Browsing: Vita

Sony may have abandoned the PS Vita, but homebrew is ready to keep it alive. And the gorgeous handheld gaming console now gets a new identity as an all-in-one groovebox — with free, open- custom kernel plug-in. Meet DS-8 Drumstream, portable beatmaker

The PlayStation Vita was Sony’s last stab at a truly portable game console — the PlayStation Portal (which is worth buying) doesn’t count since you need an internet connection to play. Sony might be phasing out Vita support, but modders are keeping it alive thanks to mods and hacks, and you can now use them to…

TL;DR: A homebrew developer, Day-OS, created GreenVita, a native Rust app that streams Xbox Cloud Gaming to a hacked 2011 PS Vita by using the Vita’s H.264 decoder and Wi‑Fi to receive video/audio and send inputs. It requires homebrew-enabled Vita, VitaShell, Unsafe Homebrew, and uses touch zones for missing buttons; performance varies due to 2.4GHz…

Consoles like the N64 will be forever remembered as triumphs, whereas others like the Dreamcast will go down in history as failures, and some like the PS Vita will be largely forgotten to the ages. Despite having gained something of a cult following since it was discontinued in 2019, the PS Vita simply landed at…

Although it never managed to be an incredibly popular system, there’s no denying that the PlayStation Vita was an impressive handheld when it launched back in 2012, thanks to its close integration with the PlayStation 3 and its gorgeous OLED screen, among other things. While the system was discountinued a few years ago, Sony’s latest…

WipEout 2048 was a hit racing title when it launched back in 2012 during the PlayStation Vita era, but unfortunately full support for the game’s online campaign hasn’t been available for quite a few years. That is changing now, thanks to some dedicated fans.