21 PS2 Classics You Can Play on PS Vita

KeenGamer: "Looking for classic PS2 games to play on the go on your PS Vita? Look no further. From JRPGs, platformers, to action games and even visual novels, here are all the popular sixth-generation ports you can get for PS Vita, the little handheld that could."

[MasterChief3624]

With how well Metal Gear Solid 2/3 and the Ratchet & Clank Collection run on the Vita, there's no excuse for why God of War Collection and Jak & Daxter Collection run as poorly as they do.

And wait, Max Payne? ....I don't think you can play that on the Vita, unless you're talking about Remote Play, which shouldn't count.

[Rebel_Scum]

The dude has included games you need to run on a hacked vita. Pretty dumb.

[MadLad]

To be fair, proper support for the Vita didn't last long.
It's been looked at as a great emulation machine longer than a traditional handheld.

[MasterChief3624]

Oh yikes... I didn't notice that. Weird...

When the PSN was announced to be shutting down on PS3, Vita, and PSP, I did look into hacking my Vita. But now that it's back (at least for the former and latter), I gave up on it. I don't want to hack it unless I deem it absolutely necessary, because I only have one Vita and I can't afford a second one if something goes wrong.

I did hack the heck out of my PSP, though! ...technically it was already hacked, but I didn't know that at the time when I got it from Gamestop. Only found it out 2 years later when I was looking for its firmware version and noticed a custom one!

Okay, anyways, tangent over. Have a good day :)

[Orpheo]

Vita forever! Vita is life. :)

[Master of Unlocking]

Didn't know the PS Vita could run PS2 games. That's one less excuse for Sony not making it possible on the PS3 (except for a tiny handful of titles), PS4 (same), and PS5...

[brando008]

I actually played MGS 2 & 3 for the first time on Vita and was blown away with how good the ports were. Luckily I played the God of War and Jak & Daxter collections on PS3, so any issues were avoided. Sly 1 was fun enough on Vita; I've heard 2 and 3 are better games. Recently, I picked up the Ratchet & Clank Collection on Vita (despite playing through on PS3 already), and it's also a solid port. The camera is noticeably sluggish at first, since I think it's running at 30 fps instead of 60 fps, but after subsequent play sessions you don't even notice it anymore. FFX is also a fantastic port well worth your time (though I'm currently stuck on a boss in a mountain pass). The Bard's Tale also works really well on the Vita, and I hope more people give it a chance.