XandstarSanTV Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Okay, so as title kinda suggests, I have a few questions about the PS Vita. I heard about people who bought a pre-owned ps vita, put in their accounts and got trophy lists for games that they didn't play, and now have their backlog all screwed up with games they don't own. Following from the statement above, my question is, how can I avoid this happening to me when I use my account I have now, with all games on 100%, and nothing attached to a vita and use this ps vita I have, previously owned? Should I format and test it with some alt account to make sure nothing syncs or what? Another question is, I'll be playing vita games that don't requiere online trophies or anything How can I avoid opening some built in apps or stuff that have trophies like Paint Park? Following that question, how do avoid in general anything messing up my trophy lists? I can rephrase some stuff if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Camokidd87 Posted May 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2022 (edited) Just factory reset it first. Itll wipe everything. Upon setting up create a folder on the homescreen and name it junk and drag all the crap you dont want to see there. Edited May 28, 2022 by Camokidd87 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SnowxSakura Posted May 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2022 If it already has an account on it, you won't be able to sign in anyways. Best thing to do is factory reset the vita, and format the memory card if it comes with one. As for welcome park, and any other apps on the vita, you can't really accidentally open them, as you click on the bubble, which goes to a different tab, and then you have to hit play again for the app to start 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 The Vita and it’s memory card can only hold one account. Formatting and putting your account on there wipes any account, including any that were added without ever connecting to the internet. Once you format and add your account, go online to make sure your Vitas clock is synced with PSN and you won’t get Missing Timestamps. If you ever are asked to set the time and date when you start up your Vita, connect to PSN before unlocking any trophies to avoid any Missing Timestamps in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XandstarSanTV Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 Thank you three, okay so basically by formatting and stuff, syncing the date and time correctly, I don't to worry for random trophies stored in the vita and missing timestamps? And my account will be safe from those issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowxSakura Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Correct, it will be treated as if the vita is brand new out of the box starting up for the first time. You will have to generate a device setup password to be able to log in to PSN on the vita with your account 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Yuki Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I bought a preowned vita from Japan as my own one broke, and it was completely factory resetted so nothing happened, I just logged into my account normally. The vita can only have one account on it, and the games and data are on the memory card. So if you do get a vita that's not in a like new state, remove the memory card if there is one and factory reset it, which wipes everything. If there is stuff in the memory card that you don't want, you can wipe that as well to use for your own stuff, which is what I recommend doing. Usually vitas don't come with a memory card anyway, you have to get your own one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XandstarSanTV Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 Thank you all, mates! ❤️ I'm insecure and I just needed to be sure before commiting my 100% account to something that I thought it'd be risky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowxSakura Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Good luck, and enjoy your new vita! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHealthy Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 5 hours ago, TheSilverClapper said: How can I avoid opening some built in apps or stuff that have trophies like Paint Park? The only built in app with trophies is Welcome Park: https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/1293-welcome-park Paint Park Plus is a free download on the store. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kishnabe Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Factory Reset and format the memory card that it came with. Unsynced Trophy history saved to memory card not the vita. Once memory card formatted, gone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XandstarSanTV Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 Thank you all, mates! ❤️ I fixed the Vita up and it seems I don't have any phantom trophies synced or any other problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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