The PlayStation Vita (PS Vita, or Vita) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 17, 2011, and is the successor to the PlayStation Portable, and a part of the PlayStation brand of gaming devices, as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles.

The original model of the handheld includes a 5-inch multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, two analog joysticks, and front and shoulder push-button input, and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and optional 3G. The Vita features a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU and a quad-core SGX543MP GPU. The PS Vita 2000 series, which I have, is a revised version of the system with a slightly smaller size, extended battery life, and an LCD screen instead of OLED.

The platform stalled in 2017 upon the release of the Nintendo Switch, and was completely discontinued in 2019. The system is regarded as a commercial failure in the video game industry, which is actually bad, because it’s a very nice device. I did play a lot of games on it, and it even has wi-fi connectivity, so the internet is your oyster :D

As an afterthought, the console is still super cool and the modding scene is insanely nice, with a ton of hacks, mods and stuff you can do to make your PS Vita still relevant in 2023. A good place to start is https://vita.hacks.guide/ or check on youtube “PS Vita 2023”, as there are a myriad of tutorials available online.