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Sony PlayStation Vita

PlayStation Vita handheld front
Released
Feb. 2012


OS
Proprietary


Screen
5.0”, 30:17


Up To
PSP


Best For
PSP, PS1


Price
~$?

Emulation Performance

Modern
10
PlayStation 3
Switch
0
Wii U
0
PlayStation 2
0
Nintendo 3DS
0
Nintendo Wii
0
GameCube
0
Sega Saturn
0
PSP
Dreamcast
20
Nintendo 64
50
Nintendo DS
20
PlayStation 1
Up to SNES
80

Screen

Screen Size
5.0”


Resolution
960 × 544


Refresh Rate


Screen Type
OLED


Pixel Density
220 PPI

Ergonomics

Ergonomic Grip
Material
Plastic


Weight
260 279 g


Dimensions
182 x 83.5 x 18.6 mm


Speaker Placement
Front


Charge Port
Bottom

Ports and Connectivity

WIFI
WiFi Version
?


Bluetooth Version
2.1

Technical Specs

*
Storage
External PS Vita Memory Card


Battery
2210 mAh


RAM
512 MB


RAM Type


Architecture
ARM


Chipset
Custom SoC


CPU
Cortex-A9 MPCore


GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP4+


CPU Clock Speed
800 MHz - 2.0 GHz


CPU Cores
Quad


CPU Threads


GPU Clock Speed
200 MHz - 800 MHz

Pros

  • Great OLED screen - vibrant colors and perfect blacks
  • Can be connected to a larger display
  • The touchscreen is useful for navigation and touch/stylus-based games

Cons

  • Black bars when playing older retro systems
  • No L3/R3 (button presses on analog sticks aren't mapped to anything)

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Sony PlayStation Vita

PlayStation Vita handheld front
Released
Feb. 2012


OS
Proprietary


Screen
5.0”, 30:17


Up To
PSP


Best For
PSP, PS1


Price
~$?

Emulation Performance

Modern
10
PlayStation 3
Switch
0
Wii U
0
PlayStation 2
0
Nintendo 3DS
0
Nintendo Wii
0
GameCube
0
Sega Saturn
0
PSP
Dreamcast
20
Nintendo 64
50
Nintendo DS
20
PlayStation 1
Up to SNES
80

Screen

Aspect Ratio
30:17


Screen Size
5.0”


Resolution
960 × 544


Refresh Rate


Screen Type
OLED


Pixel Density
220 PPI

Ergonomics

Material
Plastic


Weight
260 279 g


Dimensions
182 x 83.5 x 18.6 mm


Speaker Placement
Front


Charge Port
Bottom

Ports and Connectivity

Technical Specs

*
Storage
External PS Vita Memory Card


Battery
2210 mAh


RAM
512 MB


RAM Type


Architecture
ARM


Chipset
Custom SoC


CPU
Cortex-A9 MPCore


GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP4+


CPU Clock Speed
800 MHz - 2.0 GHz


CPU Cores
Quad


CPU Threads


GPU Clock Speed
200 MHz - 800 MHz

Pros

  • Great OLED screen - vibrant colors and perfect blacks
  • Can be connected to a larger display
  • The touchscreen is useful for navigation and touch/stylus-based games

Cons

  • Black bars when playing older retro systems
  • No L3/R3 (button presses on analog sticks aren't mapped to anything)

Retro Game Recommendations

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