@@le_beatboxit can, the ps vita can remote play a ps4, and if u connect the ps4 to the ps vita, go on the ps4 and remote connect your ps5, and play games through that. I've tried it and it's not the best, it's like 480p but its eh for a ps vita
I bought a psvita in 2020 and upgraded it whit a 512gb sd and cf and boy do i not regret it. I love the psvita and the comunity is still so alive tons of homebrew games out there.
You’re one of the only people who is mentioning this for some reason everyone else in the comments is just choosing to ignore an obvious clickbait thumbnail.
I just started to look for a deal on one. Loved my PSP & Vita! I can't wait to get one again! The Clear/Crystal/Transparent custom shells/cases for them are sick too!
I've been resistant to modding my PS Vita because I didn't want to mess it up or cut it off from Sony's ecosystem, but man seeing all this stuff I could be adding on and doing with it...I think I will go ahead and do it
Yeah I felt the same way and this is why I just ended up getting another one that way I’d have one I could hack and have one that’s still connected to the ecosystem! They both get played a lot
@@turismofoegaming8806 I have multiple also and a pstv, one Vita and my pstv are modded and still connected to the PlayStation network and have been for a little over a year and I've had no problems at all, I think it's where the firmware spoofing comes in, it shows that it's up to date and not modified when someone else is looking in I believe
The most underrated handheld ever made! Still packs a punch in 2023. Whats even better is that the community is still porting more games from PC & Android. Magnificent!
@@KamiSama-fy7dhMakes me glad I still have my launch day model. That thing is over 12 years old and still kicking, and my sd2vita and 512gb sd card are on the way. Ima have a field day with this thing
@@GamersChoiceUA-cam a question, have you tried the color saturation mod, i heard it gets the colors very close to the oled model..? i also heard it may shorten the lifespan of the LCD but not sure if true
I remember importing the original psp from Japan months before it got released any where else. Anyone that layed their eyes on it had a serious look of envy. It just looked incredible and ahead of its time. The VITA didn't give me the same feeling. I have 2 of them but, I don't know what it is about it but give me psp or 3ds any day. Wipeout 2048 was the best thing about it for me.
I loved the PSP, but I find the Vita to be a "better PSP". I no longer use any of my PSP's and instead do just about all my portable gaming on my Vita. It's just so much better.
The only thing that compares to what the PSP was like on launch is the original iPhone, that feeling of something being so far ahead of anything else you're surprised it was possible
On adrenaline settings you can also use "Save states" so if you get stuck on a part of the game or if u play Resident Evil where you need "ink ribbons" to save the game, u can go to "settings" tap the "R" button and you can create your own save files and load bavk into them whenever you feel like it
Corrections PKGj: It does not offer all Vita games, but a large portion of them. Ports: None are PS2 ports. They are mostly PC ports (e.g. GTA3, GTA VC) or Android ports (e.g. GTA SA). Hence you have to have the game files from the PC versions or Android versions respectively for those games.
@@Gloryboyquan on the pkg store? Yea, but say you want a game that’s not on the store you have to do a separate process of actually downloading the rom from a computer then putting that file on the vita
@KaualaYah 🛡⚔️ Lmao So ? It's Not That Hard ? One Day Pgkj Could Be Cease to exist Or Stop Working Entirely ! Yes It's Convenient..But That Should Stop U From Knowing How To Manually Install Things 🤷♂️ 🤔
Great video 🔥 I have the Sonic Mania port on my Vita it's so good, amazing device, Sony let it down but the community bought it back to life, also best d-pad around especially the slim model 🙂
@@Flaplebes ok nice. Is it possible to log into PSN account on modded vita? The person who sold it to me said it could mess with the vita? Is that true? Thanks.
PS vita still lives on despite the discontinued official support. You may want to check my video where I tested if my 9-year-old PS Vita is still working after its long slumber.
I've seen PS Vitas online sell in good condition for around $100, if not less if imported from Japan. At that price there's literally no other handheld like it. It's such a powerhouse
Easiest homebrew of my life, just follow the written guide and theres literally 0 problems. Been having a blast being able to access the entire vita and psp library, next up gonna do my 3ds.
I've done all 3 of my new 3dsxl systems and have them all stocked up with games and everything is customized perfectly. I love my 3ds systems after the modding. My best decision ever. Next came the modding of 2 wii systems. All are perfectly set up all games and the Shima rhapsody theme custom bgm and all cover arts for 7k plus games.
Newer games are (often) brainrot because of political standards taking artistic freedom in development. Old games are simply better as core-definition "games".
I can't help but compare my Vita from 2014 to my current Switch Lite. In terms of build quality, size and ergonomics the Vita makes the Switch look like a Game Boy Color.. I think a lot of games on Vita even have way better graphics like Killzone Mercenary. Too bad it didn't catch on.
@@treemanog112 It was so good I played it for sooo long even with just the bots. I'd be interested to know if you can still get it. Makes me want to dig out my vita. Hopefully the battery hasn't exploded or something.
As much as I enjoy playing the Nintendo Switch from time to time, the console on handheld can be a bit too big for my hands and carrying it around on trips or something is a bit of a hastle. After seeing all the things the PS Vita can do, especially once you hack/jailbreak it, it honestly feels like one of the best handheld consoles even for today's standarts. I am thinking to buy a used PS Vita for myself, because the more I watch these PS Vita videos, the more I feel like I want one for myself. I will be flying to Germany with my family this August for a 5 day trip and maybe I will try find a PS Vita in Berlin, but if I can't find one, then I will buy a used PS Vita from Japan once I get back from my trip.
Or get a modern phone samsung galaxy s23, iPhone 14, Asus asog or my favorite redmagic pro 8 (700$) and download offline games. You can also get a remote attachment( Razer Kishi Mobile Game Controller) or just bluetooth a ps5 or xbox x remote. Also the modern gamer phone system on good wifi will play everything with modern screens(including game pass or ps remote play.
@@justinemerson1340agreed. Used vita are sold on an insane mark up. It makes more sense to get a phones with snapdragon 865 or 888 or something and get a backbone to play emulator.
@@justinemerson1340I mean, this is true, but its also not the same. I own a razer kishi and have a lot of emulators on my phone, but its a bit of a pain in the ass sometimes. You have to take the case off, sometimes charging thru the kishi is ass, and then obviously your phone is occupied so you can't be answering texts. I've always preferred actual hardware for this purpose because none of it feels as badb
I have two vitas, one oled and one black slim, which I modded. I play on that thing for years and have sooo much stuff on it, it has the best screen ratio, weight and overall design for a handheld device!
I currently have a mod PSP 3000 with PSP, PS1, SNES, NES, N64, and Sega Emulators. Next, I gonna get PS Vita 2000 and mod it for PS2 Emulator and Vita games. Thanks for the info! I have been always wanting a PS Vita when it first came out for years! Can't wait to get one! I'm a go to my local retro game store to find one!
@@Lagin693 if it still works it's easier to just clean it up, even broken things like sticks or battery is easily replaced on the vita, it's hard these days to buy a brand new one so you'll receive a 2nd hand one anyway
loved the ending soundtrack, great video, only suggestion is your voice kinda goes flat, maybe pull the mic away a bit or mid it diff love the video tho and miss my old vita, im bouta get another
@@Gloryboyquan on the adrenaline, crisis core. Tenkaichi tag team modded. The GTA games. Death Jr. Wolverine, some hothwheels games and for native vita games. I have uncharted that one with the girl who controls gravity. Freedom wars. Dead or alive. Metal gear 3. Ahh and a few others that I forget but yeah it's really cool. I and the vita for years but it wasn't until a few months ago that I chose to modd it
@@Gloryboyquan honestly there are a ton of hacks for tag team, but the one I have has dB super and gt content, but I recently found the best version of the mod for budokai tenkaichi 3 on PC, it's called budokai tenkaichi 4 beta, it adds TONS of brand new characters including orange piccolo and beast Gohan PLUS, it has all of Super as payable story episode's, ripped straight from the anime, legit feels like what tenkaichi 4 should have felt
i'm glad that i had my vita since middle school day's because now a days they're hard to get or due to their price but once u get one ? you'll get your money's worth.
You need to give RetroFlow a try..it with RetroArch adds a lot to the Vita. I also suggest folks really give the 3G model a second look...as one can remove the 3G card and replace it with a PSVSD...so you can basically double your storage. I got 2TB of storage on mine thanks to both the SD2vita & PSVSD both having a 1TB microSD in them.
@@GamersChoiceUA-cam hmm yes and no...granted I think my official memory card is 64gb...so compared to that...yes...completely nuts. However with this setup I got the full NA Vita & PSP collections & the same goes for NES SNES, Gameboy(Color\Advanced), GameGear, Genesis, TurboGrafix, all playable Dreamcast...some N64 games, 400+ PS1 eBoot, 350 Mame games...plus some other tid bits. Really the only portable that can get bigger than the Vita is the SteamDeck at 3TB.
@@SniperBraeGaming Good deal, I also suggest making the PSVSD the primary drive (UX0)...and stuff as big of a SD in it you can. The reason for this is Vita games MUST be installed on the UX0...and swapping out the MicroSD in the PSVSD is a pain in the ass...so you want to set it and forget it. Where the SD2Vita you may want to swap out for whatever reason...an actual Vita Cart...or maybe you have a couple of SD2Vita's with different retro collections on them. So the SD2Vita should be mounted as UMA0. If you end up using RetroFlow for a frontend for you games...then it's easy to have the PSP games then on the SD2Vita...I think Adrenaline allows for this but it's something to keep in mind. NA Vita set is around 900GB that will nearly max out a formatted 1TB SD which actually comes in around 960GB. NA PSP set is like 550GB...so as you can see things fill up quickly.
This video is actually such gold, wow! This might be a STUPID QUESTION but guys how do I mod my PS Vita? I have actually been so disappointed SONY with letting PS Vita down like that, I am glad I bumped into this video.
It is an amazing console and despite of what some say, there are a lot of good games for it, even without hacking it. The memory card is an issue, though. If you wanted to play PSP, this is the way!
There are also dedicated emulator consoles that can emulate GameCube, Wii, n64, Dreamcast (better than the vita) games. At the end of the day, there is not much that is unique about the vita and psp games themselves. It’s not like the DS and 3DS, which have the two screens. This makes the EXPERIENCE difficult to emulate accurately. Vita games can be played on PC without any loss of the essential experience. Besides the portability I guess; unless you have the steamdeck.
*@GamersChoice* 🎮 Sony really does have the *BEST* handheld for video games. I have so much great and fond memories with my original Sony PSP. Hopefully Sony will get *BACK* into the handheld market. 🤞🏼
@@ronyraveNeither of those are portable 🤣 my guy expecting a portable console that is unsupported by the developer to outperform consoles 🤣. Vita is awesome, it basically allows you to play the back catalog of PlayStation… like stop talking if you are expecting a console to perform worse than a portable platform 🤡🤣
@@PeoplePleaser578 psvita is shit in my country psvita is the same price as ps3 and xbox 360 but I'd rather buy myself a ps3 than psvita. Psvita is shit it's like it is backwards compatible coz it plays old games. Buy the actual console than this hand held toy 😐😐
@@ronyrave Bro you buy handheld consoles because they are portable… or are you going to walk around with your PS3 in your pocket? 🤣 I bought a PSvita for older games and for the portability of them… I have a PC, I can play PC indoors but if I am in bed and want to play games using less energy - I have a vita. Long train journeys - Vita. Travelling to and from work - Vita. When I have a bit of time whilst my kids are sleeping - Vita. Travelling abroad - Vita. That’s what I got it for and for that it’s perfect - for people who either dont have time for a console or want something they can carry around… it’s perfect. A portable device will not compare to a console for very obvious reasons and the expectations shouldn’t be that… it’s like saying you expect the same performance out of a steam deck as you would a full gaming PC. It’s good, but it’s not better than a PC… not even close.
@@PeoplePleaser578 Bro I have ps5 I can't buy psvita coz I have high end device which can play psvita games by using vita3k so I can't buy psvita it's shit and wasting money I'd rather buy myself something else or donate money to charity than wasting money on a handheld toy You could have used that money to buy ps3 instead of psvita coz ps3 can play ps2 games and ps3 has more better games than that psvita toy
Thanks for this! I ended up picking up a mint condition PS Vita slim (white glacier) and the original OLED Vita (for collection sake). No regrets so far!
i got bout 130 psp games and 90 ps1 games on the vita. now installing about 100 ps vita games lol still got about 100gb. going to see what else i can get on it. just modded my psp and new 3dsxl. thinking about modding my switch and probably steamdeck when i get the time
Hey bro!! I love your vids and what you're doing with and for the community. If you do, what screwdriver(s)do you use for your ps Vita and psp?? I'm having a hard time finding the right one that'll work for them Also i love that you mentioned how you can load psp games from the regular screen instead of loading up adrenaline. Its cool that it can do that but i feel like its just using too much battery to run one os into another just to play games that also use up battery.
I really appreciate it! And I'm not too familiar on what specific screwdriver you need to open psp/vitas, but I'm sure you can find an answer on reddit. Reddit has all the answers 😏
If you are running your PSP games through Adrenaline...via bubble icons...it's going to be roughly the same memory & power requirements...the only way past this is to have bought the game via PSN & have it regged to your Vita...then there is no Adrenaline requirement...but that time has came and pasted. I personally use RetroFlow to launch all my games Vita\PSP\PS1\... and have purged my Live Area of all non Application Icon's...so I got three screens of apps and that's it...and I probably could bring it down to just two if I removed the icons from some of the emulators. As for screw drivers...buy one of those decent sized kits from iFixIt....you got one small phillips for most screws & a stupidly small hex for removing 3g cards...if you own one of those models.
No, Jr.. It didn't sell well because of lack of support, no 1st party games. It was a gem in Japan because it was mainly a JRPG console and nothing else. Plus, everything else was too expensive, like the memory card. They didn't take regular micro SD cards but rather their own redesign with a hefty price tag. It was more greed and lack of support that dug the grave for the best hand held ever created. Damn Shame, too. No Nintendo or Sega or whatever other hand held ever released came close to how good the Vita was
It's just hard to justify getting a PSVita unless you're really into PS1/PSP/Vita games. From what I understand, the Vita actually struggles with a lot of emulation that other consoles are able to handle very easily. The GBA, for example, actually just sucks if you're playing anything other than a turn based game like Pokemon. Try playing Sonic Advance or Mega Man Zero, and tell me that's fun. Meanwhile, you can find an emulation device for $50 or less that can play any GBA game that you want these days. It absolutely smashes early Playstation games though, which isn't always feasible with other consoles. So that's definitely a big win there. Just a bit pricey of a console to be able to justify buying if you want to play things other than early Sony titles. Not to mention the process of soft-modding isn't exactly easy for the average user and puts them at risk of bricking their console that they just likely paid a pretty penny for.
I agree that if you want to play 90s games and before, there are cheaper options. But the vita plays all PS1, PSP, and Vita games perfectly. Not really any other options currently for playing Vita games, especially on the go. Also from my experience, I have had no issues playing any GBA, SNES, N64, etc. But I will continue to mess with it. And the modding is as simple as its ever been. You can mod your Vita from the Vita itself, no PC needed.
hmm I'll agree with you in some part...there is no reason to get a Vita unless you want to play PSP & Vita games. However that is a big selling point...while PSP emulation is getting decent...Vita emulation is still very rough right now. Also keep in mind the Vita's CPU is downclocked by default to 333mhz...it can scale fine up to 1.2ghz but given the Vita wasn't designed to dump that much heat...it shouldn't be ran at that speed for very long. Which means if I upped the clock I could run all non-WinCE based Dreamcast games on the Vita. Just fired up Sonic Advance GBA and it played fine...I guess who you talked to had a bad experince. Soft modding the Vita is a non issue these days...unless you have a funky setup like I do with my 3G model...and even that isn't so bad.
Most of these are things you can do on any Android phone with a gamesir X2 any other gamepad, but yeah it's cool to see old Vita still have some interesting thins to mess around
Yeah hacking a psvita is really worth it, I did it on mine and it’s awesome, Unfortunately, I didn’t succeeded to change the memory card so I’m still stuck with the basic 8 gb
Well are you going to give as tutorials on how to get our ps vita to be like yours bc non one is know you can tell us what but come one you gotta tell us how to get it to be like yours too
i been having my fat vita since 2013 christmas but i forgot about it and kept it safe in my closet. this video makes me wanna get it and mod tf out of it to play silent hill, re 2 & 3 + more on the go
Honestly, you made me want to get one again. Had one when they dropped, but just wasn't a lot I could do with it, but this has taught me a lot. I'm impressed with your knowledge of it, and thank you. You got my Sub.
Do you have to plug your memory card into your pc to add games or is there a way to download them directly to the vita edit: some games yes, but most games are available on pkgj
I remember getting my vita and wishing I never purchased it since there are way better games out there like so much better. I'm glad I put my vita in the drawer and got a ps4 at the time and now a ps5.
I like how every PS Vita in “insert year” video’s thumbnail displays an image of a game on the device that the device can certainly not play.
Well technically with remote play....
@@Seriouslydave not even, spiderman 2 is ps5 only and i don't think vita can remote play the ps5
@@le_beatbox probabably can remote ps5
@@le_beatboxu can even with pc
@@le_beatboxit can, the ps vita can remote play a ps4, and if u connect the ps4 to the ps vita, go on the ps4 and remote connect your ps5, and play games through that. I've tried it and it's not the best, it's like 480p but its eh for a ps vita
Better than the ps5 remote play handheld 😂
Facts
@@CystraIdk? It would be cool
@@Cystrathe vita is not nearly powerful enough to handle a game like elden ring or GoW Ragnorak 😂
@@christophergrimes6720 so is the ps streaming screen with a controller slapped on the sides. Please make it make sense.
@@christophergrimes6720that's not what Cystra said, it's PS5 Remote Play which is "Streaming" . It's currently in early devolvement from a modder
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1:08 PKGj
2:07 Adrenaline
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3:50 Adrenaline Bubbles Manager
4:23 Vita DB Downloader
5:15 Ports
6:03 Emulators
8:08 Autoplugin II
8:51 Custom Themes Manager
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Thanks buddy
thanks
you deserve a cookie, i really appreciate this
I bought a psvita in 2020 and upgraded it whit a 512gb sd and cf and boy do i not regret it. I love the psvita and the comunity is still so alive tons of homebrew games out there.
I wanna get one how do I upgrade with mods
Ps3 and xbox 360 are better than this shit
@@ronyrave Those aren't portable.
@@ronyravebruh...
Almost 5 years later , how is the hardware holding up? I hope to get 5-15 years out of mine atleast!
“I’ll pay retail, but I’m not paying resell” one of the best quotes I’ve ever heard. 💯
How can I get your kind of ps vita
I'll never understood why Sony always tried to push their own memory card, I think a lot of their products bombed out because of that
Greed. Nintendo tries to do the same thing with switch.
I love that they went m.2 nvme for the PS5. Microsoft screwed themselves with proprietary storage on the series consoles.
@@JesusChrist2000BCNintendo Switch has Micro SD Card Port so its not a problem
@@redscorpion9325 Not sure the memory but I meant with other branded stuff
Apple
Shows a picture of spider man 2 then doesn't mention anything in the video
You’re one of the only people who is mentioning this for some reason everyone else in the comments is just choosing to ignore an obvious clickbait thumbnail.
its spider-man 2 on psp
Well you can stream your ps4 screen on the vita
I just started to look for a deal on one. Loved my PSP & Vita! I can't wait to get one again! The Clear/Crystal/Transparent custom shells/cases for them are sick too!
I’m tryna figure out should I get the switch lite or the vita 🤔
@@brandiveals315vita
@@brandiveals315get both. diff gameplay
did u get one? im thinking of getting one but do they even make games for them ?
@@brandiveals315 if you are going to buy a switch DO NOT buy a switch lite
I've been resistant to modding my PS Vita because I didn't want to mess it up or cut it off from Sony's ecosystem, but man seeing all this stuff I could be adding on and doing with it...I think I will go ahead and do it
Do it, trust me you won't regret it.
Yeah I felt the same way and this is why I just ended up getting another one that way I’d have one I could hack and have one that’s still connected to the ecosystem!
They both get played a lot
@@turismofoegaming8806 I have multiple also and a pstv, one Vita and my pstv are modded and still connected to the PlayStation network and have been for a little over a year and I've had no problems at all, I think it's where the firmware spoofing comes in, it shows that it's up to date and not modified when someone else is looking in I believe
@@turismofoegaming8806 Love to hear it!
Get 2. I have a modded 2000 and stock 1000.
The most underrated handheld ever made! Still packs a punch in 2023. Whats even better is that the community is still porting more games from PC & Android. Magnificent!
the community is keeping it alive and is all it has left since sony abandoned it
I want one now 😩
@@KamiSama-fy7dhMakes me glad I still have my launch day model. That thing is over 12 years old and still kicking, and my sd2vita and 512gb sd card are on the way. Ima have a field day with this thing
Also surprisingly the Vita has a great battery life... i played for like 2-3 hours straight and the battery was in the high 60s.. lol
Yes! You get a good 5-6 hours on the slim models.
@@GamersChoiceUA-cam a question, have you tried the color saturation mod, i heard it gets the colors very close to the oled model..? i also heard it may shorten the lifespan of the LCD but not sure if true
LCD IS NOT GOOD AT ALL@@dimepia123
I remember importing the original psp from Japan months before it got released any where else.
Anyone that layed their eyes on it had a serious look of envy. It just looked incredible and ahead of its time.
The VITA didn't give me the same feeling. I have 2 of them but, I don't know what it is about it but give me psp or 3ds any day. Wipeout 2048 was the best thing about it for me.
Wipeout 2048 is definitely underrated
I loved the PSP, but I find the Vita to be a "better PSP". I no longer use any of my PSP's and instead do just about all my portable gaming on my Vita. It's just so much better.
I grew up with both and the vita is better
The only thing that compares to what the PSP was like on launch is the original iPhone, that feeling of something being so far ahead of anything else you're surprised it was possible
Gonna have to disagree with ya there man. I've always thought the Vita looked suuuuper slick. Kinda wish they made a vita go tho 😊
On adrenaline settings you can also use "Save states" so if you get stuck on a part of the game or if u play Resident Evil where you need "ink ribbons" to save the game, u can go to "settings" tap the "R" button and you can create your own save files and load bavk into them whenever you feel like it
bro your the reason i got a vita thank you for helping me see the light
Glad to hear that! Enjoy your Vita!
Corrections
PKGj: It does not offer all Vita games, but a large portion of them.
Ports: None are PS2 ports. They are mostly PC ports (e.g. GTA3, GTA VC) or Android ports (e.g. GTA SA). Hence you have to have the game files from the PC versions or Android versions respectively for those games.
People staying lying about the pkg store having every game in existence, it doesn’t even have half of the vita games
@@KahYAHlahYAH so u can still play any game
@@Gloryboyquan on the pkg store? Yea, but say you want a game that’s not on the store you have to do a separate process of actually downloading the rom from a computer then putting that file on the vita
@KaualaYah 🛡⚔️ Lmao So ? It's Not That Hard ? One Day Pgkj Could Be Cease to exist Or Stop Working Entirely ! Yes It's Convenient..But That Should Stop U From Knowing How To Manually Install Things 🤷♂️ 🤔
@@Gloryboyquan you right, that’s why you just get all the games you can get now
I have tested almost all this stuff and the man is'nt lying
Great video 🔥 I have the Sonic Mania port on my Vita it's so good, amazing device, Sony let it down but the community bought it back to life, also best d-pad around especially the slim model 🙂
Thanks! And yes, it definitely came back to life.
Sonic Mania? How?
@@Apegabehomebrew port
Once it was hacked, Sony gave up on it.
It's hard to blame them.
@@Flaplebes ok nice. Is it possible to log into PSN account on modded vita? The person who sold it to me said it could mess with the vita? Is that true? Thanks.
PS vita still lives on despite the discontinued official support. You may want to check my video where I tested if my 9-year-old PS Vita is still working after its long slumber.
I've seen PS Vitas online sell in good condition for around $100, if not less if imported from Japan. At that price there's literally no other handheld like it. It's such a powerhouse
I just got one for 160 hope the condition is good should be here tm
What websites fam
@@flyboijay2402 I got mine off amazon
The storage hack alone is all i needed but you just opened my mind up to all of this. Thanks
Sub earned. Love my Vita. Using PKGJ is a godsend. Best handheld. Switch who? Never heard of her.
We are on the same page 🤝😏
I got a Steam Deck, 2 Switches, Gaming Rig but the Vita weirdly is still my most played.
Interesting, Vita for the win
Easiest homebrew of my life, just follow the written guide and theres literally 0 problems. Been having a blast being able to access the entire vita and psp library, next up gonna do my 3ds.
I've done all 3 of my new 3dsxl systems and have them all stocked up with games and everything is customized perfectly. I love my 3ds systems after the modding. My best decision ever. Next came the modding of 2 wii systems. All are perfectly set up all games and the Shima rhapsody theme custom bgm and all cover arts for 7k plus games.
i envy people can enjoy old games, new games change my standards
You have to switch it up sometimes. I usually play a few older games when I’m in the mood, then play newer games.
Newer games are (often) brainrot because of political standards taking artistic freedom in development.
Old games are simply better as core-definition "games".
I can't help but compare my Vita from 2014 to my current Switch Lite. In terms of build quality, size and ergonomics the Vita makes the Switch look like a Game Boy Color.. I think a lot of games on Vita even have way better graphics like Killzone Mercenary. Too bad it didn't catch on.
I was a god on killzone mercenary. Such a good fun game
@treemanog112 That multiplayer DLC was amazing. Full bot support. You did have to pay for it though...
@ ah damn never played the dlc i bet that rocked
@@treemanog112 It was so good I played it for sooo long even with just the bots. I'd be interested to know if you can still get it. Makes me want to dig out my vita. Hopefully the battery hasn't exploded or something.
@ my vita works perfect still i was surprised but i bet that youre right with dead servers
As much as I enjoy playing the Nintendo Switch from time to time, the console on handheld can be a bit too big for my hands and carrying it around on trips or something is a bit of a hastle. After seeing all the things the PS Vita can do, especially once you hack/jailbreak it, it honestly feels like one of the best handheld consoles even for today's standarts. I am thinking to buy a used PS Vita for myself, because the more I watch these PS Vita videos, the more I feel like I want one for myself. I will be flying to Germany with my family this August for a 5 day trip and maybe I will try find a PS Vita in Berlin, but if I can't find one, then I will buy a used PS Vita from Japan once I get back from my trip.
@@Gloryboyquan Nope. I'm from Latvia.
@@Asaylum117woah I'm from latvia too, i just modded my vita
Or get a modern phone samsung galaxy s23, iPhone 14, Asus asog or my favorite redmagic pro 8 (700$) and download offline games. You can also get a remote attachment( Razer Kishi Mobile Game Controller) or just bluetooth a ps5 or xbox x remote. Also the modern gamer phone system on good wifi will play everything with modern screens(including game pass or ps remote play.
@@justinemerson1340agreed. Used vita are sold on an insane mark up. It makes more sense to get a phones with snapdragon 865 or 888 or something and get a backbone to play emulator.
@@justinemerson1340I mean, this is true, but its also not the same. I own a razer kishi and have a lot of emulators on my phone, but its a bit of a pain in the ass sometimes. You have to take the case off, sometimes charging thru the kishi is ass, and then obviously your phone is occupied so you can't be answering texts. I've always preferred actual hardware for this purpose because none of it feels as badb
Ah clickbait thumbnails are back on youtube
Kinda, you can use remote play on the ps5 and play the spider man game, but is pretty much a clickbait
I wouldn’t worry
@@VkSenninh4kinda not really. The Ps5 doesn’t support Vita remote play, there’s a home brew app for it but it’s really buggy and laggy
@@Trashedaccount123 Yes, It should have an oficial way to do, the ps portal seems kinda lame IMO
Dug my vita out of the closet recently and modded it. I been playing it more than my switch now, it's just so cool when modded. ❤
This would've been the beast of its time had it more AAA games to play
I modded my vita but haven't touched it as late, this made me pull it back out.
I have two vitas, one oled and one black slim, which I modded. I play on that thing for years and have sooo much stuff on it, it has the best screen ratio, weight and overall design for a handheld device!
Love to hear it!
I currently have a mod PSP 3000 with PSP, PS1, SNES, NES, N64, and Sega Emulators. Next, I gonna get PS Vita 2000 and mod it for PS2 Emulator and Vita games. Thanks for the info! I have been always wanting a PS Vita when it first came out for years! Can't wait to get one! I'm a go to my local retro game store to find one!
Vita cant emulate PS2
wow this is like the 50th video of why the vita is still good in 2023.. i see em popping up every year but this year its just insane lol
because definitely vita has gotten Better Over the years . Especially if u mod it I can't stress this enough . hands Down Top 3 Portables In 2023
So should I buy one again or get my one fixed bc I still have mine but it’s dusted up
@@Lagin693 if it still works it's easier to just clean it up, even broken things like sticks or battery is easily replaced on the vita, it's hard these days to buy a brand new one so you'll receive a 2nd hand one anyway
Its crazy the Vita can emulate a dreamcast kind of well.. That's. Crazy
It really is.
Neeeeed moar gigas
This is one of.the kost motivating video to buy ps vita, I have decided.thanks
Finally a video from someone who's a scholar in the subject
Still play mine all the time. Way ahead of its time.
i just fixed my vita. cant wait to grind all games again
Do ittttt. You won’t regret it!
loved the ending soundtrack, great video, only suggestion is your voice kinda goes flat, maybe pull the mic away a bit or mid it diff
love the video tho and miss my old vita, im bouta get another
Bro just unlocked a memory.. I totally forgot about Tomba!! Now I need to do this to my vita!! 😂
Love to hear it!
I love that Theme you have for the PS Vita
🤝😏
man you really changed my mind thanks a lot👍
I got one of these for Christmas in 2013 or 2014 and it still works. I like how nobody cared about them until like a year ago
I've got my original from 2004 and it still works!!
U deserve way more subs than u have. U got some nice content and your good at this
What a legend man, thank you for this great video!
Have you made a video on how to connect the Vita to a large screen?
Buying one soon!
PKGj is a game changer. I have the most powerful handheld console in the world.
Love my OLED vita. GBA games look beyond perfect
what else u play?
@@Gloryboyquan on the adrenaline, crisis core. Tenkaichi tag team modded. The GTA games. Death Jr. Wolverine, some hothwheels games and for native vita games. I have uncharted that one with the girl who controls gravity. Freedom wars. Dead or alive. Metal gear 3. Ahh and a few others that I forget but yeah it's really cool. I and the vita for years but it wasn't until a few months ago that I chose to modd it
@Truekingr6 Niceeee....What The Tag team Dbz Mod Like ??What's The difference..?
@@Gloryboyquan honestly there are a ton of hacks for tag team, but the one I have has dB super and gt content, but I recently found the best version of the mod for budokai tenkaichi 3 on PC, it's called budokai tenkaichi 4 beta, it adds TONS of brand new characters including orange piccolo and beast Gohan PLUS, it has all of Super as payable story episode's, ripped straight from the anime, legit feels like what tenkaichi 4 should have felt
@Truekingr6 aite cool I Might check some of em out...I Play Hacks Too But Rn I got Pokémon Mario And A Metroid Hack To Play
Can you recommend videos that show you how to setup all those things on my vita
I needed this video after dropping $125 seems incredibly well worth it!
i'm glad that i had my vita since middle school day's because now a days they're hard to get or due to their price but once u get one ? you'll get your money's worth.
You need to give RetroFlow a try..it with RetroArch adds a lot to the Vita. I also suggest folks really give the 3G model a second look...as one can remove the 3G card and replace it with a PSVSD...so you can basically double your storage. I got 2TB of storage on mine thanks to both the SD2vita & PSVSD both having a 1TB microSD in them.
2TB of storage is crazy to think about.
@@GamersChoiceUA-cam hmm yes and no...granted I think my official memory card is 64gb...so compared to that...yes...completely nuts. However with this setup I got the full NA Vita & PSP collections & the same goes for NES SNES, Gameboy(Color\Advanced), GameGear, Genesis, TurboGrafix, all playable Dreamcast...some N64 games, 400+ PS1 eBoot, 350 Mame games...plus some other tid bits. Really the only portable that can get bigger than the Vita is the SteamDeck at 3TB.
I just ordered the 3g model bro thanks for the tip
thats crazy lol
@@SniperBraeGaming Good deal, I also suggest making the PSVSD the primary drive (UX0)...and stuff as big of a SD in it you can. The reason for this is Vita games MUST be installed on the UX0...and swapping out the MicroSD in the PSVSD is a pain in the ass...so you want to set it and forget it. Where the SD2Vita you may want to swap out for whatever reason...an actual Vita Cart...or maybe you have a couple of SD2Vita's with different retro collections on them. So the SD2Vita should be mounted as UMA0.
If you end up using RetroFlow for a frontend for you games...then it's easy to have the PSP games then on the SD2Vita...I think Adrenaline allows for this but it's something to keep in mind.
NA Vita set is around 900GB that will nearly max out a formatted 1TB SD which actually comes in around 960GB. NA PSP set is like 550GB...so as you can see things fill up quickly.
This video is actually such gold, wow! This might be a STUPID QUESTION but guys how do I mod my PS Vita? I have actually been so disappointed SONY with letting PS Vita down like that, I am glad I bumped into this video.
It is an amazing console and despite of what some say, there are a lot of good games for it, even without hacking it. The memory card is an issue, though. If you wanted to play PSP, this is the way!
I just love how pocketable it is. Very slick
If you're only into retro games, then maybe. But I'd much rather get a handheld PC instead.
Guessing your talking about something like a steamdeck? Keep in mind that is a minimum of 3x the price.
There are also dedicated emulator consoles that can emulate GameCube, Wii, n64, Dreamcast (better than the vita) games. At the end of the day, there is not much that is unique about the vita and psp games themselves. It’s not like the DS and 3DS, which have the two screens. This makes the EXPERIENCE difficult to emulate accurately. Vita games can be played on PC without any loss of the essential experience. Besides the portability I guess; unless you have the steamdeck.
Wow God bless the modders I'm definitely getting one now
They should make a bigger screen version of this amazing handheld console !
@hkhk5241 Exactly Amen to that
Sony no longer have money like they did in 2000's, china beat them in term of smartphone profits
for me it perfect size portable i wish it was more powerful
it's perfect size.
@@DELICIOUS-that’s what he said
*@GamersChoice* 🎮
Sony really does have the *BEST* handheld for video games. I have so much great and fond memories with my original Sony PSP. Hopefully Sony will get *BACK* into the handheld market. 🤞🏼
The vita is still really nice.. the only thing I hate is the bubble system... the psp did it so much better
Really, I personally like it.
This was my dream since I was a kid! I'm going for this as soon as I can afford one. It will make my child self happy
Watching this after buying one in 2024
And you realised it was shit 😂😂😂 even xbox 360 and ps3 are better
@@ronyraveNeither of those are portable 🤣 my guy expecting a portable console that is unsupported by the developer to outperform consoles 🤣.
Vita is awesome, it basically allows you to play the back catalog of PlayStation… like stop talking if you are expecting a console to perform worse than a portable platform 🤡🤣
@@PeoplePleaser578 psvita is shit in my country psvita is the same price as ps3 and xbox 360 but I'd rather buy myself a ps3 than psvita. Psvita is shit it's like it is backwards compatible coz it plays old games. Buy the actual console than this hand held toy 😐😐
@@ronyrave Bro you buy handheld consoles because they are portable… or are you going to walk around with your PS3 in your pocket? 🤣 I bought a PSvita for older games and for the portability of them… I have a PC, I can play PC indoors but if I am in bed and want to play games using less energy - I have a vita. Long train journeys - Vita. Travelling to and from work - Vita. When I have a bit of time whilst my kids are sleeping - Vita. Travelling abroad - Vita. That’s what I got it for and for that it’s perfect - for people who either dont have time for a console or want something they can carry around… it’s perfect.
A portable device will not compare to a console for very obvious reasons and the expectations shouldn’t be that… it’s like saying you expect the same performance out of a steam deck as you would a full gaming PC. It’s good, but it’s not better than a PC… not even close.
@@PeoplePleaser578 Bro I have ps5 I can't buy psvita coz I have high end device which can play psvita games by using vita3k so I can't buy psvita it's shit and wasting money I'd rather buy myself something else or donate money to charity than wasting money on a handheld toy
You could have used that money to buy ps3 instead of psvita coz ps3 can play ps2 games and ps3 has more better games than that psvita toy
Thanks for this! I ended up picking up a mint condition PS Vita slim (white glacier) and the original OLED Vita (for collection sake). No regrets so far!
omg that’s what i want lmao
Funny enough, I use the OLED more often than I do the slim. I like the slim design better but the screen is not as great.
i got bout 130 psp games and 90 ps1 games on the vita. now installing about 100 ps vita games lol still got about 100gb. going to see what else i can get on it. just modded my psp and new 3dsxl. thinking about modding my switch and probably steamdeck when i get the time
Hey bro!! I love your vids and what you're doing with and for the community. If you do, what screwdriver(s)do you use for your ps Vita and psp?? I'm having a hard time finding the right one that'll work for them
Also i love that you mentioned how you can load psp games from the regular screen instead of loading up adrenaline. Its cool that it can do that but i feel like its just using too much battery to run one os into another just to play games that also use up battery.
I really appreciate it! And I'm not too familiar on what specific screwdriver you need to open psp/vitas, but I'm sure you can find an answer on reddit. Reddit has all the answers 😏
If you are running your PSP games through Adrenaline...via bubble icons...it's going to be roughly the same memory & power requirements...the only way past this is to have bought the game via PSN & have it regged to your Vita...then there is no Adrenaline requirement...but that time has came and pasted.
I personally use RetroFlow to launch all my games Vita\PSP\PS1\... and have purged my Live Area of all non Application Icon's...so I got three screens of apps and that's it...and I probably could bring it down to just two if I removed the icons from some of the emulators.
As for screw drivers...buy one of those decent sized kits from iFixIt....you got one small phillips for most screws & a stupidly small hex for removing 3g cards...if you own one of those models.
you can use any #00 screwdriver 🪛
@@Gloryboyquan for real?? I just wanna be sure so I don't get the wrong thing
@LeonX3 yes I replaced my screen cause I dropped out my pocket earlier this year
bro you dont need jet set on flycast there was an official native vita remaster
About the free vita games that you can download, do they still still have trophy support?
Yes, the vita games do have trophy support!
Hey great video. Small mic tip: turn the gain down a tad bit or get a pop filter. Top quality video otherwise. You got a new sub from me :)
I’m thinking about selling my series x or ps5 and get a vita!
vita underrated !
Bruh. Do not do that…. You will regret that trade. The vita is not better than either of those.
Great breakdown.. I'll pull mine out of storage and get back to it
No, Jr.. It didn't sell well because of lack of support, no 1st party games. It was a gem in Japan because it was mainly a JRPG console and nothing else. Plus, everything else was too expensive, like the memory card. They didn't take regular micro SD cards but rather their own redesign with a hefty price tag. It was more greed and lack of support that dug the grave for the best hand held ever created. Damn Shame, too. No Nintendo or Sega or whatever other hand held ever released came close to how good the Vita was
This guy sounds like an adult morty from Rick and morty, the stammering 😅 at @ 1:30 mins into the video …. Any Rick and morty fans here …?😂❤
It's just hard to justify getting a PSVita unless you're really into PS1/PSP/Vita games. From what I understand, the Vita actually struggles with a lot of emulation that other consoles are able to handle very easily. The GBA, for example, actually just sucks if you're playing anything other than a turn based game like Pokemon. Try playing Sonic Advance or Mega Man Zero, and tell me that's fun. Meanwhile, you can find an emulation device for $50 or less that can play any GBA game that you want these days. It absolutely smashes early Playstation games though, which isn't always feasible with other consoles. So that's definitely a big win there. Just a bit pricey of a console to be able to justify buying if you want to play things other than early Sony titles. Not to mention the process of soft-modding isn't exactly easy for the average user and puts them at risk of bricking their console that they just likely paid a pretty penny for.
I agree that if you want to play 90s games and before, there are cheaper options. But the vita plays all PS1, PSP, and Vita games perfectly. Not really any other options currently for playing Vita games, especially on the go. Also from my experience, I have had no issues playing any GBA, SNES, N64, etc. But I will continue to mess with it. And the modding is as simple as its ever been. You can mod your Vita from the Vita itself, no PC needed.
gba runs fine on my vita 😕
hmm I'll agree with you in some part...there is no reason to get a Vita unless you want to play PSP & Vita games. However that is a big selling point...while PSP emulation is getting decent...Vita emulation is still very rough right now.
Also keep in mind the Vita's CPU is downclocked by default to 333mhz...it can scale fine up to 1.2ghz but given the Vita wasn't designed to dump that much heat...it shouldn't be ran at that speed for very long. Which means if I upped the clock I could run all non-WinCE based Dreamcast games on the Vita.
Just fired up Sonic Advance GBA and it played fine...I guess who you talked to had a bad experince.
Soft modding the Vita is a non issue these days...unless you have a funky setup like I do with my 3G model...and even that isn't so bad.
@@guypeters9309Hey hi, I have a question. What does "soft modding" mean?
100$ handheld like retroid pocket 2s can do psp ps1 but not ps vita it almost the same price so it kinda worth it @@guypeters9309
Great video. I recently just bought a vita and am loving it
Most of these are things you can do on any Android phone with a gamesir X2 any other gamepad, but yeah it's cool to see old Vita still have some interesting thins to mess around
This convinced me to buy a Vita but I don't know where. Especially here in the Philippines.
if you are a poor kids (broke) yes you need a PSVita jailbreak modded crack etc.😂
Easy bruh everyone needs a life hack😅
I have 2 slims. Going to mod the 2nd one too. Love my Vita! Best purchase ever!
just got one today! best invesment of my life!
Love to hear it!
So, it's only worth keeping it if it's Mod'ed
Got a pristine PCH 1000 from China! It's a pleasure playing my old nes and snes classic on this console.
Yeah hacking a psvita is really worth it, I did it on mine and it’s awesome, Unfortunately, I didn’t succeeded to change the memory card so I’m still stuck with the basic 8 gb
Getting mines today
When it came out I sold it in less then a year of having it. took a big loss.
I just got the PS Vita today and it's fun ❤❤ although I only have two games but I'm going to put more I'M EXCITED
Wow i actually thought i can't play games on vita anymore unless i buy the cartridge
Thanks a lot man
The size is just awesome 👌
Just tell me one thing...
Is WALL-(E) PS3/Wii on the homebrew for the Vita?
I still have my PSP…❤❤❤
Keep The Vita vids Coming Bro !
Will do! 😏🤝
Well are you going to give as tutorials on how to get our ps vita to be like yours bc non one is know you can tell us what but come one you gotta tell us how to get it to be like yours too
Holy crap this dude here look like logic brah
Fixing my old 1001 vita for this!
The Ps vita was almost my first phone in a way
i been having my fat vita since 2013 christmas but i forgot about it and kept it safe in my closet. this video makes me wanna get it and mod tf out of it to play silent hill, re 2 & 3 + more on the go
my only question is my vita uses my main ps4 account, would i have to restart the vita and make an alt js to be safe?
Woah the emulation looks amazing! I been missing out!
You have a lot to look forward to!
@@GamersChoiceUA-cam This is great! I might have just bought a PS Vita 1000 after this video 😆 I never had the chance to own one before but I do now!
Honestly, you made me want to get one again. Had one when they dropped, but just wasn't a lot I could do with it, but this has taught me a lot. I'm impressed with your knowledge of it, and thank you. You got my Sub.
Do you have to plug your memory card into your pc to add games or is there a way to download them directly to the vita
edit: some games yes, but most games are available on pkgj
I remember getting my vita and wishing I never purchased it since there are way better games out there like so much better. I'm glad I put my vita in the drawer and got a ps4 at the time and now a ps5.
Do you still use it every now and then? Or is it in deep slumber? Lol
@@dylanpreciado4110 I used it like last year to test if it could remote play the PS5 and I found out it didn’t work. It was never seen again.
@@BlakePeak Aww what a pity