PS Vita Emulation On The Steam Deck! World's First PlayStation Vita Emulator
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Yes, you heard that correctly, A PS Vita emulator running on the Steam Deck! So in this video, we take a look at Vitra3K on the valve Steam deck. Yes, it’s a real emulator that works on windows and Linux but it’s still a bit early they do have a big list of playable PlayStation Vita games now more are always added!
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Glad to see more people bringing attention to this emulator, it really needs more support. It's been chugging along at a pretty slow-but-steady pace for the past few years thanks to a few dedicated devs. Hopefully having bigger creators draw attention to it will help it get more support, whether that be financially or with more devs. Plus some smart people have managed to used Vita3k's code as a base for a compatability-layer for the Switch, meaning we could potentially see Vita games running on Switch hardware which would be amazing.
@@bulletpunch9317 Dev's confirmed translation layer for Android is highly unlikely. Emulation it is
Seems this is possible to right on Aya neo air and ayn loki,right?
When you are gonna release the video geekydud it been 3 months
@@Angel-52073 wow didn't expect to get recognized here. I've had to stop UA-cam for the time being to focus on irl stuff, unfortunately idk when I'll start making videos again but I can assure you I will eventually get back at it
@@GeekyDud ok I understand
I always felt like ps vita emulation was quiet. Never worked on but glad to see it! The Ps vita homebrew community is incredible by the way. And I love my ps vita. It's a retro machine!
Agreed, I was using the Vita as my potable go to device for retro games and modern games.... Till I got my deck...
Vita, retro??
Considering for now it still can connect to a PS4 as a remote play system.
That said
I feel ancient.
I still feel like my ps portable is kinda current day.
Then again I also have a Colecovision, and older simpler systems than that.
@@wolvenar I feel like OP meant that it's great for retro stuff. At least that's what I mainly use mine for. Has native PS1 and PSP support and even some PS2 games ported to it.
@@FaridAbbasbayli Ah you are correct. I misread that. Probably to tired. TY
Mine won't hold a charge any more 😔
Been loving your steam deck coverage! Not many channels covering it, and it's been cool to see you post about it!
Fun fact, the vita2hos execution layer for the Switch uses vita3k resources! :) Its a super neat emulator but could really use a healthy injection of support. The work that was put in there is amazing and for what it is and for how few people contribute to it, it is absolutely amazing!
It is very cool but ps it is not a emulator it runs them native
All we need is Freedom Wars running 100% and its an amazing emulator! Tales of Heart R runs great on it for you JRPG heads out there
luckily for you, Freedom Wars is now considered playable after an update earlier today. Only issue right now is some flickering shadows but it's a minor issue really.
Lol still got that game
I really appreciate people putting the time into developing these emulators. The Steamdeck is amazing in itself, but being able to run emulated games takes it to a whole new level 😍 Thanks for this video by the way.
I'll be moving from the Vita to the Steam Deck soon and seeing this video makes me feel proud of being part of the community. The amount of things unraveled with the Vita just by the community is insane, and Valve's continuous support of the Deck's versatility is going to be a banger!
One of my dreams is that one day we'll be able to play KZM and LBP on Steam Deck, Private Servers unaffiliated with PSN and able to emulate...a man can hope and dream, after all...
It’s possible. I’ve seen emulation I think it’s ps3 or another sort of recent console that already has games like killzone running online matches without psn basically reimagined.
PSVita, oh the memories!
Anytime things got a little bit stressful and frustrating in my life, I sought refuge in it.
Whenever I needed to up my game, buckle down and grind harder irl, there was my PSVita to tell me: "nope, none of that".
My vita is in my bag right now. Even with any other device I'm still carrying the vita. Too many great games on it. Dynasty warriors, one piece, and berserk warriors games are low thought fun action games to kill a little time whenever, persona 4 is amazing (I'm playing it for the first time right now) gravity rush and soul sacrifice are really great, salt and sanctuary for a souls fix on the go, etc etc etc. The vita, psp, and ps1 libraries alone mean it will last me a lifetime. I'm keeping it mostly for those systems since it plays them natively and well....my zfold 4 and a gamesirX2 can do any other system just soooo much better with it's near 4:3 aspect ratio screen. So I just carry both.
Basically the same reason I bought it at launch, when the day was just to hard, I knew my Vita was waiting for me at home to relax, and the best thing is it still ticks like a Rolex even today 🙃
Pretty cool as a person who still uses his vita almost daily always wondered why there wasn't an emulator for it alot of good games on there that are pretty hard to find still rather use a modded vita though a 1tb micro sd in the small form factor vita is pretty awesome
Can’t disagree with that the actual hardware can be fun but I mean this emulator being eventually on something like android could be very convenient for someone who can’t take a console or steam deck around since they are bigger. Especially once you can run the games even better than native vita hardware with higher resolutions and optimizations that make the game run with less issues than the original game had is my thing that makes me love emulation
The TDP setting for steam deck is the SoC’s entire power draw. The GPU and the CPU in this APU combo draw from the same power.
So setting the GPU to 1600mhz is going to limit how much power the CPU has access to. If you want more stuff driven to the CPU set the GPU clock speed to something lower.
Samus?
I've been playing my vita a lot lately. I've got a 512gb psvsd setup in mine and I'm loving it.
That's the way to go.
Amazing little handheld
I got one for the first time the other day and just turning it on started to make me realise how much potential the system had.
It seems like a really nice system to use when I get time to get it up and running.
@@neverendinchaos4800 You'll definitely want to get psvsd or sd2vita up and running on it when you can. You can play any psp/ps1 game along with the pretty underrated vita library. It's an awesome little system. Emulation is pretty solid for anything up to gba/snes if you get things configured right. I'm loving how stable psvsd is, I've got the whole 512gb card filled.
@@carth85 Nice. I've got the SD2VITA adapter and a 256GB sd card waiting for me. People were saying the OLED model has a better screen, but I think the IPS LCD screen is better than I was expecting. Plus I don't need the proprietary cable to charge the system...and I don't need a proper Vita sd card to hack it.😅
I might need thumbstick grips for it though, because the thumbsticks are a little tiny...
I have been closely following this and im so glad to be able to emulate vita it's such a underrated console in my opinion
I think you can use the mouse cursor in the emulator interface just fine. If you hold down the "STEAM" button the right touchpad will act as a mouse input even if it's set to gamepad joystick normally. You can then use "STEAM" + R2 for right click and L2 for left.
Can you do a video on the SD of the two new playable teknoparrot games; Terminator Salvation and Aliens Armageddon that were made playable earlier last week? First time ever they've been cracked. Or try them on your main rig.
I was wondering about a Vita emulator only a few days ago. And here it is!!!
Given time, this should be great. Very pleased to see it.
I love my steam deck, an feel that its only getting better month by month!
I have an actual gaming desktop...an havent really used it since getting my SD!
Once they release an updated model that doesn't have that chunky bezel and OLED screen I'm definitely in
@@MrWhis-fe5hs I dont see that happening for a while...lol
@@DomVito87 It's I'm down to wait honestly some dude thought I already had one lol my z fold 3 with all the emulators, moonlight,geoforce now and telescopic controllers make for a better switch than the switch lol
This is a wait a couple years emulator
I gave a quick view of this emulator on my OneXplayer back in May, I was just recently wondering if they'd updated it since, Must go revisit. 👌
They added vulkan so better performance. Just change the GPU settings in the emulator settings
@@SRC267 Time to revisit I guess then, although the biggest issue is games compatibility by the looks of ETAs video.
If they get full vita games running then this will be sick
Got my Steamdeck recently and its made me sell my Switch and PS Vita on Ebay. Completely blows these systems out the water and with an sd card with windows..can be a portable pc I can connect to a dock for productivity.
Insane to think its base model only retails £50 more than a Switch OLED.
What’s funny is how people think the switch oled is better than the steam deck they’re delusional and fanboys lol
I mean, to me the switch is better, better battery, better screen more portability and of course Nintendo games.
If you don't like any of that then steam deck is better, but majority prefer the stuff above, also, being a beta tester for 400 is never "THE" ideal scenario.
Not sure why you sold the Vita. It's a great little handheld. Love my Steam deck, but wouldn't never sell my hacked vita, especially since vita emulation is a long way out
@@soragranda You can play all nintendo games on the deck though
I think that's pretty great.
A lot of my favorite vita games were mostly because of online though. But one game I'd love to play on there is Phantasy Star NOVA. Because of all the skills you need to use to survive in the post game, playing it without a touchscreen was pretty much tragic.
I've been wavering, but as usual after watching your videos on the subject, I got in line!. Cant wait till my number comes up. THANKS ETA
Videos right thru the long weekend . . . ETA is THE machine!
My Vita has served me well since day the day I bought it which was about a week after release. I admit that my emulation needs have shifted to the Steam Deck, but the Vita still holds a special place in my heart just like the PSP. The Vita's library is severely overlooked and under-appreciated.
WOuld be nice to get an update on this. Have been seeing other videos with the games playing just fine.
I'm glad the vita emulator is finally coming together. KZ mercs and Teraway were my favorites. It could have been such a great system.
Opengl games you can force opengl to run through vulkan on mesa.. its an enviroment varible to load the mesa zink driver so maybe can do same on emulators? plenty of my games on linux that are opengl I run through it and get 20% or more boost in those games steam games you can do MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=zink %command% to use it
I'm hearing that Valve is planning a major update for the underlying Arch distro, which is supposed to include updated GPU drivers. We might see some performance improvements when that comes.
Never thought I'd see the day where there would be a Vita emulator!! Cool.
The steam deck can now emulate the vita which emulates the Dreamcast which emulates super Nintendo which emulates NES.
That's some inception level shit.
Or of you have one of those newer windows 8 handhelds, that can emulate Android APK apps, which in turn emulates PS2 via AetherSX2, of which you can play the Sonic the Hedgehog Mega Collection which is effectively emulating Sega Mega Drive.
I was wondering when this would ever pick up. Way back in 2003 the gp32 from a Korean company called gamepark did and brought amazing things and people coding emulators to the scene...changed it forever. I knew it would take another handheld, but I'm convinced the steam deck is that new game changer.
These type of handhelds In general, but these days in these times it would take a big household name. Steam fits the bill.
super meat boy x86_64 or x86 runs like a champ even on RPI4 with box86 or box64, just adding that to the topic. nice video
U surely are getting closer to that million subs, Mr. Prime! Well deserved too
I can kind of see the VITA Menu and some games playable. It would be awesome to run the VITA firmware menu and stock apps. Much like you can run the PS2 Bios, the firmware on RPCS3, etc. It is sad that you need such high hardware to play VITA when the hardware is highly outdated today.
The requirements will get lower with time. It’s probably from being in early stages.
hopefully it will the deck would be able to rune golden abyss one day.
Can’t wait for mine to come in it’s gonna be here by this weekend
There are a few real gems on the vita. Glad there is interest for emulation
Man this emulator has never got the attention it deserves.. if I was smart I'd help develop it, and if I had more money I'd donate. I'm soooo happy you covered it! :) and it's come a long way since I last heard about it too! I hope they keep up the good work, and more of the modding community helps out on this awesome emulator
when it plays Killzone or Uncharted it'll get the attention it deserves. Till then it doesn't actually deserve any
@@NeoTechni check big man over here, from what I've gathered it's a pain in the ass to get to even this point. I agree that when it plays killzone or uncharted it will then get alot of attention- but it does still deserve every bit of attention even now. I'm not smart enough to reverse engineer any code, but dam these guys have been at it for a few years now- and it's getting better. Without their effort now and previously- there would never be playable ps vita kill zone or uncharted. Edit: I mean you go and do it if you don't think they deserve credit 😂
@@buddybleeyes but it doesn't play anything people know Vita for. Exactly none of my over 200 games work.
@@NeoTechni again, how do you think these guys will make the games that you want to work- if they have no foundation to begin with. Yuzu and ryujinx are the exceptions to this as they were nothing short of a miracle- but most emulators take years and years and years and years before they get anything to be in game- little alone running :) this is the foundation for the games you want to be running, it takes a while- and believe me I am impatiently waiting myself as the ps vita was one of the best handhelds I have owned :) I loved It to pieces
I hope they gets this running 100 I love my vita still to this day but I don't want to carry 2 hand helds
Thanks to the guys who work on this. So glad Vita emulation is getting some attention finally!
That's so cool. I was not expecting to see this today
When emulating Freedom Wars the text in the text boxes doesn't show up. Does anyone know a fix for this
If Dynasty Warriors Next could work on this. That'd be all I care about. But it's really awesome to hear something else about Vita Emulation :)
Interesting! One day we'll be able to play TxK on Deck!
So cool to see this going on!
Thought project is already dead, good to see some progress even if it is moving at a slow pace.
Common ETA Prime W. Vita is my favorite system that I never owned
thank you for all the hard work you do on every video. your research is impeccable and has saved me hours of time and I always enjoy seeing the crazy amazing things u do with each console
Omg vita 3k is evolving so fast, I remember when the list of playable games was just 30 games, soon they will focus on stability
it's a good start but it has a long way to go to be a stable emulator for the vita. I'm happy we finally have one for the vita.
ngl i was expecting low performance but knowing that it's still in it's youth you do have to give it a break either way i am getting my steam Deck this month so i'll actually be able to try this out myself which is nice :)
Never thought we would see Vita emulation. Nice to know there is on emulator out there.
Like never-ever see Vita emulation? Everything gets emulated eventually. Major exception that comes to mind is Xbox emulation isn't very good after all these years
Never had a Vita so this will be fun when I get round to it
I didn’t know about Vita 3K.
I still have my PS Vita Slim
Hopefully we see more games become stable.
I got my hacked OLED Vita stolen not long ago so would be a good alternative.
Such a bummer… I’d be devastated..
@@DudeImRoache yeah I was big time. Dude also stole my switch and basically my whole physical Switch collection since all the carts were in the case with it.
Had some Japanese imports and harder to find physical games too. Worst part is it was someone I was 100% helping out and lending a hand to.
@@jakestocker4854 did you tell this story somewhere else recently? I swear I must have seen this exact statement on Reddit or maybe Instagram. Once again I say, such a bummer 😕
Been using this for weeks now. It’s pretty good
I'm excited for Vita on the switch because it runs it natively because of the arm hardware
What a time. Feels like it's been slow and suddenly it become really fast
ETA I'm sure I speak for everyone here. Those disclaimers in your video that you are genuinely running these emulators - you don't need them. You have earned that at least
Finally a PS VITA Emulator! Super excited for this
This is pretty impressive and it's only going to get better.
I got PsVita3k on my android "OnePlus 8 pro " runs most of the games pretty well
Currently playing P4G & Soul sacrifice D. 60fps
holy fhuck. 3ds, nintendo switch, psp, and now the Vita. Steam deck is gaming haven
I want to emulate several versions of android (5, 7, and 11) in Steam OS, but when I look for anything on UA-cam all I find is the android emulation in windows video on this channel. Is there a good way to emulate android from within Steam OS itself??
Love you ETA 😘
Any plans on making a video on the deckmate kickstand? I don't think there's any videos on it on the youtubes
Should be pretty cool when I can emulate Uncharted Golden Abyss and Killzone Mercenary at 4K60, still got my Vita but this will be great to preserve some great gems
This beast just keeps getting better and better
I've seen shinobido 2 in your game list. That might be the only vita game that interest me. Does it works on the SD or should i wait a little bit more before bothering with vita emulation ?
Is there a Bios File needed for the PSVita?
OMGGGG PSVITA EMULATION, LETSGOO
I get theres issues with drivers so therefore have you tested the windows version of the emulator via proton?
trying to set this up and it keeps saying to make sure ive installed emulator properly...
Freedom wars seems to be playable now, would you be able to showcase it in your future video? I can't buy the deck from my country
Vita3k won't find any of my zip folders, it just says no compatible content found for 1 game (even tough i have 3 games in the directory path). Can anyone please help with that, i have been struggling with emulation these past 4 days and can't find a solution with the vita3k, rpcs3, cemu, xemu, and xenia emulators but if someone can help me with the vita3k emulator that would be a good start. I am using a Lenovo Legion Go Handheld device with Windows 11 and Emudeck/emulationstation.
I found the solution, all you need to do is to first unzip your game folder, then you need to compress all the game files into a zip folder, finally you open vita3k, click on file, install with zip, go to the games folder where the new compressed zip file is, and then it should install the game.
This trick worked for me, i still need to test with pkg files to see how i can get the emulator to install them.
Also vita3k still won't show up in my emulationstation but that's just a minor inconvenience.
Finally I get to play my ps vita games in handheld, anywhere
Finally what I've been waiting for
Can you install adrenaline on it? (PSP EMULATOR)
it's actually wild we have switch emulation that's more mature than vita emulation, there are some exclusive gems stuck on the vita that would look great in 4x native res
Fortunately the majority of Vita library seems to have come to Steam. Danganronpa, Neptunia, etc. Obviously not Soul Sacrifice, Freedom Wars, or some others. For some reason Steam completely banned the release of Dungeon Travelers 2 on Steam, no good reason either, but that's yet another permanent Vita exclusive
@@EhurtAfy soul sacrifice and freedom wars are playable
@@othmaneaouioued8768 Good to know, but you mean playable in emulator. I mean they aren't available for purchase on another platform like Steam. Most of the Vita library has come to other platforms, but those two games in particular are not available anywhere else. Definitely a fan of emulation, got a Steam Deck and everything loaded up with them. PSP, Switch, N64, etc.
What?
WHAT.
WHAT???
Just when I think my steamdeck has done it all it does MORE.
(Too bad there's not a lot of compatible PS VITA games)
I've been wondering when the world would get around to PSV emulation
I'm excited for that too
I think once steamdeck can play vita games better it might be my replacement for the vita. I got 3 of them jailbroken and with upgraded cards in them i can probably sell.
Can't wait to play all three Vita exclusives on my Steam Deck.
I really really really hope this emulator can run Freedom Wars someday... Yes yes I know it's "yet another monster hunter clone" but it TRULY had something special, from both a gameplay and community perspective. And unfortunately the devs never brought it over to PS4, it could've been way more successful there if they had brought it over before Monster Hunter World dropped.
Soul Sacrifice in Vita is a great game
I just want soul sacrifice, ragnarok odyssey ace, kill zone, and gravity rush.
I expected more gameplay side by side comparaison to get a better idea of the screen differences
I'll be waiting for the day we can play dungeon travellers 2 on PC.
I was wondering why more "bigger" youtubers weren't testing this at least making videos on it. I only tried out of curiosity I hope they steam deck's gpu can be used correctly.
please do another video on this emulator next time! theres so many more graphically intense games that run well on this emulator. like project diva, persona 4 golden and some other games. awesome video nonetheless!
You can play Persona 4 Golden on Steam
@@franciscobutte i already know that
@@franciscobutte The PS Vita version is better cause it has the concert footage and the animated trailers in it still. The Steam version removed them.
Oh yeah, there was that AMD driver update a few weeks ago where OpenGL games suddenly performed 100% better with less stuttering. I wonder if that has been pushed through to the Steam Deck already.
do you mean on Windows or Linux since i heard that about the Windows AMD OpenGL driver which sucked for a very long time but the Linux driver never sucked so i wouldn't expect such an improvement
Still waiting on my steam deck. Mainly getting it for emulation I can't wait
I downloaded it but I have no idea how to load the roms into the emulator.
Are there any great games on the vita that are not available on other platforms? I never had a Vita but it seems like most of the games were ports and it wasn’t well supported with exclusives.
The Vita only has a small hand full of games worth playing that you can't already play more efficiently elsewhere.
I think 🤔 I may have to join the steam deck club cause this thing runs everything..
I have my Vita for all my retro emulation needs. When my Steam Deck gets shipped, it’s going to completely replace my Vita.
I have it running but cannot get Emulation Station to launch them like the others.
Ok, this cool. I was wondering if Vita emulation would ever come to light. After all we have Switch Emulation (a current system) but, didn't have the Vita. Many games use touch features so I could see the compatibly very hit or miss.
This is kind of like Wii emulation. You could play a game for hours, then find then there is a motion control and your dead in in the water. Or even WiiU, where you have to blow into the controller. Its bit me a few times.
It seems like this has a long way to go to be really powerfull but, I'll check it out for sure...
I used to try play game with motion control on wii emu. But it's terrible experience. I decided to get used wii. It's really worth real experience on real console. I could tell everybody that just use emulator for games that work with normal controller. Like if you want to play game like tearaway on vita. It's better to get vita. We can't have good exprience on emu.
Honestly you don’t need an actual Wii console to counter the motion control issues. You can get a USB sensor bar for your PC, and connect your Wii remote to Dolphin and you can play just like it was a regular Wii. I’ve tried it many times with ease, but because I’m biased & filled with nostalgia you can’t really go wrong actually picking up a used Wii (last time I checked they were BARELY $50)
Steam Deck has a touch screen motion control and a built in mic.
@@Tye2K Sensorbar is not necessary. If you have a motion plus everything can be done through the emulator.
@@aftonstjarna4530 really? I only tried the original Wiimote with it. I’m gonna give it another go then with one of my Wiimotion Plus remotes
Played the crap out of Wipeout 2048, can't wait to go back to it again without the PS exclusivity bs.