You can no longer create a new PSN account or manage certain account details directly from the Vita hardware.
However, the community quickly discovered the real reason for the update: ps vita 3.74 firmware
If you decide you want to be on 3.74 (perhaps to reset your Vita for resale), here is how to do it safely: You can no longer create a new PSN
In the twilight years of the PlayStation Vita, firmware version arrived not with a bang, but with a quiet, almost bureaucratic whisper. Sony’s decision to release a security patch in
3.74 represents the . Sony’s decision to release a security patch in 2021—three years after the last major update (3.69 in 2018)—shows two things:
This is where things get tricky. 3.74 was clearly designed to block the popular h-encore² exploit used on 3.73. If you’re already running CFW (Enso, HENkaku, etc.) on 3.60, 3.65, or 3.68, do not update . You’ll lose your hack and might not regain it until tools catch up.
For most users, this update is a unless you prioritize modern security. It provides no performance gains or new features, instead choosing to remove functionality to maintain compliance with Sony's modern security ecosystem.