![]() ![]() Once a product key is input (the key is tied to a serial number on the USB board implanted in your Vita), you're away. "The mod is clearly geared towards video capture on PC - the USB connection ensures there's no way to directly interface the Vita to an HDTV for example." Despite the inclusion of what must be a pretty intricate internal modification, our Vita was returned to the UK in pristine condition - with the addition of a USB 2.0 port on the underside of the unit.Ī very poorly translated instruction manual clued us in on where to download the driver and viewer software. Opening up the box, we found our unit returned in excellent condition, with the handheld now sporting a small USB port on the base of the unit, to the left of the charging port and beneath the product barcode. After about ten days, we received a DHL shipping notification that our Vita was on the way back to the UK, with the package arriving three days later. However, it is the only video-out solution available to potential Vita broadcasters, so we put the whole purchase procedure to the test, ordering the upgrade from the website, paying via PayPal, shipping the unit to Japan (via Royal Mail's "International Signed For" service - about £12) and then sitting back, hoping that our beloved handheld wouldn't get lost in the post. In common with previous 3DS video-out mods, image data is piped out of the Vita via USB rather than HDMI (in contrast to the custom hardware we used for our Stranger's Wrath, Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Assassin's Creed features), so if you did simply want to connect your handheld to your HDTV, you'd need to channel the signal through a PC - not exactly ideal. It's clearly quite an investment then, and it's worth pointing out that it's not the most flexible solution either. Alternatively you can spend around £300 in total if you buy a brand-new unit direct from the site (though beware custom fees). While the notion of running games designed for a handheld on an HDTV may not appeal to many, the ability to capture footage or live-stream Vita gameplay is a highly attractive option to YouTube fans, bloggers and games journalists alike, so it was with much interest that we noted the arrival of a new product that adds video output to any Vita, with the option to buy a pre-modified, brand new handheld.Īvailable from Japanese site (yes, they'll also mod Nintendo's handheld too), the upgrade isn't cheap - we're talking total costs in the region of £200, not including the handheld itself. If there's one glaring omission from the design of the PlayStation Vita, it's provision for a video output. ![]()
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