1.06 | European launch firmware and US First Edition Bundle firmware; no version-specific feature or fix is documented. | Public release date: not applicableLaunch-hardware build distributed with the First Edition Bundle and European launch systems; no separate public release is evidenced.Available by: US First Edition Bundle and European launch distribution; not an exact release date. H783The chronology dates US First Edition and European launch distribution to 2012-02-15; it remains stored as an availability bound. Launch-hardware build distributed with the First Edition Bundle and European launch systems; no separate public release is evidenced. | Technical chronologyH04 · H783 · H844 |
| 1.05 | Japanese launch firmware; no version-specific feature or fix is documented. | Public release date: not applicableJapanese launch-system build; no separate public release is evidenced.Available by: Japanese launch-system distribution; not an exact release date. H782The chronology dates Japanese launch distribution to 2011-12-17; it remains stored as an availability bound. Japanese launch-system build; no separate public release is evidenced. | Technical chronologyH04 · H782 · H843 |
| 1.04 | Game-card-only launch build supplied with Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru: 11 Hitome no Suspect; no feature-level changelog is documented. | Public release date: not applicableGame-card and launch-hardware build; no separate public release is evidenced.Available by: Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru retail-card distribution; not an exact release date. H781The chronology dates the game-card distribution to 2011-12-17; it remains stored as an availability bound. Game-card and launch-hardware build; no separate public release is evidenced. | Technical chronologyH04 · H781 · H842 |
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Each version has a bookmarkable link. A catalog entry establishes what the preservation operator lists, not that Sony released it over the public network. Factory, disc-only and model-limited distribution may require more evidence. Separate recovery, beta, developer, hybrid and delta-patch catalogs were not imported. Package variants within the selected tables remain labeled.
Article dates and available-by bounds are not silently converted into firmware release dates. Available-by means the version was already available on that date in the named source region; it does not establish its first release day. Beta previews, withdrawn releases and delayed rollouts keep their qualifications. Old services may no longer work. We do not host, download, authenticate or recommend archived firmware packages, and this is not a downgrade guide.
This is the Vita-family catalog. Early Vita versions are not asserted to run on PS TV. Only the shared current Sony listing and specifically documented PS TV features establish PS TV applicability.
What this record does—and does not—prove
Source check: . 51 version records; 51 with Sony notes or feature announcements; 0 with notes missing (including timing-only evidence). This is a manually reviewed reference, not a live device check or a download mirror. Historical fixes are not a list of unresolved problems in the latest software.
We have not tested these releases on hardware. A short maintenance note does not identify a particular crash, frame-rate gain or security vulnerability. No reported issue here should be read as “bug-free.” If your console reports a newer version, use Sony’s current instructions and treat this snapshot as due for review.
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