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|type = [[:Category:Handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Eighth-generation video game consoles|Eighth generation]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Eighth-generation video game consoles|Eighth generation]]
|release = 2011
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|release = December 2011 (Japan)<br> February 2012 (North America)
 
|discontinued = 2019
 
|discontinued = 2019
 
|predecessor = [[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]
 
|predecessor = [[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]
|emulated = {{~}}
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|emulated = {{}}
 
}}
 
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The '''PlayStation Vita''' is an eighth-generation handheld game console by Sony, released in Japan on December 17, 2011, and in North America on February 15, 2012. It had a Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore at 333MHz (Boosted to 494MHz when Wi-Fi is deactivated) with 512MB of RAM and 128MB of VRAM. It had a Quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4+ GPU, which can push 133 million polygons onto the screen every second at a clock speed of 200MHz.
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{{for|other emulators that run on PS Vita hardware|Emulators on Vita}}
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The '''PlayStation Vita''' is an eighth-generation handheld game console by Sony Interactive Entertainment, released in Japan on December 17, 2011, and in North America on February 15, 2012. It had a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore at 333 MHz (Boosted to 494 MHz when Wi-Fi is deactivated) with 512 MB of RAM, 128 MB of VRAM, and a quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4+ GPU, which can push 133 million polygons onto the screen every second at a clock speed of 200 MHz.
  
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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|[[Vita3K]]
 
|[[Vita3K]]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K git]
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|[https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K/releases git]
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! colspan="7"|Mobile / ARM
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|[[Vita3K]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
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|[https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K-Android/releases git]
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|{{✓}}
 
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!colspan="9"|Consoles
 
!colspan="9"|Consoles
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|[https://github.com/xerpi/vita2hos Vita2hos]
 
|[https://github.com/xerpi/vita2hos Vita2hos]
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}
|[https://github.com/xerpi/vita2hos/releases/tag/alpha-0.2 Alpha 0.2]
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|[https://github.com/xerpi/vita2hos/releases/tag/alpha-0.3 Alpha 0.3]
 
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;[[Vita3K]] <small class="plainlinks" style="font-weight:normal;">([https://vita3k.org/compatibility.html?lang=en compatibility])</small>
 
;[[Vita3K]] <small class="plainlinks" style="font-weight:normal;">([https://vita3k.org/compatibility.html?lang=en compatibility])</small>
:Can already run homebrew titles and some commercial games. The emulator uses Vita dumps in the <code>.vpk</code> file format.
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:While it isn't nearly as compatible as [[RPCS3]] is for PlayStation 3, it still has made immense progress compared to the earlier days, when development was slow and seemed like it wasn't really going anywhere. 484 (39%) out of 1232 tested titles that can be played from start to finish with playable performance and no game breaking glitches. This is the best and only Vita emulator for PC and Android.
  
 
;Vita2hos
 
;Vita2hos
:An open-source [[Compatibility layers|compatibility layer]] that redirects the module imports of Vita executables to jump to routines that implement the same behavior, by using native Horizon OS services, like the one exposed by the original PlayStation Vita OS modules.<br> Only able to load simple test homebrews such as vita-8.
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:An early compatibility layer for Nintendo Switch that runs PlayStation Vita applications natively. Only able to load simple test homebrews such as vita-8 as of December 2022.
  
==Emulation issues==
 
 
===[[RPCS3]]===
 
===[[RPCS3]]===
The RPCS3 developers once considered adding Vita emulation support, going as far as displaying a simple 'Hello world' and a basic atomic test sample.<ref name="emunewz">{{cite web|url=http://www.emunewz.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=164933|title=PS Vita emulation progress|publisher=emunewz|accessdate=2018-04-04|date=2014-11-02}}</ref> However, Vita development was completely halted since then and focused exclusively on [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PS3]] emulation down to the website's branding. A Patreon post admitting as much asked users whether they are still interested at all in Vita emulation. Significant further developments on Vita coming from RPCS3 aren't very likely considering the general lack of developer interest, and those who are (like frangarcj) went on to join Vita3K. The RPCS3 project has since removed Vita support from the codebase.<ref name="GitHub">{{cite web|url=https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/4160|title=Remove Vita emulation (Nekotekina)|publisher=GitHub|accessdate=2018-04-04|date=2018-02-09}}</ref>
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The RPCS3 developers once considered adding Vita emulation support, going as far as displaying a simple 'Hello world' and a basic atomic test sample.<ref name="emunewz">{{cite web|url=http://www.emunewz.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=164933|title=PS Vita emulation progress|publisher=emunewz|accessdate=2018-04-04|date=2014-11-02}}</ref> However, Vita development was completely halted since then and focused exclusively on [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PS3]] emulation down to the website's branding. A Patreon post admitting as much asked users whether they are still interested in Vita emulation. Significant further developments on Vita coming from RPCS3 aren't very likely considering the general lack of developer interest, and those like frangarcj, who went on to join Vita3K. The RPCS3 project has since removed Vita support from the codebase.<ref name="GitHub">{{cite web|url=https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/4160|title=Remove Vita emulation (Nekotekina)|publisher=GitHub|accessdate=2018-04-04|date=2018-02-09}}</ref>
 
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Emulators on Vita]]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==External links==
 
==External links==
*[https://vitadevwiki.com/vita/Main_Page PS Vita Dev Wiki]
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*[https://playstationdev.wiki/psvitadevwiki/index.php/Main_Page PS Vita Dev Wiki]
 
*[https://wiki.henkaku.xyz/vita/Main_Page Wiki for homebrew development on PS Vita] ([https://henkaku.xyz/ Official site])
 
*[https://wiki.henkaku.xyz/vita/Main_Page Wiki for homebrew development on PS Vita] ([https://henkaku.xyz/ Official site])
 
*[https://vitasdk.org/ Development tools for PS Vita development] ([https://docs.vitasdk.org/ APIs])
 
*[https://vitasdk.org/ Development tools for PS Vita development] ([https://docs.vitasdk.org/ APIs])

Revision as of 02:33, 29 March 2023

PlayStation Vita
Vita.png
Developer Sony
Type Handheld game console
Generation Eighth generation
Release date December 2011 (Japan)
February 2012 (North America)
Discontinued 2019
Predecessor PlayStation Portable
Emulated
For other emulators that run on PS Vita hardware, see Emulators on Vita.

The PlayStation Vita is an eighth-generation handheld game console by Sony Interactive Entertainment, released in Japan on December 17, 2011, and in North America on February 15, 2012. It had a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore at 333 MHz (Boosted to 494 MHz when Wi-Fi is deactivated) with 512 MB of RAM, 128 MB of VRAM, and a quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4+ GPU, which can push 133 million polygons onto the screen every second at a clock speed of 200 MHz.

Emulators

Name Platform(s) Latest Version FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
Vita3K Windows Linux macOS git
Mobile / ARM
Vita3K Android git
Consoles
Vita2hos Switch Alpha 0.3
Vita3K (compatibility)
While it isn't nearly as compatible as RPCS3 is for PlayStation 3, it still has made immense progress compared to the earlier days, when development was slow and seemed like it wasn't really going anywhere. 484 (39%) out of 1232 tested titles that can be played from start to finish with playable performance and no game breaking glitches. This is the best and only Vita emulator for PC and Android.
Vita2hos
An early compatibility layer for Nintendo Switch that runs PlayStation Vita applications natively. Only able to load simple test homebrews such as vita-8 as of December 2022.

RPCS3

The RPCS3 developers once considered adding Vita emulation support, going as far as displaying a simple 'Hello world' and a basic atomic test sample.[1] However, Vita development was completely halted since then and focused exclusively on PS3 emulation down to the website's branding. A Patreon post admitting as much asked users whether they are still interested in Vita emulation. Significant further developments on Vita coming from RPCS3 aren't very likely considering the general lack of developer interest, and those like frangarcj, who went on to join Vita3K. The RPCS3 project has since removed Vita support from the codebase.[2]

References

  1. PS Vita emulation progress. emunewz (2014-11-02)
  2. Remove Vita emulation (Nekotekina). GitHub (2018-02-09)

External links