the point of a vita now would be to collect the Asian-English versions of Japanese games that didnt get western releases like the dead or alive extreme and etc
Yea they just kept on doing that shit a kid in a middle class family can afford a 200$ memory card and that was the thing that stopped me from owning one when they came out. But I found a vita and a vita tv in tits condition on Facebook about the time they were at the lowest price and got both for 75$ with the cords and I’m glad I did
i recently mess around with my ps vita the pass few days ago got everything working but hang ups on video and wouldn't launch a day i'm keep working on it it's handheld 1000 with data but you can get the data anymore but still can use wifi though :)
I got my Vita TV from a local used game store here in Michigan for $25. It was marked at $50, but the guy behind the counter said "How's 25 sound? We're not selling it". I didn't realize at the time just how much of a steal it was. I love this thing. The access to so many great PSP/PS1 games is also amazing. I was even able to take my clear save from Suikoden 1 on an emulator and drop it on the SD card to import to Suikoden II on the Vita TV!
Love this kind of story! I picked mine up for $40 several years back and I'm so glad I did. Even without homebrew, the PS1 classics like Klonoa are great emulated officially on it.
I got one for $30 “refurbished” from Gamestop in 2017 or 2018. Only store in a hundred miles that may have had it. Worked like new and got it just before it spiked up in price
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Honestly I think the biggest draw of the PS Vita TV, is the native PSP and by extension PS1 support. Most PS1 games will run fine at 720p on the PSVTV, as well as quite a few PSP games. It's also a great retro emulation hub!
The Vita TV is nice, but unfortunately quite expensive. One advantage of the Vita TV is that you can set up a USB drive instead of an SD2Vita as a storage device.
@@andybenitez7412 Thanks. I was trying to find if there was a recommended USB drive to use, but haven't found it yet. I imagine a 2TB WD passport probably wouldn't work, but I'd be curious.
I heard that the entire reason for the blacklist was because certain games used the touch screen/back touch and since the PS Vita TV uses a PS3 controller You can't play them. I think that with a PS4 controller You could use the touchpad to emulate one of the two screens and then just use a button to swap what screen it is. The other option is to just use a PS Vita itself as a controller like you can with the Game boy player.
This is exactly why I bought it way back when. I always knew this would happen. I'm so happy the time has arrived to put this brilliant machine to use in its full potential.
Kinda jealous of all the people that got such a good deal on it lol 😅 I bought it at launch and paid the full $100 Can't complain too much though, got it like the day after my 13th birthday so it wasn't really "my money" anyway 😂
I vaguely remember when the PS Vita TV was being sold off for about $44.99 CAD or so sometime between the end of 2014 and early 2015. I definitely regret not getting it, especially since it came with a game and PS3 controller. Though looking back I think the main reason I didn't pick it up was because I didn't have an HD TV to immediately use it on.
Got my Playstation TV back in 2015 for around 40 bucks on Amazon. Was a neat companion to my Vita slim as I could use the same memory card for both. I ended up jailbraking it so that I could play World of Final Fantasy on a tv cause I didn't have a PS4 yet. The strange thing for that game and a few others is that there was no real reason for it to not be able to be played on the pstv. It didn't use touch controls at all and didn't really have any kind of resolution or cpu issues to my knowledge. I can only assume it was because there was a PS4 version and the vita version was 20 bucks cheaper.
I bought one of these on launch day and they were so poorly advertised that when I asked the guy at the counter, he didn’t even know they were released yet. I was the first person to buy one at our GameStop that day and it was like 3pm. I bought another one later on and have mainly used them for PS4 remote play. This gives me a reason to use them for more than that.
8:30 a neat way to get video output from a handheld Vita is through a plugin called UDCD where it outputs video in a similar fashion to a webcam. Can get 864x488 video at 60fps. Some people use Raspberry Pi systems as docks. That said, I have a Vita TV for the sake of convenience, but it's nice to have options.
I got one for ultra cheap back in the day. I still have it. It's in a stand on display for being kinda rare now. May have to get it back up and running!
I bought mine in a GameStop discount been for $15. My brother bought one a few months back for $120 and said it was the cheapest one he could find. I was shocked at how much he paid.
The Dual Shock 4 in the UK is still at full price for the past 5yrs. The price hasn't dropped the same way the original Dual Shock did. Next sale I'm definitely getting on for my Xperia phone to make playing games easier.
Not surprising dualshock 4s are selling at full price now. They will be producing a fraction of the previous amount, economy of scale applies and so the higher price. In 2020 I got a DS4 controller + PS hits game for £40, in 2022 I got a controller on its own for £45. Now, the only place I can see it still instock new is at JohnLewis at £50. Who knows if/when they'll phase the DS4 out. The PS5 controller was cheaper during the 'Black Friday' sales, went down to £40. You're probably more likely to get a deal on that, rather than the DS4. If you're just looking for a good controller for your phone, have a look at the 8bitdo controllers. The 8bitdo Pro 2 is priced at £42, but regularly sells for around £35. Can be used with Switch, PC, Android, Mac, Raspberry Pi etc either via Bluetooth or USB (doesn't support PS4 though). When I bought mine, it was actually just under £32 in June 2022. I got it & the phone clip for £41 total. It was the grey model, that resembles the PS1 colour.
I grabbed a ton of the Playstation TV bundles when Walmart cleared them out for I think $30. They each came with a Dualshock 3. So they were an absolute steal. Guess with the ability to unlock them being this easy now I may have to dust the one I used off.
I bought 2 vita tvs back in like 2016 for 40 bucks each. They both came in a bundle with a vita copy of borderlands 2 and a PS3 controller. At the time I was just meaning to buy a pair of new PS3 controllers, which were still going for $59.99 back then. I didn't even know what a vita tv was at the time, I just knew that I was getting a pair of dual shock 3 controllers for 40 bucks off retail so I happily bought them. Ive never been into the vita or handheld gaming in general, so I never bothered buying any vita games to play on either of mine. The feature I used my vita tvs for was the PS3 and PS4 remote play. I had a vita tv hooked up to my bedroom tv, and one hooked up to my basement tv, from either of those tvs I could remote play my PS3 or PS4 that were both located in my living room. Over a wired connection it worked quite well.
It’s off topic but Jon you gotta let go of “4K on the Switch”. Native 1080p or maybe 1440p would work just fine. I find it strange you keep mentioning this
Bought my Vita TV about 3 years back for around $50CAD, couldn't say no at that price. Rarely use it but I have it set up much like you do. White list is the best database mod available really. You have to kind of tinker with the ways to use the simulated touch for games like uncharted, but it's worth it for the story.
These Vita TVs were being sold off for less than dirt when the device was being retired; picked mine up back in like 2016 for $30. I should pull it out again one of these days and try it out with the new softmod!
I didn't realize people had done so much to the PSTV in the past few years. I got mine at Wal-Mart when they were still selling them. It was the last one they had and was on clearance for $50. I got it primarily as a way to play Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time but was also looking forward to playing the Sly Collection on it until I found out it was one of the blacklisted games. 😑 Now I can maybe fulfil my dream of having that Sly machine I always wanted. I still think $50 was a steal for getting the system, the game I wanted already installed on it, a memory card, and a DualShock 3 controller!
I got mine recently, but on my second use of it I lost the signal. I’m pretty sure it’s a short in the HDMI port, but there’s not exactly a lot of Vita TV repair content out there
One of my biggest regrets with gaming is giving my nephew my Vita TV. At the time it was fun but the novelty wore off little too quickly with it's limitations. Now it would have been the perfect machine for almost all my retro gaming.
I’m kinda shocked how much PS Vita’s are going for now. I remember when I saw them on clearance for like $40, I allllllllllmost bought them out. But I was like “what will people even want these far”. Oh well. I still don’t see the appeal over a proper Vita.
I remember buying mine new for around 70 when it came out then sold it shortly after because i had no internet at the place i was living at the time and couldnt afford any Vita titles. I wish I didnt let it go !
I've currently gave my vita and vita tv the upgrade. For some reason it feels like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. It makes me more than happy that I picked up my PSTV from a gamestop when they were selling for $20 USD.
If you are trying the internet method to hack your pstv I seriously suggest you use a wired connection. Using the wifi connection failed everything for me even after the installation stated the install succeeded, I only managed to install vita deploy successfully using an ethernet cable hooked up to my pstv and changing internet settings from wifi to wired connection on my pstv, afterwards the internet jailbreak method worked. If there are specific ps1, psp, or vita games that isn't available on pkgj that you were looking just know you can also use the ftp method from your phone to your vita to install games as well, but that method takes longer and requires a bit more knowledge to do so. Hope this helps those who tried hacking their pstv but were having issues due to crashing, the wired connection fixed all of my issues. Blain has a great video showing step by step on how to hack the pstv, just remember to use a wired connection because he doesn't explain that part at all.
I am a visual novel lover and till today I am still actively using PS Vita TV to clear my backlog of tones of visual novel games!!! definitely love this console
It's crazy to me how expensive they are. I remember getting my og for like 150 then a slim for less than 100 from Japan and a vita TV for like 30 bucks and I've always been huge fan of the system.
Love my hacked pstv but upset I can’t use the full controls for some games like ratchet and clank and jak since the rear touch pad doesn’t respond with the games on vita tv. Anyone know how to solve this issue?
Yup, i bought my vita tv a long time ago. Back when it was still sold in gamestop, i got one for myself and my roomate for about 30$ each (cheaper because the system was still current and quite bare bones compared to the vita). Just bought my vita2sd and micro sd, so when i get that im loading all my psp games onto it. Some vita as well, but i have been wanting to play Pangya for a while now.
So capturing a PSVITA (not TV) is doable via USB for all models BUT audio has to be captured separately with an audio cable and that is where the sketchy party comes in with the capture I had alot of issues with static even after cleaning the cable, but sometimes after cleaning the static would go away briefly but soon come back mid stream session.
I saw a PlayStation TV going for $150 at my local game store not too long ago. I thought about getting it then and there, but I hesitated until after payday, and when I returned not even a week later someone bought it the day before 😫
hold out and find a vita instead.if you got a pc after softmodding the vita it you will be able to output video to the pc and use a ps4 controller wirelessly. So youll get the best of both worlds similar to the switch.
Picked up mine before prices went crazy for a used one. Don't ever regret picking one up. I don't use it often but you know, to play PSP games on the big screen its the perfect console to do so.
I've commented this elsewhere but I'm still surprised Nintendo hasn't put out one of these for the Switch. I know my friend would have bought one instead of a Switch Lite.
I remember Amazon was blowing these things out for 40 bucks back in the day. Managed to grab two of them. It was how I played persona 4 Golden, which was only 40 bucks for a physical. Never getting rid of it.
I was also fortunate enough to get a physical copy of Persona 4 Golden from Amazon in 2018 for the Vita before it ballooned in price. It was less than $30 CAD and while I never finished the game on the system I definitely don't see myself getting rid of it unless someone offers me a deal I can't refuse.
I use mine for taking to my millennial friends houses. We get that hit of nostalgia being able to play couch co op ps1 games with a "modern" wireless controller. And setup is so easy. Just need the little console, power, the controllers and an HDMI cable.
I paid a bit over £40 on eBay including postage for a PS TV in December 2022, they weren’t readily available at that price but I was still seeing a few around there. Now you’re lucky to pay less than £120 just 4 months later
I pulled out one and modded it a few years back and was completely underwhelmed with it, there is just so many better versions of similar or identical games.
If you would rather just want a PS Vita, you can actually output the visuals to your PC in OBS with a simple plug in. You won't get sound, you'll have to plug a speaker into the Vita headphone jack there, but it's an alternative if you have a Vita and want it on the TV or would rather spend less money on a handheld.
I have 2 Vita TV's and a Vita 2000 I picked up during COVID right before the prices spiked. So glad I was able to get 3 systems and like 60 games for stupid cheap compared to what they're going for nowadays
I bought my vita-TV from Best Buy for 20 dollars. I still got it hooked up to my living room TV. It's how I played through Wild Arms. Legend of Dragoon and Breath of Fire 4 a few years back. Lots of fun.
I still regret not getting a Vita TV from Amazon when they dropped the price to super low, but at the same time, I don't game on my TV anymore. I just don't want to take over the TV at the end of the night for a game when my wife would rather watch TV or a movie. So as much as I would still want to collect one of these, I can't see myself using it, because I would either end up using my Vita for these games, or my Steam Deck for other emulation and PC games. This was a good video though, and props for keeping it alive. I have always liked the idea, but I don't think I will ever go through with it in practice.
That's awesome. I remember my friend got a Vita TV on day 1 and we thought it was a massive waste. You couldn't play all the games and we were so disappointed.
I got my Vita Tv back when they were having one of those fire sales and unloading them. It was packed with a PS3 controller and a Lego game. Honestly, I think I got it at the time because I needed a new PS3 controller, and getting the bundle was cheaper.
Looked into a vita TV a few months ago because uncharted golden abyss is the only game in the series I'm missing the platinum for, but I quickly changed my mind when I saw the prices 😅
@@tevin3916 sounds like you might need to buy a grip for your vita. Maybe one kind of like the NYCO grip but not as expensive. That's what I use is the NYCO grip and it feels more like an actual controller to me.
@@tevin3916 your very welcome. The type of grip I'm talking about will be easy to notice, it will be a grip that has a long handle on each side for your hands to grip onto. The difference between a cheap one and a NYCO is that a NYCO has a built in battery to extend play time.
I think now that vita 3k has such a great compatibility list and is getting better day by day and even opened itself to Android prices for the Vita and the Vita TV may surely go down and it's easier to experience vita and even upscaling it and playing it on your TV
Still remember walking into EB and picking one up. Sticker said 49.99 or so. I thought these should be 19.99. Never bought it. Interesting how much hidden potential it had.
I love the vita, I have my day one oled, a blue slim, and the TV. Wish Sony would do another handheld system. I thought it was cool to remote play with the ps3 then later the ps4 using the vita.
i still have my day one vita, and about 2 years ago i bought the Japanese Aqua Blue Vita and to this day they are still my fave and most used handheld, there is so much you can do with them its insane, i still have my ps3 and recently hacked it as well just cause it's disc drive went out so i was able to rip my games and still use them including my ps2 games which was a plus.
i got 2 vita tvs. bought them from new. first one was £84 second one was £44. I also got a gametech Dekavita 7 screen which has controlers and allows you to plug a vita tv into it and play on its 7 inch screen
To stream/record on the Vita is as easy as installing a plugin(that makes your Vita screen turn into a webcam) and you can play watching what you see on OBS I don’t record/stream but I do this from time to time, but if I’m at home I’d much rather play on an emulator
In my Vita I can play: -PS1 -PSP -NES -SNES (Some games) -N64 (Only tested Mario 64 and Ocarina) -GB,GBC,GBA -Ports (Rockstar PS2 games for mobile to name a few) All of that playing it connected to a TV and with multiple controllers sounds great. The Switch before the Switch existed
This is great to see. Both the Vita and Vita TV were underappreciated even by Sony, which I think the Switch has really exemplified. I remember playing The Walking Dead and Gravity Rush on the go, and they were an absolute blast.
Just a heads-up, whitelister is not as robust as "anti blacklist", several games still don't work. If you install anti blacklist, just make sure you have all updates installed before applying the patch because it bypasses all checks that occur before the game starts, updates included
I picked up a couple of these when they were being sold off cheap. Got an SD card setup that I swap between the PSTV and a hacked Vita to get a pseudo-Switch setup. Mostly use it for playing PSP games.
I still have my Vita TV in a close somewhere. I remember picking it up on sale and wanting to try it out but once I did set it up, I found most of the games I wanted to play were locked out so I ended up putting it away after a week.
The TV supports streaming from the PS4 so if you put one in another room, you can have your games run in either room. Not sure if it works with PS5 tho.
I still have my north american PSTV, hacked it way back when using ape escape. If you have a chance and you haven't played the God of War PSP titles this will play all PSP games as well. For Monster Hunter Fans there's a version of Monster Hunter portable 3 that's fully English translated because it never actually released here.
I’m glad I got the PSTV, two of them, and both models of PSVita, because it’s nice and interesting with how the PSVita can connect with the the PS3 and PS4. I can play Destiny 2 or whatever PS4 game on my PSVita, with games that I have. Not 100% sure if all PS4 games can be played on PSVita, but I’d say PSVR games are not playable on the PSVita obviously. With no PS5, I have no idea about that, but definitely an underrated handheld by Sony. I’d say the biggest issue was how expensive the memory cards/chips were and still are. Nice way to play on a bigger screen with the PSTV. Just reminds me of the Super Boy for the Super Nintendo and the Gameboy Player for the GameCube. Speaking of the GameBoy Player I heard a few years ago that there’s a 3rd party product for the GameCube that also plays GBA Games on the big screen. Not sure if it does all GB, GBC, and GBA.
I love that you can always rely on modders/homebrew to unlock the full potential of a gaming device when it's abandoned by its makers
You fans did, not sony. Too bad you're poor to afford one. ;)
@@EnaTenkiyoGamer i agree they abandoned Sony because they are greedy as fuck and now they claim Sony abandoned them. Ignorance 🙄
Shut up u abandoned Sony and not otherwise
the point of a vita now would be to collect the Asian-English versions of Japanese games that didnt get western releases like the dead or alive extreme and etc
Best/hidden feature. Very power efficient console. Only draws 3watts. Stacked mine with movies and games. Used for road trips and power outages.
Thanks for keeping one of the most slept on devices alive. The vita could've been so much if Sony didn't choke on their own promises.
The proprietary memory cards killed the desire to upgrade from the psp
Yea they just kept on doing that shit a kid in a middle class family can afford a 200$ memory card and that was the thing that stopped me from owning one when they came out. But I found a vita and a vita tv in tits condition on Facebook about the time they were at the lowest price and got both for 75$ with the cords and I’m glad I did
@@You-gk1el was it the 2000 or 1000 model Vita system, just out of interest? that’s such an awesome find!
@@BespokeSlipp the 1000 one which I believe has the good screen
i recently mess around with my ps vita the pass few days ago got everything working but hang ups on video and wouldn't launch a day i'm keep working on it it's handheld 1000 with data but you can get the data anymore but still can use wifi though :)
Fun fact, I bought a PSTV to play Persona 4 Golden on a monitor and then a year later it was announced to be ported to steam.
I bet the PSTV and the game combined cost less than the game on steam.
I got my Vita TV from a local used game store here in Michigan for $25. It was marked at $50, but the guy behind the counter said "How's 25 sound? We're not selling it". I didn't realize at the time just how much of a steal it was. I love this thing. The access to so many great PSP/PS1 games is also amazing. I was even able to take my clear save from Suikoden 1 on an emulator and drop it on the SD card to import to Suikoden II on the Vita TV!
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Love this kind of story! I picked mine up for $40 several years back and I'm so glad I did. Even without homebrew, the PS1 classics like Klonoa are great emulated officially on it.
I got one for $30 “refurbished” from Gamestop in 2017 or 2018. Only store in a hundred miles that may have had it. Worked like new and got it just before it spiked up in price
Also from Michigan!
Hay good morning MR. The MetalGaia I have a playstation Vita 1000 model 🤑 I was hoping if you've could give me so info on 🖇️ my Vita to my playstation 4 pro as well I have a official Sony 8 gig memory card for my consol. How do I seek my playstation 4 pro account to my Sony playstation 4 pro asking you a question ❓ do I need a sim card for my Sony playstation Vita? As well I have a ssd card (64 mb) and a ssd card holder..."I've been havening problems 🖇️🔗 my Sony playstation 4 pro account to my Sony playstation ps Vita console 😉.
Honestly I think the biggest draw of the PS Vita TV, is the native PSP and by extension PS1 support. Most PS1 games will run fine at 720p on the PSVTV, as well as quite a few PSP games. It's also a great retro emulation hub!
what retro systems does it emulate well? in the future it will reach 1080p resolution ps1 and psp?
The Vita TV is nice, but unfortunately quite expensive. One advantage of the Vita TV is that you can set up a USB drive instead of an SD2Vita as a storage device.
Haven't watched the video yet, not sure if this is touched on here - is there a guide to using a USB device?
@@bubmario its all at VITA HACK its the first google search result
@@andybenitez7412 Thanks. I was trying to find if there was a recommended USB drive to use, but haven't found it yet. I imagine a 2TB WD passport probably wouldn't work, but I'd be curious.
You acting like new 2DS ain’t expensive as hell 😭
@@thaiboypsp3000 SD2Vita is an adapter for the Vita. Not a 2DS.
I heard that the entire reason for the blacklist was because certain games used the touch screen/back touch and since the PS Vita TV uses a PS3 controller You can't play them.
I think that with a PS4 controller You could use the touchpad to emulate one of the two screens and then just use a button to swap what screen it is.
The other option is to just use a PS Vita itself as a controller like you can with the Game boy player.
There is emulated touch for both front and rear screens on Playstation TV. Two different pointers, one white one red.
This is exactly why I bought it way back when. I always knew this would happen. I'm so happy the time has arrived to put this brilliant machine to use in its full potential.
Got my vita TV a few years ago for 20$ at a local shop. Best value I’ve gotten out of a console purchase by far
Kinda jealous of all the people that got such a good deal on it lol 😅 I bought it at launch and paid the full $100
Can't complain too much though, got it like the day after my 13th birthday so it wasn't really "my money" anyway 😂
@Plumtopia ah the Nintendo switch fangirl lol
@@EnaTenkiyoGamer 🤔 when did I mention the switch?
I vaguely remember when the PS Vita TV was being sold off for about $44.99 CAD or so sometime between the end of 2014 and early 2015. I definitely regret not getting it, especially since it came with a game and PS3 controller. Though looking back I think the main reason I didn't pick it up was because I didn't have an HD TV to immediately use it on.
I got mine open boxed for $30 at a best buy at the time. I figured I'd sell the controller if it sucked.
Passed on it as well. 😢
Got my Playstation TV back in 2015 for around 40 bucks on Amazon. Was a neat companion to my Vita slim as I could use the same memory card for both. I ended up jailbraking it so that I could play World of Final Fantasy on a tv cause I didn't have a PS4 yet. The strange thing for that game and a few others is that there was no real reason for it to not be able to be played on the pstv. It didn't use touch controls at all and didn't really have any kind of resolution or cpu issues to my knowledge. I can only assume it was because there was a PS4 version and the vita version was 20 bucks cheaper.
I bought one of these on launch day and they were so poorly advertised that when I asked the guy at the counter, he didn’t even know they were released yet. I was the first person to buy one at our GameStop that day and it was like 3pm. I bought another one later on and have mainly used them for PS4 remote play. This gives me a reason to use them for more than that.
8:30 a neat way to get video output from a handheld Vita is through a plugin called UDCD where it outputs video in a similar fashion to a webcam. Can get 864x488 video at 60fps. Some people use Raspberry Pi systems as docks.
That said, I have a Vita TV for the sake of convenience, but it's nice to have options.
When it comes to prices, they were US$15.00 on eBay in 2015... should've bough as many as I could those days.
Dude same, I bought mine at launch for way more than that
With what Sony was doing with the Vita and PSTV, they had the capability of being the "Switch OLED", before that device was released 10 years later.
I got one for ultra cheap back in the day. I still have it. It's in a stand on display for being kinda rare now. May have to get it back up and running!
PSTV - The best PS Classic Sony has made and forgot about it...
Viva la Vita🔥
Nice video keep it up👌🤘
I bought mine in a GameStop discount been for $15. My brother bought one a few months back for $120 and said it was the cheapest one he could find. I was shocked at how much he paid.
The Dual Shock 4 in the UK is still at full price for the past 5yrs. The price hasn't dropped the same way the original Dual Shock did. Next sale I'm definitely getting on for my Xperia phone to make playing games easier.
Not surprising dualshock 4s are selling at full price now. They will be producing a fraction of the previous amount, economy of scale applies and so the higher price.
In 2020 I got a DS4 controller + PS hits game for £40, in 2022 I got a controller on its own for £45. Now, the only place I can see it still instock new is at JohnLewis at £50. Who knows if/when they'll phase the DS4 out.
The PS5 controller was cheaper during the 'Black Friday' sales, went down to £40. You're probably more likely to get a deal on that, rather than the DS4.
If you're just looking for a good controller for your phone, have a look at the 8bitdo controllers. The 8bitdo Pro 2 is priced at £42, but regularly sells for around £35. Can be used with Switch, PC, Android, Mac, Raspberry Pi etc either via Bluetooth or USB (doesn't support PS4 though). When I bought mine, it was actually just under £32 in June 2022. I got it & the phone clip for £41 total. It was the grey model, that resembles the PS1 colour.
I grabbed a ton of the Playstation TV bundles when Walmart cleared them out for I think $30. They each came with a Dualshock 3. So they were an absolute steal.
Guess with the ability to unlock them being this easy now I may have to dust the one I used off.
I bought 2 vita tvs back in like 2016 for 40 bucks each. They both came in a bundle with a vita copy of borderlands 2 and a PS3 controller. At the time I was just meaning to buy a pair of new PS3 controllers, which were still going for $59.99 back then. I didn't even know what a vita tv was at the time, I just knew that I was getting a pair of dual shock 3 controllers for 40 bucks off retail so I happily bought them.
Ive never been into the vita or handheld gaming in general, so I never bothered buying any vita games to play on either of mine. The feature I used my vita tvs for was the PS3 and PS4 remote play. I had a vita tv hooked up to my bedroom tv, and one hooked up to my basement tv, from either of those tvs I could remote play my PS3 or PS4 that were both located in my living room. Over a wired connection it worked quite well.
I thought the PS TV was something for watching TV when it was out on the market. I didn't know until many years later that it was a game console.
I still regret not getting a few of these back when Best Buy was selling them for $20 sigh...
Hard to predict this type of thing
It’s off topic but Jon you gotta let go of “4K on the Switch”. Native 1080p or maybe 1440p would work just fine. I find it strange you keep mentioning this
Gosh... I still have my Vita TV... might be time to revive that baby. I never "hacked" or open my Vita up for homebrew.
Bought my Vita TV about 3 years back for around $50CAD, couldn't say no at that price. Rarely use it but I have it set up much like you do. White list is the best database mod available really. You have to kind of tinker with the ways to use the simulated touch for games like uncharted, but it's worth it for the story.
I still have my PSTV hooked up. Very good all around device.
These Vita TVs were being sold off for less than dirt when the device was being retired; picked mine up back in like 2016 for $30. I should pull it out again one of these days and try it out with the new softmod!
I think I paid about £26 back in the day for a 16GB SD card for my DS Lite. It’s funny to see just how much technology has moved since then
I didn't realize people had done so much to the PSTV in the past few years. I got mine at Wal-Mart when they were still selling them. It was the last one they had and was on clearance for $50. I got it primarily as a way to play Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time but was also looking forward to playing the Sly Collection on it until I found out it was one of the blacklisted games. 😑 Now I can maybe fulfil my dream of having that Sly machine I always wanted. I still think $50 was a steal for getting the system, the game I wanted already installed on it, a memory card, and a DualShock 3 controller!
Michah could you help me out on some information bout linking my playstation 4 pro account to my Sony playstation ps Vita console 1000 (model)/Black
I would be investing into a Sony playstation ps Vita tv console $oon
I got mine recently, but on my second use of it I lost the signal. I’m pretty sure it’s a short in the HDMI port, but there’s not exactly a lot of Vita TV repair content out there
One of my biggest regrets with gaming is giving my nephew my Vita TV. At the time it was fun but the novelty wore off little too quickly with it's limitations. Now it would have been the perfect machine for almost all my retro gaming.
Get it back
@@MrRodrigues520 In all honesty I tried about 6 months ago. Apparently it "disappeared" during a move.
I’m kinda shocked how much PS Vita’s are going for now. I remember when I saw them on clearance for like $40, I allllllllllmost bought them out. But I was like “what will people even want these far”. Oh well. I still don’t see the appeal over a proper Vita.
I remember buying mine new for around 70 when it came out then sold it shortly after because i had no internet at the place i was living at the time and couldnt afford any Vita titles. I wish I didnt let it go !
I've currently gave my vita and vita tv the upgrade. For some reason it feels like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. It makes me more than happy that I picked up my PSTV from a gamestop when they were selling for $20 USD.
If you are trying the internet method to hack your pstv I seriously suggest you use a wired connection.
Using the wifi connection failed everything for me even after the installation stated the install succeeded, I only managed to install vita deploy successfully using an ethernet cable hooked up to my pstv and changing internet settings from wifi to wired connection on my pstv, afterwards the internet jailbreak method worked.
If there are specific ps1, psp, or vita games that isn't available on pkgj that you were looking just know you can also use the ftp method from your phone to your vita to install games as well, but that method takes longer and requires a bit more knowledge to do so.
Hope this helps those who tried hacking their pstv but were having issues due to crashing, the wired connection fixed all of my issues.
Blain has a great video showing step by step on how to hack the pstv, just remember to use a wired connection because he doesn't explain that part at all.
I have a new vita that I never opened and Im thinking of selling it. I just do not know what to do as I prefer to play my games on the PSTV.
I am a visual novel lover and till today I am still actively using PS Vita TV to clear my backlog of tones of visual novel games!!! definitely love this console
Have you tried using it with the mclassic upscaler?
The Retroid Pocket 3+ is more readily available for cheaper, easier to setup. While still allowing you to connect and play on the big screen.
Albeit Vita emulation is not the greatest at moment so for first party vita games you are better with something more powerful
It's crazy to me how expensive they are. I remember getting my og for like 150 then a slim for less than 100 from Japan and a vita TV for like 30 bucks and I've always been huge fan of the system.
Love my hacked pstv but upset I can’t use the full controls for some games like ratchet and clank and jak since the rear touch pad doesn’t respond with the games on vita tv. Anyone know how to solve this issue?
Yup, i bought my vita tv a long time ago. Back when it was still sold in gamestop, i got one for myself and my roomate for about 30$ each (cheaper because the system was still current and quite bare bones compared to the vita).
Just bought my vita2sd and micro sd, so when i get that im loading all my psp games onto it. Some vita as well, but i have been wanting to play Pangya for a while now.
So capturing a PSVITA (not TV) is doable via USB for all models BUT audio has to be captured separately with an audio cable and that is where the sketchy party comes in with the capture
I had alot of issues with static even after cleaning the cable, but sometimes after cleaning the static would go away briefly but soon come back mid stream session.
I got it 120$ brand new back then. I was late in the Vita Scene. I got mine when it was about be discontinued. I never had the handheld version.
I saw a PlayStation TV going for $150 at my local game store not too long ago. I thought about getting it then and there, but I hesitated until after payday, and when I returned not even a week later someone bought it the day before 😫
hold out and find a vita instead.if you got a pc after softmodding the vita it you will be able to output video to the pc and use a ps4 controller wirelessly. So youll get the best of both worlds similar to the switch.
Picked up mine before prices went crazy for a used one. Don't ever regret picking one up.
I don't use it often but you know, to play PSP games on the big screen its the perfect console to do so.
I've commented this elsewhere but I'm still surprised Nintendo hasn't put out one of these for the Switch. I know my friend would have bought one instead of a Switch Lite.
I remember Amazon was blowing these things out for 40 bucks back in the day. Managed to grab two of them. It was how I played persona 4 Golden, which was only 40 bucks for a physical. Never getting rid of it.
I was also fortunate enough to get a physical copy of Persona 4 Golden from Amazon in 2018 for the Vita before it ballooned in price. It was less than $30 CAD and while I never finished the game on the system I definitely don't see myself getting rid of it unless someone offers me a deal I can't refuse.
I use mine for taking to my millennial friends houses. We get that hit of nostalgia being able to play couch co op ps1 games with a "modern" wireless controller. And setup is so easy. Just need the little console, power, the controllers and an HDMI cable.
I paid a bit over £40 on eBay including postage for a PS TV in December 2022, they weren’t readily available at that price but I was still seeing a few around there. Now you’re lucky to pay less than £120 just 4 months later
I pulled out one and modded it a few years back and was completely underwhelmed with it, there is just so many better versions of similar or identical games.
If you would rather just want a PS Vita, you can actually output the visuals to your PC in OBS with a simple plug in. You won't get sound, you'll have to plug a speaker into the Vita headphone jack there, but it's an alternative if you have a Vita and want it on the TV or would rather spend less money on a handheld.
I have 2 Vita TV's and a Vita 2000 I picked up during COVID right before the prices spiked. So glad I was able to get 3 systems and like 60 games for stupid cheap compared to what they're going for nowadays
I bought vita 1000 with bluetooth and wifi from Japan during that time. I think it was 80 dollars
I bought my vita-TV from Best Buy for 20 dollars. I still got it hooked up to my living room TV. It's how I played through Wild Arms. Legend of Dragoon and Breath of Fire 4 a few years back. Lots of fun.
I still regret not getting a Vita TV from Amazon when they dropped the price to super low, but at the same time, I don't game on my TV anymore. I just don't want to take over the TV at the end of the night for a game when my wife would rather watch TV or a movie. So as much as I would still want to collect one of these, I can't see myself using it, because I would either end up using my Vita for these games, or my Steam Deck for other emulation and PC games. This was a good video though, and props for keeping it alive. I have always liked the idea, but I don't think I will ever go through with it in practice.
That's awesome. I remember my friend got a Vita TV on day 1 and we thought it was a massive waste. You couldn't play all the games and we were so disappointed.
I got my Vita Tv back when they were having one of those fire sales and unloading them. It was packed with a PS3 controller and a Lego game. Honestly, I think I got it at the time because I needed a new PS3 controller, and getting the bundle was cheaper.
Crazy that in the US, Target was selling these for $20 if you had the cartwheel app!
Looked into a vita TV a few months ago because uncharted golden abyss is the only game in the series I'm missing the platinum for, but I quickly changed my mind when I saw the prices 😅
You could always buy a Vita, there's more of them, and less expensive than the TV.
@@logang9134 I have 2 of them lol Problem is that I have long figures and can't play it for too long anymore
@@tevin3916 sounds like you might need to buy a grip for your vita.
Maybe one kind of like the NYCO grip but not as expensive.
That's what I use is the NYCO grip and it feels more like an actual controller to me.
@@angusrumplemeyer1791 gonna look into it. Thanks for the suggestion
@@tevin3916 your very welcome.
The type of grip I'm talking about will be easy to notice, it will be a grip that has a long handle on each side for your hands to grip onto.
The difference between a cheap one and a NYCO is that a NYCO has a built in battery to extend play time.
Damn I remember when they couldn't get rid of these things in the stores, now it's hard to get one for a good price
I think now that vita 3k has such a great compatibility list and is getting better day by day and even opened itself to Android prices for the Vita and the Vita TV may surely go down and it's easier to experience vita and even upscaling it and playing it on your TV
Still remember walking into EB and picking one up. Sticker said 49.99 or so. I thought these should be 19.99. Never bought it. Interesting how much hidden potential it had.
I love the vita, I have my day one oled, a blue slim, and the TV. Wish Sony would do another handheld system. I thought it was cool to remote play with the ps3 then later the ps4 using the vita.
Loved seeing Madden on the vita back in the day really wish they put just one Madden on switch it would look amazing in handheld
Please Spawn, this thing doesn't need to be anymore expensive than it already is in the second hand market
Amazon used to sell the vita TV for $30, wild seeing how much it costs now
i still have my day one vita, and about 2 years ago i bought the Japanese Aqua Blue Vita and to this day they are still my fave and most used handheld, there is so much you can do with them its insane, i still have my ps3 and recently hacked it as well just cause it's disc drive went out so i was able to rip my games and still use them including my ps2 games which was a plus.
i got 2 vita tvs. bought them from new. first one was £84 second one was £44. I also got a gametech Dekavita 7 screen which has controlers and allows you to plug a vita tv into it and play on its 7 inch screen
i actually bought mine from Walmart back when they went on clearance for $30, it came with DS3, 8gb memory card and voucher for Lego movie the game
i use a retrotink 5x to get over the interlaced HDMI and play it in beautiful 1080p
I have never been more happy to have held onto my Vita TV. I just jailbroke my Vita and its amazing. I can’t wait to do it to my Vita TV next
To stream/record on the Vita is as easy as installing a plugin(that makes your Vita screen turn into a webcam) and you can play watching what you see on OBS
I don’t record/stream but I do this from time to time, but if I’m at home I’d much rather play on an emulator
The amount of homebrew ports and new games available is truly staggering. The Dreamcast of handhelds.
How easy is it to mod
In my Vita I can play:
-PS1
-PSP
-NES
-SNES (Some games)
-N64 (Only tested Mario 64 and Ocarina)
-GB,GBC,GBA
-Ports (Rockstar PS2 games for mobile to name a few)
All of that playing it connected to a TV and with multiple controllers sounds great. The Switch before the Switch existed
This is great to see. Both the Vita and Vita TV were underappreciated even by Sony, which I think the Switch has really exemplified. I remember playing The Walking Dead and Gravity Rush on the go, and they were an absolute blast.
The games that I played when I had a Vita was Uncharted Golden Abyss and Muramasa Rebirth; both of which I hope we get a PS5 remaster release.
Just a heads-up, whitelister is not as robust as "anti blacklist", several games still don't work.
If you install anti blacklist, just make sure you have all updates installed before applying the patch because it bypasses all checks that occur before the game starts, updates included
Can we play psp games on tv using vita
For speed running certain classic games it’s huge
you can have dual sense controllers on the vita tv too via a plugin.
No input lag?
I got a complete in Box Japenese one for $50ish some years back. Dont use it much but I love having it in my collections
So if you mod this it's basically the true PS1 classic with the added bonus of playing portable titles on your tv
I was lucky to pickup 3 of them when they were almost giving them away. Picked up 2 for $30 each and 1 for $19.99 at Wal-Mart
this is so true because normal vitas are starting to suffering display issues.
Life tips: You wouldn't have any displays issues if you don't have one.
I bought it used at Gamestop for 25€ I earned the previous morning.
Great for PS1, SNES, NES, Genesis, Master System and some PSP and VITA games.
I picked up a couple of these when they were being sold off cheap. Got an SD card setup that I swap between the PSTV and a hacked Vita to get a pseudo-Switch setup. Mostly use it for playing PSP games.
I still have my Vita TV in a close somewhere. I remember picking it up on sale and wanting to try it out but once I did set it up, I found most of the games I wanted to play were locked out so I ended up putting it away after a week.
I bought one for cheap brand new when Sony was doing the final sale on them.
Great device for playing vita on the TV and psp on the tv
The TV supports streaming from the PS4 so if you put one in another room, you can have your games run in either room. Not sure if it works with PS5 tho.
It doesn't.
Oh wow, I didn't know the Golden Abyss gyro and camera problems were fixed. I gotta try this out sometime
I still have my north american PSTV, hacked it way back when using ape escape.
If you have a chance and you haven't played the God of War PSP titles this will play all PSP games as well. For Monster Hunter Fans there's a version of Monster Hunter portable 3 that's fully English translated because it never actually released here.
They should really bring it back
I literally just sold mine last week
I... did not know that the Vita TV existed!!
My Vita TV has been my main console for playing Freedom Wars on a big screen , slept on device indeed.👍🏿👍🏿
still have my Vita and the moment the pstvs went on sale for $50 i knew i had to get one
I’m glad I got the PSTV, two of them, and both models of PSVita, because it’s nice and interesting with how the PSVita can connect with the the PS3 and PS4. I can play Destiny 2 or whatever PS4 game on my PSVita, with games that I have. Not 100% sure if all PS4 games can be played on PSVita, but I’d say PSVR games are not playable on the PSVita obviously. With no PS5, I have no idea about that, but definitely an underrated handheld by Sony. I’d say the biggest issue was how expensive the memory cards/chips were and still are. Nice way to play on a bigger screen with the PSTV. Just reminds me of the Super Boy for the Super Nintendo and the Gameboy Player for the GameCube. Speaking of the GameBoy Player I heard a few years ago that there’s a 3rd party product for the GameCube that also plays GBA Games on the big screen. Not sure if it does all GB, GBC, and GBA.
Maybe this is what the new switch will be, It would make sense to sell a switch box with a pro contorller.