Sonyhandheld consoleLast featured Dec 2023
Sony PlayStation Vita
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
Spectacular hardware with a great screen, undermined by gimmicks, pricey memory cards and weak developer support.
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- Price when I covered it
- $330
- Featured in
- 3 videos · 2021–2023
- Category
- Gaming · Handhelds
What I liked
- Great OLED touchscreen
- Metal and glass build
- Fun personality UI
- Better speakers
- Loved by owners
- Great handheld despite poor support
What I didn't
- Gimmicky rear touch and cameras
- Expensive proprietary memory cards
- Poor frame rates in ambitious games
- Abandoned by Sony
- Few major releases
- Expensive
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“the hardware was every bit as spectacular as I had dreamed”
“the Vita also had so many gimmicks like the back touch screen and the front and rear cameras”
“I basically founded this channel covering it”
“people also needed to buy a special Sony branded SD card at $120 for just 32 GB”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
12:51I bought every Playstation Handheld EVER!Spectacular hardware with a great screen, undermined by gimmicks, pricey memory cards and weak developer support.
Watch this bit
12:38PlayStation - 39 Things They Didn't Tell You.Still one of the greatest handhelds of all time in his view, but Sony abandoned it too early.
Watch this bit
8:3922 NIGHTMARE Tech FAILS they want us to forget.Great hardware he loved, killed by high pricing, expensive memory cards and Sony abandoning it, a 4 out of 10 fail.
Watch this bit
Why it's on these shelves
- Gimmick
“the Vita also had so many gimmicks like the back touch screen and the front and rear cameras”
▶ 16:17 - Design object
“I just love how bouncy and filled with personality the user interface is”
▶ 13:44
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