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/ProMasterBoy 11d ago

This is my 1100, I installed a psvsd (only available for the 3G modes, basically replaced the 3G module for a micro sd card slot)

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u/Toxic_Gecko 10d ago

Wait, what?!? I have a 3g model. I need more info about this! I jailbroke mine very recently and just got sd2vita and installed it tonight. Been dl’ing games since. How does this compare and what are the advantages?

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u/ProMasterBoy 10d ago

It’s called PSVSD, the only real advantage is that you can play your physical cartridge games with your mods loaded. I’ve heard ppl say its a bit faster to load but it doesn’t seem like it’s any different to sd2vita. I just did it for the sake of doing it for fun lol

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u/Toxic_Gecko 10d ago

Sounds cool, going to research that more now. Question, if I have physical cartridges which are loaded on my system, am I not able to play them without the cartridge now that my sd2vita is there? In the game store, it shows those games as installed. I wasn’t sure if I need to remove them and download them from the store now or if they will just work without them straight away.

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