joey Dubs
Gold Member
Are there a lot of melee action games? Stuff like Drakengard 3, Ninja Gaiden, etc.? I've been thinking about getting a VITA or PSP for awhile now.
Buying the PS Vita as a handheld in 2025?
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Are there a lot of melee action games? Stuff like Drakengard 3, Ninja Gaiden, etc.? I've been thinking about getting a VITA or PSP for awhile now.
MooMilk2929
Junior Member
Theres a God of War game on psp
diffusionx
Gold Member
not sure if I would say a lot but they do exist. I beat Ninja Gaiden Sigma on it, it's the worst version (30fps) but still good. Sigma 2 is highly compromised.
If you're going to spend money you might as well do a Vita because it can play PSP games.
SardineBreath
Neo Member
The Vita was the only device that I bought on day one (I actually got it 1 week before the official release through this cool promo on Best Buy Canada where you also get a free copy of Uncharted Golden Abyss) and to this day no other product can match its beauty and sexiness... and that frigging dpad man, holy moly.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.001
No. PSP was perfect for its time period, I remember letting a classmate play with it during study hall for a bag of chips.
PS Vita was a disaster.
PS Vita was a disaster.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I'm not really into Handhelds but the Vita is such a wonderful device, not too keen of the UI though.
Sadly...games or lack of is a big problem.
Still got mine and booting it up with it's OLED screen...you wouldn't think it's as old as it is.
The system just looks nice and premium.
Sadly...games or lack of is a big problem.
Still got mine and booting it up with it's OLED screen...you wouldn't think it's as old as it is.
The system just looks nice and premium.
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_Ex_
Member
Some relevant stuff on Vita:
God Eater Resurrection
God Eater 2: Rage Burst
Muramasa Rebirth
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
Ragnarok Odyssey ACE
Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen
Soul Sacrifice Delta
Tokyo Xanadu
Toukiden: Kiwami
Toukiden 2
Valhalla Knights 3
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni
There's plenty of stuff like this on PSP as well.
joey Dubs
Gold Member
Some of that stuff I know and love on console, and the rest all looks good from glancing at gameplay vids prior to doing some more research! Thank you very much.
killatopak
Member
Best emulating machine in terms of build quality. The buttons are still the goat for me. Been using one for almost a decade and still no stick drift. Great piece of hardware.
Seomel
Member
Vita is stll great lil homebrew beast. still I got 3 oled ones, on 2 from good finds on ebay, one from runmaging electronic stores in japan. All homebrewed, mostly for exclusives and, fan translations, psp and ps1 games. Its still incredibly easy to take anywhere. Was thinking some time ago maybe to swap shells etc on some, but honestly with steam deck oled, ive shifted most of my handheld gameplay there over time.
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Seomel
Member
Maybe then, just now vita is better option. Amazing screen, great huttons. Plays vita games, ton of ports there from community, and then plays all your psp, ps1 etc libraries
Seomel
Member
Quite a bit, remember badically anything from ps1, psp works including vita + there are community ports of pc and other console games too
Gameplay Gods Bless
Member
With all the news, hype, drama, backlash etc etc regarding the upcoming Switch2 it got me wondering about the Vita. Especially if used to its maximum capabilities with homebrewing/jailbreaking.
I had bought it around launch and played a few games on it for a couple months before selling it for a profit. Thought it was a nifty little thing and really enjoyed it apart from the memory card bullshit. I also got a 2nd hand Switch in 2020, tried a couple games on it but it felt way too flimsy and the button ergonomics were terrible for my big hands. Its still sitting somewhere in my brother's house since then.
Unless the Switch 2 feels completely different in my hands or there is a console-seller exclusive for me I don't plan to buy it. I know that Steam deck exists but for me it is not viable as a true handheld console because it's too bulky and I just don't see why I would go for it over a gaming laptop; which I have and use. The PSP, Vita, DS/3DS were great handhelds.
PS: The Vitaoled2000in black is sexy.
Why do that when you can get a Steamdeck, a far more superior device in 2025.
Trunx81
Member
Still using mine from time to time, be it for Muramasa or remote play from my PS4 in bed. What impresses me to this day is the battery life, especially in standby. Some witchcraft went into that mode.
Does it have its flaws? Plenty! Was it the perfect mashine for games like Hotline Miami? You bet!
The dual sticks also made Resistance - Retribution finally playable. Great PSP game!
Does it have its flaws? Plenty! Was it the perfect mashine for games like Hotline Miami? You bet!
The dual sticks also made Resistance - Retribution finally playable. Great PSP game!
San Dan Glokta
Gold Member
Bookmarked! Thank you.
Exactly my point. But I've seen a few suggestions here for handheld emulators that looks very superior to te vita
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
Man! Booted up my white vita to get GTA Chinatown Wars . . . no longer on the store apparently.
What stranded on vita/psp games should I consider getting? Not things I can get on PC now.
What stranded on vita/psp games should I consider getting? Not things I can get on PC now.
Kupfer
Member
According to psdeals.net it is still available for 14,99€. The store on the Vita sucks, didn't find games as well, had to buy some via PS3 to get them listed on my Vita.
Or did Rockstar delist their old games recently? I don't know how up to date the site is with such things
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Trunx81
Member
PSP:
Jeanne d´Arc
Vita:
Tearaway is best played on Vita
Unit 13, especially in multiplayer. Underrated in my opinion. Had hours of fun with it.
TxK, the Tempest 3000 clone
MagnetoWasRight
Member
Muramasa has a whole other second game's worth of content on the Vita that has never surfaced anywhere else and it was fucking fantastic.
Randall365
Member
I had one but the controls were horrendous - built for a child. The screen was amazing though - games developers abandoned it very fast it seemed.
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Danjin44
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They REALLY need to re-release this game on modern systems.
Kupfer
Member
Just looked it up, it's still available. Searched for 'china' - it was the first title that came up
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
Just looked it up, it's still available. Searched for 'china' - it was the first title that came up
Hmm weird. I didn't see it scrolling the G's in the classic games. Search worked. Now I'm wondering if China wars and liberty city stores are worth $20 each
Chinatown Wars absolutely is, it is a top 3 GTA game. Super underrated
Liberty City Stories is better as a proof of concept tech demo thing, Vice City Stories is better of those two (if you want a good 3D GTA).
Kupfer
Member
Do you want to keep it OFW? There are also Ports / Wrappers for your already purchased Steam / Andoid versions of GTA 3, VC and SA if you go the Ensō way
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
I feel like an idiot, can't figure out how to add funds to my wallet. I even got $15 from the PS Stars. Keeps redirecting me to the app and i don't see the option
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
I just watched a youtube video about how stupid easy it is to jailbreak now . . . and the sd card and adapter is $15 on amazon . . .
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
Some comments are saying it doesn't work though . . . I don't know.
I'm not sure about method the video is using. But it's pretty brain dead simple to jailbreak a Vita and zero reason not to.
Needing to run physical games would be the only reason anyone shouldn't just be using an SD2Vita.
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
Do physical games still work if you take it out?
RAIDEN1
Member
I should give the PS Vita I brought last-year "more love" but as mentioned, I've yet to go through the system wipe, just so I can make PSN purchases, and save my progress on games, why did Sony have to make it soooo complicated? It was never as bad as this when buying a 2nd hand PS3...
The Fartist
Gold Member
I bought one at a flea market a week ago, it was $150 USD, came with a protective case and Uncharted: Golden Abyss. It was an impulse buy, but I've got a say it's way better than I expected. I have the 1000 series, it feels very premium, OLED is really nice, especially for it's time. I'm surprised how long the battery lasts, too, I get about 5 hours. Since I've bought it, I've done some jailbreaking and installed a PSP emulator that works flawlessly so I've got some PSone games installed and they run perfectly. Also got GT and it's been scratching my GT itch when I'm away from home. I've been playing Wipeout 2048 the most, amazing game. Sad what happened to Stiludio Liverpool.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Yep, it would work once you disable the mod.
SirTerry-T
Member
Ask yourself "Is TxK the greatest Lysergically charged shooter of all time and is this the reason I need a PSP Vita always within arms reach"
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Unknown Soldier
Member
I love my Vita. I love how it looks in my drawer alongside my other handhelds of another age like my 3DS and my DS and my PSP
Many of the best Vita games have been ported to Switch btw
Except Muramasa Rebirth, that one will be stuck in Hell forever
Many of the best Vita games have been ported to Switch btw
Except Muramasa Rebirth, that one will be stuck in Hell forever
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Tams
Member
They're not even the same category of device, even though the categories are name-wise poorly defined.
But how they are defined is quite clear. For a classic handheld or 'pocketable':
- Does it fit into a pocket?
- Is it light enough to be held freely for extended periods of time?
- Is it, size-wise, inconspicuous to use?
The Fartist
Gold Member
Downloading now
Shadowstar39
Member
Yeah... Muramasa, Odin sphere and new little kings story. Both shoulf of been ported to the switch. I don't understand why the haven't been touched.
I even bought Muramasa for wii and my wife got me little kings story, but it's hard going back to that console as these games need a handheld version again.
I'd also love to play kill one mercenary again. That game was a blast. Also soul sacrifec delta and Ragnorok odyssey ace. Maybe I'll just charge and boot up my vita. Maybe hard using the small screen though I played 3ds recently with no problem..
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Worth it... More for this beautiful flower
Kupfer
Member
It's actually even more impressive than that. The Vita has dedicated PSP hardware built in - a separate processor block that replicates the PSP architecture (MIPS R4000 CPU + GPU). This allows it to switch from the Vita's ARM Cortex-A9 system into a PSP mode and run PSP software natively.
Because the PSP has a resolution of 480 × 272 pixels and the Vita's screen resolution of 960 × 544 pixels is an exact 2× upscale, PSP applications always remain razor-sharp on the Vita's display.
I would even go so far as to say that the Vita is the better PSP - even, or especially, if your main goal is to play PSP games.
SkylineRKR
Member
It is. PSP games are flawless on it, and you have the benefit of the right stick, which you can map to the face button or shoulder button camera controls on native PSP. Games like Retribution, PW and 3rd Birthday, but also Dissidia are far better when played on Vita.
The Pleasure
Gold Member
The Vita has an amazing dpad that fighting game certified. I would pay for dualsense controllers that used the vita dpad. Sony made this amazing dpad and said Nahhhhh tl bringing it to anything else.
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
Well Steam Deck is not a replacement for a gaming laptop, especially not in that price range. I had a VITA twice. Now I play my Vita games on the deck and they all work amazingly. Obvioulsy if you go down the Vita route, you are gonna spend about $200 for a used one which is way less than a Steam Deck but imo, I prefer nowadays to game on a more modern tech that runs all my games at even higher resolutions and better framerate. Also if you like tinkering, you have a much wider gamut of possibilities with modding your games or straight up running a VR game in "2d" :
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Kupfer
Member
You can get a Vita for €100 to €150. Paying more than that for the bare device is a scam, and you've only got yourself to blame if you fall for it when buying. But you're right about the rest. Still, there's just something special about playing those games on the original device. The Vita still feels premium, and for a 2012 handheld it's pretty advanced and timeless in terms of functionality and software. I just wish it had 5 GHz Wi-Fi for smoother remote play.
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
Especially the OLED version was king. If Sony ever do make another handheld they really need to stop shooting themselves in the foot with random propriatery hardware decisions. If they didnt double down on their own stupid sd card which cost an arm and a leg instead of allowing people to use any available SD brand, I think the Vita would of been today considered a massive success. PSP had the UMDs but ok at the time, internal memory or external one was way too expensive then to just rely on that. PSP I bought day one withLumines and Ridge Racer at a time when my commute was 1+ hour every day so it really helped out.
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Kupfer
Member
Yeah, the Vita was an amazing piece of hardware, but it never really broke through for a few reasons. It came out right when smartphones were taking over, so a lot of casual gamers moved away from dedicated handhelds. On top of that, those ridiculously expensive proprietary memory cards didn't help, especially when the cheaper 3DS was out there with stronger first-party support. Third-party devs bailed pretty quickly too, and Sony shifted their focus to the PS4, so we never really got the big AAA system sellers it needed. Nintendo kept dominating handhelds with franchises like Pokémon and Zelda, while the Vita kind of sat in this weird spot - half traditional handheld, half experimental device with touch controls and Remote Play. It did better in Japan with JRPGs and niche stuff, but in the West it just couldn't hit the mass market. Great tech, bad timing and decisions.
But hey, Sony being Sony, making stupid decisions.