Anti-hack! PS Vita memory card cannot be read directly by computer

In the upcoming PS Vita, a memory card with a fully upgraded SONY patented technology (the price is relatively high), SONY claims this is to prevent the PS Vita from appearing in the same tragedy as the PSP: the game is illegally cracked. Zongcheng Shimada of SONY Entertainment made it clear that this memory card is exclusive to PS Vita. It is mainly used to save games, download games or expand content, or store files like normal memory cards.

SONY said that PS Vita's memory card cannot be directly recognized by a computer as a normal memory card unless a dedicated management software is used. Although the PSP must pass Media Go to install the game on the memory card, the PSP memory card can still be directly recognized by the computer as an ordinary SD card. This directly leads the hackers to bypass the security system and extract useful firmware information. Further crack the PSP to perform a bulk CD game.

Shimada emphasized that the new PS Vita memory card will not allow users to set up a layer by layer to manage troublesome folders (just like Apple's iTunes), aiming to provide users with the most convenient services. PS Vita's memory card management program will be released in both Windows and compatible Mac versions. The Japanese version will be released only for Windows on December 17, and will be released on February 22 next year.

In the era of PSP, pirated games were stored via memory sticks, and the contents of the memory card could be arbitrarily modified to allow hackers to use it when they cracked.