PlayStation Vita system software
| PlayStation Vita system software | |
|---|---|
LiveArea, the user interface of the PlayStation Vita | |
| Developer | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Written in | C, assembly language |
| OS family | Proprietary OS (containing components which are based FreeBSD and NetBSD) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | December 17, 2011 (as 1.03) |
| Latest release | 3.74 / May 10, 2022 |
| Available in | 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 |
| Update method |
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| Supported platforms | PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| Default user interface | LiveArea |
| Preceded by | PlayStation Portable (system software) |
| Official website | |
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.