<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Vita	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
official	O
firmware	B-Application
and	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
a	O
Unix-base	O
which	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
and	O
NetBSD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LiveArea	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Vita	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth-generation	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
consoles	O
use	O
LiveArea	O
as	O
the	O
graphical	O
shell	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
(	O
XMB	B-Device
)	O
interface	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
seventh-generation	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
such	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
eighth-generation	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
however	O
uses	O
neither	O
LiveArea	O
nor	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
as	O
its	O
graphical	O
shell	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
utilizes	O
a	O
user	O
interface	O
called	O
PlayStation	O
Dynamic	O
Menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Vita	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
uses	O
LiveArea	O
as	O
its	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
various	O
social	O
networking	O
features	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
select	O
the	O
icon	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
or	O
an	O
application	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
LiveArea	O
screen	O
for	O
that	O
game	O
or	O
application	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
's	O
LiveArea	O
,	O
latest	O
game	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
downloadable	O
contents	O
are	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
LiveArea	O
screen	O
for	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
(	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
which	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
system	B-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
)	O
supports	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
to	O
transmit	O
its	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
output	O
to	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
between	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
which	O
is	O
well-integrated	O
,	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
between	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
is	O
only	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
select	O
"	O
few	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
titles	O
and	O
results	O
were	O
often	O
laggy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
screen	O
device	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
(	O
and	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
only	O
supported	O
by	O
very	O
few	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Class	O
of	O
Heroes	O
2G	O
)	O
for	O
streaming	O
content	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
for	O
users	O
having	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
share	O
media	O
files	O
videos	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
images	O
between	O
them	O
by	O
transferring	O
multimedia	O
files	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updates	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Vita	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
can	O
also	O
be	O
downloaded	O
to	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
devices	O
via	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
Terraria	B-Application
are	O
examples	O
of	O
such	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
saved	O
worlds	O
are	O
transferable	O
between	O
the	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
cross	O
buy	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
Cross-Play	O
(	O
or	O
Cross-Platform	O
Play	O
)	O
covering	O
any	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
software	O
title	O
that	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
or	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
software	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
title	O
supporting	O
the	O
Cross-Play	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
system	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
PSN	B-Device
services	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
may	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
these	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Browser	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
preinstalled	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
for	O
browsing	O
the	O
World	O
Wide	O
Web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
web	O
browsing	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
browser	O
itself	O
has	O
been	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
less	O
difficult	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	O
application	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
tabs	O
,	O
but	O
users	O
can	O
have	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
separate	O
browser	O
windows	O
open	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
save	O
images	O
from	O
websites	O
to	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
memory	O
card	O
by	O
touching	O
and	O
holding	O
on	O
the	O
image	O
until	O
a	O
menu	O
appears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
web	O
browser	O
supports	O
HTML5	B-Application
,	O
cookies	B-Application
and	O
JavaScript	B-Language
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
application	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
at	O
launch	O
was	O
"	O
Maps	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
displayed	O
online	O
maps	O
when	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
is	O
capable	O
of	O
photo	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
playback	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
formats	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
built-in	O
cameras	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
or	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
Blu-ray	O
or	O
DVD	O
movies	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
since	O
it	O
lacks	O
of	O
an	O
optical	O
disc	O
drive	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
UMD	O
drive	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
transfer	O
movies	O
in	O
a	O
supported	O
format	O
from	O
and	O
to	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
system	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
videos	O
for	O
download	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
transfer	O
content	O
that	O
is	O
playing	O
or	O
displayed	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
system	O
to	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
system	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
content	O
on	O
their	O
televisions	O
instead	O
of	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
multimedia	O
formats	O
are	O
supported	O
on	O
a	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
or	O
a	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
system	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
entertainment	O
applications	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
for	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
applications	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
include	O
Music	O
Unlimited	O
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
,	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
,	O
TuneIn	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
Qello	O
,	O
Crunchyroll	O
,	O
Crackle	O
,	O
Hulu	O
Plus	O
,	O
Redbox	O
Instant	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
although	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
