/Vita3K

Experimental PlayStation Vita emulator

Primary LanguageC++GNU General Public License v2.0GPL-2.0

Vita3K

C/C++ CI Vita3K discord server

Introduction

Vita3K is an experimental PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.

Compatibility

The emulator currently runs some homebrew programs. It is also able to load some decrypted commercial games.

Persona 4 Golden by Atlus A Rose in the Twilight by Nippon Ichi Software
Persona 4 Golden screenshot A Rose in the Twilight screenshot
Alone with You by Benjamin Rivers VA-11 HALL-A by Sukeban Games
Alone with You screenshot VA-11 HALL-A screenshot
Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios Jetpack Joyride by Halfbrick Studios
Fruit Ninja Screenshot Jetpack Joyride Screenshot

Licence

Vita3K is licensed under the GPLv2 license. This is largely dictated by external dependencies, most notably Unicorn.

Downloads

Building

Please see building.md.

Running

Specify the path to a .vpk file as the first command line argument, or run Vita3K --help from the command-line for a full list of options. For more detailed instructions on running/installing games on all platforms, please read the #info-faq channel on our Discord Server.

Bugs and issues

The project is in an early stage, so please be sensitive to that when opening new issues. Expect crashes, glitches, low compatibility and poor performance.

Thanks

Thanks go out to people who offered advice or otherwise made this project possible, such as Davee, korruptor, Rinnegatamante, ScHlAuChi, Simon Kilroy, TheFlow, xerpi, xyz, Yifan Lu and many others.

Donations

If you would like to show your appreciation or help fund development, the project has a Patreon page.

Supporters

Thank you to the following supporters:

  • Mored1984
  • soiaf

If you support us on Patreon and would like your name added, please get in touch or open a Pull Request.

Note

The purpose of this emulator is not to enable illegal activity. You can dump games by using NoNpDrm/FAGDec. You can get homebrew programs from VitaDB.

PlayStation, PlayStation Vita and PS Vita are trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. This emulator is not related to or endorsed by Sony, or derived from confidential materials belonging to Sony.