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PlayStation Vita

The PlayStation Vita is a console developed by Sony. It was released in 2012.

PS Vita emulation is still very experimental and only a few select titles work. Do not expect great performance either.

Right now, this is only available on x86_64 platforms.

This system scrapes metadata for the “psvita” group(s) and loads the psvita set from the currently selected theme, if available.

Quick reference

  • Emulator: Vita3K
  • Folder: /userdata/roms/psvita
  • Accepted ROM formats: .psvita

BIOS

Games require the PS Vita's system modules. These are stored as two files on PlayStation's update server:

Once both are downloaded, transfer them to Batocera at /userdata/bios/psvita. Then, on Batocera, press [F1] on the system list and go to Applications → FIXME (what is it named?) to open the emulator.

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Click on the FIXME in the FIXME corner, and go to File → Install Firmware.

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Navigate to where your saved the system modules earlier and install them.

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ROMs

Place your PlayStation Vita ROMs in /userdata/roms/psvita.

Emulators

Vita3K

Added in Batocera v36, Vita3K is a highly experimental low-level emulator for the PS Vita. A quickstart guide and minimum requirements can be found on its website.

Vita3K configuration

Standardized features available to all cores of this emulator: psvita.videomode

ES setting name batocera.conf_key Description ⇒ ES option key_value
Settings that apply to all cores of this emulator
GRAPHICS API psvita.vita3k_gfxbackend Choose which graphics API library to use. Vulkan is better, when supported.
⇒ OpenGL OpenGL, Vulkan Vulkan.
RENDERING RESOLUTION psvita.vita3k_resolution Enhancement. Increase the rendering resolution. Makes 3D objects clearer.
⇒ 1x (960×544) 1, 2x (1920×1088) 2, 3x (2880×1632) 3, 4x (3840×2176) 4, 5x (4800×2720) 5, 6x (5760×3264) 6, 7x (6720×3808) 7, 8x (7680×4352) 8.
FXAA psvita.vita3k_fxaa Anti-aliasing is a technique for smoothing out jagged edges.
⇒ Disabled (Default) False, Enabled True.
VSYNC psvita.vita3k_vsync Fix screen tearing.
⇒ Disabled False, Enabled (Default) True.

Controls

Here are the default PlayStation Vita's controls shown on a Batocera RetroPad:

Troubleshooting

Further troubleshooting

For further troubleshooting, refer to the generic support pages.

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