Why I Liked PS Vita More Than PSP 

I think SONY should try to make another handheld. Just avoid custom memory cards and add L2/R2 triggers

Everyone who own PSvita always love it, except Sony

Well the PSP at least had a higher resolution than the 3DS

When the psp was loading up GTA liberty city stories and i could here that disc spinning..it took me way back..☺🌑

I still play my PS Vita. I love it. There is a Vita community still going strong!!

Am I the only person who find the PSP's disk noise as nostalgic?

I've hacked my Vita so it can play PSP games so it is the ultimate handheld... At least until the Switch gets a better lineup.

My Vita and PSP still are sitting on my PS4 pro right now. Still love them.

Only issue with the vita was the memory cards, however with recent homebrews and the current play around using a regulat SD card with an adapter it's become the best handheld.

wait what???? I also have the launch PSP but never got Spider-Man 2?!?!?!??!?!?

I prefer the PS Vita's double analog stick design, but I wish it had triggers along with the shoulder buttons. I still really love the VITA and I wish Sony supported it properly.

The sound of the disk loading up on the psp made me have so many memories come flooding back.

I'm only just now getting into the PSP and I gotta be honest, I'm pretty impressed with how well a lot of these games hold up; I think they compare favorably to a lot of DS games. I also get a real kick out of the disc drive. It feels like it's alive. I love old anachronistic tech.

ps vita was too expensive $249? if memory isn't fuzzy that was more expensive than the wii or ds. psp was a gem good JRPG machine and decent ports for handhelds. ryan psp emulator actually fixes the quality of these games just a side note. recently beat Lego harry potter in psp and it was awesome.

My dad had a modded psp and I thought he was some crazy hacker

In my opinion PSP is the greatest handheld system of all time and far superior to the PS Vita. The PSP's game library was insane and also had a great movie library as well. It was literally a portable PS2 which in my opinion is the greatest console of all time. I did like how they switched to cartridges instead of umd disc on PS Vita and the two thumbsticks are great but the PS Vita's library is lacking a lot compared to all the great 3rd party games on PSP.

The PS Vita could have been great if it had exclusives and games lineup like the PSP was.

Ps vita is good, but i really wanted a r2 and l2 button. The touch panel sucks.

I own both and love handheld systems more so than home consoles. I still think the SONY PSP is better, because it had much more games that I like to play; RPG’s, Racing, side scrollers, shooters, and brawlers! I love the SONY PS VITA, because of it’s potential and the graphic capabilities. Too bad, not many developers, consumers, or even SONY cared. A wasted opportunity and potential that was never fully realized. Imagine Contra, Street Fighter, Dark Souls, Devil May Cry, God of War, and Resident Evil on the handheld.

My parents bought me a PSP for Christmas and I got Monster Hunter Freedom 2 with it. I was captivated by it and played it everywhere I went. Same with Midnight Club 3 and Ape Academy

The PSP is the greatest handheld ever made so far. The V wishes it was the PSP at night. My condolences to all of you who missed the boat.

I dont know why but I like my PSP more than my Vita, maybe because its nostalgia to me!

I didn't buy the Vita because the memory cards were so expensive , but I sure enjoyed the PSP and the UMD movies.

Honestly the nostalgia for me with the psp is crazy. I honestly barely remember not having a second stick and for some reason the sound of the disc spinning made me feel like I was holding the future. It’s sleek square design still feels cooler to me too.

As someone who owns every system Sony has released, I still enjoy my psp and vita BOTH a lot! PSP had a very diverse library including tons of first and third party games. Vita was superior technically. But the library is not nearly as robust. I love both and wouldn’t throw either one under the bus. 💪😎👍

Mystic: This is why i like PS Vita More Than PSP Me: Because now you can play psp games on PS Vita but can't play PS Vita games on PSP.

I play my ps vita everyday.. Such an underrated system. Videos like this, keep it alive. 😊 Thank you chief. 👍

PSP is ps2 handheld Ps vita is ps3 handheld

PSP>>>>>>>>>>Vita PSP had more games 60fps than Vita

If the vita had micro sd cards and more support from Sony it would’ve done extremely well.

I bought my PSP used shortly after I got a Vita. I have to say, I enjoyed the PSP more. I’m still impressed that Sony released this thing in 2004. When you hack it and load all your games on a 32GB SD card it’s very fast and you don’t need to carry UMDs with you. Installing a custom firmware just takes a few minutes. Doing that on the Vita is a pain. Also I used this thing to play so many GBA games. The emulator was perfect! All the amazing Super Mario Games on such a nice and big display! I loved it. PSP was the first time I experienced Metal Gear Solid 1, I will never forget how much fun I had with that. It basically made me into the super-fan I am now. I liked how they used the XMB as a menu. It was nice and fast. Also it was so easy to load music and videos on it. No need for some weird Content Manager. The PC just detects it as a mass storage. I still use it as a media consumption device from time to time. But I respect your opinion, Ryan. Still a great video. Looking forward to the next LTPS on friday! :)

3:52 imagine being on a plane and a dude keeps freaking out about cluster bombs

I actually picked up my PSP lately again. And I have to say, it's still great. I'm playing games that I missed back then like Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Some games look awful but a lot of them still hold up decently.

I have a hacked PS vita with PSP emulator so basicly i have both PS vita and PSP

I remember always trying to crack open the UMD cases to try and get to the game discs inside when I was little

Fuck the disc sound of the psp is nostalgic from nights as a kid playing it under the blanket

PSP to the Vita is what PS2 was for the PS3 (A system with such a legacy that it's successor couldn't hope to fill it's shoes).

PSP was awesome because of the custom firmware. My PSP was on a custom firmware since the early 1.5 days. If you didn't partake in the custom firmware fun, then you were missing out. Plus you could use an SD card with adapter. The PSP Slim has a better screen compared the the OG. Ended up getting a second gen Slim for the better screen and battery life to replace my original. Along with a 64gb sd card, it made for a killer system in the day. PSP also had more killer games, even if most came later in life. IMO the PSP is better than the DS. Even if the DS sold more. PSP Games, PS1 Games, Emulators, Homebrew. It was a crazy time. Vita never had that experience. It had a few great games. But without the homebrew the system just didn't hold up. The 3DS is by far the better handheld. The Vita's game library is more comparable to the DS, a few standouts and a bunch of shovelware. The Vita is pretty must a mobile Indy platform, and that platform moved on to the Switch as the successor. The Vita is nice modded, but I have trouble trying to recommend it over the vastly better 3DS library. Modded with a CFW the 3DS is just epic, the 3DS IMO has the best game library of any handheld Nintendo console ever made. The Switch has yet to have a game lineup to match it. I really wanted a epic successor to the PSP, the Vita was not it. The Vita community couldn't touch the huge PSP community, the mod scene was crazy back then. A Doom Emulator was one of the early ports. Playing Doom on the go, filling it up with movies/music, tons of games. It was what we had before smartphones were even a thing. Don't forget that.

It would be kind of funny to see Sony try go compete with the Switch Lite at this point now

Some of the psp games weren't on the psvita psn store. Also this guy has such a lovable face, lol.

Every time I see your documentaries, it makes me wanna bust out my PSP or whatever hardware you’re talking about. The PSP had some great RPGs that I’d still love to have remasters of.

PSP was way too far ahead of its time. Still crazy that it was pretty much a PS2 in your pocket.

I love how they tried to fix the no second analog stick thing by mapping the camera to the shoulder button didn't work very well though

Great video! Another flaw with the UMD Movies is either DVD's that came with an extra disc for a digital copy of the film or digital codes the format usually worked with the PSP so it did defeat the purpose of UMD movies!

I recently received an extra, fat model, PSP that my buddy had in return for replacing the screen on his slim. I wanted one of these when I was a kid, but couldn't afford it. So it's nice to be able to get one now well after the platform has reached maturity. Plenty of games available to choose from, and easy to softmod thus giving me access to even more. I've tried emulating GBA on my phones before, but I couldn't stand it with the onscreen controls. It feels so much more natural on physical hardware, so the PSP really excels here for me. Overall, I'm pretty happy with this as a portable gaming device. Especially as I get more into older games, since most newer games lack any real love. When I'm ready, I might grab myself a Vita, if I can find something on the platform that I'm interested in game-wise (I haven't looked yet, as I'm currently quite satisfied). Good news is that a used Vita is pretty affordable. I bet it'll be even more so when I'm get around to getting one.

It's a shame Sony thinks mobile games killed handheld gaming, It would be amazing to see what Sony could do with a "psvita 2" and how they'd approach handheld gaming in the next generation. Oh well

That "nub" was better than the c- stick at least

Great videos Ryan! I appreciate that you link to the artists channels for their songs, but can you actually name which specific songs you use? Thanks!

I bought my PSVita last year, since my PSP 1000 died around then, and I do love it quite a bit (mostly cause a modded Vita can do a lot), buuut I think you're downplaying the PSP a lot here. Also, even though I do agree with you when it comes to controls, saying the PSP's graphics were basically "a portable PS1" is a bit of a stretch, imo...

The only thing I can say that's better with the psp is the fact it had support and had a huge library of great games, vita has some good games but not nearly as many as the psp

As far as graphics most psp games have actually aged pretty well imo, controls are a different story though

Come on! The psp was amazing even with his flaws, i still play it and use it to play ps1 games even though im a pc gamer

Well i wish i owned a vita but it's still expensive. I think the vita will become collectable in the future though because the bad sales numbers.

I was so close to getting a Vita until I was found out about the expensive memory cards. That was the deal breaker.

6:53 words can hardly express my satisfaction when I hear that adorable tiny disc spinning. Like I literally came in my pants. Felt fucking high from that, you gotta new sub now. Edit: use headphones fam

Modded my Vita the other day, installed all my old PSP games... the nostalgia hit soo hard!

i feel that the psp and the 3ds were partly a huge success because it allowed a way of effectively extending the ps2 era of game quality. If devs didnt want to have the expense of developing HD visuals for the consoles, the handhelds were a really appealing option. I mean square definitely took advantage of this in particular with all of it's kingdom hearts spin offs and bravely default ( the latter of which kept the winning ps1 final fantasy formula alive and well, world map and all)

I actually LOVE my PSP. I've had it for years and it still works great. I also have the Vita, which is great too, but I find myself always going back to my PSP.

i still love my psp and vita in 2023, just the other day i had to take my car for repairs in another city and it was going to take 4 hours, so i took my psp and 2 movies then just sat there watching them

A PSVita without Henkaku is nothing great. A PSVita with Henkaku and SD2Vita is almost divine intervention.

Can't say I agree,Most of the vita game library is just weeb and Indy games.The PSP had alot more variety and alot more 3rd party support in general.

I absolutely love the Vita, and it holds a special place for me for keeping me sane during a deployment to Afghanistan back in 2013-14. Now though, I have a hacked PSTV (whitelisted) with a USB stick holding all my PSP games on the big screen, as portable gaming isn't as much a need for me anymore, but gives me finally a good way to play the 100+ games I own for both consoles on the big screen.

I remember loving the psp series, I experienced many versions of it through bro who lost his then got it replaced with a newer 3000 version, and cousin's 2000 yellow simpsons edition one. I loved playing tekken dark resurrecc and 6 on it, and now that I think about it, the whole series was way ahead of its time : )

Wow. You are so bold. You like Vita more than PSP?!?! You like the console that is newer, faster and better?! Wow i have never heard anybody say that before. We need more utubers like you bro!!

nobody is watching movies on UMD except this guy lol. Great videos keep up the amazing work.

There's also the fact that the Vita has a native PSP emulator built into it.. and after a bit of hacking, you can access it via Adrenaline for full CFW PSP goodness! I loved my PSP back in the day, and the hacking scene around it was awesome too, but the Vita honestly just replaces it completely. I literally haven't touched my PSP after getting my Vita, and I think that's a good thing. In that sense, the Vita has lived up to what it was supposed to be as a second generation Sony handheld.

It’s worth mentioning that you can mod and improve the screen to be brighter and nicer with an ips panel.

PSPs are tough. That's why I still use it as a MP3 player. Cause I'm sure it'll last for years, something a phone won't do. Had my PSP since 2010.

Vita is the reason that I did not buy a Switch, and I never regret buying this. I can play all the games that I like on the go, Vita, PSP and PS1, you name it. Think of it as a portable PS3. It's too bad that there aren't many racing games for Vita like how PSP had.

thanks for talking about the PSP & Vita. also I really love seeing Melissa 😍😍😍😍 she's so cute!!! oh my favorite feature with The PSP was doing something called cross talk mode with PS2, playing socom us navy seals. socom 3 & combined assault (PS2) combined with socom fire team bravo 1 & 2 (PSP). fucking loved it. I eventually wanna get a vita but haven't really had spare money for it tbh. I still have my black PSP but it needs a new battery and a charger. anyways as usual, LONG LIVE THE PSP AND VITA!!! also big ouch oh the PS1 story....

I've had the first generation Vita still sat in it's both, barely used. I guess I never took too it. How much would it be worth? Is it collectible?

@ 6:57 i used to not be able to hear that. Nostalgia left that part out.

I love both systems so much, I grew up with the PSP and I couldn't get enough of it, I would game on it all the time, I would always listen to music on it and i had about 3 movie UMDs. I remember finally getting a 4GB Memory Stick when It FINALLY went on sale at my local tech store and I was so excited, memory sticks were so expensive back then. I carried my PSP literally everywhere with me and even neglected girls back in the day, it was the vibrant blue PSP 3000, absolutely loved it. Now with the Vita, I was so excited and wanted one so bad at the time and I got one and it came with an 8gb card thank god, those fuckers are expensive. I loved the Vita, so many awesome games on it, it was like a portable PS3, I just wish Sony gave it more support and not made us use those memory cards that would break the bank. I might get a Vita again one day not sure, but it is an extremely underrated hand-held and one of the best.

PSP is the portable ps2, not portable ps1. Yeah, it can emulate ps1 perfectly, but the full games released on psp were on par with the ps2 games. Even some games came to both plataforms (psp and ps2). You completely missed the point.

I used to have a PSP but after two years it had some problem with its charging and would not charge at all

My disk drive in my ps3 just broke it’s a slim, does anyone know where I can get another one, I’m thinking of jail breaking it anyway and just downloaded games but anything helps.

I had a PSP 3000 and it definitly saw it's use on 13hr flights... That being said, I think the Vita has definitly aged better...

My PSP took 10 years before the knob fell of for the first time but every console is different lol

I still have so many UMD movies that i watched on my big screen TV, i had the slim version, which could link up to the TV, but could not scale to wide screen. And you could easly copy backgrounds or music via link cable from PC to the PSP.

Hey mystic. It’s 2021. Could you give me your honest opinion if it’s worth picking up still after 10 years? Never owned one or touched one. Would like to try if it’s worth it still

"its a shame some UMD games never got on PSN to play on PSVita" **laughs in chovy-sign** "Also i just prefer playing games on the original hardware".. i dont think you understand how the psvita's psp emulator works xD it littearlly is the original hardware.

Dude in the airplane commercial was really shouting cluster bombs lmao

I love this video. Just had to rewatch it again for the third time. ;) Maybe it’s time for another Vita video?

I have a Saw 3D movie poster signed by the cast too! I'm guessing you got it signed at a convention? Which one if you dont mind me asking? Texas Frightmare Weekend, is where I got mine signed.

The PSP was literally the iphone before the iphone, the vita seeked to improve it, and I liked it better as well, but people thought it was wack thus it failed....

I’m stuck deciding whether to buy a PSP or VITA. Had a psp when I was younger but was stolen, thinking it might be more nostalgia then actually wanting one over a Vita. Any input?

Having one analog stick leaves more space for the 4 buttons on the right which is good

Great vid buddy, enjoyed it quite a lot! Nice work👍

Great video, thank you for making it. The PS Vita is a great system. I’m on vacation now and I have it with me..still have plenty of games to play on it.

Have you considered getting a modded PS Vita or modded PSP by any chance?

hearing that umd spin and chug 5 inches from my face brings back so many memories.

Your so lucky, most people I know that had a PSP battery messed up in the years it wasn't used. Same thing happen to mine but mine messed up in 2006 because I played while on charge too much

I tried going back to my psp. I was playing crisis core. For some reason I remembered the game looking way better than it actually did as I revisited it

I've had my PSP since launch and I'm still using frequently to listen to music and watch movies while I travel. However, I feel like I should finally upgrade to the Vita. Does anyone recommend any games to get started?

The PSP that I got didn't come with the Spiderman UMD Movie... It was a special package that had a limited run in stores.

Oh man, that horrific grinding noise UMDs make whenever they change speed. That is the thing I dislike most about the PSP. I watched dozens of videos and read numerous reviews and articles, and no one EVER mentioned that. This is the first video I have ever seen bring it up.

I love my psp! I loved taking it on the go and watching movies and anime shows on the go.Once the homebrew scene came out I was the only kid in my class in high school that had the psp and was known as the hacker kid that hacked his psp lol.

Great video as usual Ryan but I disagree with some things, I love my psp I still play it to this day, I got rid of my old Vita about 1year and a half ago, because I played my psp more even though I loved my Vita I felt it could get played more somewhere else. Also I literally cannot play ps2 anymore 😭 it just makes me nauseous Everytime I try to play.

Yo guys i need some help. With the ps vita can i still buy games online and play them? Like persona 4&3. Thanks for the help!

That sound @6:56 of the psp gave me so much nostalgia like it hit me with a ton of bricks😭😭