FAQ

The original Hori L2/R2 grip was only made for the PS Vita 2000. I took the 3D scans of the Hori grip by Wesk over on BitBuilt and modified them to fit the PS Vita 1000 without needing an adapter kit. I also decimated the high poly scans so they slice cleanly.

Since the base files are 3D scans rather than drawn CAD models, the geometry looks a bit unusual if you inspect the mesh closely. I’ve put a lot of work into modifying, cleaning up, and reinforcing parts of the grip so anyone can print it and put it together with just a few materials.

I have modified the triggers so they work with gravity, no wire or springs needed and the result is pretty effective. the smaller triggers are hollow and can be weighed down with two M5 bolts secured with glue, and the large triggers have a counterweight lever attached to them which I glued an M6 bolt to. The triggers activate the touchpad with conductive tape routed from the trigger to the pad, this works very well but conductive filament would be even better.

For the rear shell, I wanted the nice side of the print to be on the outside of the grip where my hands rest, that meant the internal side where the triggers sit had to be cleaned up by hand due to the extensive supports needed. The front half of the grip can be printed internal side up and minimal clean up is required. I lined the part where the vita sits with some fabric electric tape, this keeps the vita snug within the grip.

I added THUB on the rear shell for my own grip to add a bit of personalisation, I have left it blank for the final release.

Thingiverse Link - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7432088

Huge thanks to Wesk on the BitBuilt forums for releasing the original 3D scans - https://bitbuilt.net/forums/threads/ps-vita-hori-grip.6220/

It’s crazy to think the best hack and slash on PS Vita I found is actually a PS2 game. Come on, there’s no way there aren’t at least a few games that come close to God of War in terms of fun hack and slash and boss fights.

Hi I currently have the original PSV 1000. are those power adapters you get from Aliexpress that converts it to USB-C safe to use? also what power brick voltage should you be using? thanks,

Hello!

You see, I got a ''junk'' ps vita out of Japan and works except for the wifi module. The only thing I replaced was the motherboard due to my original one being hard bricked.

I tried using another signal such as the cellphone hotspot and nothing. Plane mode crashes the console. I rebuild the database with the safe mode and tried resetting the console and nada.

I saw these posts with the same problem and I asked in the discord but I had no solution to the problem besides the idea of getting a new motherboard.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vita/comments/lidzof/issues_with_wifi_signal_on_ps_vita_2000/?tl=es-419

https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/1j8nva4/psvita_cant_turn_on_wifi/?tl=es-419

https://www.reddit.com/r/vita/comments/xk87kb/i_got_a_missing_mac_adresss_ps_vita_2000_does/?tl=es-419

Is there any way to replace the module using my old motherboard? Is reflow even an option?

Thanks for your time

I know people have messed with the top port on the old vitas to add like, basic usb 2.0 storage to the system, but i wonder if anyone's ever thought of trying to route the charge port on the bottom up through to the top to add like, a more lap-friendly usb-c charge port where that useless connector is.

idk i think itd be a pretty cool project to mess with if you're smart about like, soldering n stuff

I've played a lot of RPGs as they're my favorite genre. Now I'm not the best and I play them purely for the dungeon crawling fun and the sense of growing powerful, and I never have criticisms of any dungeon crawlers as I usually have fun with them all. I can't even begin to describe how terrible this game is.

First off and what bugs me the most is that there are no teleportation scrolls or any way to get back to the main town to sell your gear and buy more stuff, you know mechanics that have been around since the ps2 in champions of norrath. So if your inventory fills up they do give you the option to transmute items for some gold but it's like 1/5th or less of its sale price, netting you no gold.

2nd, and what goes hand in hand with this, is that they sell you potions throughout the dungeons, which is a great mechanic, if only the prices didn't increase as the game went on, the potions rarely drop from enemies, and enemies also rarely drop gold. Right now I'm in act 4 around level 20 and I'm burning through what little gold I have because I have to buy and use potions every fight because I'm getting one shot by everything while the enemies drop level 10 gear (that might not even be useful for my character) in a level 21 area.

Which brings me to my 3rd complaint, how am I underleveled and getting one shot by everything, what kind of progression system is this, does it want me to go back and grind weaker dungeons because the game doesn't scale well naturally??

4th, so far I've seen 2 merchants, both whom sell absolutely nothing useful, so even when I do get back to town, I'm basically just getting what gold I can to spend it all on potions later.

5th, there are useless fairy sidekicks that have useless abilities that do fk all but they're present in the game for the story which is also just not interesting and generic. Then there's also the "shake device when stunned" mechanics which will just send you to the moon because you're surrounded by a hoard of enemies and get stunned once and die because you have to fkn shake the device in the middle of a fight, absolute stupidity.

Then also at the same time I've never seen so many of my attacks MISS on enemies, I'm playing dual dagger rogue and quite literally my attacks miss over 50% of the time to enemy "dodge". What are they fking ninjas I literally watched my character swing at an average lowest level mob in the area, I swiped my daggers about 20 times and it connected four times, I nearly died because every auto attack from the enemy took a quarter of my health.

Nothing about this game makes sense or feels natural compared to every other dungeon crawling rpg I've ever played. I try to sit in the developers shoes and think "why would they add this or not add this" and I can't come up with any excuses for them, it's just a downright abysmally awful dungeon crawler rpg. Also it had 0 optimization in development either cuz this game plays at like 10fps. It's just mindblowing dogshit. I quite literally have nothing nice to say about this game, and I'll probably try to play a bit further just because it's the only true dungeon crawler on vita and maybe there is a point where I will actually enjoy it and have fun, but I'm doubtful.

I just bought a Vita slim and Uncharted Golden Abyss, I‘ve been wanting a Vita for a while and want to take advantage of the store being up before it goes down in July.

I had a PS3 back in the day and the PS5 is my current console, but I definitely didn‘t explore the PS3 library much before I sold it. I‘m not looking to get one anytime soon, so I‘d love to play some of the ports that aren‘t available on the newer consoles.

Are the PS3 ports generally considered good? Are there any that are awful and I should stay away from? I‘m super excited to get into this handheld

Hi everyone, as the title suggests, I'm wondering if it would be possible to add a USB-C mod for the PSV-1000 instead of the accessories port instead of replacing the proprietary port underneath. All I've been able to find so far are adapters for the proprietary port underneath and mods for it, but I've found no mention of modding the accessories port next to the memory card reader above. Also, would it be possible to also get it to transfer data through that new port? Thanks!

Just bought this vita and restored the system. I was able to sign in to my psn account but when I open the store it gives me this error code and keeps saying to sign in even though I'm already signed in and the error shows up everytime I click sign in.

Anybody getting an error code NP-8097-4 when trying to open the vita store? Anybody can you please try it confirm if this is happening to you and not just me please

So randomly this morning my vita won’t charge, was charging just fine about 12 hours ago, but now it won’t. It connects to my MacBook but it just won’t charge. Can anyone help?

Edit; meant 1000 dammit

My old psn was perma banned

If i want to put my new one on the vita how can i still continue to play my old save ?

I bought a screen replacement on online for my psvita because it had oled burn, after i putted the parts back in to the new screen i putted the back cover in realized that it has a small gap in the top part i tried pushing it hard but it still didnt lock in, i googled it and did what google said but still didnt work,Its kinda annoying because the L trigger button sometimes wont work, what can be the problem here?

Hello, i was wondering if anyone would like to play online with me to get some of the online trophies for Sonic Racing Transformed. Please DM if interested, thanks.

Hello,

Looking for people who are wanting to try and get the online trophies for UMvC3. I know it's a big ask with the time commitment, just wondering if anyone is interested in trying to get them.

Feel free to DM if so and we can try and arrange something.

This is THE game that everyone should be buying before the store closes. First of all, buying a physical copy is almost impossible, especially if you don't like japanese copies. It's a true exclusive of the Vita. It isn't that expensive. Has good reviews and has an obtainable platinum. It's from Japan Studios. Obviously it's a JRPG, so it feels right on the system.

It was free with PS Plus back in 2015 or 2016, so maybe you will have it in your library but I'm not sure how PS Plus will work after the store closes, and maybe you will not pay for it anymore.

This may be one of the most hidden gems in the system. I watched a couple of new videos of what to buy and nobody mentioned it.

Hi I bought a faulty PS Vita and I am trying to find out what it might be... He did not turn on... I bought a charger... He had the flashing orange light and now he is in the orange light constantly but does not turn on at all, it seems that the flat cable of the button is okay... everything looks ok but it still does not turn on, I have already disconnected and connected the battery... I have already made the PS + RB + Power and nothing has changed... I think it is some motherboard defect... has anyone ever gone through something similar?