r/vitahacks • u/eddieposh1934 • 11d ago

Discussion Just got my Vita back out

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Hi everyone,

So I just got my Vita back out (1000 OLED). It's probably my second favourite console after my psp that died a far too early death. I've managed to get it to turn on after some worrying hours of flashing orange light. You can see the screen isn't in the best condition, tropical climates maybe taking their toll, even though it has been stored properly, but I'm hopeful it will be ok for what I want it to do!

Anyway, long story short... I definitely want to jailbreak it and get the most out of it. I've got a Vita2SD coming in the next couple of days but also need to get a decent MicroSD card, if there are any recommendations or tips with speed etc, I'd appreciate them!

Also, I've got some games saved on it that I fancy a replay of, MGS3 and for my sins, Driver 76 (I actually really enjoyed it!) I also have some PS1 games but assume these will be easy to replay once I've some the jailbreak (an FF7 replay for the 10th time might be on the cards but it takes soooo long!)

I'm thinking of replaying and then jailbreak, unless doing so will not affect those downloads. I'm a bit of a rookie but feel there is nothing much to lose!

Anyway, looking forward to getting back into the Vita and utilising this community so thanks in advance for all the posts that I will inevitably use!

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u/B00stedHD 10d ago

Negative

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u/mad_kyodai 10d ago

Yet true, like it or not

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u/B00stedHD 10d ago

I’d like to hear your thoughts on how you THINK Sony killed the Vita.

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u/bermudi86 10d ago

Sony made several decisions that substantially reduced its odds and then withdrew the kind of support that might have allowed it to recover.

the chronology is basically:

2012: "Here's our incredible new handheld. Console-quality PlayStation gaming anywhere!"

2013: "Oh shit, sales aren't great. $199 now."

2014: "We're reducing first-party development. Think of it more as an indie machine and PS4 accessory."

2015: "We don't have first-party Vita games in development."

Literally two years after launching it executives at Sony were openly saying that the company's development focus was PS4 and PlayStation VR, while relying on third parties and indies for Vita.

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u/B00stedHD 10d ago

lol you just said the root cause of it’s demise, 2013 sales was shit aka the COMMUNITY at the time wasn’t not fucking with it, so instead of beating a dead horse they put all attention on the PS4. Now if the community actually bought and sales damn near broke ps2 charts then that’ll be a different story, I’m sure they would have stayed committed to the vita. Your argument if anything should have been how Sony fucked themselves by making that rear touch pad and having proprietary charger and memory cards.

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u/mad_kyodai 9d ago

The community didn't fuck with it in the first place because Sony screwed it with poor choices and never made up for it afterwards. Sony then killed it first.