Alright /v/,Let's settles thisIn this current year, if you had to choose between the 3ds or vita, or even, a psp, which one would you choose, any why?
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>>7351481743DS for the clamshell and native 3DS/DS/GBA
>>735148174The 3DS, it offers unique experiences and has a massive enough library for me. I own DS, PSP, Vita, and 3DS, so trust me on this one. Even though there's kick ass homebrew for Vita, it still kinda rests second place.
The Vita. I have a library of Vita and 3DS games. I spent more time playing the Vita.
I think I'd just skip it and tell whoever is giving me choice of one to give it to some poor kid instead
>>735148174I love the vita's screen and dpad and has perfectly double the pixel count of psp3ds scaling for DS and GBA is dogshit but it's better than chinkleds
>>735148174PSP
>>735148174Either a hacked Vita or a hacked 3DS, it depends on which native library you prefer.PSP (arguably) has a better library than both systems above, but you can play PSP games on a hacked Vita.
>>7351481743ds only because emulating ds and 3ds on pc is ass. not because the emulators can't run them smoothly, but because you have to display 2 separate screens a a single monitor. 3ds games also look really bad on a big screen.although if it's a desert island kind of question, i'd take the vita.still like my vita a little more more than the 3ds, but at least it's comfortable to emulate psp and vita games on pc.
>>735148174What a crazy thread, I was just looking for a used handheld from the 3ds zelda threadMy budget is around $150, do I go for a slim Vita or a New 3ds XL?
>>735148174Neither, I could buy a premium chinkheld for how much these turds have been going for and play actual good libraries.
>>735148965No chinkheld has a resistive 240p screen nor 3d
>>735149237Thankfully.
>>735149305Yeah thank godAlmost could play a game the way it was intended there
>>735149305I love my chinkheld, but come on man, resistive touch screens are so much better for gaming. at the very least they're far superior for playing ds and 3ds games
>>735148174psp is easiest to hacki got a new 2ds i need to hack but i cba cuz its like 400 dollars used and i dont wanna buy a new 1 if i fuck it up lmao
>>735149448>>735149657I said actual good libraries. Plus the entire point is spitting on the 'intended way'.
>>735148174How portable are the Vita and 3ds for a pocket?
>>735148174I had the privilege of owning both on launch.I spent much more time with the Vita. That would probably be my choice knowing what I know.
>>7351481743ds by fareasy as fuck to cfw, whole 3ds and ds libraries up for the taking plus virtual console shenanigans
>>735149978I thought the point was playing in the best way
>>735150538One and the same. You may as well be bitching at me running the game 4x res with widescreen hacks.
>>735148773OP here, I was mostly thinking about the game libraries and playing on the bus
>>735150147You can also easily do this with Vita these days too now. I did it for the first time last year and the entire process took like 15mins. Within an hour I had ROMs, fan translated jappo games, and any Vita game I wanted.
>>735148174I'm not into bing bang wahoo kind of games, that leaves Monster Hunter as the only game for the 3ds, so I'd take the psvita.
>>735150689if you're lazy. it's convenient on a modern screen but it's not the "best" by a long shot
>>735148174choose between them for what? Why not both?
>>735148883I can only speak for the oled but while the vita looks and runs better the variety of the 3ds library is better. I do not recommend any of the xls though, I hate how the screens look. They're not any higher resolution just the same resolution stretched.
>>735148174I have both, modded. The 3ds has a better library
>>735151668Only the new 3ds xls are being sold over in my shithole, but the current cheapest one is a pink one on auction for $100, while the oled vita is $90
>>735151089Oh, spare me the CRT shader evangelism, they look like trash.
>>735148174Retroid or similar chinkheld. It can do all of them.
>>735150984all 3 nowadays are easy as fuck, automated processes basicallymy thought is, i like the psp library, but i like 3ds and ds more. playing psp on vita is a plus, but vita's library is hilariously weak
>>735152172Yes, CRT shaders look like trash. Glad we're in agreement
3DS for Kid Icarus and Etrian Odyssey.
>>735152045If it's your only option then yeah go for it, but in the end it really depends on what your game taste is if they're that close in price. If you're a big JRPG/visual novel guy, the vita will be a better choice, and it's got some great rhythm games too.
>>735150751the nds+3ds library is definitely better then the psp+vita library, but one thing worth considering is emulation. I really like the vita as an emulation machine for everything up to ps1. I actually emulate more on my vita than I do on my steam deck.3ds can emulate decently as well and has native gba games, but the poor ergonomics, low res screen and just the fact that it's a dual screen console make for a pretty poor emulation experience in my opinion.the vita's homebrew ports scene also mogs the fuck out of the 3ds. ocarina of time, max payne, cave story, etcetera.also, quentin will laugh at you if he sees you playing your 3ds on the bus
>>735148174I've never owned one, which one do I pick up?And what do I look for when looking at the 2nd hand market?
>>735148174Out of those 3 I would take the vita, While the Vita library is not the largest you do get access to the large PSP and PS1 libraries and it is pretty good at emulation for retro game consoles. I would unironically take a DS Lite over a 3DS basically any day. While the 3DS has some good exclusives, the awkward d-pad location, and the odd screen resolution (GBA/NDS games either are tiny or blurry) make it a poor choice for the much more compelling GBA and NDS game libraries.
>>735148174bump, I want this debate going
>>735148174Hard to choose desu, both 3DS and Vita are great for how much stuff you can put in them that runs great. It's a matter of taste in games but I'd choose a Vita, I can play PS1, PSP and emulate a bunch of ninty stuff as well.The ideal scenario is having both though.
>>735148174the one with most piracy, easily emulabe in a windows vista or win98, and the ones with more jrpgs or games in french and deutsch.
>>735148174Imo nobody chooses to buy nintendo.It's always bought for you as a kid and then later maybe if you're a fan of one of the long running series you get one for yourself but you never really choose the console for being good or anything.And to answer op obviously PSP so I can play more than 3-4 games.
>>735148174I've never owned or touched a Vita but I've owned "New" 3DS XLs since they released and I like them well enough even if I only ever play one game on them and ignore the rest of the apps littering the bottom screen.
>>735148174>Vita vs 3ds3ds>Psp vs 3dsPsp>Vita vs ndsNds>Psp vs ndsI would go with psp(because i had it as kid) but i think both are too good to have a clear honest answer
3ds. the chink gbas are pretty good for under 75 burgers
>>735160284Vita is literally PSP but better though?
A 250 dollar chinkheld, obviously, i can play pc games on this shit
>>735160423rule of thumb, if a system need its predecessor library to be considered good, it's a shit systemps2 stood on its own legs 3ds stood on its own legsvita does not
>>735148174PSP was easier to disassemble and mod than the other two. I broke my 2011 launch Vita trying to replace the battery
Ok, I think I'll get a Vita, but do I get a 1000 or a 2000?
>>735148174psp
>>735148174i ordered an AYN odin 2 portal like a month ago and that piece of shit still hasnt shipped
>>735160423While hardware itself is good library is very onesidedWhile i had fun playing nip rpgs and such there's simply nothing else(besides bargain bin indies) on itPsp games look blurry af on vita due to resolution differences btw
>>735160867Not much reason to get 2000 nowadaysThey are just as old and have shit screensYou can replace 2000 joysticks for cheap i suppose but eh just buy fully functional 1000 or don't bother
>>735161134So, 1000 it is then
>>735148174Vita. God-tier battery and Adrenaline basically includes a full PSP.
>>735160605more like rule of cope
>>735148174Wait, am I choosing just between obsolete handheld consoles with nogaems, or am I at least getting the full library for the console of my choice?
Vita because DS games suck on a 3DS (shitty pixel scaling)
Vita's more based but 3DS is more reliable.
>>735161469yes, you get the moded fuckers, now choose wisely
>>735161532if you're autistic enough to care about shit like pixel scaling, you should also be autistic enough to care about the slight input delay when playing psp games through adrenaline
>>735161469modded of coursewhy would you not mod a 3ds or vita in this day and age?
If it's some kind of weird trapped on an island with only one device, I think I'd go for the 3ds since it has a better library. The Vita has some good weeb games but it's still way less. Pretty hard choice if you get the ds/psp games too, though. Either one wouldn't be that bad at that point. Just look at some recommended games lists and see which library sounds better to you, if you're forced to only choose one right now this very moment and can't get both.
>>735148174vita, i'd play some jarpig shovelware and lumines and maybe some ps1 slop3ds games suck dick
>>735161532Giving up on having the libraries of 3DS, DS, GBA, GB, SNES, NES, Genesis, PCE, NGP, etc. etc. in one convenient spot because of that is pretty autistic Pixel perfect mode isn't bad either, especially if you have an XL model
what are some essential games for the vita from every genre?
>>735160938>Psp games look blurry af on vita due to resolution differences btwWrong, the Vita has exactly double the resolution of the PSP so it is pixel perfect. If you want your PSP games to be higher resolution you are going to have to emulate.>>735161134>Not much reason to get 2000 nowadaysYou do at least get a standard micro USB charging port and while worse when new the 2000's screen will not yellow or burn in like the 1000's screen can with longterm use.
>>735148174Why not just get a chink handheld that can play everything. Ayn Odin 2 Mini or something like that.
>>735163757because I can get a vita for half the price
>>735164019where can you buy a vita for 120 bucks, unless you live in japan
>>735148174what stupid question is this, obviously a 3DS. Vita was underrated and 3DS was a dayfly gimmick consolebut 3DS has games and Vita doesn't
>>735148174Vita is more impressive but I'm taking the 3DS. I hate emulating it.
>>7351608671000 has a better screen and hall effect sticks, but with 2000 you don't need to deal with proprietary ports.
>>735161469Both can be softmodded, for all intents and purposes you get the whole library
>>735148174Vita because there's more stuff I haven't playedBut 3DS is the better console
>>735148174I like more games for Vita than 3DS, but 3DS had streetpass, which made going to anime/gaming cons extra fun. This was the last era for handhelds with SOUL. I wish Switch had streetpass, there's no excuse not to.
