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For anyone thinking about picking one up explore buying a used vita. It can do everything this does (sans GameCube) but it can play vita games as well. Sd card

For anyone thinking about picking one up explore buying a used vita. It can do everything this does (sans GameCube) but it can play vita games as well. Sd card adapters are <$10

goosedragons 4y ago
Worth mentioning Vita is pretty finnicky. SD card adapters use the game card slot not the memory card slot and and so aren't the simpliest to configure and get going. Official cards that use the memory card slot are capped at 64GB and 64GB cards were only sold in Asia and have only gotten even more stupid expensive over time. It's a decent handheld but Sony's paranoia really kneecapped it. And it doesn't quite have the ease of use as a lot of the retro handhelds available today.
- saghul 4y ago
  I haven't had any issues with mine (OLED model) FWIW. If you have an OLED model I think there is a way to put the card in the PSVSD, which might be more reliable.
  - goosedragons 4y ago
    Only the 3G models support the PSVSD. You do have to fiddle with the drive setup, some of the adapters don't work with some FW versions, etc. It's just more of a pain IMO than dropping ROMs on an SD card like other handhelds.
    - ace2358 4y ago
      The sd2vita is pretty easy to setup these days. I find that it can all be done with gui apps on the vita itself. Also I just ftp and drop roms on the sd card too.
      - goosedragons 4y ago
        Yeah but it's a 30+ step process to even to be able to use the sd2vita and emulators. Modern retro handhelds have an ease of use convenience factor. Proper SD card support, USB C charging, TV out, literally drag and drop ROMs, etc.
        flatiron 4y ago
        More like 10 steps. But yes it takes a bit of knowledge.
        ace2358 4y ago
        This is very true, modding any console can be quite the effort and a huge challenge for non technical people. To get the mod working I had to compile the software for macOS 10.13 as some libusb function wasn’t working correctly and wouldn’t inject the payload to the vita. This was well out of my comfort zone.
- ace2358 4y ago
  I also have never had a problem with my oled model. Also hard to think other companies can match the vita’s build quality. Or spare parts supply. Honestly, vita is life!
  - nmfisher 4y ago
    I recently breathed new life into my Vita with Adrenaline and a whole bunch of old PSX games. It really is a fantastic device, great build quality is exceptional and perfect handheld hardware for anything below 2012-era AAA games. It really was let down by the business folks at Sony. I guess the upside is that it paved the way for the Switch and Nintendo really learned from Sony's mistakes (but even then, my Vita sees a lot more usage than my Switch).
    - nicolas_t 4y ago
      The ps vita is the one console I keep taking out of storage periodically. It's such a great handheld console with a great library of indie games and amazing for emulation.
- SoylentYellow 4y ago
  The official flash cards also are very prone to corruption, especially the larger sized ones. Getting the SD card adapter is practically a requirement.
eldaisfish 4y ago
the PS Vita is an excellent console, especially give how old it is. What's sad is that modding anything requires a level of technical knowledge and patience that most will not have. I fully agree with you though - i bought a used Vita and could not be happier with it as a handheld console.
- DerekL 4y ago
  That reminds me of a video, “‘Why don't you just hack a Vita?’”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4MhnhqGeFI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4MhnhqGeFI

For anyone thinking about picking one up explore buying a used vita. It can do everything this does (sans GameCube) but it can play vita games as well. Sd card adapters are <$10

goosedragons 4y ago

Worth mentioning Vita is pretty finnicky. SD card adapters use the game card slot not the memory card slot and and so aren't the simpliest to configure and get going. Official cards that use the memory card slot are capped at 64GB and 64GB cards were only sold in Asia and have only gotten even more stupid expensive over time. It's a decent handheld but Sony's paranoia really kneecapped it. And it doesn't quite have the ease of use as a lot of the retro handhelds available today.

saghul 4y ago
I haven't had any issues with mine (OLED model) FWIW. If you have an OLED model I think there is a way to put the card in the PSVSD, which might be more reliable.
- goosedragons 4y ago
  Only the 3G models support the PSVSD. You do have to fiddle with the drive setup, some of the adapters don't work with some FW versions, etc. It's just more of a pain IMO than dropping ROMs on an SD card like other handhelds.
  - ace2358 4y ago
    The sd2vita is pretty easy to setup these days. I find that it can all be done with gui apps on the vita itself. Also I just ftp and drop roms on the sd card too.
    - goosedragons 4y ago
      Yeah but it's a 30+ step process to even to be able to use the sd2vita and emulators. Modern retro handhelds have an ease of use convenience factor. Proper SD card support, USB C charging, TV out, literally drag and drop ROMs, etc.
      - flatiron 4y ago
        More like 10 steps. But yes it takes a bit of knowledge.
      - ace2358 4y ago
        This is very true, modding any console can be quite the effort and a huge challenge for non technical people. To get the mod working I had to compile the software for macOS 10.13 as some libusb function wasn’t working correctly and wouldn’t inject the payload to the vita. This was well out of my comfort zone.
ace2358 4y ago
I also have never had a problem with my oled model. Also hard to think other companies can match the vita’s build quality. Or spare parts supply. Honestly, vita is life!
- nmfisher 4y ago
  I recently breathed new life into my Vita with Adrenaline and a whole bunch of old PSX games. It really is a fantastic device, great build quality is exceptional and perfect handheld hardware for anything below 2012-era AAA games. It really was let down by the business folks at Sony. I guess the upside is that it paved the way for the Switch and Nintendo really learned from Sony's mistakes (but even then, my Vita sees a lot more usage than my Switch).
  - nicolas_t 4y ago
    The ps vita is the one console I keep taking out of storage periodically. It's such a great handheld console with a great library of indie games and amazing for emulation.
SoylentYellow 4y ago
The official flash cards also are very prone to corruption, especially the larger sized ones. Getting the SD card adapter is practically a requirement.

eldaisfish 4y ago

the PS Vita is an excellent console, especially give how old it is. What's sad is that modding anything requires a level of technical knowledge and patience that most will not have. I fully agree with you though - i bought a used Vita and could not be happier with it as a handheld console.

DerekL 4y ago
That reminds me of a video, “‘Why don't you just hack a Vita?’”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4MhnhqGeFI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4MhnhqGeFI