• Baphlew@beehaw.org
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    I modded my PS Vita so I can run Steam Link on it. Works great! It’s done by using Moonlight/Sunshine.

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      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.

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      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

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          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.

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        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

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      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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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?)

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      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.

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      Until I installed atmosphere on 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.

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      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

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      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.

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    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)

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    For all its problems, I loved the home screen customization, it’s leagues better than the Switch’s.

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    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.

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      The bubbles were terrible. I think it might’ve been Sony taking inspiration from iOS with the bubbles. They just implemented it really badly.

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    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.

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    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.

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          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…

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        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.

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    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.