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[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What PSX games did you try? I tried Silent Hill and it was more of a sideshow than a game.

As for the power drain, I don't always have time to charge every night and that's when I see the problems. (Traveling and such)

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Did you try it on a 3DS or a New 3DS? They look so similar and have such similar names that it’s easy to confuse them but the hardware difference is enormous.

Also when did you last try it? There’s been a ton of work put into the dynarec PSX core (I forget the exact name of the emulator. It’s basically an alphabet soup name) for RetroArch that’s made night and day performance improvements.

I can’t help much on the travelling bit. I’m actually surprised that a PS Vita would last multiple days of all-day gaming while travelling without being able to charge.

[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have a N3DS. As for when I last tried, would have been 8 to 12 months ago max.

And the Vita doesn't has multiple days of all day gaming, it has about the same amount of play time as the 3DS, but it can be left in sleep mode for much longer. After 2-3 days of being in sleep mode (normal, not an emulator), the 3DS battery is drained and i need to recharge it. The Vita can sit for a week or 2 and barely have lost any power.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Ahhh okay. I tend to leave my N3DS turned off all the time. I only use sleep mode for short term. Maybe that’s why I don’t have an issue?