# PlayStation Vita

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Portable Game Console - Lifespan: 2011 - 2019

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## Information

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="224"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Emulators</strong></td><td><ul><li>vita3k</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>File folder</strong></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> roms \ <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> psvita</td></tr><tr><td><strong>File extension</strong></td><td>.m3u .psvita .vpk</td></tr></tbody></table>

## System Features

<table><thead><tr><th width="256">Retroachievements</th><th width="243">Netplay</th><th>Controller autoconfig</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>NO</td><td>NO</td><td>NO</td></tr></tbody></table>

## BIOS

<table><thead><tr><th width="193">Bios file</th><th width="142.03610108303252">Folder</th><th>md5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>PSP2UPDAT.PUP</td><td><code>\bios</code></td><td>8B5F60B56C3DA8365B973DBA570C53A5</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/psvita/system-software/">PSVUPDAT.PUP</a></td><td><code>\bios</code></td><td>F2C7B12FE85496EC88A0391B514D6E3B</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Controls

Vita3K auto-detects connected controllers, there is no configuration required.

## System Features

### Data location

<table><thead><tr><th width="254">Data</th><th>Path (relative to RetroBat root folder)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>pref-path</td><td>saves\psvita\vita3k*<br><br>*The folder can be changed in <strong>advanced settings > emulation</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Installation & first setup

Before playing any game, it is required to install PSVita firmware.

The firmware is available on Sony website : <https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/psvita/system-software/>

You can either run a game to install or run the emulator from the RetroBat menu:

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Upon first startup, click on **File > Install Firmware**:

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Install the firmware that has been downloaded previously and wait until the end of installation:

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CONGRATULATIONS: you have succesfully initialised Vita3k emulator.

### Adding games

PS Vita games first have to be installed within the emulator, a more detailed guide can be read on the Vita3K website: <https://vita3k.org/quickstart.html>

Vita3K currently supports .pkg, NoNpDrm, FAGDec, or manually decrypted games.

2 cases need to be distinguished:

1. The game is already installed in vita3k
2. The game is in your roms\psvita folder and is not yet installed in vita3k emulator

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Games are installed in the `ux0\app` folder inside the directory that was defined as "pref path".
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#### Case 1 : game is already installed in vita3k

Create a .m3u file in the `\roms\psvita` folder of your RetroBat installation with game name:

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Inside the file, copy the **Title ID** of the game and save:

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The title ID can be retrieved by running directly the Vita3k emulator.
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It's also possible to use a .psvita file instead of .m3u, but in this case the file must contain the game ID inside square brackets.

#### Case 2 : game is in your roms folder and not yet installed in the emulator

RetroBat will automatically take care of the installation when you run the game for the first time, provided that the games are in the correct format.

2 formats are accepted and will allow automatic installation:

* game folders
* .vpk packages

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It is mandatory that your .psvita folder name or .vpk filename contains the gameID between brackets as illustrated in the examples below, else the installation will not work.
{% endhint %}

If you are using a game folder, the folder must be renamed with ".psvita" at then end, also ensure that there is a eboot.bin directly inside the folder. Here is an example of a correct structure:

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If you are using a .vpk file, just be sure that the file is correctly named with the gameID between brackets:

```
Street fighter [PCSE00005].vpk
```

When running the game for the first time, Retrobat will automatically install it inside the emulator, wait until the operation finishes (this might take some time and the screen will seem frozen).

Once the game is installed, next startup will be faster.

### Custom textures

Vita3K allows user to load custom HD textures for games.

To do so, place the texture packs in the `emulators\vita3k\textures\import` folder of your RetroBat installation and enable the option in ADVANCED SETTINGS > VISUAL RENDERING:

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