Here's Why The PlayStation Vita Is Still Impressive In 2020

[@Jamie-yp7qz]

There’s a saying that describes the system perfectly: “The Vita didn’t fail Sony, Sony failed the Vita.”

[@Flameville]

Indeed exactly what happened

[@rayyanamir8560]

They knew that it would affect sales of ps4 which fetches them bigger profit.

[@DrGandW]

DeathEngine2 Those goddamn memory cards gave me secondhand regret. I freakin love that system but was not willing to get anything above 16 GBs that shit was unacceptably priced. The best thing hackers did for me was get my 128GB microSD card working with it. If unofficial sources could finagle a microSD into working, Sony could make the damn thing to work with SD cards. They did so much right then ruined it at something so basic, I will always be bitter over that.

[@Join-vader-gamer1234]

Yes you are the best Sony failed the vita thanks you

[@neophantomkaiju]

They just abandon it.

[@bigboss7681]

I don’t get why sony didn’t give the Vita more recognition and support. It has massive potential. I mean you could play PS1, and psp games, that alone is worth buying the Vita

[@lurkzie]

Android phones can do that too

[@thealterlion7163]

lurkzie android phones have digital buttons, and it is almost impossible to get legal games into it, while on the Vita you could just buy them off the store

[@lurkzie]

@@thealterlion7163true... however there are attachments available to provide physical buttons and handles for gaming on android devices. I don't support piracy I'm just making the point that its available on there as they are virtually mini computers

[@thealterlion7163]

@@lurkzie exactly. Attachments. It's not part of the phone, so it will never be as detailed and comfortable as a dedicated game console

[@lurkzie]

@@thealterlion7163 "Never be as detailed or comfortable"? ... you shouldn't be so small minded my friend

[@dangiambrone7350]

It's crazy to think that Uncharted: Golden Abyss was a launch game. Imagine what first party games would have looked like had Sony supported it properly and pushed the tech to its limits.

[@kamilciura7953]

Killzone Mercenary is a good example. Playing it via PS TV on bigger screen is mind-blowing - the image quality is not far behing Killzone 3 on PS3.

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

I have loved my Vita 1000 from day 1! I have about 175 physical media games and it has a very special spot in my video game library.... I still play it regularly, even 8 years after purchasing it! We were supposed to get a Bioshock, Mighty Number Nine, Infamous and Third Uncharted game.... Imagine how badass those titles could have been....

[@Overflow066]

This thing was truly ahead of its time,

[@AtomicMoviess]

It wasnt

[@El_Nightmare]

@@AtomicMoviess True, but it had so much potential.

[@miks_w8945]

@@AtomicMoviess it was wayyyy way ahead of its time

[@b52_ivan38]

Its was man would've gotten one instead of a switch becuz it's more high quality

[@Crea_TV]

Only issues I had with it, was the required exclusive microSD. It would have been great to use whatever microSD I had.

[@B9scrambler]

I'm still upset with Sony for ditching this thing so early. Love mine to death.

[@ambiguousparadox]

They should've stuck with it like, as Nintendo did with the 3ds

[@GrabEmByTheJoystick]

I used to carry this everywhere with me, along with my 3DS. The experience was just too unique at the time.

[@captainfuture5984]

Yeah it's like Sony had 2 children but then abandoned the second one because it thought having it was a mistake. It's alright though, Vita will always be my baby.

[@storyteller2285]

It’s weird because everywhere I go online it seems like every single person LOVES the Vita.

[@SteelSkin667]

Unfortunately it sold very poorly, so supporting the console for longer than they did wouldn't have made economical sense. It did receive some great games through third party publishers, and has a frankly amazing library of indie games, but the fact is that it just kind of died out from lack of interest from the general public.

[@tjbrawley9266]

That Persona 4 Golden intro on the oled screen is gorgeous

[@fattiger6957]

Yeah, that opening video on oled is beautiful.

[@Tsuuuuper]

Yup, that op on the oled display is stunning

[@MadnessMan13]

Really makes me wish I had a 1000 but I still love my 2000

[@Xist-Mob]

More like cringy, but I do like the colors

[@tjbrawley9266]

Jimmy Reboudo u have a 2000 right? How long is the battery life for yours? My 1000 is out after only about 3-4 hours... I think it’s that oled screen eating it up

[@FazedInferno]

The original Vita model is such an exceptional piece of hardware. The internals are incredible for the time but even to this day, it just looks and feels phenomenal to hold

[@Cookiebreedchannel]

I have a Vita 2016 since some time ago and I'm still happy and satisfied with it

[@thenotoriousjoey9956]

Unversed [XI's old channel] I have both a slim and original vita my original charging port is fried so I use a spare vita to charge the battery and switch em out but it’s to much so I use my slim

[@weaverquest]

The OLED screen of the original Vita model is still the best we got on any handheld.

[@thenotoriousjoey9956]

Cutter Elf looks like ass tbh it’s starting to show it’s age

[@dboymax1]

@@thenotoriousjoey9956 Anyway to mod an OLED vita to use micro usb or USB c for charging and data port?

[@shayanshahriar7882]

Honestly this bombed because of that expensive memory card. Had they used normal microSDs, it would have thrived.

[@MrLeVip]

well, memory stick pro didnt hold psp...its just sony support that was lacking and overall interest for the platform both consumer and 3rd party developers

[@shayanshahriar7882]

@@MrLeVip I am talking about PSVita. Well, I think Sony's effort to push it as a standalone console with different game library also backfired. Had they tried like the switch, having same library as 2-3 years older big consoles, they might have succeded.

[@Wobble2007]

@@MrLeVip The PSP didn't have a such a huge digital catalogue, it had PS1, PSP, PSV, Minis, mobile games, movies, so it didn't have to rely on digital anywhere near as much, especially for the first half of its lifespan, plus you could easily obtain microSD to Produo adapters anyway allowing you to use microSD without any modifications to your PSP. The PSP was a much better console than the PSV as far as usability goes. Honestly, if the PSV had conventional SD memory it would have been an amazing gaming device, such a shame.

[@goldensilence5841]

True but that would make it 10x easier to mod the console and I don’t think they want people to mod their stuff

[@Wobble2007]

@@goldensilence5841 People will mod and tinker with these things no matter what though dude, something as basic using a proper memory card slot shouldn't come into it. I've got tons of PSV games on my PSN account, but can only install a fraction of them on my PSV even on the biggest MEM card SONY provides for the PSV (64 GB). Would be really nice to have quick access to all my PS1, PSP and PSV games, instead I have to mess about with deleting stuff constantly, and if I get a fancy to playing what ever game I had to delete I have to delete another game lol, it's just total shit. At least if SONY released some decent MEM card sizes like 256 GB/512 GB it wouldn't be as big of an issue, but they never did, I'm hoping some Chinese 3rd party will offer some unofficial PSV MEM cards that are basically just modified microSD cards that ideally come in up to 1 TB or so, you never know it might happen eventually.

[@aubry980]

The first version was like the most luxurious handheld I ever had, never felt anything as premium in my life. That’s still the case even in 2020, but the Xbox one controller is second to that.

[@smokegames1179]

Oled vita ftw slim just looks like a china handheld rip off

[@mathjesticgaming1188]

Yea the xbox controller does feel good. I just hate that after a day the thumbsticks just drag.

[@coreyryan9703]

@@mathjesticgaming1188 surprised to hear that I’ve been with Sony since ps1 and one thing I’ve noticed about Xbox controllers is never ending 3.5mm headphone jack issues and analog stick issues . Proud of the fact that I bought my ps4 controller years ago second hand and never had any issue .

[@mathjesticgaming1188]

@@coreyryan9703 yea my ps4 controllers only drift if i drop them. But i really try not to do that, so they usually dont drift. The xbox controller however, will drift out of the box

[@coreyryan9703]

@@mathjesticgaming1188 yeah and I’ve always been bias toward ps controllers anyways .

[@dwculp]

The Vita was ahead of its time and far ahead of the 3DS. It failed, in my opinion, due to two reasons: 1. The brutally high cost of the proprietary memory cards. 2. Being ignored by Sony and not marketed well. The death of the Vita may have been a self fulfilling prophecy. #1 above led to poor sales which led to #2.

[@ZackSNetwork]

The PS Vita was a powerful machine for the first 2 years on the market. It definitely wasn't revolutionary though like the PSP thats for sure. PSP was released in 2004 and was the most powerful portable device untell the Iphone 4 came out. Back in the PSP era it had superior specs and could do more than a smartphone could. The PS Vita is a shadow compared to what the PSP was.

[@raphael6037]

The lack of games was just mad

[@Lancia444]

dead right....I have a vita now and I can't even understand how this wasn't supported more. The "augmented reality" possibilities could have been a game-changer.

[@daserfomalhaut9809]

I've spoken to some friends that work in AAA game dev and the actual biggest thing was something gamers didn't consider. The Vita was just too good for it's own...good. It really was just a compact home console and that made it very expensive to develop for to meet expectations the hardware put in place, compared to the 3DS that was waaay cheaper to develop for. If they wanted to make a console quality game...they could just make it for the already established consoles with far larger install bases like...the PS3. If they wanted to make small, cheap handheld games, the 3DS or mobile were the smarter options. This in conjunction with your listed issues just doomed this poor device. It's just the DreamCast all over again. It's a shame.

[@whatamalike]

It was seemingly marketed reasonably well at launch, but come the end of 2012 they were just like "meh"

[@Ray__E]

Long live the Vita!! I still have my slim. It's a seriously underrated system.

[@thenotoriousjoey9956]

ColtsFan4Life 35 it’s so boring I can’t even play a game for more than 2 minutes 😔

[@clashclay]

I still have my 1000 model & still getting trophies in 2020! Vita means life

[@gtrman12887]

I really wish Sony didn't give up on it. That was their downfall!! The psp did very well. Had Sony put effort, the Vita would have gave Nintendo a run for their money in the handheld market. Accessories needed to be cheaper too.

[@B93R]

Unpopular opinion, i like the feel of the slim one better than the fat one

[@congbangtran1785]

Not underrated tbh If only Sony had had decreased the price at the beginning though but since failure is a failure, graphically impressive but high price at launch, overpriced accesories n memory card.

[@septillion2501]

Sony's hilarious. They make a handheld, people LOVE it, they make a follow up handheld, THEY screw it up and their response is...oh well, I guess people just don't want to buy handhelds anymore, let's call it a day. And then Nintendo releases the Switch. 😂😂😂

[@DjVader112]

septillion2501 seriously, the vita had so much potential, too bad they focused too much on the console now the vita is just a weeb system, nothing but anime crap

[@AllahKnowsWhatWillHappen]

Switch is by the way a bit too expensive to carry everywhere. Whereas I remember we really took our PSPs out wherever we could

[@DjVader112]

SkeletoonOfTheNight get the switch light, its cheaper than the psp’s original price

[@AllahKnowsWhatWillHappen]

@@DjVader112 I live in a slightly different reality. It all depends on the value of $. My country's currency becomes cheaper as time marches on. For you it might be two nearly same prices, but since our currency got inflated, they are one good price and one high price. Thank you I have a big Switch

[@DjVader112]

SkeletoonOfTheNight im not living in a rich country either, 299$ in the early 2000’s isn’t something to sneeze at

[@firstname4075]

Fun fact: I'm watching this on my PS Vita.

[@tomaskyrs5396]

@@8e469 u can watch on internet browser

[@rylter]

@Katie Parker Fun fact: Nobody cares what you think cause you're a mean moron.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

That's one gorgeous way to view a video. Not so great with porn sadly.

[@SIRCRAZY]

@MrNucleon he's family disowned him so now he likes to attempt to be mean on the internet in hopes someone will notice and give attention to him.

[@jadoon702]

Fun fact . I’m watching this on my ps5

[@Kevin-sv9cn]

I always use mine as my smartphone replacement if my parents are taking my phone away. It has Netflix, KZbin, Twitch, PS Messages, Twitter and some cool games. My parents forget that they bought one. I love it!

[@firstlast8703]

how old are you

[@theinceptor3672]

@@firstlast8703 lol ikr

[@CloudCollapse]

@@firstlast8703 Imagine it's some 20 year old in their parent's house

[@Marvel_vs_Capcom84]

@@CloudCollapse There is nothing wrong with living with youre parents at 20 wtf?

[@CloudCollapse]

@@Marvel_vs_Capcom84 No there isn't; unless they are taking your phone away... That's what we're talking about. Calm down.

[@zach-etek]

Recently bought a Vita for Persona 4 Golden, but now I’m hooked with the FF catalog in their store. Vita’s so underrated

[@Reformed_Metaphor1796]

I also bought mine 2 weeks ago for P4G! Where are you at? I'm at the fourth dungeon. I highly recommend alll the Danganronpa and Disgaea games to play.

[@RickSanchez-rc1rg]

Slim or oled??

[@rockleejkooo]

@@Reformed_Metaphor1796 dont forget zero escape series ;)

[@rob_2306]

Still play mine every day. One of my favourite consoles ever. Great to see you covering this

[@akiharuse825]

I legit just finished Uncharted: Golden Abyss yesterday. It was so good. 10/10

[@onesykaranja2903]

Am still playing, at chapter 11

[@akiharuse825]

@@onesykaranja2903 Are you playing on Hard Difficulty?

[@onesykaranja2903]

Akiharuse yes

[@akiharuse825]

@@onesykaranja2903 I really hate Dante btw. I hate his guts.

[@akiharuse825]

But I guess that's also his charm.

[@sicparvismagna6526]

ME: read the title. even without watching the video i already put a like. sony i am still mad at you for abandon this amazing console!!!

[@rjgr01]

I currently used mine for remote playing, as long as you have a good internet speed, you can play ps4 games smoothly, with some limitations but really playable

[@remigiuszdarmach4233]

You don't even need Internet for it. You can change settings in PS4 that it will be emitting its own WI FI signal for PS VITA.

[@satno4224]

@@remigiuszdarmach4233 no u can't

[@satno4224]

And had 2.4ghz wifi so still delay

[@Fumei-arts]

I hope that sony will get on the handheld ride again. There is just another vibe sony handheld consoles have

[@bgill7475]

I think if they do they’ll do it in a way that combines things into one console like the Switch. They seemed to want to only support one console outside of Japan.

[@nelsonquinney9869]

Good Point@@bgill7475

[@MrEssedis]

@@bgill7475 that ain't ever happening

[@DannyWilliamH]

I'm not a fanboy so I'm not knocking Switch but I know what you mean. Vita feels Premium even in 2020. It just does. I recently grabbed a Switch Lite and I like it but it feels so cheap. It feels like they build the thing for $20 and sell it at $200. It works but it feels like Nintendo really cuts all corners they can, even down to the packaging. I honestly wondered of my Switch was used before for a second when unboxing lol. I like it! I don't dislike it but I can't help but think it feels like a toy more than a premium gaming device. Vita still feels like a premium device. From the design to the buttons themselves to the screen, it has another level of quality to it that it both explainable and unexplainable at the same time. I also wish they'd jump back in to the handheld market but they recently claimed they were done there. If they ever did I'd suggest that they return to the PSP branding, drop the proprietary memory cards and *keep the device separate from it's console cousin* . Make games cross platform all you can but tell devs to think of it as it's own thing as much as possible. Stop forcing mobile versions of PS4/5 titles, etc. Make it a true mobile gaming device, not just a device that plays a worse version of your favorite AAA games while on the toilet. Make AAA games designed FOR the handheld, like Nintendo does. That's why they dominate that market. They're terrific at seeing their handhelds as their own thing. Switch is kinda both but I still consider it a home console. I consider the 3DS the last true Nintendo handheld and up to then they were great at letting it be it's own thing.

[@s4shrish]

After what Sony did to Vita, I simply can't forgive them. Fuckers don't have faith in their stuff, and till the end didn't make the right decision. Look at Nintendo and how long they supported the WiiU WHILST still putting games for the 3DS. I was hoping till the Vita's production cycle end that they MIGHT just announce a cheap version that has microSD card support. And it would have taken off pretty quickly. But no. Blunder after blunder. The way they ditched my boi, and how they sucked the Vita out of it. Don't get me wrong, the engineers who made the Vita did a splendid job. But the Vita execs, who chose to 1) Not cut it's price like Nintendo did with 3DS early on to boost sales 2) to have outrageously expensive memory cards that were compulsory, being the prime reason why a lotta people said they would not buy it 3) Cut development of it's games just 2 years into it's life 4) Didnt promote it with special offers like Free GTA Vice City Stories with the console and such 5) most importantly, release a non-proprietary memory card version of the console The Speed of memory card's not a factor when the 3DS and the Switch and gazillion other smartphones do just fine. Because their proprietary memory cards aren't any SSD level or such as well. They are barely faster, I have seen the operation speed in VitaShell, it's molasses. It was just an excuse to unsuccessfully curb piracy like the one that was prevalent on PSP. But that never works.

[@gameplay9226]

I wish sony would rerelease the vita and either cut the price of the memory cards or adopt micro sd

[@dboymax1]

Need one with new really powerful updated internals, more shoulder buttons with clickable sitcks and make it like a Switch Pro...

[@dboymax1]

@Mike UK I know that but Sony could make their own version as a new updated Vita...

[@x7Votorious84x]

Sd2vita already exists

[@Emptymemories9]

x7Votorious84x this. It’s not hard to hack it.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

@@x7Votorious84x Wait, REALLY???

[@sariotails]

Love you Spawny. Been watching you since 2017. Couldn't stop ever since. Hope you see this comment and know that you're super appreciated.

[@keewinter5752]

Ghey

[@jasandper]

@@keewinter5752 The way you spelled gay is gay

[@jasandper]

@@keewinter5752 Also that kitty filter....bruh...c'mon....GAY

[@looeegee]

Why are you gae?

[@kyellebantog7720]

@@keewinter5752 Whey

[@sjmphotonyc]

It’s the number one reason why I have such a resentment for PlayStation. The vita was a powerhouse. PlayStation gave up on it. I still have hope it would be revived. I’m the meantime I bought a switch. Wonderful device. Maybe I moved on.

[@deltatango-six7941]

My OLED Vita still rides with me in my daypack everyday. I was an early adopter and have been supporting it ever since.

[@Midnight.k1]

Really? Well that’s good 😊 Not many people have stuck with it....

[@hballa25]

That's a fact i still have my day 1 vita and now modded it breathes new life into it

[@Noah-Lach]

That's amazing! I still bring mine on flights and daytrips from time-to-time. I wish Near was still around, maybe we would've found each other one day lol

[@danielmales123]

@@hballa25 yea sounds interesting gonna need some tips to mod mine

[@hballa25]

@@danielmales123 KZbin it so many tutorials they all work

[@zevzero]

I was just thinking about this. With my daughter home I have been using remote play and playing Persona 5 on the vita. Funny enough I noticed it accepts my blue tooth headset where the Switch doesn’t. Truely a great system. I hope the PS5 remotes play to the vita too

[@enkeiko]

Nikolai zazzoslki wtf?

[@enigmaticmecha]

@Nikolai zazzoslki Not sure if a bot or a troll suffering from crippling TDS?

[@enigmaticmecha]

@Nikolai zazzoslki Ah, so you are number 2 then? Anyways... Trump Derangement Syndrome - A fairly recent condition that has popped up over the last few years that declines one's intellectual and emotional stability. Other symptoms include: bringing up Trump in unrelated conversations (sounds familiar?), Trump living in their heads rent-free 24/7, and most importantly a high resistance to facts and logic.

[@enigmaticmecha]

@Nikolai zazzoslki You gotta do better than that...your troll game is pretty weak bruh.

[@enigmaticmecha]

@Nikolai zazzoslki You say you're not a troll, yet you've called me a racîst (honestly I've called alot worst lol) without knowing anything about me, and unironically using the term "Amerikkk" and stating that "its time to rise up". Seriously wtf?

[@梓川咲太-d7p]

Just bought a Vita and have been watching videos like this like crazy lately. I'm excited to hear Spawn Wave's reasons now too!

[@captainfuture5984]

I believe that almost everyone who has a Vita especially the first version love it dearly. So do I. With homebrew, Vita became an exceptional mobile gaming device that can play almost all games from mobile consoles that came before it and then some. I'm getting another first version, second hand from Japan just because it's in blue. Cheers!

[@DrGandW]

Captain Future Is the slim considered less desirable? Why? I have 2 1000 models but that was just coincidence.

[@smhoneyjuarez2928]

@@DrGandW OLED screen maybe?

[@squidwardstesticles5914]

I’ve had a 1000 model since not too long after launch, and I didn’t really use it until fairly recently because of the lack of good triple A games after launch. I had a couple games for it, but it mostly just sat in a case untouched. Then I found out about the vita hacking scene, and I love it now. Imo it’s probably the best portable emulator you can buy (unless the switch can be hacked to the same extent because it’s definitely more powerful, but I haven’t looked into switch hacking). It plays pretty much every game any other portable emulator can plus more, and the memory card thing isn’t even an issue anymore since you can use sd cards on a hacked vita

[@nstorm2415]

@@squidwardstesticles5914 i actually like the vita slim more than the fat model, i am almost all day out of my house and the battery life is really good, i use it to see anime and play games. By the way, do you think is a good idea to get a second ps vita? someone near my house is selling one slim model at 100$.

[@squidwardstesticles5914]

Nick Serrano if the only reason you’d be buying another one is because there’s one for sale, I’d say no, don’t get it. If you actually have a reason to buy another one and see yourself using it, then sure, why not. And sometimes I like the slim model more too. I can’t ever decide which I like more because the fat model has the awesome oled screen, but the slim model looks so much better and it’s more comfortable to play.

[@ChonkUm]

In the last year i've purchased a Vita and a Wii U, and i love them both. Such awesome hardware with so much untapped potential.

[@colin8696908]

Started using my vita recently, I'm still impressed by the device feels so much better then the switch does in my hand. It's a shame it was to ahead of it's time.

[@username-mf4mu]

Yeah Nintendo cant make good controllers or handhelds

[@colin8696908]

@@username-mf4mu What's even up with that, they haven't had a easy to use controller since the GameCube.

[@Rycerz49]

That’s a really good point. The switch really isn’t very comfortable in the hands. Vita is.

[@Saber_Nico]

@@colin8696908 you mean since the N64

[@Saber_Nico]

@steven sandy hahaha if you think the N64's controller was easy to use, then you're not normal.

[@jgg86rpgs]

Gravity Rush is the biggest hidden gem for the VITA.

[@PLSHSL]

Hidden gem? You know what that even means?

[@reinaconsejo]

man there is no hidden gems on gravity rush. i just got the platinum on the game and gems are everywhere!

[@PLSHSL]

@@reinaconsejo please tell me you’re joking

[@reinaconsejo]

@@PLSHSL is it not obvious? i mean if you play the game you literally collect gems. but yeah i'm joking sorry if it didn't land for you.

[@PLSHSL]

@@reinaconsejo I already thought it’s a joke and understood it if it was but recently I’ve seen 1 too many stupid people on the internet so had to double check lol

[@dalton2k538]

The Vita saved my sanity during deployments in the army, and the 1000 model was built like a damn brick. It felt nearly indestructible.

[@KingArannir]

Just bought a vita again after selling my original for a PS4. Can’t wait for it to arrive, loved the system

[@MadnessMan13]

KingArannir which model & color did you go for?

[@Mario123007]

A lot of people will call you an idiot for selling PS4 and get a vita, but I won't. If you enjoy PS Vita more than PS4, it's definitely worth it! But I will say if you have extra cash after getting vita get Switch Lite or normal Switch as well, Nintendo Switch Lite is basically the better vita at this point.

[@triggahappyyt5420]

Should of kept it for remote play

[@KingArannir]

Jimmy Reboudo had to get the original, can’t beat the OLED screen

[@KingArannir]

Monado Mario still keeping my PS4, haha. And already have my switch. Kinda like having a lot of options with gaming, call me crazy

[@apatheticToad]

Recently picked up a Vita. Having Uncharted and God of War 1 & 2 on it alone made it worth the purchase. So glad I finally picked one up

[@oshimishubunboy6274]

GTA Liberty Stories and Daxter are what im stuck on right now....Im thinking of copping that Salt & Sanctuary and Oddworld but im gonna buy a brand new slim model Vita before i do that...the Playstation store has so many dope ass games imo

[@Flameville]

This thing sold less probably because of the overpriced memory card.

[@jenelberry5011]

It's a shame a one time purchase scared so many people away. It was only an extra 150 or so

[@thajazzzprovidaaa26]

Jenel Berry yeah but an extra 150 and then to also have to continue to buy games that are 60 dollars, idk man I’m def not tryna spend that

[@Joker-yu5kp]

that ridiculous memory card was part of it

[@strawman5300]

Jenel Berry “only”

[@sidbrun_]

Overpriced memory cards that aren't hot-swappable. So, people got the cheapest one, then find they only have space for 1 or 2 games, then find if they bought another memory card the first memory card they bought would be unusable anyway (Not hot-swappable, you have to format it each time you swap it), so they just don't bother buying anymore games. Well done Sony, you played yourself.

[@keewinter5752]

How does the vita have more features then the switch and it came out 9 years ago? for example built in camera, Bluetooth, browser, apps, and overall just a better quality handheld. Nintendo really needs to take a good look at the vita and step it's game up.

[@weaverquest]

Don't forget the better OLED screen, touch controls on the back and 3G mobile data support. Not to mention one of the best d-pads ever. While I understand why Switch doesn't have a d-pad I would buy it if they released a d-pad joy-con.

[@Hamood113]

Cutter Elf Touch controls on the back doesn’t count as a good feature, but I still agree that Nintendo needs to take some notes

[@weaverquest]

@@Hamood113 Tearaway made good use of it and if the Vita had more first party support maybe we would have seen more clever use cases. Also the touch on the back could be used for L2/R2 buttons which was important for PS4 remote play. Although the touch wasn't a good replacement for those buttons, there is a PS Vita accessory that took advantage of it to have full size L2/R2 buttons.

[@TonyJenn]

Some features would've been nice on switch. Some features are unnecessary. Also history has proven that having a bunch of non gaming features doesn't guarantee success.

[@darrenjoewatson]

I tjink if it was released today it would sell much better

[@moritz3344]

My hearing is not that good but at least the Sponser was audible.

[@9aracna.]

Lol

[@AirMage50]

lmao

[@rackzity7724]

Laughed more than i should :-D

[@neliasoares6217]

Lol

[@damonwalsh1467]

Neither is your spelling

[@junkszy912]

It's not like I'm going to spend 130$ can to import one just to play P4G.... Wait oh no...

[@Aaron-xo5ud]

Just buy a PS TV (aka Vita TV) its like 20-40$.

[@morriganrenfield8240]

@@Aaron-xo5ud where? I've only seen them used for similar prices to the vita

[@Aaron-xo5ud]

@@morriganrenfield8240 Wow I bought mine 3 years ago for 40$, that was a good investment I guess.

[@B93R]

@@Aaron-xo5ud they're like 200+ now bro

[@pian-0g445]

Aaron like seriously, £100 for a PSTV, I want it, but I might as well get the vita now

[@Onion_Nite]

the vita was, still is, a great system. What failed it was proprietary memory sd cards, sony was full of crap they could have set specifications for speeds the vita would accept and format.

[@Onion_Nite]

also i think it was 3G HSPA+ which maxes out at 40 Mbps. Still solid enough at around 20 - 30 DOwn and and 10 Up. So the potential was there

[@SuperHyphyOne]

@@Onion_Nite why would 3G HSPA+ fail the Vita? This was released in 2012 which meant that it was in development throughout 2011 maybe even part of 2010. LTE was still in its infancy. The first LTE phone got about 4 hours of battery life. The Vita got about the same without using LTE. Why would a gaming handheld need a faster connection? So they can burn through their data limits that were in place during that time period within a few minutes?

[@Onion_Nite]

@@SuperHyphyOne i did say it was solid enough connection to game on MP modes and download updates on the go. But I will say locking to AT&T was a dummy move

[@SuperHyphyOne]

John S AT&T was the best choice for a couple of different reasons. It was the carrier that was most compatible with the rest of the world. T-Mobile, the other GSM carrier in the US, used a non-standard set of frequencies that weren’t directly compatible with AT&T. At the time, phone OEMs had to make two different variants for that reason. Even if Sony offered an unlocked version of the Vita in the US, it wouldn’t work with T-Mobile’s 3G frequencies. It didn’t make financial sense to offer a T-Mobile variant of the Vita specifically for the US market when there was little assurance that it would sell. We know how that played out. Another reason against T-Mobile was that it SUCKED back then. Speeds were ok.......if one’s area actually had decent coverage. T-Mobile back then was a far cry from what it is today.

[@BlackSpidersTV]

@@Onion_Nite so wait, the ps vita can only work if you have AT&T?

[@BM1620]

This made me dust off my Vita and play some Killzone. I was and still am disappointed how Sony just dropped this platform. It did have some potential. Think it's time to finally hack this thing and load some retro roms!

[@leeviheiskanen1271]

I think that Vita was too good I mean If you can just play PS games without buying the actual console, that what would be the point of buying it ?

[@robbinhasseltof4428]

How did the hacking go? I did it last sunday and its awesome!

[@Videogamelover58]

I LOVE killzone on vita

[@jacebeleren1703]

@mental mickey check out Vita(dot)hacks(dot)guide , i've hacked both my Vitas from there and it worked wonders ;)

[@jacebeleren1703]

@mental mickey Some very early Switch models are hackable, but most aren't at all.

[@JayColor]

I agree that Sony won’t ever make another handheld, but I think they’ll continue to develop Remote Play for mobile platforms.

[@sasorishino]

Mobile had eaten almost all handheld market with the exception of course of Switch.

[@yuriwolfvt]

Problem is, I want built in controls. I don't want to carry around a controller for remote play. Plus shit internet speeds

[@PurushNahiMahaPurush]

PS Now sucks ass though. I tried it on my PC with a 100mbps down and 10mbps up connection. 720p video feed with terrible compression artifacts, frequent server disconnects and input lag. No thanks. Stopped using it after my 7 day free trial.

[@rafaelmenchacajr2824]

Maybe another Sony gaming phone 🤷‍♂️

[@gamingunit]

I hate to play on smartphone. I want a handheld like the vita for it. Then i will. Till now still using the vita.

[@TheN.C.R.Ranger]

I just beat Persona 4 Golden for the first time on the Vita the other day. Easily a game that justifies the price of the system alone. Plenty of other great games on that system though, Soul Sacrifice Delta and Muramasa Rebirth comes to mind. This system is highly underrated, and despite the lack of support Sony gave it, it's still a phenomenal portable system. I may have only jumped on this system this year, but man I'm glad I did.

[@JohnDoe-kv3kd]

I'm still annoyed as hell that muramasa rebirth hasn't shown up on the switch yet with all the DLC. It came out originally on the Wii why wouldn't they port it over?! I just don't get that.

[@TheN.C.R.Ranger]

​@@JohnDoe-kv3kd After looking into their newest game 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, it took them a little over 4 years to develop. It also apparently was a very difficult project for them to create, due to having a much larger scope than their prior titles. It was originally supposed to release in Japan in 2018 on the Vita and the PS4, and instead release last year only on the PS4. And that game is still gonna be localized for other nations. After looking into that game, I'd say that's most likely the reason we haven't seen something like Muramasa releasing on the Switch. They seemed to overload themselves making that title, while also re-releasing some of their past titles in the middle of their new title's development.

[@leroiarouf1142]

Bro play gravity rush. Best ps vita game ever

[@thecasualcanuck4590]

Hackers give the vita "life?" Or do the hackers give the vita, vita??? I'm sorry.

[@eljudas2571]

Nice one.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

Oh great now this trend has hit KZbin. I saw this crap starting yesterday on Twitter. 😂

[@Shak100]

fuck the hackers. Shooting up the price for the pstv :(.

[@thecasualcanuck4590]

@@Shak100 you can still find good deals if you look. I picked up a vita TV, the Lego edition with the packed in controller for 60 bucks canadian. You just gotta be patient and look.

[@highlonesomed]

@@thecasualcanuck4590 i bought a vita 1000 from japan early last year, free shipping and got here in a week. better prices over there usually cause lots of people still use em. they're region free so thats not an issue. plus japanese people tend to take really good care of their stuff, at least that's been my experience getting used stuff from there.

[@leeartlee915]

Funny story: Since the original Gameboy was so limiting in what it could offer, it took me until the Switch to buy another handheld system. Once that system got into my hand, it got my interested in all the other handhelds I missed out on. That led me to buy a 3DS, which then led to getting a Vita. Now, my trifecta of the Switch, 3DS, and Vita are my main systems I play (even though I’ve had the PS5 and Series X since launch. Hope there are some games to come out soon that motivate me to go back to my 65 inch 4K tv).

[@DannyWilliamH]

They went with those memory cards to combat piracy. End of story. Zero doubt. In fact, the memory cards were *slower* than the average SD card on the market in 2011. It was to combat the piracy that became quite big on PSP.

[@void2772]

Well they obviously failed. It’s ridiculously easy to pirate on the vita.

[@rooty]

Ridiculous that they still hadn't learnt their lesson with that. Nintendo fucked themselves hard with carts on the N64 vs the heavily pirated discs on the PS1, which did gangbusters. They fucked thenselves with UMDs on the psp too (wow, discs for a handheld, what a great idea)

[@Gloryboyquan]

yup can't stop pirates always somebody out dare trying to Crack something

[@EvanLacy]

I love my PS Vitas! My favorite handheld to this day

[@davetheimpaler204]

PSX games look amazing on Vita.

[@54356776]

For some reason PlayStation games look native on Vita. It's the best way to play those games and even better than it is on a tv.

[@Cookiebreedchannel]

@@54356776 you even can get psp games as well on the vita

[@Fendera1]

@@54356776 But only if you don't stretch the aspect ratio and keep it Original.

[@weaverquest]

@@54356776 There was a Eurogamer article about it. I believe it is because Vita screen has exaclty 4 times the resolution of PS1 games so they can upscale them to four by four pixel blocks to look native.

[@fattiger6957]

@@Fendera1 There is a setting to change to the original ps1 4:3 aspect ratio.

[@JohnDoe-kv3kd]

This will always be salt in my wound from Sony. I loved/love the PSP and I really really liked the vita a lot but when Sony just basically gave up on it after the PS4 took off I don't think I've ever been more disappointed. To this day them abandoning the handheld market to Nintendo is still something that sticks in my craw. when I see what Nintendo is done and what Sony could have done had they actually supported the thing and continued it's lineage to something closer to the switch or even better I'm just left thinking of what could have been.

[@JohnDoe-kv3kd]

@Mike UK Nintendo figured it out a hybrid is the best/only way to make this work. It guarantees you get a consistent experience either in handheld mode or docked and that games will be supported across the board. Clearly when the PS4 took off Sony made a basic decision. the thing that makes the most money and has the most support (developer wise) will get all the attention the other one will simply be allowed to wither and die. Sony couldn't make another one if they wanted to because confidence would be non-existent in a new one after what they did with the vita.

[@weaverquest]

Both Sony and Nintendo opted to support 1 device and that's probably because how expensive game development has gotten. Now all Sony first party games go to PS4 and all Nintendo ones go to the Switch. The interesting thing is that Sony already attempted to make a hybrid device with PSP Go which had an actual dock accessory to play games on the TV with a Dualshock 3 wirelessly. It was the most portable handheld too but only supported digital games and didn't took off in the end.

[@JohnDoe-kv3kd]

@@weaverquest And of course the Vita TV aka PSTV. Yeah I know people have talked about that for quite a while yes the PSP and the Vita were technically hybrids before that was a thing. Unfortunately I do think Nintendo improved the design and concept immensely. The Vita much like the Dreamcast and other forward-thinking consoles was just a little too ahead of its time.

[@ryujijitei]

It feels like a slap in the face to a lot of third-party developers/publishers, too. Koei Tecmo ported nearly all of their games to Vita for many years, and it was a haven for smaller Japanese devs and indies.

[@JohnDoe-kv3kd]

@@ryujijitei What's sad is instead of going to say the switch a lot of them are just like screw it and go just to mobile. Or you know just don't have a portable version and stick to the main consoles.

[@mat99rich]

The funny thing is the Vita was actually more popular than the 3ds in Japan. And even after Sony in America basically gave up on it, in Japan it was still thriving. That is the reason why if you look at the Vita game library most of it is localised games from japan. Still sad they didn't pull out the potential out of the system. I think if they didn't use proprietary memory for the system it would have turn out far better. I think the real reason they didn't use regular SD cards was because they feared the same thing that happened with the PSP would happen with the vita. The stupid thing was it was still hacked pretty quickly even though you do have to jump through a few more hoops to do so.

[@samsoulee]

Honestly Killzone Overclocked with a slightly lowered resolution is Still IMPRESSIVE in 2020, just finished it recently.

[@sctm81]

Overclocked ???

[@samsoulee]

@@sctm81 Yeah, with psvshell (ask google)

[@brycebrodee8523]

I just used my vita to play Final Fantasy VII remake on remote play! It worked great but felt like a disservice😅

[@fattiger6957]

@Nihilistic Psychopath Yeah, you can play every mainline FF game on Vita up to FFX-2 (with ps1 and psp versions) without even hacking it.

[@fishmeister2625]

I grabbed FF7 and FF9 on sale on the Vita store for less than £5 each. Such a great system to play them on, no need to worry about ploughing on to the next save point, just put the Vita in sleep and pick up where you left.

[@rumotu]

Tbh remote play on vita is the only way I play my ps4. After college where I and my friend had psp (with monster hunter freedom unite) , I got so comfortable with portable gaming that I never really came back to consoles. Like I had a vita after psp but not ps3 or ps4 until I got myself a switch. I bought ps4 year after switch release, only to connect my vita through remote play and play my games that way. Playing on the TV just not working for me.

[@kyellebantog7720]

@@rumotu Just recently my preferences for playing games has changed, like I can play on my monitor for a while, but I'd rather just play my games on my bed or couch for a quick comfortable casual session. Doing remote play on the vita is the only way I want to play my PS4 and PC games (through hacking) now. Funnily enough, my brother is the opposite, and would always play consoles on the TV.

[@TheTrueSavior]

Jailbroke the shit out of my vita that I hadn’t touched in roughly 4 years Now I’m playing persona 4 golden on my TV

[@DeadGhost307]

Can you help me do that to mine because it was acused of stealing from a bank

[@fadybassem9804]

on the tv? HOW

[@DeadGhost307]

@@fadybassem9804 pstv

[@TheTrueSavior]

@@DeadGhost307 No the jailbroke vita let me send video signal over USB, but you could always find a PSTV if jalibreaking is too scary

[@DeadGhost307]

@@TheTrueSavior oh nah idc about tv i only want a ps3 cfw bc I don't wanna wipe my hen ps3 it has over 10 years of data on it and my ps4 I need mod but need to wait till I have ps5 my dad say

[@bskilla4892]

And the built in Vita joysticks still work almost a decade later...Nintendo can't say that about it's mobile system

[@HKgaming86]

mine don't :(

[@foreversacred]

mine have slight drift but it's still usable, can't say the same for my joycons.

[@lolcat]

@@foreversacred Mine don't, my system is about 4 years old lol

[@HKgaming86]

@@foreversacred but at least you can replace your joycons, I can only play games that are strictly d-pad on my vita, so basically Indies and psone classics

[@Yodagamer1]

@@HKgaming86 you can replace Vita sticks too although joycons make it easier.

[@AstralPhnx]

Shout outs to the Vita's absolutely GODLY screen off battery life. I just picked mine up after not having charged it for about a month and a half and it STILL had charge in it. Absolutely mental

[@lostchildren]

Currently playing Breath of Fire 4 on my vita. Every time I pick it up I am amazed of how far ahead Sony was. Light, portable, long baterry and still looks brand new after yeats of playing.

[@MrSupersonic2012]

The Vita is such an amazing system. I've still got my original launch model. Really it's a shame how Sony treated it. It wasn't an overnight success and Sony decided to just drop it.

[@audiem.7353]

I bought my PS Vita in the first week of it’s release since I loved my PSP so much and I was excited for the Vita. I still have it and a backlog of games to play. It’s annoying that the memory cards are still SO EXPENSIVE though.

[@Psyymann]

Love my Vita. I have it running Enso. It's a JRPG beast. I even have an app that can overclock the CPU to 500mhz and increase brightness on OLED model. Tech James KZbin is a great place to learn.

[@surgeeclectica5957]

Your "royality" free music is actually a Kraftwerk sample looped

[@VincenTimesFR]

It is used in the Wipeout 2048 main menu... TOUR DE FRAAAAAANCE

[@gameboyttv]

Just bought my first vita, I love it. Incredible device in 2020.

[@bravechief1178]

Absolutely loved my vita, wish I could get another one but fell to hard times and had to sell it to feed the family.

[@bravechief1178]

What's that supposed to mean?

[@frezieduh3457]

i remember my first gen PSP i loved that thing as a kid

[@noisykestrel]

I JUST NOTICED that there's Kraftwerks Tour De France in the background! That's awesome!

[@thebfg836]

I bought the Vita 1000 about a month after launch, Marvel vs Capcom 3 blew my mind being that beautiful for a handheld game. It proved that console games could be ported or released and have great quality too. Borderlands 2 and Need for Speed were awesome ports. I just wish we got a basketball title or wrestling title for the system.

[@thedarktyrant]

I LOVED the PS Vita and the PSP. Sadly they both broke around the same time. But they were VERY fun. I sometimes usually brought my console with me to have something to do in my spare time. When I had this I didn't even think about a console! I played Injustice, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted, Resident Evil 2, 3, and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royal so much on it! The games I mostly played was Mortal Kombat. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royal was a close 2nd and RE2 was 3rd! I loved this thing!

[@theshinken]

Killzone Mercenaries still looks awesome! And the gameplay was even better than the looks! The stealth system alone was really solid - better than in some actual stealth shooters! And that was only one way to complete missions. So much depth! Absolutely incredible - easily in the top 3 of my favourite console shooters along Halo 3 and Splatoon 2!

[@Yodagamer1]

It’s still my favorite kill zone and I wish that team would have continued with the kill zone series, but they were closed after their vr game didn’t do well

[@B93R]

I played it on a vita TV and on a big screen it still looks gorgeous

[@rodneymercure2536]

yodagamer1 don’t forget killzone shadow fall which was god awful 🙄😑😤

[@janakibalajiiyer2219]

Next Video: Why the PS Vita is still good in 2050

[@Azari_D]

Glad to see this covered, it's a great little system. I've had mine since release but didn't use it much til recently. Did have to open it up and refurbish it as it seemed like there was some kind of sticky liquid mishap, but I was able to get it back to like new. Great for JRPGs

[@aiironiko8891]

It’s probably already been said given the age of the video but Sony didn’t give up on the Vita. They didn’t give it as much attention in NA as it did in Japan. A prime example of this is Catherine Full Body was released for the Vita in Japan but not in the west. Just a matter of perspective.

[@DOLCEBOii]

“Blue screws” ahhh, that takes me right back to my childhood 🥺

[@cirno9859]

This console will forever be in my heart as an amazing example of what Sony could've done. Yeah the memory card was a huge mistake, but overall almost everything was near perfect. It is such a shame that they discontinued it and left the portable console market.

[@heitorbatista5392]

The Vita was the first time I saw OLED screens and it still looks great. PSX and PSP games look amazing. It also had some great exclusives: Killzone Mercenaries, P4G, Freedom Wars and Gravity Rush are some of my favorite games ever. The battery life is also great. Much better than the 3DS imo. The only objectively bad aspect are the memory carts.

[@54356776]

PlayStation games look native on the system. Better than on tv/console.

[@heitorbatista5392]

@Mike UK People usually use PSX to describe PS One games.

[@HKgaming86]

psx is the accepted nomenclature amongst normals, fuck off with your japanese VCD player (or was it dvd?)

[@54356776]

@@HKgaming86 No it's not. It's normal for kids and nerds who think it's some kind of inside knowledge. It was always called a PlayStation. That's it. Now it's "normal" to call it a ps1 and it doesn't matter whether it's the og or that little one.

[@HKgaming86]

@@54356776 so you short form it to what? ps? sounds like peice o shit. IGN always short formed it to psx. I liked that short form. It's better than psone. It's like calling a Gamecube a gcn. Of course gamecube nintendo makes no sense but it sounds way better than ngc. Whatever, it doesn't really matter to me anyways, just putting in my my 2 cents

[@jonathanmunoz2157]

I got my vita on launch and still use it to this day. Highly recommend anyone to get one because there are a lot of hidden gems (Persona 4 Golden) as an obvious but also Gravity Rush, Dragons Crown, Ys just to name a few.

[@farrellolalere2926]

Gravity Rush was sooooo good, I bought the second version for ps4

[@saiyanblood09]

I love my vita as well and I still play/buy games for it. Such an amazing piece of hardware. I'm happy to have been and still be a vita owner

[@RevanCoorr]

I've had a Vita 1000 for about 6yrs now, and still get a kick out of it! I have both PS4 and Switch, but still like the mobility and the exclusive titles available for it, such as the ones you've mentioned such as Uncharted and Killzone and also like to play the Vita version of XCOM EW. I won't stop playing it anytime soon, unless it gives up on me! And even so I'll try to repair it, if possible!

[@artofchang]

I still have my 1000 model and enjoy the hell out of it. Play all of my PS1 and PSP games on it.

[@Davilas941]

Nice!! That’s why I like it so much! 👍

[@amaterasu_xo]

the og vita doesn’t have have backwards compatibility right? You have to buy the psp games in the store

[@artofchang]

It's backwards compatible with select PSP games. Obviously you can't use the UMDs. I hacked mine like a year ago or something so I could play all of my PS1 and PSP backups since my tablet died and my Vita is now my retro console.

[@amaterasu_xo]

RunzWithTurtlez Wish I could play crisis core on my vita

[@JohnnyClash_]

Such great potential in this system. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I adore all things handheld gaming which includes game boy advance, switch, and definitely the vita ✌️

[@skins4thewin]

That is a very strange design for the WiFi, as that is a very typical type of WiFi card used in Laptops and such. Very neat. I wonder if it's at all upgradeable?

[@georgescusorin767]

Man,you're using Wipeout 2048 main theme song for psvita on background!I love that game!

[@SprunkCovers]

When they announced that Final Fantasy X/X-2 and Killzone were going to be for the Vita, I was truly amazed, seeing those games for a handheld still amazes me even to this day

[@jmwooodenyt]

Ah I have such good memories with the vita. Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Persona 4

[@yayababatoto]

p4 4 life

[@Jordan3DS]

I'm glad that more people got into Persona 4 because of the Vita, but I just hate that Golden is such a bad port. The visuals and font don't look nearly as good as the original, the fog effect is gone, the new content flat out lowers the quality of the base game, they fucked up the difficulty of the bosses, and the new Teddie and Chie VAs are way inferior to the originals. I hate when companies force a lot of garbage changes into their ports just for marketing purposes.

[@JoelGarcia-lu3tw]

@@Jordan3DS wdym golden is the best version of 4

[@Jason-jh1ym]

@@Jordan3DS I thought it was better

[@heisenbergwhite00]

Its funny how although the PS-VITA is 9 years old it still has more features than even the newer Nintendo Switch.

[@EchoWinters]

IKR. I bought a switch after everyone told me its sooo much better than the vita and i was shocked by the complete lack of features. no browser, no video, no music, no bluetooth.

[@heisenbergwhite00]

@@EchoWinters don't forget to no proper voice chat, no Share-play, no remote-play support, no messaging, no OLED display, No local save data exports, the switch is so shockingly underwhelming the psvita still has free online multiplayer, you don't need friend codes, and you can customize your home with themes , it has folders, and Achievement support.

[@maribrother5866]

Heisenberg white If it had more features than switch . why didn''t sony fans support the vita? so it wouldn't have floped in sales

[@heisenbergwhite00]

@@maribrother5866 sony fans did support The vita... the vita outsold the wii U, everyone knows the casuals run the market, Sony just didn't do a good job appealing and marketing the casuals, only real hardcore gamers bought a PSVITA because they knew what it had.

[@heisenbergwhite00]

@@maribrother5866 the vita lasted for 8 years, that's more than the wii U could account for.

[@bskilla4892]

Thank u for saying this!!! People are amazed at the Nintendo Switch, meanwhile I'm still playing Persona 4 Golden over here with no regrets (got tired of spamming A to make damn fish bait in New Horizons).

[@rockguitarist8907]

The fabled JRPG machine! Great video

[@ArinJager1]

the oled screen is great, didn't need to be touch... didn't need the back touch pad(s), camera, motion controls, mic, 3G/AT&T,... The two analog sticks are an awesome addition from a single AS on the PSP (but they aren't clickable - L3/R3, or are they? Not sure, probably not)... The prop. memory card instead of a SD card is the worst thing about it... Without the extra fluff, this could've been _it_ (a switch before switch - if it connected to a TV, that is)

[@KeithHunt1970]

Still have my Vita, and still love it! It's worth owning one, if only for the PS4 Remote Play function. "Killzone" and "Uncharted" are probably my favourite games, and still look great today. It really is a shame that Sony abandoned the Vita, it could have been so much more.

[@morsecode980]

Killzone, Uncharted, Assassin’s Creed, LBP, CoD, all those AAA games on Vita I actually enjoy quite a lot.

[@themechanic6117]

I still have the original vita... I love it.

[@timelymirror7826]

I still have my Original Vita

[@--SargonOfAkkad]

@@timelymirror7826 I had.

[@zenunderground9893]

PS Now was on Vita for a few years. That was fun. Actually experienced The Last of Us for the first time that way. No regrets.

[@kevintemido]

I had the vita since day one and i didn’t know ps now was available for vita too

[@cookie7993]

Bought mine brand new in 2017. Still going strong.

[@Joshua-jz8ss]

I got mine in 2012 and it still works

[@duggiebadd2804]

My ex sold my Vita for drugs a while back. I was so furious!

[@watchanime331]

Duggie Badd well glad she’s an ex

[@thedude1072]

Duggie Badd Bruh

[@Jordan3DS]

Sounds like a psycho

[@constadin86]

@Mike UK thats what a psycho would claim... (trolling ofc)

[@Darkest_matter]

Κωνσταντίνος Βελισσαρίδης dont justify that atitude

[@im_dom_]

Only reason I haven't sold my Psvita is because Persona 4 Golden is a masterpiece 👌🏼

[@habibahmed9389]

Dominique Simmons indeed

[@Davilas941]

Yes!! It’s a really good game. I also liked Danganronpa Zero Escape And many other Jrpg. :)

[@pkerry12]

it was way ahead of its time back in the day, the problem was sony with its price tag. The vita itself is amazing, I love my vita and all 50 physical games i have :D

[@batman8589]

I really love my launch day, non-cellular vita 1000 model. I really don’t love the way Sony abandon it. I still play & recently platinumed a couple games & im playing a Lego game now (love Lego games for their simplicity & stress relieving properties). Absolutely Killzone is the best looking & just so happens to be my fav shooter series...of course platinumed all games. KZ2 is the peak but they’re all really good.

[@jlpeng9036]

i have a vita. it was a very relaxing gaming console. unlike my ps4, i don't have to turn on TV, i don't have to sit in living room. i can play some really decent games like Need For Speed Most Wanted and DQ Small Builder anywhere, even on my bed.

[@AllFunAndJames]

Still my fav console to date. I smash ps4 all day (during iso) and 2 switch’s in my household (my partner and I have 1 each) verifies my love for handhelds.. But I still find myself WANTING to play my vita. It’s weird. I recently bought a 2000, just to hack out of interest. I love it, but I still place my original 1000 above it. With ps+ games backlog dating back to the release of the vita, I’ve never really had an issue finding something to sink my teeth into on it without spending big on games. It still sits in its case on my bedside table and I still boot it up every couple of days just to spend time on it.

[@DannyWilliamH]

Get a Vita, mod it and see if you don't fall in love with it. My only caveat would be to *not* pay more than $100 for one. Find a deal, they can be had. These guys selling on Ebay for $300 are ridiculous. My case is likely a rarity but I got mine locally for $40 off of a secondary app (OfferUp). Very good condition, two 4gb memory cards and 5 games included. 1000 OLED model. Anything under $100 makes Vita an absolute steal. Only go over $100 if it's brand new (unopened) and a special version/color of the device. If used in any way, stay under $100 because they can be had for that all day. You'll love it and I use it a lot more than my Switch Lite. If a hack comes around for Switch Lite one day that may change but I just can't get as excited about a device I have no homebrew control over.

[@guts1764]

I got the slim vita for about $150 brand new in black color, hacked it immediately and put a 400gb micro sd with the sd2vita, it's very much worth it.

[@rajakhan12346]

@@guts1764 do you play online?

[@guts1764]

@@rajakhan12346 yes, i made a new psn account for the hacked vita to play online, i wouldn't use my main account on a hacked console.

[@rajakhan12346]

@@guts1764 yeah good idea . That's what people been doing for some time now. Enjoy the ps vita.

[@yasmina7214]

My bro had a ps vita sitting around and has never used it so it’s brand new. Going to buy some games and play on it now :).

[@alcabone1126]

Yeah its actually pretty good. I still really enjoyed it and dont regret that i got it

[@yasmina7214]

@@alcabone1126 update: I did buy a game- uncharted golden abyss and played it during lockdown- it was awesome. The quality was really good, especially considering that the ps vita came out a while ago now 😀.

[@alcabone1126]

@@yasmina7214 yeah i was thinking of getting uncharted golden abyss.

[@skins4thewin]

ARM based processors are what bridged the gap. They have always been supremely powerful in a very small, power efficient package. That was what was even in the GBA and why it was rather impressive for the time. Now it's the Nvidia Shield chipsets, and the funny part is what they are using in the Switch now is supremely outdated. It could be MUCH more powerful if they'd only release an updated Switch Pro version or something.

[@drehscheibchen]

Still use this today to play Stardaw, Terraria, Papers Please, Persona 4 Golden,... I just wish they'd supported it for longer. It's such an amazing little thing, performs so well, and the screen - even today - is magnificent. I sincerely hope we'll get a handheld again one day....

[@koiofokinawa]

I personally think it's the literal only regret I have in regards to consoles I own. Almost any good Vita game got ported already. 3DS library smashes it, too imo

[@deanmoriarty6015]

yeah i’d agree with that. the only game on there i had that i can’t play anywhere else LBPVita

[@kj7654]

@@jimmyjay689 no they don't

[@koiofokinawa]

@@jimmyjay689 Several Vita exclusives are on the Switch. So no. And the 3DS library is VERY big. There are many 3DS exclusives even now.