Is It Worth Buying a PS Vita in 2021?

Sammy Baker: "Is it worth buying a PS Vita in 2021? Sony’s well-liked handheld may have been a commercial flop, but it continues to retain an engaged audience almost a decade after its original Japanese release. So, what is it like playing a PS Vita in 2021? Are there any upcoming PS Vita games worth paying attention to? And is the console cost-effective as it edges towards retro status? As part of this PS Vita guide, we’ll be looking at all of the aspects of playing with the portable in 2021 and beyond, including hardware availability, game prices, and more."

[Knightofelemia]

Yes the Vita has a decent library behind it, also good if you're a collector and even better if you're a modder.

[mikeslemonade]

No. How come there's a vita blog like every 2 months?

[MTVBG]

Maybe because it has a decent library behind it and it's also good if you're a collector and even better if you're a modder.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

The thing that kills me is the memory cards, I would be tempted to get quite a few games if it wasn't for the price of those things.

[SyntheticForm]

Feels like this is a daily article almost.

[BenRC01]

There's so many android retro handhelds now for well under $100 that will run everything dreamcast and earlier without any silly modding and with a much better ui

[Abnor_Mal]

I guess we really need to rehash this question every couple of months. Yes the Vita is still worth having/buying.

[Profchaos]

It's an ok library but it's strength seems to be in the homebrew community that keep this thing alive

[Magic_Spatula]

Buy one, mod it. Get more than your money's worth. I bought one Day 1. Modded it last year. Looking to get a Japanese colored model at some point.

[Sirk7x]

Came here to say the same. Very easy to mod, and one of the best handhelds to do so with.

[Toiletsteak]

Can you still get trophies on a modded Vita?

[Magic_Spatula]

Yep.

[gold_drake]

why are we still talking about this lol. buy one if you want one.

[Asuka]

If you plan modding it then yes. Otherwise no. It's existing library is great but some of the gems are scarce and as such maybe grossly overpriced. This article comes out every year and each year it makes less and less sense.

[SickSinceSix]

So much potential squandered. I wonder if some big titles like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Stories would have helped it get more support.

Some awesome exclusives on there, Killzone: Mercenary looks insane for a 2013 handheld game (uses a tweaked version of the Killzone 3 engine), it's great for the indie games that it did receive, Hotline Miami is really good on it, Guacamelee plays great on the Vita too. The proprietary memory cards pricing sucks though.

[Espangerish]

If your not modding then the switch makes a lot more sense if you want a handheld.

[1nsomniac]

No. Quit it with these stupid bloody articles!

[Knushwood Butt]

Darius Burst CS on Vita is awesome if you want a horizontal shmup.

[jjb1981]

I have one modded with the SD2Vita memory card for 256GB of storage. I wish Sony would have just let us use standard cards instead of their overpriced proprietary cards. Its a great system especially with that OLED screen.

[After10Ben]

I've been playing No Man's Sky on the Vita via remote play and it's a lot of fun.

[jamesclark1991]

HEEEEEEEELL NO.

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

I think the Vita is a highly underrated system, but given what it goes for now, and that there are very few exclusives, I would have a hard time recommending one to someone who doesn't have one. As someone who has owned one since it was common, I can say that it's definitely worth keeping around. But, the Switch has also since filled its niche in the industry, and then some.