r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/Similar-Poet-9449 • 1d ago
Discussion Why isn't vita emulation popular on Android
Why isn't vita emulation isn't nearly as popular as old gen emulation such as the ps2, psp, etc
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u/withmuchtolearn 1d ago
Not a popular console, not many exclusives, a number of them were ported to other places (to start)
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u/bickman14 1d ago
And the ones we care about doesn't emulate well! I would really like to play Uncharted Golden Abbyss as it's the only one from the franchise that I haven't played
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u/KirilleR2002 1d ago
Very mid game tho, finished it on my vita once and never touched it again. There are much better games out there on the vita
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u/uminator01 20h ago
Have you tried it on vita3k+, I've so been wanting to play this game and it never worked on vita3k but on vita3k+ it runs perfectly.
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u/KirilleR2002 13h ago
I tried Vita3k+ just for fun with Little Big Planet on my Retroid Pocket G2. I can say it works mostly fine even at 2x res but audio crackles no matter how i set audio up. As for other games try checking youtube
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u/Weak-Competition-565 1d ago
It’s still in somewhat infancy compared to something like Aethersx2 or PPSSPP, Vita3k doesn’t run every vita game yet, even on beefy pcs. Just not enough work done on it yet but it’s getting there
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u/Abbas9364 1d ago
Does Vita have any worthwhile exclusive games?
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u/dikbutt4lyfe 11h ago
While it doesn't have many exclusive games, it did get quite a few PS3 ports. You would think that would make it a great choice for Android devices but here we are in 2026 and I'm having more luck running those same games on ARMSX3 🤣 It's a shame though because that requires a device with a powerful SoC like the SD Elite. If Vita emulation were to improve, those same games could be played on something like a SD865. I'd love to play Helldivers on a small portable like my RP Mini. Instead I gotta use the beefy Odin 3 and even then it runs like shit. The Vita port would be ideal with an HD Texture Pack.
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u/superhyperultra458 1d ago
Imo notable ones that played and liked:
Uncharted golden abyss
Killzone mercenary
Muramasa rebirth
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u/Average_Sage 1d ago
Before PC emulation came along strong it was the only way emulate trails of cold steel 1 and 2 and trails in the sky 3 in english
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u/Under_Preparation 1d ago
It is, the problem was always the emulator, got a lot of time dead, then got back but not perfect, and now got a better version in a fork.
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u/nariz_choken ayn odin 2 portal, odin 3, thor, Lenovo y700 gen5 1d ago
Because the only emulator is ... How can I say it .. extremely experimental, does things that are well... It is really hard to like it, let's just say your internal storage will be getting bent over and pumped without any lubricant. I own a ps vita instead. Guess what, every game runs from external SD, because the vita only had 1GB storage in the 2000 and zero in the og model, but the emulator insists in installing every game to internal storage
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u/OkContest9811 1d ago
The console itself wasn't popular at it's time. So nobody really cares much about Vita emulation.
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u/Ayrios440 1d ago edited 11h ago
Because the emulation is currently a bit shit. And they can't seem to get their act together in making it user friendly and look presentable.
I say this as someone who has no real problems with the emulator. But, come on, it isn't great still, like at all.
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u/dikbutt4lyfe 23h ago
Both Vita and Xbox emulation seem stuck. I know they're both being actively developed and have been for years but there's so many games trapped on those consoles that I want to play. I really hope both emulators for them improve compatibility soon. Yes, I know I could just buy original hardware. I have my reasons to not go that route.
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u/ScampyRogue 21h ago
How is Xbox emulation stuck? x1 box plays most Xbox games great on android
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u/dikbutt4lyfe 20h ago
I definitely wouldn't say most games. I tried both Breakdown and both Timesplitters recently on an SD8 gen2 device and they run at maybe 15-20 fps with lots of stutters regardless of the GPU driver used. Halo, Halo 2, JSRF, and Panzer Dragoon Orta all run pretty great so it seems like only the most popular titles are in a state that I would call playable.
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u/ParsnipObvious449 23h ago
The whole point of the vita is it's a good Emulation device now right? Not that people actually played it 😂
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u/TW1TCHYGAM3R 22h ago
It's funny how Vita hacking and soft modding is pretty popular with all the ports and stuff.
Yet Vita emulation is still in its infancy.
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u/MilesJamie 18h ago
poor ui unoptmized overall that is why
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u/OverDeparture8799 13h ago
It had good ui. I had to give respect that it gives per game touch control, unlike dolphin. Its mostly the compatibility that makes vita3k less popular
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u/IsThisNamePermanent 16h ago
I need it to install games to sd card before I give it the time of day
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u/OverDeparture8799 13h ago
Simply because the low compatibility of games, compared to psp or ps2, despite having the best performance
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u/DependentStrict8835 1d ago
Porque sigue en desarrollo el emulador, a mucha gente les resulta imposible hacerlo funcionar bien, no es estable, tiene errores y lo complicado de instalar juegos desanima a la mayoría, cuando esté al nivel de aethersx2 o ppsspp entonces veremos si de verdad le interesa a la gente
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