PlayStation Vita system software

Overview

screenshot	File:PlayStation Vita LiveArea.png
developer	Sony Interactive Entertainment
programmed in	C, assembly language
family	Proprietary OS (containing components which are based FreeBSD and NetBSD)
working state	Current
source model	Closed source
released	December 17, 2011 (as 1.03)
latest release version	3.74
latest release date	May 10, 2022
language	Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish‡R1R‡
updatemodel	Direct Download Download via PS3 Download via PC Game Card USB drive (PS TV only)
supported platforms	PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV
kernel type	Monolithic
ui	LiveArea
preceded by	PlayStation Portable (system software)
website	USA EU *Japan

The PlayStation Vita system software is the official firmware and operating system for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV video game consoles. It uses the LiveArea as its graphical shell. The system is built on a custom kernel with some components derived from FreeBSD and NetBSD.[2][3]

User interface

The LiveArea is the name of the graphical user interface of the PlayStation Vita system software developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The interface features a new touch-based screen and acts like a hub page and allows users to switch between different parts of the game space.[4] The eighth-generation PlayStation Vita

PlayStation Vita system software

User interface

Cooperation with home consoles

Internet features

Multimedia features

List of apps

References