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I Bought a PlayStation Vita in 2025 (popcar.bearblog.dev)
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/23884313

I got this thing recently and wanted to share my thoughts on it :)

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[-] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago

I love the vita, feels so good in your hands and is a great size for actually being portable.

I dont use mine as much as I used to but for a while when travelling it was my only system and I had a lot of fun with it.

[-] [email protected] 42 points 4 months ago

I agree, it's about the perfect size for me. Just small enough to fit in my jacket pocket.

I honestly wish PC handhelds had a similar size, but they're all tablet-size. Someone had an image comparing the Vita with the Steam Deck and it puts into perspective how large handhelds have gotten.

PSVita next to a Steam Deck

[-] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

Yeh IMO they are too large. I have a steam deck and I barely ever use it outside the house because it just isnt really that portable in terms of being able to fit it in a bag with all the other stuff you may need when going away, it takes up more than half of my bag space.

So I reverted back to my vita and the experience of actually using it as a portable is miles ahead. Like you say I can slip it in my pocket when transferring between trains or the like and it doesn't fill half my bag when not in use.

I'm a big guy so dont have the smallest hands either but honestly find the steam deck a bit uncomfortable where as the vita just feels good to me.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

Loved my PSP when it still worked. Size-wise, I personally think the Gameboy SP was the perfect sized handheld. That thing could fit in any pocket easily and it had a backlight.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

For PC handheld you could always use the Steam Link app on your phone with a controller grip. Just need to have a PC with Steam installed to run the games.

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