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HENkaku changelog

v1.17 · Oct 31, 2026

HENkaku 1.17: PlayStation Vita games on your jailbroken PS4, through Vita3K.

New in 1.17

Fixed: Uncharted froze at its first loading screen. The game hands work to its worker threads through Sony's thread library, and the wake-up sent to a sleeping worker got lost, so the loading screen waited forever. It came from Fast atomics (HENkaku > CPU): the 64-bit atomic operations, which that library's lock-free queues use, now always run exactly, while locks and counters stay fast. Other games that froze on a loading screen the same way should load now too.
A game thread paused in the middle of an atomic update starts that update over, as on a real Vita.
If a game still hangs or crashes where it didn't before, turn Fast atomics off in HENkaku > CPU (it applies when a game starts).

New in 1.15 and 1.16

Delete this game: press Square on a game for its settings, then Delete this game, with or without its saves. It removes the game, its update, DLC, license, settings and shader cache.
The Freeze log (HENkaku > Diagnostics, on by default) now records where every game thread is when a game shows no new frame for 30 s, so a log can show why a game froze.

New since 1.00

Game fixes from Vita3K+ by nckstwrt and contributors: graphics, sound, video, saves and loading in many more games (1.14).
DualShock 4 motion and the PlayStation Camera for the Vita's cameras (1.13).
Faster games (GPU work on its own thread, Fast system calls and Fast atomics in HENkaku > CPU).
Uncharted's black boxes and garbage near water are fixed.
The PS4's own keyboard when a game asks you to type; USB and Bluetooth keyboards work too.
Themes (built-in, your own colours, PS Vita themes, wallpapers), 3D bubbles, the LiveArea cards home screen, and smoother menus.
Fixes: R&C 2 sound (NGS pitch), L3+R3 menu deadlock, freeze on exit, touch pad pointer modes (Hover / Direct).

How to use

Download HENkaku-v01.17.pkg, copy it to your PS4 and install it with GoldHEN's Package Installer.
Start HENkaku. The first time, it downloads the PS Vita firmware and fonts from Sony's update server (or copy Sony's update files to /data/HENkaku/install and install them like a game).
Copy your games (.vpk, .zip, .pkg with its zRIF, NoNpDrm dumps) to /data/HENkaku/install over FTP, press Triangle on the home screen, and install them.

Updating from an earlier HENkaku: install this package over the old one.

Needs a jailbroken PS4 with GoldHEN. No games, firmware or Sony files are included: bring your own games. Full guide, controls and FAQ in the README. Source: this repository (GPL-2.0-or-later, as Vita3K).

v1.14 · Oct 29, 2026

HENkaku 1.14: PlayStation Vita games on your jailbroken PS4, through Vita3K.

New in 1.14

More games run, with game fixes brought over from Vita3K+ by nckstwrt and contributors:
Graphics and shader fixes for Killzone, Resistance, Need for Speed, Call of Duty, Gundam Breaker 3, Tearaway, LittleBigPlanet, Skullgirls, Ridge Racer, Persona 4 and many more.
Sound and video fixes (Shin Gundam Musou voices, Mortal Kombat videos, Madden/FIFA commentary), save and keyboard fixes, and games with thousands of files load (Ys Celceta).
Resistance, Sonic Racing, Madden and NFS no longer stall while loading; a Killzone video freeze is fixed.
Uncharted's camera: photos no longer turn green, and the fix Vita3K+ credits for getting past Chapter 13.
HENkaku keeps its own thread handling, memory and CPU code, and its faster default settings. Games that need it can still turn on GPU accuracy, Frame read-back or Shader compiling in the settings.
Some freezing games that Vita3K+ fixes through its own thread scheduler (MGS3, Samurai Warriors, Sonic) may still hang here.

New since 1.00

DualShock 4 motion and the PlayStation Camera for the Vita's cameras (1.13).
Faster games (GPU work on its own thread, Fast system calls and Fast atomics in HENkaku > CPU).
Uncharted's black boxes and garbage near water are fixed.
The PS4's own keyboard when a game asks you to type; USB and Bluetooth keyboards work too.
Themes (built-in, your own colours, PS Vita themes, wallpapers), 3D bubbles, the LiveArea cards home screen, and smoother menus.
Fixes: R&C 2 sound (NGS pitch), L3+R3 menu deadlock, freeze on exit, touch pad pointer modes (Hover / Direct).

How to use

Download HENkaku-v01.14.pkg, copy it to your PS4 and install it with GoldHEN's Package Installer.
Start HENkaku. The first time, it downloads the PS Vita firmware and fonts from Sony's update server (or copy Sony's update files to /data/HENkaku/install and install them like a game).
Copy your games (.vpk, .zip, .pkg with its zRIF, NoNpDrm dumps) to /data/HENkaku/install over FTP, press Triangle on the home screen, and install them.

Updating from an earlier HENkaku: install this package over the old one.

v1.13 · Oct 25, 2026

HENkaku 1.13: PlayStation Vita games on your jailbroken PS4, through Vita3K.

New in 1.13

Motion sensor. The DualShock 4's motion sensor now works as the Vita's: tilt and turn the controller to tilt and turn the Vita in games that use it.
Camera. Games that use the Vita's cameras (taking photos in Uncharted, for example) see the PlayStation Camera when one is connected. Without one they see your own picture (/data/HENkaku/camera.png or camera.jpg) or a grey image. Choose in Controls > Camera: PS4 camera, Picture, Dark or Bright.
Fewer hitches in games with many threads (such as Street Fighter X Tekken): in the "One at a time" Vita core mode, a higher-priority thread now takes its Vita core at once, as on a real Vita, instead of waiting for a lower-priority thread that is busy waiting. If a game still hitches, try HENkaku > CPU > Vita core threads: Side by side. The diagnostics log now shows how long each thread waits for its Vita core.

New since 1.00

Faster games (GPU work on its own thread, Fast system calls and Fast atomics in HENkaku > CPU).
Uncharted's black boxes and garbage near water are fixed.
The PS4's own keyboard when a game asks you to type; USB and Bluetooth keyboards work too.
Themes (built-in, your own colours, PS Vita themes, wallpapers), 3D bubbles, the LiveArea cards home screen, and smoother menus.
Fixes: R&C 2 sound (NGS pitch), L3+R3 menu deadlock, freeze on exit, touch pad pointer modes (Hover / Direct).

How to use

Download HENkaku-v01.13.pkg, copy it to your PS4 and install it with GoldHEN's Package Installer.
Start HENkaku. The first time, it downloads the PS Vita firmware and fonts from Sony's update server (or copy Sony's update files to /data/HENkaku/install and install them like a game).
Copy your games (.vpk, .zip, .pkg with its zRIF, NoNpDrm dumps) to /data/HENkaku/install over FTP, press Triangle on the home screen, and install them.

Updating from an earlier HENkaku: install this package over the old one.

v1.12 · Oct 24, 2026

HENkaku 1.12: PlayStation Vita games on your jailbroken PS4, through Vita3K.

New since 1.00

Faster games. Heavy games such as Uncharted run faster: GPU work goes out on its own thread, frequent system calls and the game's atomic operations (locks, counters) no longer stop the translated code, and a renderer slowdown that grew the longer you played is gone. Two new switches in HENkaku > CPU: Fast system calls and Fast atomics (both on; turn Fast atomics off if a game hangs where it didn't before).
Uncharted's black boxes and garbage near water are fixed (GPU synchronisation on AMD).
The PS4's keyboard. When a game asks you to type (a name, a save title), the PS4's own on-screen keyboard opens; Cross confirms on every console region. USB and Bluetooth keyboards work too.
Themes. HENkaku > Themes (or Square on the HENkaku bubble): ten built-in themes, your own colours, installed PS Vita themes (from PKGj, or a theme .pkg with its zRIF), and wallpapers from /data/HENkaku/wallpapers, a USB drive or your PS4 screenshots, with a preview before you pick.
3D bubbles that the game icons now fill completely (or Flat, if you prefer).
LiveArea cards, a new home screen style: each game's LiveArea as a card, side by side.
Smoother menus. The home screen and menus run at the TV's refresh without stutter.
Fixes: R&C 2 sound (NGS pitch), L3+R3 menu deadlock, freeze on exit, touch pad pointer modes (Hover / Direct).

How to use

Download HENkaku-v01.12.pkg, copy it to your PS4 and install it with GoldHEN's Package Installer.
Start HENkaku. The first time, it downloads the PS Vita firmware and fonts from Sony's update server (or copy Sony's update files to /data/HENkaku/install and install them like a game).
Copy your games (.vpk, .zip, .pkg with its zRIF, NoNpDrm dumps) to /data/HENkaku/install over FTP, press Triangle on the home screen, and install them.

Updating from an earlier HENkaku: install this package over the old one.

v1.00 · Oct 23, 2026

HENkaku 1.00: PlayStation Vita games on your jailbroken PS4, through Vita3K.

New in 1.00

Everything in /data/HENkaku. Your games, saves, firmware and settings now live in /data/HENkaku. Coming from v00.xx, the first start moves /data/Vita3K there for you, with everything in it.
PKGj's "database disk image is malformed" is fixed. A game's file writes now go straight to the PS4's storage, as on a Vita. Before, the last write to a file still open when the game ended could be lost. If PKGj already shows the error, delete comppack.db and comppack_updates.db from /data/HENkaku/fs/ux0/pkgj/ once: PKGj makes them again.
Smoother frame generation on camera pans. In-between frames keep the picture whole when the camera moves: no more speckle, torn patches or doubled textures, and fast pans no longer drop back to plain frames.
From v00.41: PKGj installs games. Its downloads come down in the background (the bottom right corner shows how far along), carry on in HENkaku's home screen and install there by themselves.

How to use

Download HENkaku-v01.00.pkg, copy it to your PS4 and install it with GoldHEN's Package Installer.
Start HENkaku. The first time, it downloads the PS Vita firmware and fonts from Sony's update server (or copy Sony's update files to /data/HENkaku/install and install them like a game).
Copy your games (.vpk, .zip, .pkg with its zRIF, NoNpDrm dumps) to /data/HENkaku/install over FTP, press Triangle on the home screen, and install them.

Updating from an earlier HENkaku: install this package over the old one.

Needs a jailbroken PS4 with GoldHEN. No games, firmware or Sony files are included: bring your own games. Full
guide, controls and FAQ in the README. Source: this repository
(GPL-2.0-or-later, as Vita3K).