![]() ![]() That’s not the case for the next feature we’ll take a look at though… Playing Homebrew Games and Apps We do have to remind you that you’re on shaky legal ground though, for obvious reasons. Though we don’t condone using ROMs of games that are commercially still available in some form (on the Evercade, for example – check out our Evercade Review here), from a preservation point of view for games that have long sunk into the rights or abandonware quagmire, it’s hard not to see the appeal and make a reasonable case for it. With so many control options, it’s a wonderful way to experience many different consoles from previous generations, many of which had very different controller layouts. So again: what can a hacked PS Vita do? Emulation! A capable console in its own right, the Vita – when hacked – can comfortably handle emulating most classic systems up to and including Game Boy Advance (and that’s a console with some great games that have really stood the test of time – check out our list of the Best GBA RPGs for starters), though like many emulators, it can struggle with the most badly aging of Nintendo’s home consoles, the N64. Not bad for an ‘old’ console, right? Speaking of which… Next stop? Emulation Station Normally the preserve of ultra-expensive PCs and experts in tinkering, overclocking the PS Vita isn’t hard to do if the console has been hacked – and it means that almost all games played on the console will run more smoothly, with your games being even more impressive than usual. When it comes to what else a hacked PS Vita can do, then we definitely need to talk about being able to overclock the console. Talking of handling content… Overclocking FTW! ![]() Hack your console and you’ll be able to use it as you always thought you would though, with books and comics even being readable on the surprisingly capable little console, alongside the more expected media content – such as films and TV shows – that it can handle. So what exactly can a hacked PS Vita do? As it turns out, quite a lot…let’s take a look at some of the best features that ‘unlock’ when you use a hacked PS Vita!īizarrely, considering this is a Sony console, the Vita wasn’t the best at running media apps, which are mostly discontinued or non-functioning these days (with the console’s official YouTube app seeing its support removed as far back as 2015). However, it’s not a difficult process – and it opens up a wealth of possibilities for the aging console. Hacking the console is a relatively straightforward process – but no, we won’t be telling you how to do it here we at Retro Dodo Towers would never condone such a thing, would we? And here’s a quick warning just to be clear: you do run the risk of bricking your console if you do hack it incorrectly. That doesn’t mean that your Vita is dead, however – far from it. So, with its age approaching a decade now (as well as its sales figures having been way below Sony’s expectations) we’ve undoubtedly seen all there is to see from an official point of view. The biggest issue the Vita faced wasn’t with any design issues of its own – it just found itself in a space that was rapidly evolving, with smartphones rapidly replacing the need for a dedicated, separate gaming device for most people interested in entertainment on the move. The Vita was packed with inventive features such as a rear touchpad to go with the dual analogue controls, motion control and touchscreen, giving developers lots of options for the games created for the system. It’s a shame that it relied on expensive, proprietary storage for its memory (another classic Sony move, unfortunately) – which was one reason for its slow sales, with an estimated 10-15 million units sold a far cry from its predecessor, the Sony PlayStation Portable, and its estimated 80-82 million units sold – but it’s hard to find fault with many other aspects of the console. Partly, it’s because of the beautiful screen (original models featured an OLED, but subsequent revisions of the console had LCD screens in order to cut costs) which is still impressive even now – but it’s just a brilliantly designed, high-quality bit of kit all round, which is to be expected from Sony. So you’ve got a PS Vita eh? Sony’s genuinely superb portable console is nearly ten years old, yet – unlike other consoles from the same era – has aged incredibly well. ![]()
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