PerfectDarkMar 23

Why Everyone’s Picking Up a PSP Again in 2026 (my article!)

https://lemmy.world/post/44625992

Show threadtobz619
This but PS Vita*
Mar 23 at 12:30pmWeb
Show threadwavebeamMar 23
Vita means life
Show threadGameOverFlowMar 23
Yes Vita with custom Rom is a beast.
Show threadnullMar 23
Whoa whoa whoa, there’s custom ROMs for Vita???
Show threadcriticon6d ago

And it’s super easy to exploit, barely an inconvenience

Even the “back ups” can be downloaded from the official servers

Show threadGameOverFlow6d ago
You can play most of the old consoles on it.
Show threadlos0220Mar 23
Vita is nice, but expensive as well
Show threadtobz6196d ago

Tbh, like the 3DS, will definitely get more expensive as well.

I’m hoping there will be a renaissance of smaller, low-stakes, offline capable dedicated handheld gaming/media on the go by the big boys but it’s wishful thinking at this point. I was speaking to a younger colleague the other day and one of my favourite things about the PSP/DS era of gaming was Game sharing where some games enabled you to send over a limited version of a game to a second device to play ad-hoc online multiplayer even if only one of you had the game.

This is a missing recipe in today’s gaming landscape IMO.

Show threadKatana3146d ago

Yeah, I’m confused most nostalgia veers towards the PSP, when the follow-on was fully backwards compatible. Weirdly enough, some of the best AAA blockbusters I played on the Vita were first written for the PSP.

I’m an oddity in that I never jailbroke mine. I just really enjoyed playing indie PSN games on it, since most teams releasing on PS3 and not driving a graphical powerhouse could just do a side release there.