Why A Modded PS Vita Is Better Than A Nintendo 3DS

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The PlayStation Vita (PS Vita, or Vita) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 17, 2011, and in North America, Europe, and other international territories beginning on February 22, 2012. The console is the successor to the PlayStation Portable, and a part of the PlayStation brand of gaming devices; as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles, it primarily competed with the Nintendo 3DS

[@memeyboi9149]

In the words of two wise men "both, both, both is good, both"

[@ruffledwings]

As someone who has both, yes

[@endruw5743]

​@@ruffledwings i only have 3ds modded but the wise man still told the truth. "Both"

[@ruffledwings]

@@endruw5743 indeed, my good fellow indeed

[@charlesparsons3950]

I have a modded vita and a modded 3ds there both epic

[@catalan500_8]

I am offended in poor

[@Fridgidice]

There’s a at least a dozen ways to emulate nintendo games, but the 3DS is able to run the entire handheld library natively, which in itself makes it worth having around.

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

Most of those generations kinda sucked ass tho, and aren't worth going back to, unless you grew up with it and have nostalgia for it. Like anything up until the gba is janky and slow, and the gba button layout kinda fucks up most 2d fighters, or most 32 bit games leaving it kinda stuck being basically a crappy handheld snes

[@milo31pistic]

@@MemeLordCthulhunot true. I grew up with the GBA but if you are looking for RPG games the NDS is must have. The 3DS has a lot of great games too. GBA is one of my favorite handhelds but overall there is no bad Nintendo Handhelds. To say that 3DS is the worst among them just show how great Nintendo Handhelds are.

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

@@milo31pistic I wouldn't say the 3ds is the worst, it definitely has more stuff I'd actually play nowadays compared to the gba. That being said, I have a modded vita, and like the psp library alone is better than the 3ds. That's not even counting the vita games (mostly ports but so is the 3ds), and the homebrew that can't run on a 3ds, unless I went crazy and decided to pay $300 for a new3ds which is still weaker than my og vita. The vita btw is like $100, and way more worth it. It's not even a supply/demand thing, nintendo fans just price hike everything for no reason. Shit sucks, but at least I grew out of like 80% of the nintendo exclusives 🙃

[@milo31pistic]

@@MemeLordCthulhu i agree. I do have a n3ds XL so I understand your point. I’m not a huge fan of the vita library especially since some of the games I liked were ported on switch. The only reason why I would buy a psvita would be the psp and ps1 library (and a modded PSP can do that as well). Everything else just runs very smoothly on my 3DS and I don’t think i would like to play Nds or 3DS games on anything else than a dual screen.

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

@@milo31pistic 3ds can't run fallout 2 tho. Also most of the games ported to the vita, or were vita exclusive, still are exclusive to the vita. You can't play jet set radio on a switch unless you mod it, and the dreamcast emulator doesn't always run great. Same with ninja gaiden or the other great action games. Idk if even mvc 3 is on the switch 💀 Edit: a 3ds is good for exclusive ds/3ds games, but unless people already love nintendo stuff, I wouldn't recommend getting a new3ds over a vita. The price just isn't worth it, and the vita has games that would appeal to a broader audience. Idk why everyone keeps talking about the jrpgs, none of them are gonna top fallout 2. Like they aren't even rpgs, they just have rpg elements for combat, and some weird anime story that I usually get dragged out of when your "parental figure"(or some random asshole) gives you a sword in the first 10 minutes

[@BangThaBazie]

I wonder if people 15000 years ago were like "here are 10 reasons why banana is better than orange ungabunga"

[@LopesTraveller]

Banana and a half orange is better then only a orange in this case, ungabunga.

[@neilbenjamin9028]

​​@@LopesTraveller I need more content on my stone tablet, ungabunga, let me know what you think in the comments

[@LopesTraveller]

@@neilbenjamin9028 Argumentum ad hominem ungabunga

[@Kurokibanana1]

​@@neilbenjamin9028maybe review: brand new stone wheel invention, ungabunga.

[@nategold5940]

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[@reizal7200]

for me, I'll mod a vita to play only playstation games and a modded 3ds I'll play nintendo games. With this I can have priority to play based on the type of game.

[@reizal7200]

this is my preference when I'm modding my console

[@SkyBlue12.5.01]

Same, it feels wrong to play a Nintendo game on a Playstation, because then all the buttons are whack. Which is X? Is that the jump button or the back button? It's less confusing to play it on the brand it was made for

[@bluefox9er]

This is the way if you own both. I feel like changing my set up to this method

[@MichaelMineCraftings]

The Vita has a better hardware than the 3DS and it had less first party support which led the supportive homebrew community to try getting it more games much as possible like the current almost weekly Android game ports. Thanks again Rinn!!

[@ritries4305]

Do u know if it can play dead cells if so I'm sold

[@cul-de-sac]

Not only that but the first party support we did get was honestly better than what's on the 3ds

[@zultriova89]

3DS maybe weaker than Vita, but 3DS also handle 2 screen at one time, make it even weaker than already is.. but games gallery make up for it.

[@littlecr0w]

​@@cul-de-sac that's cap

[@redberry33]

@@littlecr0w yeah that was the biggest cap i've ever seen

[@ThatKermitGuy]

Me who's about to buy both for under £100: *You underestimate my power.*

[@bigbosslive69]

From where?

[@Drousy1870]

@@karuto5obro what the fuck. You’ve found some cheap ass ones for real. I have looked at the market place too but no one has ever sold one as cheap as that. Plus most that are selling are out of my county so it’s a long drive for most and trying to buy from Facebook seems kinda risky of scammers.

[@JuanRodriguez-yf4sz]

I got a nice ass one from Japan for like 150 the oled model looks new also

[@Drousy1870]

@@JuanRodriguez-yf4sz $150?!?! What the fuck. Haha. You are one lucky mf. That’s insane.

[@amoththatthinks]

150$ a scam. At best 90$.@@JuanRodriguez-yf4sz

[@em-rc6yc]

Love both consoles, think that modding both of them is a good experience, but a 3DS would be my pick, it can emulate NES, SNES, GBA, GB/C, DS, and 3DS games which has a good library, and the new 3DS can do OG PSX, and N64 + the Hshop is exactly like the PSvita download app you described, a lot like the PSP experience emulation-wise But the real best part about the DS & 3DS line is the portability, the PSP is great for taking places but the 3DS clamshell design fits into your pocket, and thats why I always have my DS lite and 3DS on me at all times. It's super convenient as a portable device Love the PSP, love the PS Vita, and all in all the one you pick mostly comes down to the games on the device and formfactor of the device

[@ChewyChicken589]

Exactly, the fact that the 3DS has two screens and can run DS and 3DS games natively gives it the edge

[@REDHELL-r1q]

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[@54356776]

How do you get this shop ? I've got a modded 3ds but use a pc to get my back up games.

[@runmeramen6106]

Its on universal adapter the big blue arrow that is part of the 5 hombrew apps you installed

[@allresende5661]

So it falls on which you prefer, playstation games or Nintendo's. The best thing may be buying both since they are relatively cheap these days, even cheaper than a good phone actually

[@DroBoww]

DS and 3DS have the best selection of games out of any nintendo console imo so I would go with 3ds all the way.

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

But it has less variety than the vita. The 3ds is almost entirely platformers and turn based rpgs. What's fun about text boxes and jumping?

[@DroBoww]

@@MemeLordCthulhu That’s definitely debatable.

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

@brightace it's true tho, the 3ds only appeals to a specific kind of gamers, and doesn't have anything for people who like fast paced games, except kid icarus uprising at least as far as exclusives go. Dillons rolling western is also fun ig, but it gets really repetitive like most 3ds games. Other than that it's just mario, zelda, and pokemon, which is boring rpgs, jumpman adventures, and a puzzle game pretending to be an action game. I'll never get the time I wasted playing a link between worlds back, and I don't even remember what happened in it, I think the twink gets shot by goth zelda or something, and then he starts crying and that makes her cry. Idk, I wanted a fun sword game, and got some stupid adventure that I didn't care about

[@kurtytoe3253]

@@MemeLordCthulhu A lot ppl have there own preferences I like fast paced games but also like to slow it down sometimes some1 can make the same argument in whats the fun in that like NFS not everyone likes to go vroom vroom some ppl like YAHOO instead of like persona I haven't played enough to make a reference..... but yeah fun is always subjective my grandpa has fun in watching the news and i dont.

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

@@kurtytoe3253 unless your grandpa likes seeing the world crumble, I think he just watches the news to be caught up on current events. Also I'm just saying the 3ds doesn't have anything fast paced, so it's almost worthless to me, and I don't get why nintendo nerds inflate the prices of it so much when it's legitimately worse than a vita in almost every way other than not having pokemon and mario

[@TopOppOtaku]

PS Vita can also do Sega Genesis, Arcade & ports like GTA: San Andreas

[@sofyo2bib]

How ?

[@InkyBlitz]

​@@sofyo2bib PGen or RetroArch Transferring files from Android version over to Vita app.

[@jamesfrancese6091]

@@sofyo2bib Homebrew emulators and ports requiring custom firmware

[@marcellachine5718]

A potato can do gensis games these days.

[@InkyBlitz]

@@marcellachine5718 potato in 2011?

[@bbluay]

Well but there’s a downside, for to need more storage on psvita with a sd card, u need an adapter, for to have like 64gb of storage. And there’s a lot of bugs and errors on psvita too. (And some errors that kinda “bricks” ur psvita, that’s what happened to me, and lost a lot of save files that I couldn’t recover)

[@KrazyNino420]

This is why I'm unsure if i should mod my perfect vita

[@bakufan0658]

With a modded psvita u properly can get the original calugia effect cuz it's been delisted in the vita store and it is a good game

[@IceofDream.]

Why did they remove it from the store?

[@bakufan0658]

Cuz overdose is a remake

[@IceofDream.]

@@bakufan0658 oh i see, thank you 😃

[@Chelaxim]

The orginal version is a terrible game.

[@InkyBlitz]

Awful game.

[@5persondude]

The first time I got all 120 Stars in Mario 64… was on the Vita 🤭 not joking btw I guess I should also mention I got all 120 Stars in Mario Galaxy for the first time on Steam Deck as well…

[@Goku-vb2nx]

damn you is a emulation **minecraft hoe**

[@Vomitspit_]

Im on my way to get 120 in Mario galaxy, I’m missing the bonus comets but the one where you collect coins in under a minute is too hard

[@venomr6rider]

Mario galaxy easily one of the best mario games imo...

[@EmmsReality]

@@venomr6rideryesssssss omg. And it’s like an insider secret. I mean a lot of people know now. But many many folks skipped the Wii or didn’t take it seriously. There is 20ish titles on Wii that you really can’t play and experience without the OG controller . Dolphin 🐬 is definitely amazing tho so PC FTW. I have Mario Galaxy on switch from that shit limited collection that never ended up adding SMG2 as like a DLC. Really prefer the Wii more and shake to spin over switch controls. Same for DKC Returns

[@venomr6rider]

@@EmmsReality man ive been trying to find a way to play that game again.. mite have to dig thru storage and find my og wii and copy of MG👍

[@joshuayammer1994]

I have all on my phone. Got a backbone and now my phone is basically a switch

[@PizzaheadVR]

GameCube? Wii? DS? 3DS? Wii U? Virtual Boy? I didn’t think so

[@Conoido]

For the fact that 3DS use a 240p screen, makes it the best handheld for retro emulation, and the 3D screen makes virtual boy emulation work.

[@GacMan47]

You make it seem like you can't play older Nintendo games on the 3DS, but you can.

[@fatbooger3]

i think he is trying to highlight the fact that it plays both psvita games and nintendo games

[@JoshF848]

@@fatbooger33DS can play some PS1 games. Not sure why you’d want to when a PC or Android phone can do it much better, but it’s possible

[@omegamanGXE]

@@JoshF848 I tried playing Crash Bandicoot on it (I don’t even remember where I dl'd it) but it ran like ass, choppy and stuff. I’d definitely stick to Vita for emulating PS1. Both 3DS and Vita are worth owning though for their individual strengths.

[@TheRealR3mix]

There’s a few n64 games that can run decent on 3ds (sm64 even has a direct port thanks to the decomp)

[@crist3809]

its all depends on what games u wanted to play.

[@jiancosta9042]

They both do great things One though is easier to find and has more variety to choose from system wise, and has the dual screens for the huge ds and 3ds library of Game I think the fact that the 3ds can play most portable nintendo games natively makes it a must buy as well as using regular sd and microsd cards, but now I'm also intrigued in checking out the prices for vita games

[@janosek420]

You can also use a regular SD card with a modded vita, you can buy an SD2VITA adapter for around ten bucks Altough, buying a Vita in my opinion is only worth it if you want to emulate older consoles on-the-go, or if you are a Heavy jrpg fan. The first party game library is not that extensive, But the psp emulation, and the huge amount of jrpg titles make up for it if you are into those kinds of things. I have both, and I would choose the 3DS over a vita anytime. I really enjoy the dual-screen and Nintendo games, but I also respect everyone that will choose a vita as their portable system

[@Jay_Is_Here_1125]

side by side they work together in harmony you can play what you want on the vita but if you want to play a DS or 3DS game then you can play the 3DS

[@danielfoster902]

That app doesn’t have every psp, and ps1 game. Don’t be fooled, I was. It has hundreds of games but lacks the ps1 games I grew up on and some psp games.

[@lrod6923]

What's the app?

[@andresjuarez8325]

Just download the iso. It's not rocket science. If it's not in the library just download the game file yourself and install

[@FyeniOh4]

Eh, but I had the Vita and it suffered frame dips on certain SNES and Gameboy Advance titles. IMO, just get a 3DS

[@KyLesCaster]

yeah I dont understand all this hype over the Vita lately. for a 2024 device its terrible at emulation, it has a weak first party game library and whatever homebrew stuff you find on there is actually just old PSP brew.

[@bananabarnabis]

Yeah, but a new 3ds can also play 3ds, ds, gba, gbc, gb, nes, snes, and even some n64 as well, and virtual boy games in 3d, and 3ds games in 3d, so I wouldn’t consider getting a vita over a new 3ds unless the price was significantly lower.

[@liamseekins9488]

The vita is the better device for modding and emulation

[@ng65gaming]

3DS having N64 and PS1 emulation:

[@andresjuarez8325]

except those PSX games are a dookie 20fps

[@AnotherWarioWareFan]

​@@andresjuarez8325 Not really

[@justanaverageyoutubeaccoun342]

Missed my opportunity to get a vita cheap and went with a new 3ds xl. But I have to say I don't regret my decision. The original ds library alone has banger after banger, and being able to play those games with the intended system will always trump emulators. Also, the 3ds has a real solid library, especially if you're a jrpg/srpg fan. That being said, if i ever get the opportunity, I am for sure going to get a vita just for the playstation library.

[@theshepard22]

The original dsi xl actually looks better with those original DS games more so than playing on any other DS handheld. There are some videos about the screen quality and comparison. But it's still not that bad at all to play on a 3ds XL just not quite the same resolution, which is actually counter to what most would imagine occurring.

[@donkeyninagregpop1238]

They aren’t the same I have both and I love playing 3d games on my new Nintendo 3ds xl such a great system

[@grafvinestarry]

That's why I have both and a PC Handheld for GameCube, Wii, Wii U, PS2 and Steam

[@Lillickypit]

Carry a 2DS modded (got online for 40) and my vita phat, purchased form day one. Still going strong

[@Gatorboy5678]

VIRTUAL CONSOLE. “The vita is better cause you can play old games other than the 3DS and DS games” I AM ABOUT TO EXPLODE. HOW CAN SOMEONE BE SO STUPID???

[@yavuzyilmaz28]

I own a ps Vita and totally disagree with you. Playing ps one games on Vita is nightmare because it doesn't have triggers and simulating it with back touch zones is the worst gaming experience I've ever had. Playing N64 games with Vita interface is something like trying to discover the America again and painful. There are many N64 games really not that playable as well and emulation interface is very tiring. This is my own opinion but I think the game library of 3ds and even ds is something Vita PSP libraries cannot compete at all.

[@Chelaxim]

Also with SNES games muscle memory of the face buttons favor the 3DS.

[@kang6914]

PSP blows any library out the water except maybe PS2 or PS3

[@rafamedina4744]

You can use autoplugin to connect a ps4 controller to your vita, the triggers might work through there

[@s.m.pravin9738]

I have a fully pimped out 3ds with ds games, gba games, doom ports, fnaf ports, gta 3 homebrew port, mario 64 3d and a lot more. Id pick the 3ds anyday because i feel the ds and 3ds library together is the best handheld library there ever was

[@2mono7]

I have 3ds games, ds games, nes games, snes games, sega genesis games, ps1 games, n64 games, game boy games, gameboy color games, gameboy advanced games, gamegear games, SNK Neo geo games, doom 1 and 2, mario 64 port, sonic mania port, and lastly fnaf port. my 3ds is officially decked out with 300 max titles and i am proud

[@s.m.pravin9738]

@@2mono7 that sounds like one hell of a console. I have only 32 gigs of storage so i don't have that many titles. Which 3ds do you have by the way?

[@Sunray1995]

Im so glad i was able to mod mine.. So i went ahead and put my entire physical ps1, psp and psv library on it. So my collection can rest in peace.

[@ca_kay]

Someone merge the two and we're set.

[@Saber_Nico]

let's not forget the OLED screen that the 1000 model has lol

[@agunemon]

As an adult with my own money, I realized how stupid the console wars were... Its easy to get both... And just use them in rotation...

[@wDs_death]

Even DS games, I’m not sure how but I definitely know it’s possible. At the very least, bare minimum, you could scrap the entire ps vita operating system and replace it with a 3DS Operating System

[@LumesideLside]

The biggest thing for me os the 3ds im regard to pokemon gives you the option to bring your mons from your adventures into the switch if you wamtsd to

[@scaw1499]

You make it sound as if the 3ds cannot run wonderswan, lots of retro sega consoles, game and watch, PS1 and a whole ton of other stuff that I forgot

[@JoeMama-hr3qe]

Really curious what Pokémon would look like on the vita - one screen and all

[@No8Named8Shadow]

Wait. Hold up. Tara’s jacket is amazing!

[@Horace-83]

The Fat Controller laughed. “You are wrong.”

[@juiceloose100]

Wow I had no idea a modded PS Vita could do all of that! That being said I wouldn't trade my new 3DS XL for the world! Absolutely love it. ❤

[@Epicwatermelondotzip]

A modded 3ds can play 3ds, ds, gba, gbc, snes, nes, and vb games. On top of that, people have made reverse engineered ports of many games like COD zombies, Super mario 64, and minecraft.

[@choccydo3744]

I love both but the N64 games have a lot of issues running on the vita. Super Mario 64 and a couple of others might run on it decently but the majority of N64 games are close to unplayable

[@Gatorboy5678]

1st. 3DSs are easier to mod. 2nd. 3DSs sold better so you can buy them. 3rd. I have a 3DS but I don’t have a PS Vita. 4th. The Vita cannot play Yo-kai Watch, my all-time favorite game franchise. So as you can see the 3DS is better.

[@Poto_feu]

The 3ds bottom screen is very important for some games, you have a psvita cool but u do believe the 3ds is more comfortable. Guess I just like to play with a stylus

[@GuiItyUniverse]

I wonder if you can run a Pokemon rom through a randomizer and play THAT on the Vita?

[@lerr123456]

a hacked rom ? yeah it can

[@sshheessee4468]

It just boils down to whether you like vita games or 3ds games

[@JO23...]

As good as the Ds and 3Ds library is, I think the ability to play PS1 and N64 games makes the PsVita a better option.

[@JimmyKudo93]

Yea I was playing mk4, mk mythology subzero and crash bash that’s cool as hell

[@HollowRick]

You can now do that on the new 3DS

[@jeureeka552]

Clamshell design makes it more portable tho

[@AtomicEmperor]

i like the 3ds more mostly because i like the ds and 3ds libraries alot more than the psp and psvita libraries

[@tech-thscz]

"There's an app to download any ps Vita game you want" H shop (from the homebrew 3ds) : UH HELLO

[@spark154]

Literally had a Vita for a few months and the traded it for a Switch, while owning the 3DS for over a decade and a PSP for quite awhile. The propietary software for Vita is abysmal for the most part. It's mainly worth for the PSP/PS content alone so, you might as well simply own one. Also. The memory format is a huge letdown for any Sony portable device. Just throwing that out.

[@flimtok]

DS + 3DS library alone is unbeatable. I’m shocked that the New 3DS can’t handle N64 and PS1, That would be the only advantage that the Vita has over the 3DS.

[@MrFearlesskiller]

What an idiot take, both are great and do different things

[@stitchwitch39]

I own both, the new 3ds xl for Nintendo games, the vita for vita, psp, and ps1 games.😁

[@Oliverph0enix]

Guess what my phone can do

[@firehazardfox159]

Good thing I got both and I'm planning on getting a psp go and a Gameboy micro next

[@u12blue]

Have both and i love them both

[@ravenmage1859]

Realistically in terms of emulator support these two are nearly equivalent, with Vita obviously having the slight edge in overall power. But ultimately it comes down to whether or not you value the PSP/Vita libraries or the DS/3DS libraries to decide which one you like better.

[@rollg1226]

At the end, the Nintendo games are always the main target 😂

[@omegaphoneofjesus]

“I like apples more than oranges because you can make juice with both, but apples also give you applesauce.”

[@FoxiCATS]

Vita also can play ds games (melonDS or NooDS), but frame rate so low...

[@habbi_CR7]

You can also play NDS games, it’s not the best experience but it works

[@co11in__18]

The takeaway here isn’t even which is better, just that you should definitely mod your systems.

[@justinmraap]

Me when I'm trying to hit the 500 word limit on an essay:

[@portablecollector]

Theyre both just as great with their differences. I say this as a modder and collector, i use all my systems.

[@xxkarlosxxxxxx7233]

And also it has a bigger and better screen cause it's less pixelated so higher ppi density meaning clearer view... It's also more comfortable to hold ...

[@karma3888]

New 3DS XL's can do PS1 games, too. Pretty much everything you listed the 3DS can do the equivalent on it's own system.

[@Satiator123]

Its worth it just for the Vita library.

[@andresayala1744]

My only issue with a modded psp or psv is the lack of a second display to play DS and 3DS titles. We all have to admit that the use of both displays on a 3DS is so unique that it allows for unique gameplay that can’t be emulated or replicated. That very unique gameplay and so many 1st party games is why I think the DS and 3DS are superior.

[@blakebambam3143]

You can also play all the old school Nintendo games up to gba on a psp.

[@Mellow_Flow]

PS Vita has tons of advantages over the 3ds, but the 3ds has so many advantages over the ps vita that it’s best to just do both and use each for their strongsuits imo

[@keuriseutopoe]

Modded vita have android game ports now, and the developers still continuously porting android games for it.

[@th0rig413]

I want to see Vita Run Trial OF Mana Alien Isolation Life Is strange Grid auto Sport Android ports

[@TheCollective1]

Only issue with that is that there are other consoles that can do what the vita can and also way better. Take a steamdeck for example! The only thing that can emulate ds and 3ds better than the 3ds cost $800…

[@Mehwhatevr]

but I also want to play 3DS and DS games. If I want to play PS or N64 games, I'd rather play them on my computer on a big screen. I think the answer is both.They each carved out their niche and happen to overlap in the Venn Diagram of their capabilities. Which one you get depends on whether you want DS and 3DS or everything else.

[@wesleythompson451]

They're both required for me. The vita is awesome, but so is the 3ds. The 3ds and ds libraries alone require me to get the 3ds. I'll use my vita for most other things, but the 3ds and ds libraries are both huge and they're both loaded with great games

[@edwinmulero491]

I love my modded vita but I also buy original games and hardware because I love playing on original hardware to relive my childhood

[@jeffhauser8031]

I think you are missing the home brew part completely. The home brew community on the vita is amazing. Don't think the 3DS can play Bully, GTA 3/ SA, Max Payne, Fallout and so on.

[@ClaudioAlpizar]

I have both. The PS Vita is very nice to play retro games with Retroarch, it has some cool games and the retrocompatibility with PSP is very nice, but when comparing the Vita library with the 3DS library, the 3DS wins hands down, and the 3D effect is really cool with some games.

[@TheShroomhead99]

I Like the Vita because of the Games Like GTA SA or Max Payne or a Lot of Android Game ports

[@paulkendrick4153]

Steam Deck and Rog laughs at all of these old handhelds 😂

[@Grexxa]

@@paulkendrick4153 i laugh at your hairline brother

[@SushikiIIer]

IMO vita is cool but the 3DS and DS are more reasonable if your one the edge of "what one do I get". Both are just as good as each other, but the vita could really just be emulated from a phone or PC. On the otherhand 3DS and DS games REALLY NEED to have the phyical hardware to be as fun as they can.

[@boyghcst]

You can play ps1 games on the new 3ds but only a select few are compatible. I love Nintendo but defo agree that the ps vita seems more powerful

[@BadEnd98]

I had a modded Vita and sold it, can't compare to my modded NEW 3DS.

[@lacasadebarbudo6949]

You can play more ps1 games on new 3ds than nintendo 64 games on psvita

[@bluebird7256]

Well you say a lot of that as if it’s not possible on the 3ds aside (although I was told there is an emulator currently made) the 3ds can play most of the things you said including ps1. Also in my opinion 3ds games are a lot more fun to play on a handheld while a lot of the best vita games are better played on console (imo), are ported from console, or are just laggy. Plus with the 3ds you get Wii I connectivity, even if it is light. The only reason I could actually see someone going for a modded vita over a 3ds is either PlayStation bias or because the servers are still officially up though they might as well be dead as pretendo has way more users than the official online vita support, at least in my experience

[@JeffCerts]

IMO : nothing can beat original Nintendo hardware and software

[@chrisy2617]

They're literally the same, its just a difference of "do you want psp and ps vita games or 3ds and ds games?" also 3ds has hshop look it up you can download everything that was on the eshop for free along with virtual console, and dlc. also you can add retro games to your 3ds with a program that turns the game roms into CIA's. so you can have all your old retro nintendo games on your 3ds home page as if they were virtual console games.

[@Grasspinks]

Basically they do all the same things but the fat Vita has a WAY nicer screen imo, so you’re just switching out DS and 3DS games for PSX, PSP, and PSV games.

[@TheBloodyNights]

For me the PSVita wins overall. Sure it can play NES, SNES, Genesis, Neogeo yatta yatta old school systems that I'm sure the 3DS can play on a better screen. But really it's the Near native ps1 compatibility, and the massive collection of PSP titles. It also has a lot of interesting ports. The Vita library wasn't as good as the 3DS for sure, but it has surprisingly a decent amount of quality games on it that I didn't even know got ported. The God of War Collection. Metal Gear Solid 2-3, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1-2, The Danganronpa series, Zero Escape series, Persona 4 Golden, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, MK9, tons of various visual novels and rpgs. That being said, while I do think the Vita is the superior option. The 3DS (Which is more expensive than the Vita as of now) Is a device that is probably more valuable in terms of practical use. All of the Vita games and it's systems it can play will be emulated by future consoles in well the future. But dual screen emu devices that can play DS, and 3DS are a long ways away if they come at all.

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

But the ds and 3ds just has platformers and turn based rpgs, so saying it has a better library is a lie to anyone who likes action games. The 3ds fucking sucks if you wanna play something stylish and fun, unless you just wanna play kid icarus uprising over and over again

[@mario4everd]

The vita isnt perfect with its ps1 compatibility because u cant change the popsloader version like an old psp. So games that break on the last pops loader like mortal kombat trilogy dont work at all

[@mario4everd]

Also the 3ds has the ability to play gba games natively, so u get near perfect compatibility with them unless its something like the huge rom carts for those gba dual movie releases. I also wouldnt say the screen is worse than the vita for retro games. Because the new 3ds xl has a lower resolution screen, retro games can actually scale perfectly within its 240p screen. Meaning perfect 1 to 1 pixels, no upscaling for that emulator look. You actually get that natural scanline look as well so games look not only sharp but pretty faithful. I own both but I think they are tied in their own advantages of what they can play

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

@mario4everd I have no clue what you mean by that, every game that was officially released doesn't have that problem, and neither does racing lagoon which is the only ps1 game I play 🙃

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

@mario4everd I don't play gba games, I like to have fun when I play a video game, and every single one I tried on my 3ds was really boring except warioware, but that's not a good enough reason for me to turn the console back on. Plus I have an old 3ds, and the aftermarket prices are so absurd from nintendo nerds that I'm just abandoning dealing with it. I might sell my 3ds to one of them so they can get their jumping fix, and I can get $150 off a glorified gameboy

[@AAAshield]

Ds can do many of the same features modded both are very good only thing I would say you can play more triple A games on the vita but still the 3DS can be very impressive

[@greenjello0]

the new 3ds can also emulate ps1 and N64 quite well actually. N64 with better compatibility than the vita last I checked.

[@VinnyIurillo]

Somewhat agree but think 3DS is better. 3DS jailbreaks have access to full 3DS and DS library which in my opinion is better then the vita library and probably the PSP library as well. I still think Vita gets a lot of mileage as a lot of exclusives are some of the best games ever made so it’s def worth considering both. Or just get a steam deck which can play every console under the sun haha.

[@MemeLordCthulhu]

I'd bring up the exclusives, I never really cared that much for nintendo stuff because it's always either a platformer or a turn based rpg. Sometimes a puzzle game, but very rarely a fun action game

[@KrazyNino420]

My favorite system is.... Money. Money is what i prefer.

[@Corbin-Creates]

The 3ds can play any 3ds and ds game so the bugs being able to play vita and psp games isn’t a super great argument-

[@GrimReaper1675]

I have a ps5, ROG Ally, Steam Deck and Switch. If you guys gotta think about it so hard, just buy both. I've seen both selling for around $100.

[@geoffreyweston9835]

I'm thinking of getting a vita and modding it, because even though I have a 3ds; I can't mod it because I only have a iphone se 2nd gen and a kindle fire HD 10+. Neither one of them can be used to transfer files to the 3ds via SD card.

[@louislondono2488]

I think you're not going to be able to mod the Vita either, pretty sure both require at least a bit of Windows PC at points to get things working. Plus you really do want one on hand so as to deal with anything else other than most basic modding steps which will crop up as you play around with either system

[@panchojestem]

just get the cheapest pc or laptop

[@Blue-eu5qn]

3DS is a must for 3DS games though. Need that 2nd touch screen and stylus.

[@MUSQUIZanimation]

But I like using the stereoscopic 3D