Just for the people thinking of buying a PSVITA this year, it has a tremendous Modding Homebrew scene, they've ported several GTA games, bully, Cuphead, Mario kart, Mario 64, Zelda, Max Payne, Celeste and several other games... yes these are native ports not emulation, and there's more coming in the future such as Dead Cells, Hades ETC.
At the time of vita's release and going through like, 2015 or so, Sony actually did really encourage developers to put games on both PS4 and Vita and I think offered some assistance to do so to smaller developers - it's why the Vita became a great place for indie ports.
Yeah, I think after Freedom Wars, Sony pulled out of developing their own games, but wanted it to be a bridge/extension device to the PS4 for stuff like indies as well as remote play.
@@TheLastLineLive it was that or maybe Resistance: Burning Skies. They stopped wanting to put their own money in AAA games for it. They had an exec in charge of indie development that kinda really went to bat for Vita and got those indies ported
The vita is still one of my all time favorite handhelds especially when you mod it. Full psp built in as well as all the homebrew and emulation that can be done. Ill never get rid of my oled even with the proprietary charging and data port
The hardware quality (for the time), the Vita library, the compatibility with the PSP library, the ability to play PSOne Classics on it, and the synergies with the Playstation TV and PS3 to essentially facilitate a "Switch-like" experience for a lot of games before the Switch was even a thing, will forever make the Vita one of the best consoles of all time, and no one will ever be able to tell me otherwise.
anemic hardware for the time garbage library ps1 games work just fine on original psp nobody cares about playstation tv bizarre interface its garbage and the fact that you think its great doesn't mean it actually is
Killzone Mercenary remains one of the best FPS games I've ever played on a handheld. Such a fun experience with incredible multiplayer. Genuinely one of the best experiences for the time.
Long live the Vita!!! Long live the Vita!!! Tearaway is vastly underrated. I also picked the deluxe version of Shantae at GameStop from the shelf a couple years ago! It was like less than $20. I’m a Sony guy but I don’t know if I can forgive them for how they crapped on the Vita and let it die, it’s incredibly sad. So many games were planned, even a Bioshock game. It cold have sold like crazy if Sony really pushed it, and not just marketed it as a way to do remote play.
Muramasa Rebirth alone is reason to own a Vita. It's such a colorful game that looks amazing on the old model's OLED screen. Really can't wait to jump into some of the Japanese VNs on the system too. Holding off just a bit longer since I'm currently playing Dragon Quest games in Japanese to work on my reading, but I hope to be reading a bunch of VN on it by the end of this year.
You should probably start by something easier to read tbh. Dragon quest uses lots of fancy or uncommon words and the text can sometimes be formulated in a strange way.
@@belto3149 I have played through the first 3 in Japanese and while the occasionally old style grammar was a bit weird at first it wasn't too bad to pick up on. The games teach me enough new words to be worth sentence mining but not so much that I can't enjoyably play them. Way easier so far than playing stuff like Persona or 龍が如く IMO.
Fav console ever. Soooo many hours playing Persona 4 Golden, Dragon's Crown, Atelier, Dead Nation etc. Vita will never die. Good on you for showing your collection :)
Recording Vita gameplay footage is such a pain! I typically like to use the PlayStation TV (which is really just a Vita with HDMI output), but so many popular games don't support it, which is incredibly annoying. It reminded me I really need to look into installing custom firmware on mine to get around that issue. Have you modded a PlayStation TV before?!
I’ve modded both my Vita and PlayStation tv. The Pstv solely to get round that problem. Once modded (I think it’s called the white list) is a must to play those games.
@@robertpatterson1037 Are there games playable on the PSTV after whitelisting that don't get stuck without the touch screen or back touch pad? What would good ones be?
What a handheld. I absolutely adored Tearaway and in my book it was THE iconic PS Vita game as it used everything the console could do. It was like it was made to showcase the handheld
@@kurier0 It's... Functional. Heavily downgraded visually, and performance hovers around 20 fps most of the time. Not one of the best ports on the Vita. It was my introduction to the RE franchise though, and I enjoyed it for what it is.
@@WH250398 Tbh I knew this port is not like on PS3/PS4 but I like Revelations 2. Maybe when JP version (with eng subs) will be a little cheaper than now on ebay, so I'll consider buying it. :D Also..... you have/had some japanese releases of Vita games? I know that a few of them have english version but not so many.
MJR & Reggie got me into the Vita and it's become my favorite handheld of all time! Nintendo Switch is great, but Vita was first, and having the ability to play PS1 games in your hands is 🔥🔥🔥
I love my Vita! I have about 76 physical games for it. I just imported FF X-2 from Asia so I could have a copy of it. I am in 65 hours in on FF X right now. Thank you for the great video! Vita means life!! Long live the vita.
Just a QOL heads-up for visual novels: It is fairly common now to have an auto-progression feature - just set it to auto-proceed, and you only have to press that one button sequence and nothing more until you want to stop. This is at the very least true for Utawarerumono (and every other game from Aquaplus that I'm aware of), Doki Doki Literature Club and Root Letter.
Blame Sony for that. Tiny screen, tiny buttons, no SD Card support, inaccurate rear touch which 99.9% of devs ignored etc. To make it worse. Terrible support from Sony already after september 2013.
I have a real love/hate relationship with the Vita. My OLED Vita is still going strong and I’ve enjoyed it a lot.. 2 or 3 years after launch my joy started to wane. Too many games had performance issues and the output from Sony was starting to dry up. Why should I invest my time and money into it when Sony have turned their backs on it? It was a strange decision that still baffles me today, and I worked for the company in Japan for nearly 5 years. More recently, with the popularity of the Switch, I’ve been able to sell off many of my Vita games and get the better looking and performing Switch versions and have still have quite a bit of money left over. The Vita will always have a special place in my heart but these days I’m playing most Vita games on other platforms. Thanks for the video.
@@54356776 Yes, it can certainly help. However, companies tend to favour battery life when it comes handheld games and most issues rely on a CPU/GPU overclock to fix the game.
I'm happy I collected almost everything I wanted for it the last 2 years. The small cases make it perfect for collecting. You can fit the entire collection on a small shelf.
I remember being blown away by uncharted golden abyss when it first came out, the intuitive controls, the story and the interactivity just blew my mind at the time
@@clouseau69 It just made it extra special and upto that point I had never played an uncharted game. It was engrossing and majestic on the first OLED handheld screen, a real premium future proofing experience at the time
Agreed I just wish they made a Tomb Raider game for it. Maybe Underworld cause that never came to the PSP? But surely they could've done the 2013 reboot by just downscaling the resolution a little.
You and Reggie were the reason to I started collecting for the after watching some of you pick up videos and some of your older Vita videos. I hammered all the GameStops in my area for all of their Vita games when they were just practically giving them away. This system I believe kick off all the “Special Edition” craze of games now because there seems to be one for every game. Japan is lucky cause they got all the cool limited edition systems. You should look into possibly getting some of the Asian/English exclusives out there cause there are some really good and unique games. Keep on rocking MJ
The Vita turns 10 this month,still have my launch unit,and absolutely love it to this day. Only own 6 physical games: Odin Sphere Dragons Crown Borderlands 2 Gravity Rush Freedom Wars Final Fantasy X
Due to physical prices for this WONDERFUL handheld, I only go to pick up Vita games one or two at a time, play them and then eventually target something else. I love JRPGs and since many of those tend to be spendy, the prices usually hit me pretty hard pretty fast. Fantastic video highlighting the awesomeness of this handheld. I do hope that on your future trip to Japan you are able to pick up MANY more games for the Vita, especially since I know how passionate you are about it. Thanks MJ!
Love my vita, have about 120 games and counting, as well as both the OLED and slim models. It was so ahead of its time and it will always be my favorite handheld of all time.
Wonderful collection! The Vita is my #1 portable console. Mine was given a new life when jailbroken. You can tap into more of the Vita's potential with mods. You can have improved frame rates, save battery life, emulate retro games (NES, MD, & TG-16 are pretty much perfect), access the PSP's XMB, connect a DualShock 4, store all your games on a sd card, and so much more.
Bumped into your channel a few years ago and that happy accident launched my PS Vita collection habit. Being a little late to the party, I missed out on some of the limited editions, but I have built a physical collection of about 110 games plus a dozen or so digital (I know - SACRILEGE!!). Since I live in the Phoenix area, I used your 'road trip' video as my travel guide to visit the retro game stores in the area. Thanks for keeping retro gaming - and the PS Vita - alive!
Never got a Vita, but absolutely love the PSP. So I'm sure I would've loved the Vita as well. I never got one because I actually thought all the games were download only, which I was completely against. Which seems silly now seeing as that's pretty much how all games are. I would love for Playstation to come out with a new handheld.
I went all out on the psp because I didn't get one until like 2 years ago, and most of the games are cheap. I bought a vita around the same time, but most of the games are either also available on the PS4, or insanely overpriced.
Thanks for sharing! I recently sold my Vita collection (147 physical games) as well as my full Atari Jaguar/CD collection. Was able to pay off my brand new car with the $5,200 I received from selling both collections. I loved collecting but didn’t play the systems library that much, only around 10 games often played. I still have both my OLED and Slim vita’s, both modded now, and will definitely be keeping them! I think size wise that the Vita is the perfect size for a handheld system. There are definitely a few phenomenal games that you can’t play anywhere else. 👍🏻
Absolutely love seeing people who have embraced the Vita like I have. You have an amazing collection and I cannot wait to see what games you add in the future. I’m currently collecting a full Aus Vita collection which is currently sitting at around 60 titles with unfortunately so many of the more expensive ones still to go
I bought my Vita Day One. I loved it. Freedom Wars was one of my favorites. I bought the YS Memories of Celcetta special edition. It's my only one for it. Great video.
The Vita is my favorite handheld of all time. I love Persona4 Golden which is my favorite JRPG of all time. Just to be able to dable into a wide variety of unique rpg’s, anime style visual novels (which I love now). These are types of games in the past I wouldn’t have tried, but the vita introduced them, as well as whole new genres of gaming to me. I love the feel of the vita as a handheld as well. Just amazing. Just stinks now because everything is so expensive, if you want to collect physical for it.
Watching from the philippines, one of my favorite retro game reviews and videos to watch with my friends, metal jesus, always entertaining to watch! Keep it up sir ur the best! Happy new year!!
Love the video. I think you are missing some of the Warriors games like Warrior's Orochi 1 and 2 and Samurai Warriors 4 and 4-II but overall great collection. Soldner X2 is one of my favorite shooters on this system. Too bad it didn't have online play. That would have been sweet. Would love Dariusburst Chronical Saviours and Drive Girls one day. You also missed 99Vidas, Foul Play and Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds as well just because they are beat em ups
Vita is hands down my favorite system. I bought mine when Tales of Hearts R was announced for localization back in 2014, since the Tales series has always been a system seller for me. I've managed to get over 120 games in my collection (therefore making it my single largest system library in my entire collection). I once even had a goal to get every NTSC physical game, but that was something I had to give up when the prices jumped back in 2020. Something I really love about the system now is the homebrew community surrounding it. There's plenty of games that didn't release in English that modders are translating into English. Several games that released in Japan on PS4 and Vita only got PS4 releases in English, but people are able to take the English script from PS4 and apply it to the Vita version, with games like Attack on Titan 2 and Catherine Full Body being perfect examples of this.
Even though PS VITA is failed and underrated but there's still good points from this system: - Although some PS VITA games have increased in price, there are also some great games that can still be purchased at low prices, for example NFS Most Wanted, Uncharted Golden Abbys, Killzone Mercenary, and Unit 13. - The owner and community of this system are very friendly, you can see the community activities at r/vita on Reddit. - This console build like a tank lol - Hacking and the homebrew community keep this console alive and well because Vita means life.
One of my favorite systems and I'd love to collect more for it, but every shop around here only ever has the same 4-5 games. And they're always $50+. I've gotten most of my collection from Amazon, ebay etc. but it's just so expensive now. The dream would be to visit Japan for multiple reasons, and seeing the love for Vita over there is definitely one of them.
It saddens me so much, back when I was younger I had so many games but in order to get newer games, I had to trade in at GameStop. It hurts my soul every time I think of what could of been lol I also used to have a Vita & I am now on the hunt for another and to build my physical collection amongst all systems. Loved Gravity Rush though! Great Vid as always MJR!
Great video and information 😊👍🏻 I’m hoping to get one eventually while I’m out at different thrift stores and stuff but I did find a wii with everything for $35 lol
I didn't have a Vita back when it was still around. I only got one like, a year and a half ago. But, the Vita's become my favorite handheld. Between the great Vita games, and being able to play every PSP/PS1 game, AND all the unofficial homebrew ports, homebrew apps, and plugins..... the Vita's so much fun to use and mess with.
So conflicted about this console! I bought a huge amount of physical copies for the console when it was in its prime and left them sealed until I could play them…Which of course means many are still sealed. Now it makes little sense to open and play then with their values having gone WAY up. Thanks for the great video!
Great video!!! 👍Lucky you have these vita games!!! It's getting difficult to get any of these games. The vita is a amazing system that got cut away too soon and never reached it's full potential!!!
With how much you love old pc adventure games, I'm completely shook that you don't like games like Danganronpa or The Nonary Games. Love the videos, as always 🤘🏼
I own three Vita's (one of them is the OG OLED right before it got discontinued) and one PS TV...... having said that, whenever I look for a good game to buy for my Vita, I always look and see if the same game is available for the Switch. It's just so much easier to swap between handheld mode and TV. Plus the screen on the Switch is bigger.
I only got a Vita a few months ago and maaaaaan... you cannot find physical games anymore and the ones I can find people want INSANE money for. Sucks that getting into it late has essentially relegated me to the PSN Store.
Agreed, I love the vita, got it day one, and the screen quality, even now, is fantastic! I love checking out the vita collection (if they even have one) in the second hand gaming shops!
I have 80 physical games myself and just over 1/3rd are still sealed. I remember getting many of them dirt cheap at GameStop and local video game stores for next to nothing along with the clearance section at Target. I was shocked at how the values jumped even on opened and CIB games. I also have the launch 3G OLED model, the blue 2000 and the PSTV. It's a great system.
Got me beat, i was collecting digital vita games during its run so i had only 12 physical releases, while having over 900 digital. I've since caught up a bit, having purchased my 50th physical Vita game. As a collector I'm not interested in the modding community, personally nothing beats having a physical copy in a case with artwork, to me it adds tremendous value to the game. I've since turned away from digital games entirely and am a advid PS3 collector. I am going for a full NTSC Set and currently have 908 cib PS3 Games. Getting close to my end goal of all 1171 of them. Happy Gaming, cheers!!
The Vita has been the console that keeps on giving for me, played it for a few days then shelved, few laters later it's got a new colour and a new life with modding
I recommend the Little Deviants. IMHO one of the best games on Vita. The game use the front and the back touch panel, gyroscope, camera. Cute graphic, challenging gameplay.
I'm not a collector by any means. I just fell in love with my Vita when I played Persona 4. Downloaded that for €10, - and couldn't stop playing it! Now I have around 30 physical games for it. Peanuts compared to actual collectors, but more than I thought I would ever own. I also happen to have one Limited Run game that I bought second hand, nr 100 :) I haven't played all my phydicals yet, but I really liked Aegis of Earth and the Sly Cooper collection. Too bad that Vita online is getting torn down piece by piece by Sony. I would love to play Soul Sacrifice online, for example. The most expensive games I own are probably Axiom Verge Multiverse Edition, which retails for €70,- and Dragon's Crown, which goes for around €100,-
I love the rhythm games for the Vita. My top favorites are the Project Diva and Taiko series. I enjoy playing those games on console devices as well but I thoroughly enjoy playing rhythm games on handheld systems such as the Vita, 3DS, and Nintendo Switch. Plus the amount of jrpgs for the Vita is just fantastic. I think my hubby and I have a little over thirty games for the Vita. A good chunk we haven't even dipped into yet but hopefully we will be able to play more this year.
i have over 200 PSVita Games, 20% of my collection are Japanese RPGs or beat em up games that never came out in america and the community made patches from the digital releases, games like Zenki Zero, Berserk, or trails in the sky series of games. It is a monster console, and despite some games suffer from frame drops, if you have a ....cough (modded).... console the overclocking helps a bunch in games like Jak and Daxter and Borderlands, for example. You have a great collection dude. Really happy to see some games i am missing
I have a much smaller Vita Collection with only 45 physical games all complete with 4 or 5 valued in the $50 range. I don't play my Vitas often but still love having them around and enjoy it when I do.
Your videos are the best mjr.. i feel so happy watching and rewatching them many times. Has been really enjoyable for many years. I still have my official MJR coin too! Please never stop!
Red art games still had new Vita games for sell. Riddle corpses and bards tale. I ordered one copy each about three weeks ago and got them about a week ago. Both new and total cost was $70 shipped. Correction:. Riddle corpses is sold out now but Bards take and deer god are still available.
Awesome video MJR! Loved to see you and Radical Reg give some light to this elegant handheld. Lovely collection of games you got there. Gravity Rush btw is 🔥🔥🔥
I bought a vita last year and I have enjoyed it, though the games just don't always grab me. As someone who grew up on handhelds, I'm happy to see how well the switch has done because it really feels like the spiritual successor to the vita.
Wow what a great collection you have! Thanks for the insight. I got a sealed copy of breach and clear for 250€ last year... I guess I was lucky with that when I look at the prices now. And also Big Love to Horizon Chase Turbo. This game is just awesome.
Just for the people thinking of buying a PSVITA this year, it has a tremendous Modding Homebrew scene, they've ported several GTA games, bully, Cuphead, Mario kart, Mario 64, Zelda, Max Payne, Celeste and several other games... yes these are native ports not emulation, and there's more coming in the future such as Dead Cells, Hades ETC.
The widescreen Mario64 port is a lovely thing. Especially on the OLED.
@@MrCumstein yes it is
That’s cool
You can't be serious with hades, are you 😍?... And these GTA Ports are... Idk where to find.
where can I find these ports?
At the time of vita's release and going through like, 2015 or so, Sony actually did really encourage developers to put games on both PS4 and Vita and I think offered some assistance to do so to smaller developers - it's why the Vita became a great place for indie ports.
Yeah, I think after Freedom Wars, Sony pulled out of developing their own games, but wanted it to be a bridge/extension device to the PS4 for stuff like indies as well as remote play.
Sadly they did not follow so we have a stunted console.
@@TheLastLineLive it was that or maybe Resistance: Burning Skies. They stopped wanting to put their own money in AAA games for it. They had an exec in charge of indie development that kinda really went to bat for Vita and got those indies ported
@@NueThunderKing Talking absolute nonsense.
@@Great-Documentaries said nothing about advantage or even comparing it but go off I guess
The vita is still one of my all time favorite handhelds especially when you mod it. Full psp built in as well as all the homebrew and emulation that can be done. Ill never get rid of my oled even with the proprietary charging and data port
Does it have ps2 emu?
@@Ratchetti No, for PS2 you need a strong PC and even then the emulation is still not perfect.
@@TheMegaRedHead ok, thanks!
I have 3 of em
@@TheMegaRedHead or a ps2
Or a BC PS3 (best bang for buck)
The hardware quality (for the time), the Vita library, the compatibility with the PSP library, the ability to play PSOne Classics on it, and the synergies with the Playstation TV and PS3 to essentially facilitate a "Switch-like" experience for a lot of games before the Switch was even a thing, will forever make the Vita one of the best consoles of all time, and no one will ever be able to tell me otherwise.
Well said
Not to mention the modding/homebrew scene is exceptional, if you're into that kinda thing.
anemic hardware for the time
garbage library
ps1 games work just fine on original psp
nobody cares about playstation tv
bizarre interface
its garbage and the fact that you think its great doesn't mean it actually is
@@bobsagget823 show me where Sony hurt you.
@@bobsagget823 well with a modded psvita you literally have a psp inside it with Adrenaline so if you dont like it atleast its a psp 2
Killzone Mercenary remains one of the best FPS games I've ever played on a handheld. Such a fun experience with incredible multiplayer. Genuinely one of the best experiences for the time.
Long live the Vita!!! Long live the Vita!!! Tearaway is vastly underrated. I also picked the deluxe version of Shantae at GameStop from the shelf a couple years ago! It was like less than $20. I’m a Sony guy but I don’t know if I can forgive them for how they crapped on the Vita and let it die, it’s incredibly sad. So many games were planned, even a Bioshock game. It cold have sold like crazy if Sony really pushed it, and not just marketed it as a way to do remote play.
Really wish we had gotten that BioShock game along with a GTA game!
@@ReVita. There wasn't any money in VITA for major third parties. Didn't help that Sony abandoned VITA early on.
The music in that game is so infectious
So glad to see you show off your Vita collection. Long live the PlayStation Vita. One of the best consoles ever made.
Muramasa Rebirth alone is reason to own a Vita. It's such a colorful game that looks amazing on the old model's OLED screen. Really can't wait to jump into some of the Japanese VNs on the system too. Holding off just a bit longer since I'm currently playing Dragon Quest games in Japanese to work on my reading, but I hope to be reading a bunch of VN on it by the end of this year.
You should probably start by something easier to read tbh. Dragon quest uses lots of fancy or uncommon words and the text can sometimes be formulated in a strange way.
@@belto3149 I have played through the first 3 in Japanese and while the occasionally old style grammar was a bit weird at first it wasn't too bad to pick up on. The games teach me enough new words to be worth sentence mining but not so much that I can't enjoyably play them. Way easier so far than playing stuff like Persona or 龍が如く IMO.
Fav console ever. Soooo many hours playing Persona 4 Golden, Dragon's Crown, Atelier, Dead Nation etc. Vita will never die. Good on you for showing your collection :)
Recording Vita gameplay footage is such a pain! I typically like to use the PlayStation TV (which is really just a Vita with HDMI output), but so many popular games don't support it, which is incredibly annoying. It reminded me I really need to look into installing custom firmware on mine to get around that issue. Have you modded a PlayStation TV before?!
Yes. It's easy. I believe in you Metal Jesus. You can do it!!
I had two modded psp's in college. Both stolen out of my bag 🤣 figured I was just not meant to own one.
I modded my pstv forgot it was modded and updated it 🤣
I’ve modded both my Vita and PlayStation tv.
The Pstv solely to get round that problem.
Once modded (I think it’s called the white list) is a must to play those games.
@@robertpatterson1037 Are there games playable on the PSTV after whitelisting that don't get stuck without the touch screen or back touch pad? What would good ones be?
Thank you so much for this video. There is so much more that can be gone over with this wonderful gem of a handheld. Keep up the great work sir.
Glad you enjoyed it!
One of the most underrated handhelds of sll time! It's an emulator monster!
What a handheld. I absolutely adored Tearaway and in my book it was THE iconic PS Vita game as it used everything the console could do. It was like it was made to showcase the handheld
Yea tearaway will always be awesome
NFS Most Wanted was absolutely mind blowing on the Vita, recently picked it up on the X360 to replay it on a console
The most underrated console ever. I have 37 games myself, with Resident Evil Revelations 2 being the rarest of them.
Maybe its to late for this question but hoe was your feelings playing Re Revelations 2 on Vita.
Thanks
@@kurier0
It's... Functional. Heavily downgraded visually, and performance hovers around 20 fps most of the time. Not one of the best ports on the Vita. It was my introduction to the RE franchise though, and I enjoyed it for what it is.
@@WH250398 Tbh I knew this port is not like on PS3/PS4 but I like Revelations 2. Maybe when JP version (with eng subs) will be a little cheaper than now on ebay, so I'll consider buying it. :D
Also..... you have/had some japanese releases of Vita games? I know that a few of them have english version but not so many.
MJR & Reggie got me into the Vita and it's become my favorite handheld of all time! Nintendo Switch is great, but Vita was first, and having the ability to play PS1 games in your hands is 🔥🔥🔥
Agreed. The switch is cool in theory but the design needs some work and it's too big for my liking.
The Vita is an amazing handheld. Good to see this getting some love.
I love my Vita! I have about 76 physical games for it. I just imported FF X-2 from Asia so I could have a copy of it. I am in 65 hours in on FF X right now. Thank you for the great video! Vita means life!! Long live the vita.
Just a QOL heads-up for visual novels: It is fairly common now to have an auto-progression feature - just set it to auto-proceed, and you only have to press that one button sequence and nothing more until you want to stop. This is at the very least true for Utawarerumono (and every other game from Aquaplus that I'm aware of), Doki Doki Literature Club and Root Letter.
One of the most under appreciated handheld/console of all time. Genuinely portable with a stacked library of games. I still play it on the regular
Blame Sony for that. Tiny screen, tiny buttons, no SD Card support, inaccurate rear touch which 99.9% of devs ignored etc.
To make it worse. Terrible support from Sony already after september 2013.
I have a real love/hate relationship with the Vita. My OLED Vita is still going strong and I’ve enjoyed it a lot..
2 or 3 years after launch my joy started to wane. Too many games had performance issues and the output from Sony was starting to dry up. Why should I invest my time and money into it when Sony have turned their backs on it? It was a strange decision that still baffles me today, and I worked for the company in Japan for nearly 5 years.
More recently, with the popularity of the Switch, I’ve been able to sell off many of my Vita games and get the better looking and performing Switch versions and have still have quite a bit of money left over.
The Vita will always have a special place in my heart but these days I’m playing most Vita games on other platforms.
Thanks for the video.
What's worse is that a modded Vita runs most games with zero issues. Most games just needed a simple patch/update.
@@54356776 Yes, it can certainly help. However, companies tend to favour battery life when it comes handheld games and most issues rely on a CPU/GPU overclock to fix the game.
No trophies on switch though...
@@or3con so?
@@redscience2117 No trophies on switch though...
I'm happy I collected almost everything I wanted for it the last 2 years. The small cases make it perfect for collecting. You can fit the entire collection on a small shelf.
I remember being blown away by uncharted golden abyss when it first came out, the intuitive controls, the story and the interactivity just blew my mind at the time
Still fun today. Played through it twice now.
Played it for the first time a year ago. Still very impressive.
Amazing game and Vita only!
@@clouseau69 It just made it extra special and upto that point I had never played an uncharted game. It was engrossing and majestic on the first OLED handheld screen, a real premium future proofing experience at the time
Agreed I just wish they made a Tomb Raider game for it. Maybe Underworld cause that never came to the PSP? But surely they could've done the 2013 reboot by just downscaling the resolution a little.
You and Reggie were the reason to I started collecting for the after watching some of you pick up videos and some of your older Vita videos. I hammered all the GameStops in my area for all of their Vita games when they were just practically giving them away. This system I believe kick off all the “Special Edition” craze of games now because there seems to be one for every game. Japan is lucky cause they got all the cool limited edition systems. You should look into possibly getting some of the Asian/English exclusives out there cause there are some really good and unique games. Keep on rocking MJ
The Vita turns 10 this month,still have my launch unit,and absolutely love it to this day.
Only own 6 physical games:
Odin Sphere
Dragons Crown
Borderlands 2
Gravity Rush
Freedom Wars
Final Fantasy X
PS Vita does have range , love your collection MJR 🔥
Vita is so underrated, my fav handheld of all time!
Due to physical prices for this WONDERFUL handheld, I only go to pick up Vita games one or two at a time, play them and then eventually target something else. I love JRPGs and since many of those tend to be spendy, the prices usually hit me pretty hard pretty fast. Fantastic video highlighting the awesomeness of this handheld. I do hope that on your future trip to Japan you are able to pick up MANY more games for the Vita, especially since I know how passionate you are about it. Thanks MJ!
I dreamed of a Vita for so long and I was finally able to get a second hand one this year. I really love it.
Love my vita, have about 120 games and counting, as well as both the OLED and slim models. It was so ahead of its time and it will always be my favorite handheld of all time.
Wonderful collection! The Vita is my #1 portable console. Mine was given a new life when jailbroken. You can tap into more of the Vita's potential with mods. You can have improved frame rates, save battery life, emulate retro games (NES, MD, & TG-16 are pretty much perfect), access the PSP's XMB, connect a DualShock 4, store all your games on a sd card, and so much more.
still have/play it?
@@Gloryboyquan Yeah man. Still finding new stuff to play on it.
Bumped into your channel a few years ago and that happy accident launched my PS Vita collection habit. Being a little late to the party, I missed out on some of the limited editions, but I have built a physical collection of about 110 games plus a dozen or so digital (I know - SACRILEGE!!). Since I live in the Phoenix area, I used your 'road trip' video as my travel guide to visit the retro game stores in the area. Thanks for keeping retro gaming - and the PS Vita - alive!
Never got a Vita, but absolutely love the PSP. So I'm sure I would've loved the Vita as well. I never got one because I actually thought all the games were download only, which I was completely against. Which seems silly now seeing as that's pretty much how all games are.
I would love for Playstation to come out with a new handheld.
A PS Vita 2 would be great but I don't think it will happen.
I went all out on the psp because I didn't get one until like 2 years ago, and most of the games are cheap. I bought a vita around the same time, but most of the games are either also available on the PS4, or insanely overpriced.
Get a Vita 👍🏻
Perfect timing Metal Jesus, just got my PS Vita imported from Japan!
bro wtf pull up on God eater
I’m 225 physical titles into my collection and still hunting! Love the Vita!
So strange I started watching your older vita games and boom. A new vita video! Fixed up & Hacked my vita last year and still love it to death
You're missing Deadbolt and Risk of Rain, sooooo addicting and satisfying. Hard as nails but rewarding. Get them !!
Thanks for sharing! I recently sold my Vita collection (147 physical games) as well as my full Atari Jaguar/CD collection. Was able to pay off my brand new car with the $5,200 I received from selling both collections.
I loved collecting but didn’t play the systems library that much, only around 10 games often played.
I still have both my OLED and Slim vita’s, both modded now, and will definitely be keeping them!
I think size wise that the Vita is the perfect size for a handheld system. There are definitely a few phenomenal games that you can’t play anywhere else. 👍🏻
Absolutely love seeing people who have embraced the Vita like I have. You have an amazing collection and I cannot wait to see what games you add in the future. I’m currently collecting a full Aus Vita collection which is currently sitting at around 60 titles with unfortunately so many of the more expensive ones still to go
I bought my Vita Day One. I loved it. Freedom Wars was one of my favorites. I bought the YS Memories of Celcetta special edition. It's my only one for it. Great video.
The Vita is my favorite handheld of all time. I love Persona4 Golden which is my favorite JRPG of all time. Just to be able to dable into a wide variety of unique rpg’s, anime style visual novels (which I love now). These are types of games in the past I wouldn’t have tried, but the vita introduced them, as well as whole new genres of gaming to me. I love the feel of the vita as a handheld as well. Just amazing. Just stinks now because everything is so expensive, if you want to collect physical for it.
Probably the best gaming handheld ever made.
I've been playing Megaman Legends on vita lately. You can make the controls function so much better with the custom controls.
I bought both trails games for like 45-50 a piece. I didn't realize how lucky I was to find those two games so reasonably priced and physical copies.
Watching from the philippines, one of my favorite retro game reviews and videos to watch with my friends, metal jesus, always entertaining to watch! Keep it up sir ur the best! Happy new year!!
Wow, thanks!
I got my vita this year and turned it into my visual novel and rpg machine. Your video helped me put a few more games into my wishlist
Your ps vita videos are the reason I bought a vita 7 years ago. Thank you Metal Jesus!!
I had no idea this thing even existed until I started watching video game dudes like you on TH-cam
Love the video. I think you are missing some of the Warriors games like Warrior's Orochi 1 and 2 and Samurai Warriors 4 and 4-II but overall great collection. Soldner X2 is one of my favorite shooters on this system. Too bad it didn't have online play. That would have been sweet. Would love Dariusburst Chronical Saviours and Drive Girls one day. You also missed 99Vidas, Foul Play and Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds as well just because they are beat em ups
I recently got a vita as I never picked one up when it was new and so far I really enjoy the system
I just purchased my first PS Vita cannot wait to get it!!
Vita is hands down my favorite system. I bought mine when Tales of Hearts R was announced for localization back in 2014, since the Tales series has always been a system seller for me. I've managed to get over 120 games in my collection (therefore making it my single largest system library in my entire collection). I once even had a goal to get every NTSC physical game, but that was something I had to give up when the prices jumped back in 2020. Something I really love about the system now is the homebrew community surrounding it. There's plenty of games that didn't release in English that modders are translating into English. Several games that released in Japan on PS4 and Vita only got PS4 releases in English, but people are able to take the English script from PS4 and apply it to the Vita version, with games like Attack on Titan 2 and Catherine Full Body being perfect examples of this.
Even though PS VITA is failed and underrated but there's still good points from this system:
- Although some PS VITA games have increased in price, there are also some great games that can still be purchased at low prices, for example NFS Most Wanted, Uncharted Golden Abbys, Killzone Mercenary, and Unit 13.
- The owner and community of this system are very friendly, you can see the community activities at r/vita on Reddit.
- This console build like a tank lol
- Hacking and the homebrew community keep this console alive and well because Vita means life.
Love the vita. One of my most favorite systems of all time. I still play it a lot, just hard to find games for it in my area.
Mod It Bro Trust Me
Really enjoyed this , I love my vita but have only around 40 titles for it 👍👍
One of my favorite systems and I'd love to collect more for it, but every shop around here only ever has the same 4-5 games. And they're always $50+. I've gotten most of my collection from Amazon, ebay etc. but it's just so expensive now. The dream would be to visit Japan for multiple reasons, and seeing the love for Vita over there is definitely one of them.
It saddens me so much, back when I was younger I had so many games but in order to get newer games, I had to trade in at GameStop. It hurts my soul every time I think of what could of been lol I also used to have a Vita & I am now on the hunt for another and to build my physical collection amongst all systems. Loved Gravity Rush though! Great Vid as always MJR!
im buying the last vita in my country!
I'm happy with my small collection for Vita. I also think it's the best way to play PSP titles.
How many times the same games of your collection, this is a loop !
Great video and information 😊👍🏻 I’m hoping to get one eventually while I’m out at different thrift stores and stuff but I did find a wii with everything for $35 lol
I didn't have a Vita back when it was still around. I only got one like, a year and a half ago. But, the Vita's become my favorite handheld. Between the great Vita games, and being able to play every PSP/PS1 game, AND all the unofficial homebrew ports, homebrew apps, and plugins..... the Vita's so much fun to use and mess with.
This video has great timing. I purchased a Vita along with a few games and they're arriving today.
Excellent! Have fun!
So conflicted about this console! I bought a huge amount of physical copies for the console when it was in its prime and left them sealed until I could play them…Which of course means many are still sealed. Now it makes little sense to open and play then with their values having gone WAY up. Thanks for the great video!
PS Vita is the dreamcast of handheld consoles soo underrated
Great video!!! 👍Lucky you have these vita games!!! It's getting difficult to get any of these games. The vita is a amazing system that got cut away too soon and never reached it's full potential!!!
With how much you love old pc adventure games, I'm completely shook that you don't like games like Danganronpa or The Nonary Games. Love the videos, as always 🤘🏼
I own three Vita's (one of them is the OG OLED right before it got discontinued) and one PS TV...... having said that, whenever I look for a good game to buy for my Vita, I always look and see if the same game is available for the Switch. It's just so much easier to swap between handheld mode and TV. Plus the screen on the Switch is bigger.
I only got a Vita a few months ago and maaaaaan... you cannot find physical games anymore and the ones I can find people want INSANE money for. Sucks that getting into it late has essentially relegated me to the PSN Store.
Still my favorite handheld, just beat Arkham Blackgate this week
The PS Vita is such an interesting system but the prices are wild!
Didn't own a Vita (only PSP) but I'm glad to see you and other people still putting some love on the system.
Wish I came across vita games more often!!
Killzone Mercenary is one of the greatest first person shooters
Agreed, I love the vita, got it day one, and the screen quality, even now, is fantastic!
I love checking out the vita collection (if they even have one) in the second hand gaming shops!
Love the video MJR! I do recommend finding and playing Sly 4: Thieves in Time if you ever find it :)
Still collect for the Vita today. I always see games I've never heard off. Great collection and video! :)
I have 80 physical games myself and just over 1/3rd are still sealed. I remember getting many of them dirt cheap at GameStop and local video game stores for next to nothing along with the clearance section at Target. I was shocked at how the values jumped even on opened and CIB games. I also have the launch 3G OLED model, the blue 2000 and the PSTV. It's a great system.
I just got a vita off Facebook but it's impossible to get games. Everyone wants like $70 for any game.
Got me beat, i was collecting digital vita games during its run so i had only 12 physical releases, while having over 900 digital. I've since caught up a bit, having purchased my 50th physical Vita game. As a collector I'm not interested in the modding community, personally nothing beats having a physical copy in a case with artwork, to me it adds tremendous value to the game. I've since turned away from digital games entirely and am a advid PS3 collector. I am going for a full NTSC Set and currently have 908 cib PS3 Games. Getting close to my end goal of all 1171 of them. Happy Gaming, cheers!!
I love your passion for the Vita dude ☺️
@@ElectricArtist Why? Lol
The Vita has been the console that keeps on giving for me, played it for a few days then shelved, few laters later it's got a new colour and a new life with modding
I recommend the Little Deviants. IMHO one of the best games on Vita. The game use the front and the back touch panel, gyroscope, camera. Cute graphic, challenging gameplay.
If you like that maybe check out Frobisher Says
I'm not a collector by any means. I just fell in love with my Vita when I played Persona 4. Downloaded that for €10, - and couldn't stop playing it!
Now I have around 30 physical games for it. Peanuts compared to actual collectors, but more than I thought I would ever own.
I also happen to have one Limited Run game that I bought second hand, nr 100 :)
I haven't played all my phydicals yet, but I really liked Aegis of Earth and the Sly Cooper collection.
Too bad that Vita online is getting torn down piece by piece by Sony. I would love to play Soul Sacrifice online, for example.
The most expensive games I own are probably Axiom Verge Multiverse Edition, which retails for €70,- and Dragon's Crown, which goes for around €100,-
Don't worry about how many games other collectors have. Just enjoy your collection and watching it grow.
Finally! Give the public what they want!!!!
All praise Metal Jesus rocks and the Veneration of the PS Vita!
I love the rhythm games for the Vita. My top favorites are the Project Diva and Taiko series. I enjoy playing those games on console devices as well but I thoroughly enjoy playing rhythm games on handheld systems such as the Vita, 3DS, and Nintendo Switch. Plus the amount of jrpgs for the Vita is just fantastic. I think my hubby and I have a little over thirty games for the Vita. A good chunk we haven't even dipped into yet but hopefully we will be able to play more this year.
i have over 200 PSVita Games, 20% of my collection are Japanese RPGs or beat em up games that never came out in america and the community made patches from the digital releases, games like Zenki Zero, Berserk, or trails in the sky series of games. It is a monster console, and despite some games suffer from frame drops, if you have a ....cough (modded).... console the overclocking helps a bunch in games like Jak and Daxter and Borderlands, for example. You have a great collection dude. Really happy to see some games i am missing
Amazing , loved your channel since your psp games collection videos!
That's an amazing collection, and what a great console the PS Vita still is!
I watch this video once every few months 😊
I have a much smaller Vita Collection with only 45 physical games all complete with 4 or 5 valued in the $50 range. I don't play my Vitas often but still love having them around and enjoy it when I do.
Please made a video about your digital games on your Vita!!! 🙏🏻
Your videos are the best mjr.. i feel so happy watching and rewatching them many times. Has been really enjoyable for many years. I still have my official MJR coin too! Please never stop!
Red art games still had new Vita games for sell. Riddle corpses and bards tale. I ordered one copy each about three weeks ago and got them about a week ago. Both new and total cost was $70 shipped.
Correction:. Riddle corpses is sold out now but Bards take and deer god are still available.
That's a nice collection, Vita games are hard to come by these days, even the not so good ones.
Vita means life
Awesome video MJR! Loved to see you and Radical Reg give some light to this elegant handheld. Lovely collection of games you got there. Gravity Rush btw is 🔥🔥🔥
Frapp!!!
I bought a vita last year and I have enjoyed it, though the games just don't always grab me. As someone who grew up on handhelds, I'm happy to see how well the switch has done because it really feels like the spiritual successor to the vita.
I desperately have to get into collecting physical Vita games
I bought the limited edition Call of Duty PS Vita when it came out & absolutely luv the system! It's really cool!
No better feeling that finishing work on a Friday and seeing a metal Jesus upload waiting on your TH-cam subscriptions
Wow what a great collection you have! Thanks for the insight.
I got a sealed copy of breach and clear for 250€ last year... I guess I was lucky with that when I look at the prices now.
And also Big Love to Horizon Chase Turbo. This game is just awesome.