I play daily on either my PS5 or my gaming PC but every night when I lay down I grab the Vita and play for about an hour before going to sleep. Such an underrated handheld.

@Dominicn123

Ай бұрын

same here, i finally softmodded mine after hearing about how easy it was and OMG, i can play every vita game i've ever wanted too, but i'm spoiling myself on all the missed PSP JRPG's i've missed out on! and even better, playing all the recently fan translated games on PSONE and PSP from Japan thanks to cdromance, who always updates the newest translated games daily lol, its getting so much game time. also catching up on ps1 rpg's like xenogears and the like, seriously best handheld

@jasonbaren3595

Ай бұрын

@@Dominicn123 you can also get mgba for the vita and play gba games. Also you can convert every ps1 game with psx2psp and run any ps1 game under the Adrenaline psp emulator not just ones that were sold i put diablo one for the ps1 on my vita

@user-wi3tc1ek8f

Ай бұрын

Is it possible to do this with a laptop and a pstv?

@davefried81

28 күн бұрын

Shoot, I do the same thing. For about 10 years now

I recently jailbroke mine after not touching it for years. Haven’t stopped playing it since. Ever since I became a dad last year. It’s hard to find time to sit down on the couch and play PS5. Or retreat to my man cave and play PC. Psvita is great to pick up and go. Usually sits in sleep mode around the house and battery barley drains.

@Science_afterhours

Ай бұрын

I was going to say something like this myself!

@velvetrooster5569

Ай бұрын

The standby time on PSVITA is insanely good.

@velvetrooster5569

Ай бұрын

The standby time on PSVITA is insanely good.

@Official_RetroMania

Ай бұрын

I love my Vita as well but I also have a recommendation if you have a large Steam library and you want portable gaming, absolutely get yourself a Steam Deck or any handheld PC. There are a lot of Steam games what aren't on the Vita but of course PS Vita exclusives or games what released only on PlayStation PS Vita + PS3 or PS4 are best to be played on the Vita! Make no mistake this is nothing against the Vita I still love my Vita. I usually jump between multiple systems, PS Vita, DS, 3DS, PC, Steam Deck, Wii, PS3, PS2, PS1...

@windycity5985

Ай бұрын

@@Official_RetroMania yes!!! I’ve been wanting one so bad. Paid it no attention at first but now with my situation. Been highly thinking of it. Just been spending money left and right past couple months. With my son’s birthday,holidays, his baptism. Got a vacation with the wife next month. I plan on buying it sometime after once I stabilize myself from the money pit. Even been looking into the Odin 2 for emulation. Really been enjoying playing older games lately.

You can delete all previous player’s trophy data and start anew with your own progress by inserting the cartridge, tapping and holding the game icon and selecting delete/uninstall. Remove the game cartridge and then put it back in again, and everything will start fresh, like it’s new. I figured this out a while back but clicking and tapping around, but I guess it might still not be common knowledge. Hope this helps.

@armandomorales0921

Ай бұрын

Exactly! Hopefully retro sees his comment and he'll give it a try

I got one 6 months ago or so. I only have 2 games. God of War collection and Uncharted Golden Abyss. I need more games, I love this thing.

The Vita truly was underappreciated! Specially for a person like me who loves Japanese games!

@stijnvonck1431

Ай бұрын

For me it's an rpg machine!

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Hate both so tha is why imo the ps vita was quite the failure still like mine though just a shame don’t gave up on it so soon

If it wasn't for the Vita, I would have never experienced one of my favorite stories about growth set in one of my favorite worlds. The Muv Luv Trilogy is absolutely phenomenal.

@Magnosummit

22 күн бұрын

I have the games on physical cartridge, and I haven't played them yet. Years later. I'm glad you have offered praise. I'll have to get to it soon. Maybe after that one House of Fata Morghana or whatever... Been playing PS1 classics a lot lately, and finally making my way through the FF series from 3-7 and 9. Gonna start V soon. Edit: also, if you haven't played it in the past, check out the Legend of Dragoon if you like a classic RPG experience. It is one of my all-time favorite games. The KZread channel "Strictly Fantasy" has started a playlist on it to discuss the lore and character analysis (check it out AFTER playing LOD, of course).

my favorite videogame youtuber talking about my favorite handheld ever, now this i gotta see. thanks matty :)

The ONLY reasons to own a Vita in 2024 is SD2Vita, PKGj, Adrenaline, Homebrew and lower end emulation. Way too expensive to collect physically games now and some games are impossible to find. Hacked my Vita about 5yrs ago now and sold off my collection of around 40+ games. Probably tripled if not quadrupled what i originally paid for them

@stijnvonck1431

Ай бұрын

Prices for physical games have gone down a bit again. Games like Danganronpa and Trails of cold steel used to go for 120 dollar, where you can get them now for about half or even less. Probably has to do with the fact that most games are ported to other platforms in the meantime

Not to mention one of the most active homebrew communities out the there with amazing ports of all kinds of games like gta and such!

I take my Vita to work with me nearly every day. It's far more pocketable than many other modern handhelds, and many of the systems features have aged very well so far. Great battery life as well.

@tingtype0

Ай бұрын

Same, it's practically my lunch break pal

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Still amazes me that a powerful machine like the vita didn’t require a fan - pretty impressive tech

@Gloryboyquan

21 сағат бұрын

​@@tingtype0same what u play

If you're not hacking your Vita for emulation and Homebrew, what are you even doing?!

@Elvisbackpack

Ай бұрын

Protecting the one Vita I have from bricking in case I make an idiotic mistake.

@gajofixe76

Ай бұрын

@@ElvisbackpackIt’s not gonna brick, believe me the Vita is so absurdly easy to get CFW on. Literally dummy proof.

@juanpicasso7943

Ай бұрын

I would be terrified Sony would find out and ban my account and all my trophy progress would be lost

@u12blue

Ай бұрын

​@@Elvisbackpack ooooh brickinggg. Im so scareddd

@PricefieldPunk

Ай бұрын

Seriously, hacking it is worth it just to get around Sony's outrageously expensive memory cards

I still play mine regularly. Sonic Racing Transformed and Chinatown Wars recently.

This video is coming about a month after I decided to buy a refurbed Vita again lol. It’s really such an amazing machine. I loved it when it came out and I’m still loving it today.

Great timing! I just got an SD card adapter in today and plan to homebrew it. Had my Vita since 2016 and have been playing it pretty consistently. A lot more than my Switch. I highly recommend getting thumb stick extenders. It's night and day when playing shooters.

The PS Vita was ahead of it's time!

Love the vita for the emulation

I was literally just playing on my Vita, the Vita is the GOAT!

@stijnvonck1431

Ай бұрын

Just bought two 2000 models from japan through eBay 😊

Crazy I just bought a PS Vita yesterday and now here you are with this video. Can’t wait for it to get here, already getting all my roms ready.

@booni7187

Ай бұрын

I just bought mine not even 20 minutes ago, i'm excited myself. The pricing is so strict now though, I missed out horribly. 👤

@pl3bsy

Ай бұрын

@@booni7187 for real. Used to be able to get them so cheap. Wish I got into emulators and stuff sooner, I woulda picked up a couple when they were at their cheapest. Now even the physical games are stupid expensive.

@BabyKobeeee

Ай бұрын

I bought a memory card for one and then the seller in Japan was taking wayy too long to ship it so now I just have the memory card lol

Ever since I got to borrow a PSP for the better part of two months back in 2010, I've always wanted a PlayStation portable system

I have been watching you since the fallout 4 days. You are my favorite youtuber ever man thank you for being you.

amazing video!! i loved your coverage of the vita :))

Great timing! My son picked one up a couple of months ago, and I've been looking to pick up some games. This video was exactly the info I needed.

@N3oX18o8

22 күн бұрын

Just jailbreak it you save money with it

I finally got around to buying a Vita OLED in March, mainly because I wanted to play Txk, which is amazing and a lot more fun than Tempest 4000, which is based on it and now on all sorts of platforms. I didn't buy a Vita when it came out because of the memory cards, but that problem has been fixed by the community, and I think it's great. I travel a lot for work and I have been bringing my Vita with me instead of my Switch or Steam Deck just because I don't have to take it out of my bag at the TSA checkpoint.

Man PS Vita will always be a go to handheld for me. I need to add more to my collection soon!!

I love my vita. Got so many games on it. Crazy powerful for being such a small system.

Great video as always Matty. I really appreciate your content

Also the oled vita has Hall effect sticks

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Oh really? I have the oled vita wondered why I didn’t get any drifting issues

Killzone Mercenary is my favorite game for the Vita. Sadly the online multiplayer was shut down a couple years ago which I would play all the time. You mentioned in this video that there’s still people playing so maybe it was brought back online if you played it not long ago? That would be a dream come true.

@tingtype0

Ай бұрын

I believe the Killzone's servers were sadly shut down already. Surprisingly somehow, COD is still online

@messiahmozgus

Ай бұрын

He said the same about freedom wars. He didn't actually test these games. He didn't do his homework.

@morsecode980

22 күн бұрын

@@tingtype0Not only still alive, but somehow thriving…at least in Team Deathmatch anyway

@N3oX18o8

22 күн бұрын

​@@morsecode980Cod servers are down for me

Some of my favorite experiences on Vita have been vanilla wear games, like Odinsphere, Dragon's Crown, and Muramasa (which is stuck on PSVita and Wii). Those games looked gorgeous on the OLED

@blastedmcgraw152

Ай бұрын

Muramasa is my favorite Vanillaware game

It's really strange to see the year go up & up. I remember watching "Is Vita Worth In 2016?" as if it was last week 😅

Matty you're reading my mind here as someone who got the white and neon yellow as a Japan import a few months ago 😅 Getting to play dragons crown, persona, metal gear HD collection all on this beautifully small device has been a blessing

@armandomorales0921

Ай бұрын

Who is Matty?

My husband and I both picked up Vitas last year. I got the silver OLED imported from Japan and I love it, my husband picked up the metallic blue one at a convention. Haven’t put too much time into the console yet bc I simply have too many hobbies but I’ve enjoyed my experience with it so far! As a fan of Little Big Planet I really liked Tearaway. I picked up Persona 4 Golden and when I get around to playing it that will be my first Persona game 😄.

so glad you brought up Danganronpa, another thing to add is that you can pop 3 platinums on PSvita vs only 2 if you play the Danganronpa collection on ps4 or ps5. the first two games are considered one game for whatever reason.

Amazing video I love the Vita, I got one in 2021 and it’s been my primary system the last 3 years ! Got myself a ps tv as well

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

To me the ps tv will always be one of those items that promised a lot but was disappointing such a shame that it could play vita games on a tv but only some😊

Arkham Origins Blackgate is great but I found it to be VERY difficult. I bought an OLED 3G model and used it as recently as today. Love the varity of content, VITA originals, PSP game and PS2 and PS One originals. Golden Abyss and Hot Shots Golf were always two of my favorites. Great video, thanks.

@armandomorales0921

Ай бұрын

So is it true that it only lasts 3 hours?

@jamesp5780

Ай бұрын

@@armandomorales0921 Not sure which game you’re asking about… I’m still in the middle of Blackgate (I needed a break from a challenging boss fight) but I have played several play throughs of Golden Abyss and don’t remember it being a short game.

22:34 Is this how you were playing for the Dissidia video the other day? Smart, that's how I'm also playing it now! Vita really "living" up to its name in 2024!

Just started Helldivers 1 and Patapon on the Vita. Finished P4G earlier this year. Prefer the way the OLED feels in my hands, and modded a white one, then I have an unmodded P4G limited edition slim which I really should use more.

I literally just dug my PS Vita out of storage this morning for Steins Gate! I played mine a ton from 2013 to 2018

I was feeling nostalgic about the Vita and found out that mine had a dead battery 😅

@carston101

28 күн бұрын

Happened to me with me psp a couple years ago. Took it out of my closet only to find the battery about reayd to blow up lol. Now my psp battery cover has a slight bend to it because of that

I'm so happy you brought up Tales of Hearts R. I really loved it and just beaten it about a month ago or so

Great list!! I just got resistance and uncharted from a whatnot auction for 40 bucks together!!! I can't wait till I get them!!

Love my vita, got mine in 2015 from gamestop just so I could play my childhood games (the jak and daxter series) on the go. Not the best ports of those games but played the hell out of them as well as R&C, sly, uncharted, and much more. Honestly my favorite handheld other than the 3ds. Great video🙏🏼

1. Ratchet collection is available in NA. I have the digital version. 2. I thought Freedom Wars servers got taken offline?

I love my Vita. I mostly got it to play the definitive (imo) editions of the first 5 Trails games, but I've since enjoyed plenty of other games on it that further justify the purchase: Gravity Rush, DQ Builders, Monkey Ball, the Sly games. Eventually I want to get around to playing other stuff on it like FFX/X-2, Ys, Dangan Ronpa, and the 999 trilogy. It's also my goto device for Retro Achievements. Wish RetroArch on it could handle PSP/DS games though. That would make it perfect.

I like those gimmicks, but they didn’t force you to use them. You could use sticks and buttons as well

I jail broke my vita this year and it’s turned into my primary gaming device.

I loved the ps vita. Might get one again. I'm trying to buy all the retro consoles before the prices go up.

@stijnvonck1431

Ай бұрын

Just bought two off of eBay. Model 2000, one aqua blue, one white. Both are new, open box. First one was 240 , second 220. No regrets whatsoever

I just played FF7 on vita for the first time. You can always wirelessly transfer saves to PS3 for that sudo switch experience as well

@LanceTheeGamer

Ай бұрын

Fun fact, if you have one you can also transfer the memory card directly from your Vita to the PSTV for another proto Switch style experience.

Price comment confused me. You can find Vitas for less then $150 all day long plus they come from Japan so are probably in better shape. I just went to Japan recently and got a mint OLED for $72.

MK9 is on Vita, it looks worse than the Switch MK games ever did, but it has 0 dropped frames and is the most "kontent komplete" version of MK9

To fix the trophy issue, just pop the game cartridge into the PSV then delete the application and then take cartridge out and put the card back in

Luckily i don’t have to because my older brother passed his vita onto me before leaving for the army.

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Now that is a good brother😉

Now, after watching....This might be the cleanest psvita in 2024 video on the internet, if yall know what i mean...

Im so glad to hear that the PSN store is up I def wanna cop one soon.

@armandomorales0921

Ай бұрын

Better hurry. Who knows when Sony is going to close it. Xbox 360 is closing the store at the end of July.

I've had a Vita since 2016, and while I don't play handheld consoles a lot nowadays, I always come back to the Vita. Especially now that I have jailbroken mine. I've ran homebrew on it, emulators, and even an english translation patch for Phantasy Star Nova which is an excellent game by the way if you like Phantasy Star Online 2. On its own, I love the Vita, but it became one of, if not, my favorite handheld once I did the jailbreak on it.

The most underrated system ever! I love my vita and still play it regularlu

@Gloryboyquan

21 сағат бұрын

what u play

I actually got a PS Vita slim blue earlier this year. Even though I don't play it that much, it's so aesthetically pleasing.

Ps vita is my favourite handheld.. I’ve got 2oled (one broke now) black slim & Japan silver slim.. I got so many years ago to stack up for the future.. back then I have payed for 3 vitas less then for 1 iPhone!

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Used to enjoy the vita when I first got it but then Sony stopped supporting it and games got cancelled 😤😐my favourite handhelds now are rog ally and switch

Never had a psvita but I absolutely loved the PSP

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Yeah the psp is great I still love the umd movie feature it’s like having a pocket sized dvd player that is also a game machine 😊

Appreciate the video, one of the most underrated consoles ever. I have to say the native and if any exclusive jrps on this console are pretty mid in general, BUT, on a jailbroken vita, you can play the first five kiseki games, with an english patch. The first three have the EVO treatment, which offers many quality of life features. Also, with the PSP bc, you can also play all the YS games up to 8. Definitely, the Vita is worth it.

I bought the PS TV to play vita games I own a vita, bought it when it came out. just prefer playing on the tv. I played uncharted, supposedly not supported on the ps tv, but it worked, there were a couple spots I had to switch back to the vita to play it. Using cloud save. Not sure if that works now with psn. but.

@tingtype0

Ай бұрын

I'd imagine Vita + PSP + PS1 over HDMI being pretty nice... as long as it's supported by PSTV!

If you jailbreak the Vita it really is the ultimate handheld. Playing Gameboy and SNES games on that OLED screen is amazing

@armandomorales0921

Ай бұрын

Too risky man

@tanmaykaushik8883

Ай бұрын

​@@armandomorales0921 What's risky about it?

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

@@tanmaykaushik8883bricking the vita, doing something wrong maybe, possibly get banned by Sony

@blackwiiremote

15 күн бұрын

@@therunawaykid6523it’s really hard to brick the console

@davidalvarado9957

5 күн бұрын

​@@therunawaykid6523It's really hard to brick, and you won't get banned.

With both a 3.5 mm jack and Bluetooth support, the speaker quality should be a non-factor for anyone looking at a Vita.

I love the Vita, still slowly going for my full NA collection. I don't know if you've checked but Killzone and Freedom wars have both been taken offline.

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Yeah it’s always sad when games servers are taken offline I’m still sad little big planet can no longer be played with other people online

Picked one up in its original box recently. In mint condition. I have missed this device.

Apologies, not trying to be that guy, but ratchet collection absolutely released in NA. I worked at gamestop when the vita released, I was a day one adopter. Also just mod your vita, it's the best handheld made better modded

I loved the gyro aiming on certain Vita titles like Uncharted. I used the sticks for aiming the cross hairs in the general area and then fine tuning with the gyro controls.

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Yeah the gyro aiming was perfect for uncharted

The sd2vita is essential imo

Vita for life baby!

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Still find it ironic that for a console called a vita which means life Sony pretty much killed it but stopping supporting it, still great portable device though still use my oled vita

I bought one a couple of months ago! I wished the buttons were softer in feeling as you pressed down? Still, the games are well enough to say is worth the purchase!

If I could of given you a thousand like I would, thanks for this Vita vid🙏🏾👊🏾

I freaking love the vita, it was my gateway to persona, sadly most of the jrpgs are being ported to switch

@jasonoyola590

Ай бұрын

Same here ! I beat persona 4 golden on vita and never looked back. Loved Persona 5 too and I’m currently playing 3 reload

@JuuzouSenpaii

Ай бұрын

Heck yeah dude! Top tier series, hope ya enjoy P3R!

@7DragonEyes7

Ай бұрын

It's fine if more people can play the games you like on other consoles. You are not wrong to like the Vita but it's a dead console. I still love PS1 but I don't expect other people buying a PS1 to play FF7.

@mo_musashi_284

Ай бұрын

ikr even Tokyo Xanadu is coming soon.

@JuuzouSenpaii

Ай бұрын

@7DragonEyes7 nah its not bad at all, just makes the vita sorta irrelevant since the switch is getting them all. Trophies on the vita are still pretty nice though, as well as being able to have a screensaver.

I absolutely adore the vita, it’s become my all time favourite handheld. And after I softmodded it and installed an SD card adapter, it has open the flood gates to a whole slew of experiences, mot notably the ability to run the vita in a virtual psp mode and play almost the entirety of the psp library

Man I've had my first vita for about 3 months now and im addicted to it. It's definitely a console where im rushing to play all the classic games that i used to play on PS1 and 2 (some of 3). Plus the vita is giving me a great first-time experience with the top vita hits. Thank for recommending some of those less known games. Def adding them to the list! Also this video was refreshing after being drowned in homebrew videos since my time with the vita 🤣

You can resolve the trophies issue you had, delete the game by long pressing on the bubble, then reisert the cart and install again.

You can still get achievements in previously owned games. You install the game by putting in the cartridge. Then you delete the game on the Vita. You pull out the cartridge and put it in again. You install the game again. After that you can earn achievements in that game.

You can unlock Trophies on used game cartridges. Pop in the game, start it. Then close the game, delete the icon off the home screen and the game data. Then pop the game back in and everything works. You are welcome.

@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews

Ай бұрын

The "Decent sized hands" flex... OK mate

I'm really struggling to decide whether i should just buy a Vita or buy a Nintendo Switch Lite instead, for modding

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

I would say a switch lite as for me I find the vita library too jrpg and Japanese game heavy whereas to me there is more game variety on the switch and some great exclusives like the Zelda games, Pokemon, Mario

@marksmania42

18 күн бұрын

@@therunawaykid6523 yeah. 2 weeks ago, I bought Bomb Rush Cyberfunk so i might as well buy the switch lite next month

Still my favourite handheld console of all time. Homebrewing this thing was goated.

I bought the vita to play persona 4 back in high school. Such a great experience coming home after track practice and playing it. Also in Uncharted golden abyss, turn on the gyro controls. Makes aiming much better

Unit 13 was my jam. Would always play it while I was at the laundromat lol.

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Yeah pretty impressive for a vita launch title

...I picked up the vita 5 years ago & never had the chance to really played it...the only reason at that time was for Persona 4 Golden but I only just completed P4G last year and just suddenly saw the potential of Vita & feel I have missed the train...😅...

what grip you using?

Just recently, my vita updated itself while on wifi and then i noticed a lot of the games disappeared and the apps where not loading up. Was it a good idea to leave on wifi??

12:33 By the time this video was uploaded, the servers for Killzone have been shut down. RIP 😥

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Yeah it’s always a sad time when servers are shut down for games I miss the little big planet online servers

Soul Sacrifice and Freedom Wars need a return. Toukiden also great glad on ps4. Soul Sacrifice no longer online i dont think tho

Getting into game collecting, I was just considering getting one yesterday, great timing KZread algo

I was always interested of having one and i think i will finally pull the trigger on buying one this year. It is also not a really expensive system too so yeah.....defintly looking forward of having one.

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Yeah it’s impressive that such a powerful device like the vita is portable one of the main reasons I still have my oled vita is the remote play feature, hope Sony don’t take the remote play with ps4 feature away

yes, play minish cap on it via retroarch w/ gpSP core, A MUST

I have two vitas now. One I dropped and gave me pixel screen. Pretty much you can easy find replaceable parts except the motherboard. As for accessories, probably no third party cases will fit the vita. You will find yourself the tabs don't connect. I will say that I finally found that aluminum case with plastic that fits now on Amazon. As everything else goes its pretty solid with its good battery life. I only use it for emulation although I'm not a big fan of holding it as to a free will controller. Not good for 8 bit retro or fighters as these games are intense.

I platinumed Unit 13 a few years ago. Really enjoyed it

Still have my original PS Vita from ages ago, recently got a USB charger for it.

where did you find the penguin commercial in the beginning i can’t find it anywhere

No mention of the Limited Run Games? They supported the Vita quite well.

One of my best friends gave me his Vita that he didn't want anymore a few years ago, and I jailbroke it and it's something I always take with me when I travel. I used to dream about being able to have a ps1 collection of rpg's that I carried with me and now I do. The Vita is an awesome little handheld machine

You need to mod your Vita in this day and time. I modded mine last year and it has been a great experience. I’m also collecting as many physical games as I can in the Same time

@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews

Ай бұрын

I will have to dislike the video for the simple reason that nobody can make a video talking about VITA without at least glimpsing a bit about jailbreak.

@josephmitchem769

Ай бұрын

@@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews if it isn’t modded you’re paying for games which is fine but also paying for overpriced storage which is not fine imo

My first game that I bought for the vita was Wipeout 2048 and it blew me away.

I'm surprised retro rebound didn't mention that he can delete the game data from the army of corps game after he does that he should be able to get trophies. I bought a few used vita games and that happened to me, deleted the previous data and then I'm able to get trophies on there. And surprised he didn't say to get the 64gb memory card. I have the 32gb and I'm running out of space.

Every time I boot up the VITA as I did this morning, I always think I don't play on it enough. Such an underrated system.

@therunawaykid6523

18 күн бұрын

Yeah I like my vita but will always think of it as the system Sony just gave up on, it could have been much more

Vita is amazing. You can play Vita, PSP, PS1 games. As well as other retro consoles via emulation