PLAYING EVERY PS VITA LAUNCH GAME

Join Ben as he looks back at the EU PlayStation Vita launch line up of games. The little handheld that should (have), Sony all but abandoned the Vita to die, but we'll never forget it, will we? Which games kicked it all off?
Thanks to Greg Miller of Kinda Funny for helping out with the intro sketch! A further big thank you to those of you who sent in Vita games during last year's tat appeal!
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VO: Ben Potter (@Confused_Dude)
Script: Ben Potter (@Confused_Dude)
Video Editor: Ben Potter (@Confused_Dude)
#Vita #PSVita #PlayStation
Games covered in this PlayStation Vita European launch games video:
• A-Men
• Army Corps of Hell
• Asphalt: Injection
• BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
• Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
• Dynasty Warriors Next
• Escape Plan
• Everybody’s Golf: World Invitational
• F1 2011
• FIFA Football
• Frobisher Says
• Hustle Kings
• Little Deviants
• Lumines Electronic Symphony
• Michael Jackson: The Experience HD
• ModNation Racers: Road Trip
• Motorstorm: RC
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
• Plants vs. Zombies
• Putty Squad
• Rayman Origins
• Reality Fighters
• Ridge Racer
• Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen
• Smart As
• Super Stardust Delta
• T@g
• Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack!!!
• Top Darts
• Touch My Katamari
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Uncharted: Golden Abyss
• Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition
• Wipeout 2048
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[@TeamTripleJump]

Thanks to Greg Miller of Kinda Funny for helping out with the intro sketch! A further thank you to those of you who sent in Vita games during last year's tat appeal!

[@jimmyc215]

You guys are brilliant! Both of you could write and star in comedy for a living. Also subscribing, this is the first video I've watched of yours, great work.

[@KindaFunnyGames]

Thanks for having me! - Greg

[@rdick87]

The best!!!!!

[@SHGames97]

F√cking OSCAR WORTHY

[@TheJapanmonte]

Don't forget Kevin and Barret cameo!

[@daynmitchell7543]

Greg sux

[@parej21]

Love to see this cross over again on other projects

[@HASTEv1]

Greg Miller? On triple jump? Also loved my vita so much. Totally crippled by proprietary accessories.

[@dougr8646]

Pride baby!!!

[@ramrodbldm9876]

kidboy you don't even know wtf Greg Miller is you beta

[@Boogie_the_cat]

that's so sony. they even pushed their dumb memory sticks on their cameras for the longest time, resulting in so much wasted potential. because at sony, they have potential to waste, and they want you, the user to know that.

[@zef9151]

@@Boogie_the_catBecause Sony pretty much invented modern optical discs which was what made PS1/2 (and 3 for later part) so popular. But their other proprietary garbage are nothing but trainwrecks

[@adamfn7086]

I got my Vita 10 years ago and still have it and still enjoying it, such an underrated system

[@mattalan6618]

didnt realize it was that old. i say give it time and there will be vita emulators popping up

[@SonyEnthusiast]

​@@mattalan6618 hacking a vita is extremely easy and can be done without a pc!

[@mattalan6618]

@@SonyEnthusiast im talking to be able to use on on PC like you can for the PSP SNES NES and other consoles like that

[@chillhour6155]

Never heard of it

[@konradfun]

Rated just fine because it wasn't a good system until the homebrew scene came along.

[@TheSpacepigeon]

Uncharted and Killzone on the Vita were so good! Mine ended up gathering dust but it was so expensive with those memory cards.

[@MarcosCodas]

As a person who started his games journalism career with the Vita and still covers it, this brings me A LOT of joy.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

journalism career? Where's that at? Cause it sure af isn't here on KZbin. Lmao I dont know how people call themselves ****tv *****studios ****incorporated when they have a measly 400 subscribers 😂 Sorry in your case that's a staggering 1k 😅 there are channels containing one 30 second short that has more subs than that. 😂😂

[@MarcosCodas]

@@ramrodbldm9876 no, it’s not on here. But you can Google me 😉

[@MarcosCodas]

@@ramrodbldm9876 I was assistant editor at Dread Central. 10 million yearly readers enough for you, friend?

[@eduardolobos1855]

@@ramrodbldm9876 you sound like you hating….

[@jdrahonovsky]

Oh yeah! Here we go, playing all launch titles video time!

[@Mikebumpful]

Ben could have made a serious living as a voice talent for big productions, but I hope he stays with this little, eternally underrated gaming channel!

[@SHGames97]

Uncharted & Wipeout were my launch choices. Hot dayum that high impression of the Vita still lingers of what couldve been.

[@Gloryboyquan]

yup...imagine God of War vita ....grand turismo vita .... Sony really Missed Really hard with this system ngl ...still my favorite Handheld

[@SHGames97]

Oh my lanta, that would've been something else entirely. Imagine what fortunes they could've had, if they kept investing into the best handheld we own & did what Nintendo did for 3DS. GT vita, my goodness man, only in my dreams. Owning both a Switch lite & PS Vita has shown me that at least for a couple years it could've easily co existed with Switch. They are much closer in performance than the Wii was to PS360 & that received ports of several big AAA games up to 2011. I still use my Vita way more than my Switch. Tend to play the fan made ports of GTA classics over the "remastered" Switch ports. It's very sad that the community has brought more games/support & consistent releases now than Sony did after the first year.

[@GhostNappa2k10]

Wow, that was an unexpected Greg Miller appearance. Great to see him on here!

[@ramrodbldm9876]

gotta be tired from all that 🚲

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

OMG THAT INTRO. I swear Ben is the funniest guy the UK has ever produced, for real.

[@paddaaweh]

Easy now.

[@LNSLateNightSaturday]

No offense, but Ben's not even the funniest British person *in this video*. (That honor goes to John Cleese.) I love him, though! ;)

[@James-gj8rn]

Robert Pearson (PlayStation Access) is the funniest person in the UK

[@prla5400]

AHAYAHAHAAHAHHHA I WENT INSANE LAUGHING

[@Mike-sy5zn]

I’m just disappointed we never found out what he was one fart away from. 😑😑

[@deepdiveqa]

Love the launch line up videos. They really encapsulate the memories of owning that particular console at the time and if I wasn't there on launch its fun to see regardless.

[@jamesstayte]

This video felt like a massive evolution of the series. I’d love to see other ranking vids done in this format. Awesome!

[@wyzeguy6]

I know the Vita holds a special place with you Ben and it shows with the depth of insight, meticulous care, and always on humour you put into this video! Well done to you and all who worked on it!

[@sirprintalot]

I bought a Vita about a month ago. 2023 is wild.

[@Realbreather]

Welcome to the club! Enjoy!

[@ramrodbldm9876]

if 2023 is wild cause you got a ps vita then you're definitely a basement dweller

[@sirprintalot]

@@ramrodbldm9876 it's almost as if the 'wild' was tongue-in-cheek.

[@abnormalnox]

I got one a month ago. And I'm LOVING it

[@michaelmemmott1050]

Great list Ben! I love this series

[@hunterv9983]

Sony really dropped the ball with the Vita

[@Redovan7]

Also thank you ben for this series, it’s my favorite videos on the channel

[@mylife_asthomas]

I don’t think I should be surprised to see Greg here of all videos but I was. Love it!

[@HueyTheDoctor]

Loved my Vita and this video is a treasure trove of nostalgic memories.

[@Spacething7474]

38:25 aw no not roger craig smith

[@Spacething7474]

35:50 well, i guess that blob is a rider on a mission

[@Ivotas]

I actually enjoyed most of the Vita feature mechanics in Golden Abyss. The only one that I found redundant was that plattforming could be done with controller or with the touchscreen. It wasn't something gamebreaking and was rather the only part where I thought "that's nice but I don't really need it". Everything else was between good and fantastic.

[@stopkillnkenny]

appreciate the content, great series

[@b3ans4eva]

I was thinking about a new launch title episode the other day. Beyond!

[@Kentman513]

Love this series. Keep it up, Ben!

[@Styrophoamicus]

Man, I used to listen to Podcast Beyond back in the day, having Greg represent the Vita was brilliant.

[@drrnvevo]

aw hell yea been waiting for this one

[@rneercats4574]

Love the live action bits of this list! Was so fun!

[@jaq515]

Hopefully Greg is a fan! You guys are amazing be nice to see hopefully see you get more exposure like you all deserve

[@breakinggreens]

In Little Deviant's defence, there are loads of other level types that weren't fun too, like a game controlled by the pitch of your voice.

[@kieransp2010]

Great work Ben, well done!

[@thomascrump8836]

Such a great series - would love to see every Game Pass game at the time ranked - or ps catalogue ranked etc

[@n28utd]

Love these!

[@spudserobrien80]

My Vita still on holidays with me every year. Such an underrated console.

[@Realbreather]

The PlayStation Vita is easily my favourite console of all time, I will defend it til the end of the time, so overlooked and underrated it's unbelievable.

[@Marc_Araujo]

It got some love in the Last of Us: Part II.

[@Gloryboyquan]

hands down my favorite portable...after mods it's amazing 👏

[@KingBatiatus]

31:17 "What's that sound?" 😆😆

[@einfachtot6017]

I hope Golden Abyss is going to get a proper remake eventually

[@oculo6503]

It’s awesome to see game preservation, so many titles I haven’t heard of before.

[@revwroth3698]

I'm digging the Danny Devito cutout lol.

[@TendyOfficial]

With each "Playing EVERY [CONSOLE NAME] Launch Game" video, we draw closer to the inevitable Gizmondo, where you'll get to play the first and last games for a console. Be a good bridge for a consoles final video series

[@ArcherKet]

41:57 I wasn't going to buy a shirt but then I saw this and had to oblige.

[@preyingocelotgames4397]

Whoaaaa Greg Miller on TJ ❤😢❤😢❤

[@zaturnneo]

The Vita is a beast! I've had one since launch day and still play it almost daily. The Homebrew scene is thriving!

[@Gloryboyquan]

yup ....that's the thing it really is a great console but Playstation messed it up with memory cards brah ...if the system cost like 250 and a mem cord was like 100 bucks bro Lmao That's like half of console price which is crazzzzyyyyyyy homebrew really is making it better by supporting it giving us a way to use micro SD something it should of came with by default! Love my oled 1000 modded vita I would never sell it ....gives me Gameboy advance child daysss when I use the gba emulator on it I got gta sa dead space port ..n many many many more ❤️

[@SonyEnthusiast]

​@@Gloryboyquan yea but now after hacking it, I can use any brand and size SD card (I got a 256gb) and downloaded many games!

[@Gloryboyquan]

@@SonyEnthusiast yeah I kno I been modded sense 2018

[@SonyEnthusiast]

@@Gloryboyquan cool. So far, I only downloaded PSP, PS1, and Vita games on mine. I wanted to get some NES, SNES, etc. games, so which trusted site should I download the roms from?

[@Gloryboyquan]

@@SonyEnthusiast cd romance

[@New_Hell]

hoping we sign dingus later this summer & lure him away from newcastle during the transfer window, lad is an incredible young talent

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah dingus sure has talent

[@ikmnification5737]

Wipeout was great, and replaying the same race for a better place did mitigate those long load times. It was only long for loading a new mission/track.

[@bram5825]

Magical content!

[@aweiz6265]

That back touch pad makes me weep for future Vita game preservation

[@Gloryboyquan]

no need to worry about it I'm sure they would find away to Alternatively do a other input incase of TouchPad...same way how it happend for wii and motion controls !

[@WDonaldson2000]

So is this the end of the “playing every launch game” series? All that’s left were the NES, Master System, Sega CD, Game Gear, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PS5, doing all those and then a ranking video of every console’s launch lineup would’ve been awesome, it’s right there.

[@JayColor]

The launch titles I grabbed were: Rayman Origins Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Uncharted: Golden Abyss

[@terrorbyte2642]

Good on Greggy, nice to see him on tripleJ

[@DannyBenS94]

My first two games for the Vita were ModNation Racers and Rayman Origins. I enjoyed my Vita for a while, there were just a number of things holding it back from greatness. Such as the major lack of marketing, the prices of things like the memory cards and the lack of support from a lot of developers. Makes me sad that it failed, cause it was a great little system.

[@gibbnasta]

Loved my Vita! Got drunk on a flight and left it on the plane

[@Realbreather]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@ThatSavoieDude]

Now this? This a treat

[@SHGames97]

I, SCOTTHEW HICKORY, hereby nominate GREG MILLER from KFG for an OSCAR over the heart wrenching performance of "Playstation Vita" Brought color & emotion back to living

[@Shockwerk]

Dungeon Hunter story has a bit of same elements as Medievil 1's.

[@rockleesmile]

I appreciate that dig at Bloober Team and that you're on the right side of history (aka you actually did your research) on that debate.

[@M00SHTY]

31:35 Oh shit! Hikaru Shida hype! Wasnt expecting that

[@PXKMProductionsGaming]

You are a million percent right about the rolling part of Little Deviants. They're amazingly hard on the handheld as well. However, not all 30 challenges are that and the game actually becomes a lot of fun when the other challenges come up. It is too bad those first few rolling sections need to be completed to get the much better parts.

[@Jayzgame]

Golden Abyss WAS awesome though

[@leajtick1983]

Fantastic video! I love my Vita and it was a missed opportunity but i honestly cant think of another console with a higher quality over quantity ratio! Minimal shovelware and id argue still the best way to play games like Persona 4, the Hyperdimension series and Tales of R.

[@ChefD303]

YOU GOT GREG MILLER?!? How is that beautiful man? Holy crap.

[@KennyFrierson]

The Vita day one had mad games in all genres

[@JosiahHaynes95]

I AM A HANDHELD! I AM A HANDHELD! I AM A HANDHELD! I AM A HANDHELD! I AM A HANDHELD!

[@ShowdeQuetzal]

The intro was gold

[@AnthonyWabo]

15:00 RESPECT FOR THE NUFC LOVE

[@techwiz81]

Oh yeah here we go launch games time! I’ve never played a PlayStation Vita but I have seen KZbin videos about PlayStation Vita before so I’m gonna give this everything I’ve got!

[@Banquet42]

I forgot how much I love Sports Time :)

[@vgchronicle]

If we ever see a new vita I want a days gone spinoff as launch title

[@only1smally]

If vita just had the right support. It was great to have as a second screen for ps4. This wasn't sold enough! Some games like fallout even remapped the buttons to work better.

[@Ariurotl]

31:08 Ah yes, the Skyrim style of stealth.

[@suntannedduck2388]

A walkable garage wanted that since PGR2!. Surprised by some I hadn't heard of I might check them out. Great intro and Greg the one that believed in the Vita of course. Also PSVR yes. The GDC Danganronpa ralk always sticks woth me he said stuff about the Vita and had ro say I am not endorsed by Sony but he just loved the Vita to develop for clearly. Yeah Little Deivants first minigame is not a great one the later AR, gyro, mic and more ones for shooting, falling, jumping, whack a mole and more vary in quality. The other games surprised me I didn't even know A Man was a launch title in Europe. Lumines is good I care for other puzzle games and the music can be good but yeah can't say for the entries besides the first one. Yeah MotorStorm RC is interesting as the PSP one was a MotorStorm game on PSP/PS2 while RC was different, fine different but yeah I suck at top down/isometric racers too. Maybe it's good but yeah I'll get Artic Edge on PSP/Vita store instead. Enjoying the PS3 entries though. PVZ on Vita wow it was on other versions though.... Huh didn't know it's as a EU launch title. Wow price point ah. Ah Putty Squad sigh. Rayman Origins is great surprisingly on Vita. Ah Reality Fighters. Ah compared to Photo Dojo on DSi. Some footage is something at least. Ridge Racer Vita ah, yeah the disappointing one on content. I assume fine controls but content handling because Namco had to do that sigh. What a waste. The PSP ones are better instead. Golden Abyss does a good job in gyro shooting, fine charcoal, photo taking, awkward vaults and melee XD very explorer stuff that's really cool, among some usual things the series does. Wipeout 2048 isn't as good as past times I find but still enjoyable and the last entry before the Omega Collection. Virtua Tennis on PSP I enjoyed years ago not bothered with the series but I doymind arcade sports games if good and the minigames always seemed like silly fun in a good way. The launch titles I think like Dreamcast were very strong besiyalso being a early exit for first party development and third party Japanese devs supported it. Honestly sure not as many western games but Indies/Japanese titles and what was there of Sony first parties while western third parties like the Wii U went oh mobile oh install base size isn't big enough. With what they did do of games, PS TV, remote play, backwards compatibility they offered enough at least but 2016+ yeah management changed and we were left with what they could do I guess even though Viat would be cheaper and they killed their Vita developers off prior to 2016 but they have the Vib Ribbon quote. A lot of some things make sense others don't sure the cost but to down scale a few games or build Vita capable engines really that expensive? Nintendo sure always succeeds with handhelds but they supported the Wii U they didn't give up. At least we got Japanese Asian English releases that's something. At least Indies and the Japanese cared and dedicated PlayStation fans own a Vita their the true audience not the Persona 4 and leave, not the oh a few eastern titles the real users of the Vita know it's exclusives, it launch, did the messaging better than Sony for it. Even though PSVR and Sony phones are niche and the Vita wasn't supported but niche....... Gaming is tough but I guess their Indie side kind of worked then didn't as Management changed and we sort of didn't have that as much at least for Vita than PS4 anyway.

[@video-luver769]

Vita was never going to beat 3DS, because seriously, Nintendo had handhelds in a strangle-hold, but by golly it could have been a contender, AT LEAST, if Sony hadn't killed it so quickly. Such a tragedy.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah I will forever remember the vita as the handheld which promised so much but was abandoned by Sony

[@jamesborb4255]

Dingus scored some facking goals

[@FlapSmear78]

The list of official games released as homebrew continues to grow.

[@carlrygwelski586]

I pre-ordered the Vita alongside Wipoeut 2048. That game sufferred from early sunset because Studio Liverpool got shut down, the game was hardly complete. It's a great service that Wipeout Omega Collection on the PS4 contained all of the content from 2048. I still love the Vita and a multitude of classic games on it including my favorite game Legend of Dragoon for PS1.

[@timothylewis2527]

I got my Vita on launch day. The accessories were available the day before. I got a $100 memory card (can't remember if it was 16GB or 32GB) and when that thing was full, I never bought another game.

[@amnril]

Everybody’s Golf was and still is, epic.

[@classycasual3910]

The closest I've ever gotten to a vita is when Ellie killed someone playing one in The Last Of Us 😂

[@marskingdoms]

Thanks for talking about my favorite PS VITA.

[@clowreed99]

Jesus Christ Greg! Whaccha doin here in Triple Jump! 🙌🙌🙌

[@chamamemestre]

My most played consoles these days are still the VITA (and the Switch). Though that might change as I prepare to order a Switch. Though nothing still beats the VITA in doing pretty much everything and a ever lasting battery.

[@williamjfrancefilm]

I loved Motor Storm RC, Uncharted Golden Abyss and FIFA 13

[@chefuwu7326]

great intro

[@dantribe3935]

Wild Greg appeared

[@MightyDekuTree]

I genuinely think the PS Vita is the biggest disappointment in console history. The console itself was glorious and the games just never matched up to the promise of the console itself.

[@effarrjay]

I'm surprised Ben didn't go for F1 2011. I guess it doesn't compare to driving the real thing every Sunday afternoon.

[@TKMRacer28]

I’m glad Haas took him back!

[@infernal_monkey]

As one of the three Putty Squad fans, I regret to say the Vita version wasn't actually a launch title. System 3 were aiming for launch, but it kept getting delayed over and over... and over... It didn't release until 2014.

[@tenofdiamonds6440]

Greg Miller’s Persona 4 review back in the day was why I bought a Vita.

[@treysandbothe3748]

Dont worry Vita, I remember you; I played mine so much the analog sticls gave out and I had to get a new one.

[@dwatts64]

I legitimately think you could release the PS Vita nearly as-is today, for $100 less than the Switch and with better software support (and got God's sake just use micro SD cards!) it would be a viable competitor in the market. That is how far ahead of its time that little thing was. CRAZY good battery life too in the 2nd gen model. I charge mine like once every couple weeks and I play it pretty regularly.

[@pafoneto1275]

That is why you are not in charge of any videogame company.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

​@@pafoneto1275 That is why you're In a the comments section of a video down in your mothers basement 😼

[@pafoneto1275]

@@ramrodbldm9876 But what did I claim?

[@thenewme79]

Psvita videos in 2023 let's go! 🔥

[@sickviscera]

“I’m one fart away from a..” FROM A WHAT?!?!

[@mishaoosterhuis5260]

Okay Carly Rae Jepsen as the 'true king of pop', that's a nice one!

[@Americanskillet]

Oh shit, Greg!

[@tommydplayskeys]

Some great games here! Plus a healthy selection of duds of course. Lumines is great (sadly delisted), Rayman is obviously class, and I'm keen to check out Wipeout some time. I enjoyed Uncharted so much I played the whole game twice through. Second time was with the native resolution mod and overclock - seriously impressive graphics. Tilt controls for fine aiming the sniper rifle was great, the only 'novelty controls' that let it down was the touch/swipe boss battle at the end.

[@TasteTheD]

some might say that dynasty warriors next is a bit of a liu bei fiasco, with all that kicking and pushing

[@comicbookguygamecat]

I do love that Martin Tyler knows it's a computer game lol.

[@rodsepulveda825]

I've actually got an 3G Vita and I'm still get some fun with that

[@JinteiModding]

The actual F1 2011 is a really fun game on pc, ps3, and 360. The ps vita and 3ds port, while looking similar are actually based on the F1 2009 engine, which was a game only released on the Wii and PSP. Which is a shame because it was the first Code masters F1 game ever (altough developed by Sumo Digital, who made the Wii and PSP [and I Think DS] port of Dirt 2, Codies own first proper F1 game was in 2010)