toptenmaterial Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I'm considering picking one up, and I'm wondering what to expect outside of amazon. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 $50-100 range so I would look for 75 or less. St. Vincent de Paul would probably charge $119.99 lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 $50-100 range so I would look for 75 or less. St. Vincent de Paul would probably charge $119.99 lol $100 could get you a Vita. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 $50-100 range so I would look for 75 or less. St. Vincent de Paul would probably charge $119.99 lol LOL!!!!! True!!! We have some in SoCal (Bakersfield/Tehachapi) and they are a mess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 $100 could get you a Vita. I'm thinking for emulation. Does the Vita do the same thing on the PSP level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 $100 could get you a Vita. good to know I don't have one of those. only ever actually seen one! these days I have to luckily find something like that super cheap though unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 There's one St Vincent in this area but usually they're pretty low on the cheap scale, much like Goodwill before they got ebay dicey. In the last few years i've picked up some nice electronics and a few other things very cheaply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperofLindblum Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I'm thinking for emulation. Does the Vita do the same thing on the PSP level? The Vita can do a softmod for emulation, but it has to be an older firmware (everywhere I see says 3.60 or earlier). Otherwise you're locked out... I thought I'd hack a PSTV, but it was just a few versions too new. My understanding is your best bet is some newer Vitas (if you go this route) as they wouldn't have the latest firmware installed. If you pick up a used Vita, you might ask what firmware it's currently on! No idea how accurate or how well they perform, but I'd imagine it'd be pretty well since the Vita is an Android adaptation. I'd say the PSP is the safest bet as I believe it can be fully softmodded at about any firmware and even up to the latest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 No idea how accurate or how well they perform, but I'd imagine it'd be pretty well since the Vita is an Android adaptation. I'd say the PSP is the safest bet as I believe it can be fully softmodded at about any firmware and even up to the latest. Not to mention a PSP 2000 or 3000 can be hooked up to a TV (go with a 3000, it can do composite and component). That's a nice bonus if you want portable and television play in one device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I'm thinking for emulation. Does the Vita do the same thing on the PSP level? Yes it does and it does so even better actually. You can easily soft mod to do what you want even on the most recent firmware version 3.67. Don't listen to people who say otherwise, they are just misinformed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Yes it does and it does so even better actually. You can easily soft mod to do what you want even on the most recent firmware version 3.67. Don't listen to people who say otherwise, they are just misinformed. Do tell! All I can find is "3.60 and below" information. Would love to run my Vita like my PSP. If you can't link here can you shoot me a PM? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Do tell! All I can find is "3.60 and below" information. Would love to run my Vita like my PSP. If you can't link here can you shoot me a PM? Thanks. http://wololo.net/2017/02/25/install-ark-epsp-custom-firmware-ps-vita-3-63/ There is a lot more you can do but you should have a nice jump off point from the link above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperofLindblum Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) http://wololo.net/2017/02/25/install-ark-epsp-custom-firmware-ps-vita-3-63/ There is a lot more you can do but you should have a nice jump off point from the link above. Except this only does PSP on the PSVita... HENKaku softmods the PSVita fully. ARK just gives you PSP homebrew access on a Vita. It also seems to stop at 3.63 whereas I think the latest version out is 3.67 for the Vita and TV. I don't see anywhere on that site about softmodding the latest firmware. \ EDIT - I found this but it still isn't really available yet... http://wololo.net/2018/02/18/theflow-reveals-hes-fw-3-65-3-67-taihen-henkaku-will-eventually-find-way-fw-3-65-3-67/ Edited February 27, 2018 by KeeperofLindblum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I have modded a few PSPs through the years. They have never really been hard to mod and work really well. One of the coolest things is turning PS1 games into PSP games with some simple PC software. You can even add the little extras PSP games have in the menu. I have tried to mod a PS Vita and found it very unfriendly. This was maybe a year ago and I just put it back on the shelf for later. Another noteworthy consideration, both consoles use a silly memory card, because Sony. The PSP has cheap adapters all over the place. The Vita uses a small memory card, and I don't think you are going to be able to find an adapter. I've never seen one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Except this only does PSP on the PSVita... HENKaku softmods the PSVita fully. ARK just gives you PSP homebrew access on a Vita. It also seems to stop at 3.63 whereas I think the latest version out is 3.67 for the Vita and TV. I don't see anywhere on that site about softmodding the latest firmware. \ EDIT - I found this but it still isn't really available yet... http://wololo.net/2018/02/18/theflow-reveals-hes-fw-3-65-3-67-taihen-henkaku-will-eventually-find-way-fw-3-65-3-67/ I said that was a starting point. If you don't think it's possible, I'm ok with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Well I've pretty much solved my emulation problems. I'm using a Pi and have it to a level of lag that I can live with. The one PSP exclusive that I was dying to play- Dracula X Chronicles- can run on the Pi, with the occasional wonky cutscene or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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