I modded my PS Vita so I can run Steam Link on it. Works great! It's done by using Moonlight/Sunshine.
I'm not using a PS Vita, but I recently moved from pure Steam Link app to Moonlight and Sunshine (amd GPU) and I'm flabbergasted at how well it works so fucking better than Steam Link. It's like being in front of your main monitor.
That is so cool! Didn't know this was possible. Is there any lag?
Slight lag but it's quite unnoticeable. I'm amazed it even works lol
If you haven't already, 100% look into software modding it, you'll thank us later!
I’ve been looking into how to install h-encore, so hopefully can get that working.
I wanted to guy a Switch, and I am debating if I want to mod now and get an older model, or buy a new one and wait for better methods. Or... I could install one of the modchips on it
Or you can get a Steam Deck and play Switch games on that 😉
I was thinking of online play as I got my 3DS 1 year ago for that, but I just remembered that it now costs monthly for subpar service.
Honestly, you are making me thinking about it more now about what I wanna get.
I sold my PSP years ago and now have a modchipped switch. With the release of android for it, I can play most PSP games on the PPSSPP emulator. Some games have issues, but even the God of War games run at full speed. It’s definitely not as small as the PSP or Vita. I’d recommend getting the OLED model and using a mod chip, as that’s probably the only way to hack it. Nintendo really locked down the later versions
Apologies for being lazy
I have a vita that ultimately stopped working, and gets stuck in a boot loop (original os, no modding/tampering done). Do you think it's hardware related? Or could I still flash a new os on that puppy.
Wait till you see what the mod scene has done with it
Checking out how to install CFW now, haven’t seen everything that can be done yet though.
Can you recommend a good resource for homebrew etc?
Apps are available as .vpk files. There is a database.
Somewhat exhaustive but I think this is a good resource
While I do like that content creator, if you’re hacking you should use the vita.hacks.guide as even he references in the first paragraph
RGC is great about showing everything you can do once you’re done installing CFW.
Fair point fair point
Dude, Vita is my daily driver. My advice? Mod the ever living fuck out of it! It's well past end of life. And Sony doesn't seem to give two shits that I'm playing online on a hacked and spoofed version, on a game I didn't pay for.
I still pull my Vita out like once a year to play something. Before the Steam Deck came along, this was my favorite handheld. Especially because I love JRPGs and the library for the genre is/was impressive.
Unfortunate that Sony didn't give the Vita the support it needed to be successful.
imho ruined by its memory card. If it was with a real memory standard, it could be used to watch media on the go. (it can play media, right? Or it's strictly for gaming?)
They have adapters now so that you can use any microsd card.
You can play media off it, but the cards were proprietary, expensive, and prone to failure, especially the big ones. I've had the 64gb card get corrupted a few times.
Never had the PS Vita. But I had the normal PSP Slim which was an amazing handheld!
I had the fat one and loved the bumps, made it so comfortable I couldn't touch my friends' slim. Miss it a lot but last time I tried it had a terrible stick drift. Wonder if they're still available somewhere
I've recently started playing on my PSP slim again, it's a neat wee device especially when loaded up with 32gb of games, a 12ish hour internal battery, and a USB-C port so I can charge it with the same cable as my phone!
Had a ton of great first-party releases back in the day, it emulates everything up to the PS1 and some DOS games like Fallout pretty well, and the homebrew scene is still quite active - the CFW/launcher I use gets new features every few weeks and a few of the games like NZ:P still have regular updates.
Jail breaking the device unlocked so much stuff and gave the vita so much life
Until I installed atmosphere in my Switch, the Vita was hands down my absolute favourite handheld console for Emulation/Source Ports.
Plus those Nyko Charge Grips are just so damned comfortable.
I got mine in 2015 and had a lot of fun with it. Such a shame Sony stopped supporting it so early. But even still, it has a very respectable catalogue.
Loved my Vita, but they were so stingy with those memory cards. Out of spite I never upgraded my storage so only ever had like 2 games on it at a time lol.
Mod it, get an SD2VITA, I have a 512Gb sd in mine.
Oh cool, TIL! Will check that out!
I got mine off.....Amazon(👎)
Don't listen to the reviews that say it doesn't fit and that's why it's a garbage product.
These people are idiots.
The SD2VITA goes into the gamecart slot, not the memory card slot.
It even says so right in the instructions that come with it.....
You reminded me I got a SD2Vita at some point, then I moved before I could try it and now I'm not sure where it is. I need to go scour my handheld shelves and boxes.
Do it!
Hacking my Vita and getting an SD2VITA is in my top 5 best decisions.
I was unironically a massive fan of the PSTV, it was literally just a box with the internals of a Vita that you plugged into your TV. It was absolutely fantastic to be able to carry around a tiny console to hotels to get a proper gaming experience
Only issue was games with touch controls.
I’m always the annoying guy praising how good the Vita is.
One of my favorite thing about it is how repairable it is! The screws are even color-coded! Changing anything is ridiculously easy. (Changing the screen is a bit harder but you can change the whole front shell which includes the screen very easily)
For all its problems, I loved the home screen customization, it's leagues better than the Switch's.
I love my modded Vita. It's a perfect little handheld emulation machine.
Please someone tell me you remember SOMA and it being an incredible game?
I liked my Vita a lot, but the UI was such a step back from the PSP. I hated the bubbles so much. Felt like it was all because they wanted to utilize the touch screen.
The bubbles were terrible. I think it might've been Sony taking inspiration from iOS with the bubbles. They just implemented it really badly.
I was in college at the time and I regret not buying it. It was not that popular in my neck of the woods
I was the only one in my school with one. People asked to borrow it to play Mortal Kombat all the time.
Its all about that PSP-1000. Still working fine to this day!
I had a 3000 model. I bought it only because a coworker told me that it was trivially easy to install CFW and run my own local ISOs from the memory card, and a bunch of us would play pirated copies of Shinobido and Macross together on breaks.
That thing was a surprisingly capable little device. I lost mine a while back, and I honestly kinda miss it sometimes.
Modded PSPs were the best way of playing retro games on the go for the longest time, I'd say it's only very recently that portable android consoles have even come close
Homebrew?
You tried hardmodding it? Soldering in a USB-C port and a massive internal battery is apparently even easier on the 1000 than on the 3000 that I did it on!
Oh yeah... I was still very much into console wars at the time it released, rooting for the Vita against the 3DS, haha.
I ended up importing it from HK to get it a few months (perhaps mere weeks even) before launch and I even made unboxings, reviews and news "coverage" on YT at the time. I loved that handheld to bits.
I don't have my day one console anymore, but I do still have one (hacked 2000 model, I'd love to get a Hori grip for it but those are way too expensive nowadays...).
I was just playing Oracle of Seasons on a GBC emulator on my Vita yesterday. I love the PSP and the PS Vita, severely underrated especially with all the CFW and homebrew options.
I even used Moonlight to grind life skills in MMOs from my Vita.
Never had one, but repeatedly thought about getting one because of portable emulation. Nowadays there are better options for that, but the Vita itself is still a really nice little machine. At least for now, I'm happy with my Switch tho.
Praise be the Vita. It's name means life and so it will live in our hearts forever.
Timeless design
I love the Vita! It just feels so right in the hand, and the clicky d-pad/face buttons are the best. I like it so much that around a year ago I ported one of my favorite indie games to it.
It came out at the wrong time, but it is amazingly well designed. I'm looking at mine right now.
I like the design so much, in fact, that when it came time to buy a handheld PC I got the GPD Win4. Guess why.
I keep mine charged to play Castlevania Symphony of the Night occasionally. And gravity rush. A shame they don't bring out a successor but I think Nintendo has cornered the market unfortunately
Yup! I loved my PS Vita but was going through some money issues so sold it. I wish I never did or had to. :(
Still use mine on the daily. It's particularly great if you can play Japanese games
Should I buy a PS Vita, or a PSP? Thinking about getting another retro console and I'm not sure which one to get.
Vita. Once you mod it, which is easy and recommended, you can play any PSP game on it you might want, on a slightly bigger screen, with much better controls.
You can get a mint condition Japanese PSP-1000 for about a quarter of the price of a Vita! If you solder in a 5000-6000 mah battery you can get some 14+ hours of gameplay between charges! You can also fit a ton of games on a cheap 64-128gb microsd with a $3 adapter, and adding a USB-C port so it charges with the same cable as everything else is pretty easy!
I STILL want one of these so bad. Wish they weren't so expensive as I just cannot justify spending so much on such an outdated piece of tech :(
I remember playing Lego games on one of these when I was younger. Absolutely legendary console
I thought about getting one, but now I got the Gamesir X2 Pro for my phone and I don't see how a real Vita could give me any advantages over my current setup. I love this controller!
It's the one device where it's a joy to use the dpad. After using it I'm still trying to find one that comes close to how good the dpad functions.
I remember being a kid and wanting one of these SOOOOO bad. Never got to experience it! Steamdeck has filled that lost time for me!
Nice do you play minecraft on vita by any chance?
Sold mine earlier this year because I needed the money for rent. I loved that thing, I miss it all the time. It was my Persona and SMT machine, so many hours...
Had to sell my LCD monitor once to make rent... I loved that monitor, had researched it and bought it specifically. 🙁
Hang in there, things will be looking up before you know it.
Funny, I had one of these in my hands the other day and was quite impressed!
The amount of Dissidia and Persona 4 Golden I played on this thing was unreal. Gorgeous screen on the original model and I actually really liked the bubble UI.
It's a shame the memory card standard killed this thing off. Would have loved to see more support for it.
Man, I used to have PSP back in the day, and I loved it.
And now, I am kinda pondering, on buying a PS Vita, for some emulation. And I think I sure will do that. Just.. gotta get money first..
I modded my PS Vita so I can run Steam Link on it. Works great! It's done by using Moonlight/Sunshine.
I'm not using a PS Vita, but I recently moved from pure Steam Link app to Moonlight and Sunshine (amd GPU) and I'm flabbergasted at how well it works so fucking better than Steam Link. It's like being in front of your main monitor.
That is so cool! Didn't know this was possible. Is there any lag?
Slight lag but it's quite unnoticeable. I'm amazed it even works lol
If you haven't already, 100% look into software modding it, you'll thank us later!
I’ve been looking into how to install h-encore, so hopefully can get that working.
I wanted to guy a Switch, and I am debating if I want to mod now and get an older model, or buy a new one and wait for better methods. Or... I could install one of the modchips on it
Or you can get a Steam Deck and play Switch games on that 😉
I was thinking of online play as I got my 3DS 1 year ago for that, but I just remembered that it now costs monthly for subpar service. Honestly, you are making me thinking about it more now about what I wanna get.
I sold my PSP years ago and now have a modchipped switch. With the release of android for it, I can play most PSP games on the PPSSPP emulator. Some games have issues, but even the God of War games run at full speed. It’s definitely not as small as the PSP or Vita. I’d recommend getting the OLED model and using a mod chip, as that’s probably the only way to hack it. Nintendo really locked down the later versions
Apologies for being lazy
I have a vita that ultimately stopped working, and gets stuck in a boot loop (original os, no modding/tampering done). Do you think it's hardware related? Or could I still flash a new os on that puppy.
Wait till you see what the mod scene has done with it
Checking out how to install CFW now, haven’t seen everything that can be done yet though.
Can you recommend a good resource for homebrew etc?
Apps are available as .vpk files. There is a database.
https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/
Mostly I install stuff with the app-store style browser for that repository though, not manually downloading the files.
The actual modding process is extremely streamlined nowadays.
Wait, so if I factory restore and update it, I can install CFW straight from the browser?!
Yup
Also, guide site: https://guide.psp2.dev/
And you might want to get one of these and few hundred gig micro sd: https://www.ebay.com/itm/314591086242?hash=item493f1706a2:g:EPkAAOSwE7BkYIaY
https://retrogamecorps.com/2021/04/27/ps-vita-guide/
Somewhat exhaustive but I think this is a good resource
While I do like that content creator, if you’re hacking you should use the vita.hacks.guide as even he references in the first paragraph
RGC is great about showing everything you can do once you’re done installing CFW.
Fair point fair point
Dude, Vita is my daily driver. My advice? Mod the ever living fuck out of it! It's well past end of life. And Sony doesn't seem to give two shits that I'm playing online on a hacked and spoofed version, on a game I didn't pay for.
I still pull my Vita out like once a year to play something. Before the Steam Deck came along, this was my favorite handheld. Especially because I love JRPGs and the library for the genre is/was impressive.
Unfortunate that Sony didn't give the Vita the support it needed to be successful.
imho ruined by its memory card. If it was with a real memory standard, it could be used to watch media on the go. (it can play media, right? Or it's strictly for gaming?)
They have adapters now so that you can use any microsd card.
You can play media off it, but the cards were proprietary, expensive, and prone to failure, especially the big ones. I've had the 64gb card get corrupted a few times.
Never had the PS Vita. But I had the normal PSP Slim which was an amazing handheld!
I had the fat one and loved the bumps, made it so comfortable I couldn't touch my friends' slim. Miss it a lot but last time I tried it had a terrible stick drift. Wonder if they're still available somewhere
I've recently started playing on my PSP slim again, it's a neat wee device especially when loaded up with 32gb of games, a 12ish hour internal battery, and a USB-C port so I can charge it with the same cable as my phone!
Had a ton of great first-party releases back in the day, it emulates everything up to the PS1 and some DOS games like Fallout pretty well, and the homebrew scene is still quite active - the CFW/launcher I use gets new features every few weeks and a few of the games like NZ:P still have regular updates.
Jail breaking the device unlocked so much stuff and gave the vita so much life
Until I installed atmosphere in my Switch, the Vita was hands down my absolute favourite handheld console for Emulation/Source Ports.
Plus those Nyko Charge Grips are just so damned comfortable.
I got mine in 2015 and had a lot of fun with it. Such a shame Sony stopped supporting it so early. But even still, it has a very respectable catalogue.
Loved my Vita, but they were so stingy with those memory cards. Out of spite I never upgraded my storage so only ever had like 2 games on it at a time lol.
Mod it, get an SD2VITA, I have a 512Gb sd in mine.
Oh cool, TIL! Will check that out!
I got mine off.....Amazon(👎)
Don't listen to the reviews that say it doesn't fit and that's why it's a garbage product.
These people are idiots.
The SD2VITA goes into the gamecart slot, not the memory card slot.
It even says so right in the instructions that come with it.....
You reminded me I got a SD2Vita at some point, then I moved before I could try it and now I'm not sure where it is. I need to go scour my handheld shelves and boxes.
Do it!
Hacking my Vita and getting an SD2VITA is in my top 5 best decisions.
I was unironically a massive fan of the PSTV, it was literally just a box with the internals of a Vita that you plugged into your TV. It was absolutely fantastic to be able to carry around a tiny console to hotels to get a proper gaming experience
Only issue was games with touch controls.
I’m always the annoying guy praising how good the Vita is.
One of my favorite thing about it is how repairable it is! The screws are even color-coded! Changing anything is ridiculously easy. (Changing the screen is a bit harder but you can change the whole front shell which includes the screen very easily)
For all its problems, I loved the home screen customization, it's leagues better than the Switch's.
I love my modded Vita. It's a perfect little handheld emulation machine.
Please someone tell me you remember SOMA and it being an incredible game?
I liked my Vita a lot, but the UI was such a step back from the PSP. I hated the bubbles so much. Felt like it was all because they wanted to utilize the touch screen.
The bubbles were terrible. I think it might've been Sony taking inspiration from iOS with the bubbles. They just implemented it really badly.
I was in college at the time and I regret not buying it. It was not that popular in my neck of the woods
I was the only one in my school with one. People asked to borrow it to play Mortal Kombat all the time.
Its all about that PSP-1000. Still working fine to this day!
I had a 3000 model. I bought it only because a coworker told me that it was trivially easy to install CFW and run my own local ISOs from the memory card, and a bunch of us would play pirated copies of Shinobido and Macross together on breaks.
That thing was a surprisingly capable little device. I lost mine a while back, and I honestly kinda miss it sometimes.
Modded PSPs were the best way of playing retro games on the go for the longest time, I'd say it's only very recently that portable android consoles have even come close
Homebrew?
You tried hardmodding it? Soldering in a USB-C port and a massive internal battery is apparently even easier on the 1000 than on the 3000 that I did it on!
Oh yeah... I was still very much into console wars at the time it released, rooting for the Vita against the 3DS, haha.
I ended up importing it from HK to get it a few months (perhaps mere weeks even) before launch and I even made unboxings, reviews and news "coverage" on YT at the time. I loved that handheld to bits.
I don't have my day one console anymore, but I do still have one (hacked 2000 model, I'd love to get a Hori grip for it but those are way too expensive nowadays...).
I was just playing Oracle of Seasons on a GBC emulator on my Vita yesterday. I love the PSP and the PS Vita, severely underrated especially with all the CFW and homebrew options.
I even used Moonlight to grind life skills in MMOs from my Vita.
Never had one, but repeatedly thought about getting one because of portable emulation. Nowadays there are better options for that, but the Vita itself is still a really nice little machine. At least for now, I'm happy with my Switch tho.
Praise be the Vita. It's name means life and so it will live in our hearts forever.
Timeless design
I love the Vita! It just feels so right in the hand, and the clicky d-pad/face buttons are the best. I like it so much that around a year ago I ported one of my favorite indie games to it.
It came out at the wrong time, but it is amazingly well designed. I'm looking at mine right now.
I like the design so much, in fact, that when it came time to buy a handheld PC I got the GPD Win4. Guess why.
I keep mine charged to play Castlevania Symphony of the Night occasionally. And gravity rush. A shame they don't bring out a successor but I think Nintendo has cornered the market unfortunately
I still think of this every time
Yup! I loved my PS Vita but was going through some money issues so sold it. I wish I never did or had to. :(
Still use mine on the daily. It's particularly great if you can play Japanese games
Should I buy a PS Vita, or a PSP? Thinking about getting another retro console and I'm not sure which one to get.
Vita. Once you mod it, which is easy and recommended, you can play any PSP game on it you might want, on a slightly bigger screen, with much better controls.
You can get a mint condition Japanese PSP-1000 for about a quarter of the price of a Vita! If you solder in a 5000-6000 mah battery you can get some 14+ hours of gameplay between charges! You can also fit a ton of games on a cheap 64-128gb microsd with a $3 adapter, and adding a USB-C port so it charges with the same cable as everything else is pretty easy!
I STILL want one of these so bad. Wish they weren't so expensive as I just cannot justify spending so much on such an outdated piece of tech :(
I remember playing Lego games on one of these when I was younger. Absolutely legendary console
I thought about getting one, but now I got the Gamesir X2 Pro for my phone and I don't see how a real Vita could give me any advantages over my current setup. I love this controller!
It's the one device where it's a joy to use the dpad. After using it I'm still trying to find one that comes close to how good the dpad functions.
I remember being a kid and wanting one of these SOOOOO bad. Never got to experience it! Steamdeck has filled that lost time for me!
Nice do you play minecraft on vita by any chance?
Sold mine earlier this year because I needed the money for rent. I loved that thing, I miss it all the time. It was my Persona and SMT machine, so many hours...
Had to sell my LCD monitor once to make rent... I loved that monitor, had researched it and bought it specifically. 🙁
Hang in there, things will be looking up before you know it.
Funny, I had one of these in my hands the other day and was quite impressed!
The amount of Dissidia and Persona 4 Golden I played on this thing was unreal. Gorgeous screen on the original model and I actually really liked the bubble UI.
It's a shame the memory card standard killed this thing off. Would have loved to see more support for it.
Man, I used to have PSP back in the day, and I loved it.
And now, I am kinda pondering, on buying a PS Vita, for some emulation. And I think I sure will do that. Just.. gotta get money first..