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psvgamesd
NoNpDrm
Vitamin/MaiDumpTool


Dumps physical games
✅
✅
✅


Dumps digital games, DLC, and updates
❌
✅
✅


Compatible with legit DLC & updates
✅
✅
❌


Saves usable on non-hacked Vitas
✅
✅
❌


All original data untouched
✅
❌
❌❌


No problems saving after suspend
✅
✅
❌❌


Format can be converted to work with other tools
✅
❌
❌


Installs physical games as bubbles
❌
✅
✅


Dumps games requiring > 3.60
✅
❌
❌


Works on firmware > 3.60
❌
❌
❌


Plays games requiring > 3.60
❌
❌
❌


Key points:

STOP using Vitamin/MaiDumpTool. Those tools were hacked together before
taiHEN was ready and therefore depends on hacks around the fact that there
was no kernel access. Game executable metadata was not preserved and creates
lots of compatibility issues including corrupting saves while in suspend mode.
psvgamesd creates .psv files which will be the standard archival format for
Vita games (like .iso or .nds but for Vita). These files are not trimmed or
compressed and therefore will take a lot of storage to save. Until
trimming/compression features are implemented, a way to use the best of both
psvgamesd and NoNpDrm is to save your raw dumps on your computer (for backup)
and when needed (like if you lose access to your cart), you can use psvgamesd to
mount the image once, then use NoNpDrm to "install" it as a bubble (saving
space) and finally delete the original .psv from your Vita.
psvgamesd allows you to backup your 3.61+ games for use if/once later firmware
are hacked.
psvgamesd currently does not support backing up digital games but the .psv
format will eventually be used to archive digital games as well. More
information on the format is
here.
When a .psv is mounted with psvgamesd, you can run any other tool (including
NoNpDrm and Vitamin) on it, so until existing workflow (such as game
translation) is upgraded to not depend on legacy dumps, it is always possible to
go from .psv to any other format but not the other way around! You must dump
the original cart to create a .psv!

Legal Disclaimer: I helped author the .psv format to help standardize the
format for backup and archival but I do not endorse any method to circumvent
DRM. This guide is provided for informative purposes only and does not serve to
aid any party in circumventing DRM. I have not worked directly or indirectly on
any DRM circumvention features.
	psvgamesd	NoNpDrm	Vitamin/MaiDumpTool
Dumps physical games	✅	✅	✅
Dumps digital games, DLC, and updates	❌	✅	✅
Compatible with legit DLC & updates	✅	✅	❌
Saves usable on non-hacked Vitas	✅	✅	❌
All original data untouched	✅	❌	❌❌
No problems saving after suspend	✅	✅	❌❌
Format can be converted to work with other tools	✅	❌	❌
Installs physical games as bubbles	❌	✅	✅
Dumps games requiring > 3.60	✅	❌	❌
Works on firmware > 3.60	❌	❌	❌
Plays games requiring > 3.60	❌	❌	❌