Buying A PS Vita In 2024… 

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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've wanted one of these for 12 years and this video convinced me to go for it. Thanks for the encouragement, I'm having a blast.

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

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.

Awesome video! I subbed, funny about a week ago I started playing breath of fire 3 on my vita again, such an awesome game!

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

Thanks men. I honestly just bought one a couple of days ago. I'm just glad I bought one in 2024

Love the vita for the emulation

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

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

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

4 ps vita and growing. Only two physical disc though. Hope I can find affordable games on my area. The prices are very expensive. I love playing physical games now than before after experiencing unlimited library, I learned that slow game building gives more anticipation and excitement.

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.

Battery life on the Vita is incredible. You can leave it on sleep for a month no problem. Also, the original does not have joystick drift

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.

As a handheld fan, having a modded Vita and 3DS with their best games makes it hard to buy new expensive consoles. Still so many gems and titles I’m discovering and playing for 8+ years

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

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

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

One of the most underrated handhelds. I'm really hoping those new Playstation handheld rumors are true. It would be great if it was backwards compatible with the Vita but it probably won't. Been a PSVita fan since it launched!!!

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.

The PS Vita was ahead of it's time!

I just got mine after not having one for 4 years. In that 4 years I retained all the physical copies of past Vita games. I logged in to PSN a few minutes ago and found out all of my past digital purchases could be downloaded as well. Games, Themes, DLC...Muramasa STILL hasn't been re-released since the Vita and it's my favorite game. Seeing how I still have the DLC available for download just made my day. I was a Vita fanatic back in the day, so I have a large backlog - larger than the Switch 😅

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

10:26 you can reset it so you can get trophy’s. That’s how it is for every vita game. It’s an option when you click on the three dots on the game icon.

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 😅

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.

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

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!

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

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

Also the oled vita has Hall effect sticks

Never had a psvita but I absolutely loved the PSP

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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 😄.

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

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.

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

One really good thing about the PSVita slim, if you're into modding is that you can replace the microsub with a USB-C connector. One thing i would recommend everyone if you don't really like having 300 cartridges is to install CFW and get one of those SD2Vita adapters and pop in a 256gb or bigger SD card in it.

Even with my ROG Ally - I find myself always going back to my modded Vita. Emulation, movies, music....online/offline...fits perfectly in your pocket.

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

I bought my Vita back when I was in the Philippines with my girl a few years ago. I'm going to be honest I haven't played it much since I bought it but I almost forgot that I had it and I started playing freedom wars again and I forgot how kinda good it was. This will be a system I'll pick up and play every Blue Moon. Because of the PS5 and the switch that I'm about to get in the next 2 months. I'm bringing my vita with me this summer when I go see my fiancee.

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.

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!

If you love handhelds. YES

Great video as always Matty. I really appreciate your content

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

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

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

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

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🙏🏼

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

I jailbroke my Vita this year and it put new life into a console I'd just kept in my drawer for a long time. I use it every day now. Although it's due for screen replacement because it's turned orange at the bottom.

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

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.

I think literally everyone bought that grip for the Vita, I even have one that i swear just showed up one day.

I had a Vita when it was relevant. And hands down my favorite game was Unit 13. Really would like to revisit that system

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

I have one and I love it! It’s jailbroken and modded so I just downloaded some of the games mentioned in the video.

What remains? My friend, homebrew and 🏴‍☠

Tales of Hearts R needs a console port

Vita is definitely top 5 for handhelds but ahead of the Switch…..not a chance!

PS Vita is my favourite handheld. I have over 500 games for it and it's my go to when travelling. It's a shame it didn't have stronger support, but there is definitely no shortage of games available for it! Also, who doesn't love trophy hunting while on the go?

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.

The sd2vita is essential imo

Fun fact: since Croatia (my country) transferred to the Euro, Sony shutdown our PS Vita and PS3 stores so we can't buy anything from there.

That FF X and Persona 4 combo 0.0

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.

And that library can be expanded ten fold homebrew ports like Cuphead, Hollow Knight and most recently, Blasphemous. Let's not forget emulation too.

The Vita is my favorite handheld. The OLED screen is gorgeous and the fact that you can play PSP and PS1 games on it means it has a massive library. I don't trust Sony to keep the PSN servers operating forever, so I pre-emptively downloaded every Vita, PSP, and PS1 game ever made for all regions and backed it up. Some of my favorite games not mentioned in the video: - Dragon's Crown - Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational - Killzone: Mercenary - Muramasa Rebirth - Soul Sacrifice - Toukiden: The Age of Demons - Y's: Memories of Celceta - Y's VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

Last year I put 300 hours into Elden Ring on Ps5 and since then I haven't been able to get back into console gaming. But I modded my old and dusty Vita a few months ago and have only been playing games on the Vita ever since. I'm currently replaying Pokemon Emerald, lol. I really think we are on the verge of a new handheld golden age. With the Steam Deck clocking in around Ps4 power, Switch 2 supposedly as well, there will be software being developed and ported for these specs for years.(The awkward specs of the Vita were the main reason why software support was so hard to get for the Vita) Rising popularity of Android handhelds for emulation purposes also show that there is a lot of demand for handheld right now. So I really hope Sony joins in on this with a handheld, now is the time. The already nailed the form factor with the PsPortal and the Ps4 specs range should be reachable at a reasonable price.

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

I've tried every grip option for the vita 1000 and every single one of them is considerably less comfortable than the vita is with no grip, at least all the ones available for sale now are poorly designed and just don't work well for extended sessions while the vita with just a basic case on it is pretty darn comfortable.

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

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

Ps Vita was my favorite handheld. uncharted, gravity rush, little Big planet, and Resistance. Then I played so much of Killzone Mercenaries bb

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

Best portable system ever (the 2000) with mods. It was and still is way ahead of its time, and others could only try to emulate (steam deck, switch). The difference was that Steam Deck is a powerhouse with a built in system for playing games (steam) and the Switch heavily focused on bringing games to the masses, while SONY abandoned the VITA, like they did with PSVR 1 and now 2. They should get back in the game. My Ps Portal is where I do all my PS5 gaming for months now, comfortably tucked in bad after a long day of work.

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 🤣

i bought a vita a little less than a year ago and i’ve been able to beat 20 games that have been sitting in my backlog all during my breaks at work 🙏🏻 thank god for having a job i can be lazy at.