Most of their staff are emo morons who'd rather be dead than work, but parents told them that being 24 and playing pokemon all day is a waste of oxygen and kicked out. No wonder they're atrocious.

This may only apply to a small group of people, but I bought my Vita about a year ago because I'd had PS Plus games for it building up for ages in the background. Bought the console and a memory card and haven't actually had to buy anything else for it since. There is no doubt that the 3DS is the superior console in terms of games, but unlike the home consoles there's very little overlap between the 3DS and Vita. There's plenty of quality out there for both, and if (like me) you have/had Vita games building up in the background by virtue of a PS Plus subscription that you probably bought solely for a home console, picking up a Vita console can prove to be great value for money.

I love my vita. Great piece of tech

And? I never said they weren't.

A brave post as the vita and CEX don't get well recieved on here normally, however - I'm a big fan of both. Never had issues with CEX hardware or games, and I love Uncharted and Grim Fandango on Vita - along with all the other Indy titles.

Heat added.

best if you have a PS4 and can't get on the TV to use as a second screen

CEX do sell a lot of broken or dodgy stuff especially disks but I never have any issues getting the item fixed, replaced or Refunded. Unlike GAME and Grainger Games who are a pain to deal with.

I bought one off ebay over 2 years ago for 90 quid. Glad to see its holding its value

Is it just me or does the link just take you to the CeX homepage??

And? I never said they weren't.

Is this how much there worth I have one in the cupboard collecting dust might unearth it and sell it on

I expect this to get more heat...

Useless without a memory card so factor that in...
They go for cheaper on eBay but you might believe that a CEX warantee is worth something.

I used to work here, we as staff were atrocious. The long cues you see were because more than half the team were just slacking around. Can't believe I escaped this place. £95 is a decent price plus a 2 years guarantee. Just hope that no one has to go back because it's faulty.

good find op, heat added

One got sold for only £58. That's cheap but the problem is the need of a memory card. I have a 64GB memory card on my PSTV and a 16GB on my 2nd PSTV but can't see buying a third one or an actual Vita because the games don't appeal too much to me. Shame how badly Sony treated Vita in the west. :disappointed:

I have had a vita and a Nintendo 3DS XL. 3DS is much much better, hardly any decent games on vita. So many games and new ones releasing regularly. Vita is a waste of money, unless you like playing the same games over and over again and you don't mind the awkward design which makes your hands hurt after prolonged use.

3DS XL surprised me, I can't actually believe how good the games are and how comfortable it is to hold. The 3D effects are actually very good but can be turned off to 2D.

I love my vita. Great piece of tech

That sounds like a career choice!

I got rid of my vita, just not enough games on it for my liking. I'm not into the shorter, indie games that these are meant to be great for. Personally I'd just use the money to buy a couple of PS4 games instead. Remote play is decent for basic games, but the lag and inaccuracy of the analogue sticks make some games a chore.

Vita rules! Best Fifa experience out of all consoles.

I love the Vita, they should of had more games for it though! Uncharted and Resistance were awesome! I'd double check they've cleared the vita though before you buy it, wouldn't be the first time they sold one with an account still on it

I think that's a bit steep to be honest. It shouldn't be more than £85 with a game in my opinion.

Then again, it is Cex. They buy high and sell higher. The prices also fluctuate from month to month, so it may drop a bit soon. Either that, or go up higher. :smiley:

This may only apply to a small group of people, but I bought my Vita about a year ago because I'd had PS Plus games for it building up for ages in the background. Bought the console and a memory card and haven't actually had to buy anything else for it since. There is no doubt that the 3DS is the superior console in terms of games, but unlike the home consoles there's very little overlap between the 3DS and Vita. There's plenty of quality out there for both, and if (like me) you have/had Vita games building up in the background by virtue of a PS Plus subscription that you probably bought solely for a home console, picking up a Vita console can prove to be great value for money.

Vita rules!!! :sunglasses: If only more people had bought it rather than banging on about their 50p mobile games...

lovely system this Vita..specially the OLED screen one..enough exclusives to justify buying one.I definitely regret selling mine.

Are the Vita's easy to clean? Or are there edges where dirt can get into?

I luv my vita, playing legend of heroes cold steel at the moment, can't put it down! if you like jrpgs, it's the handheld to go for.

Love my Vita. Sad to see memory card prices are still extortionate.

Nice! I couldn't get mine to respond and as. Was ok if I was in close proximity to the PS4, but from other rooms there started to be lag! Controller might have alleviated precision issues I guess.

​hahahahaha

cold. small expensive proprietary memory and games library seems to be stagnant. not op's fault though

So true, they are all emo's (quite literally) who basically said "I want to work in the video games industry!".....and when that miracle didn't happen parents issued an ultimatum and they ended up working in a used video games shop lol

I asked a CEX guy a question once, clearly stoned or something he said "Yes.. No... I'm not a mind reader!" but he didn't say it in an annoyed tone, he said it in a happy spaced out way... creepy!

As for the PS Vita, Sony has basically quit portable gaming. They have already announced they are no longer supporting the Vita with first party titles and the rest are pretty poor ports or cash grabs. So the gem's that are out there like Uncharted are all your getting.

I've got a 3DS and disappointed with the small range of games available for it.

However I might consider getting a PS Vita if I can stick emulators on it. I also have a PSP.

Are PS vita games available for my PS4?

Really?? I found it to be dreadful

My vita is more an accessory to my PS4 that a stand alone games machine. Remote play is a game changer when the TV is occupied with Eastenders and Corronation Street by the wife or Peppa Pig by the kids.

vid for those who say vita have no games - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtv14uriPdA

I'll not dispute the "emo" thing (although what is this, 2007?) but I'm sure the people trying to sell a mountain of old DVDs and copies of PES on the PS2 don't help the queue situation. Nor do the people getting up in arms that a phone isn't A grade when it looks like it lost a fight with a hummer.

It's never been the staff in CeX I have a problem with.

i can't remember the last time i played on my vita, i need to dust it off and use it.

http://www.iplaypsvita.com/upcoming-ps-vita-games-2016/

looks like a lot of games still being produced, not sure how many will be AAA though.

Sold mine due to lack of use. I really wanted to like it, but just never really felt like playing it. The OLED screen was pretty amazing though.

The Vita has loads of great games and I bought a controller grip for a few quid and it's like using a dual shock controller.

I much prefer Vita games compared to the more child focused Nintendo offerings. I also love playing my old PSone and PSP games on the Vita.

Best handheld ever.

Persona, Mortal Kombat, KZ Mercenary, LBP Vita, Lumines and Gravity Rush all say hello.

I love my VITA i try not to buy games for it and just do with the free ones from Playstation Plus

Do they still release games for the Vita?

I was the same. I picked one up about 2 years back to play all the PS+ games I had backed up. I sold it on recently for not much less than I paid for it. I got to play many great games that are available fo it.

Don't let anyone try and say the Vita has no games... it does, but there will become a time where you will have played the majority of what's worth playing. Any gamer should own a Vita at some point. The unique controls are brilliant for some games like Ucharted, Little Big Planet and Tearaway.

Can't wait for these to be emulatable (emulateable?). I don't really want to pay that much for a vita when there's only one game I'd really like to play (Wipeout 2048), that money could easily buy a PS3 with a much larger catalogue.

I wouldn't say the Vita is amazing, but I certainly enjoy mine for what it is. I tend to take it on holiday with me and really enjoy the following games.

Everybody's Golf
Rogue Legacy
Binding Of Isaac : Rebirth
Luftrausers

I can't say I am a golf fan, but man... Everybody's Golf is just such a nice game to play. Rogue Legacy is again, another game that plays really well on the Vita too.

As for the other games not listed above though... on the most part, I just don't enjoy playing them on this device, at all really. The frame rate seems to be quite low for any games that have any graphical ambition and more often than not it feels like the developers have had to really squish the game onto the device. A great example of this would be either Borderlands or Nuclear Throne.

how to add the free game?
I tried to add under £15 games to my basket but it dent show any discount?

My vita needs to be dusted off, but I do agree with others here, there are a lot of good games out there.
Anyone with a good library of PS+ games should also seriously consider picking one up too as there are a lot of Vita titles in most people's game collection!

As for graphically ambitious games - I played Borderlands and given the console it is on, it's an absolutely amazing achievement. Yes the load times are quite long, and the frame rate is an issue - but neither of those things have stopped me sinking countless hours into it.I would certainly recommend it for anyone who enjoyed it the first time around on consoles!

Just to add a qualifier for my moan a couple of posts above, it is indeed an amazing achievement, one I'm really surprised was funded as well as surprised it was implemented as well as it was.

The PSP still takes it for me.

Better AAA titles.
More games.
Homebrew/emulation.
PS1 Emulation on PSP has always felt better on PSP than Vita especially the rendering.

I've owned so many Vitas and PSPs. Now sticking with my 3003 Vibrant Blue PSP (brand new off eBay - some tools and hardware site found a load in storage)

Instore as per the title and numerous comments

Bought mine a year ago. Haven't bought any games for it. Luckily got sone top games free on ps+. Uncharted, Gravity Rush, KZ & Grim Fandango

Actually, I did buy one game, Assassins Creed for £4 on a PSN sale.

Went in to the Leeds store at lunchtime, consoles more scuffed and marked than an old pair of football boots!

I sold mine after 4 years of brilliant gaming. New releases have dried up so thought I might as well put the money towards a new GPU.

must be part of the job spec lol

There certainly isn't a shortage of great and/or entertaining games on Vita, especially if you're a fan of Japanese games.

Some I'd recommend checking out:
Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed
Amnesia: Memories
Assassin's Creed Liberation & Chronicles
Atelier Arland Plus Trilogy
Bastion
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
Borderlands 2
Broken Age
Broken Sword 5
Child of Light
Civilization Revolution 2 Plus
Code:Realize - Guardian of Rebirth
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars
Corpse Party: Blood Drive
Danganronpa 1 & 2 & Another Episode
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Dead or Alive 5 Plus & Xtreme 3
Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess
Demon Gaze
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited
DJMax Technika Tune
Dragon's Crown
Dungeon Travelers 2
Dynasty Warriors 8 & 8 Empires
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable & 2
Everybody's Golf
FIFA 15
Final Fantasy X & X-2 HD
Flame Over
Freedom Wars
God of War 1 & 2 HD
Gravity Rush
Grim Fandango Remastered
Guacamelee!
Hatoful Boyfriend & Holiday Star
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f & F 2nd
Helldivers
Hotline Miami 1 & 2
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;birth 1-3 & Spin-offs
IA/VT Colorful (Japan import)
Killzone: Mercenary
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Lego (a gazillion games)
LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
Lost Dimension
Lumines: Electronic Symphony
Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3 HD
Minecraft
MLB 15: The Show
Monster Monpiece & Moe Chronicle
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition
Muramasa Rebirth
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
OlliOlli 1 & 2
Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy
Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines
Persona 4 Golden & Dancing All Night
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Japan import)
Rayman Origins & Legends
Resident Evil Revelations 2
Retro City Rampage DX
Ridge Racer
Samurai Warriors 4 & 4-II & 4 Empires
Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus & Estival Versus
Severed
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Soul Sacrifice Delta
Steins;Gate
Stranger of Sword City
Street Fighter x Tekken
Superbeat Xonic
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment & Lost Song
Taiko no Tatsujin V Version (Japan import)
Tales of Hearts R
Tearaway
Terraria
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
Touch My Katamari
Toukiden: Kiwami
Trillion: God of Destruction
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Velocity 2X
Virtua Tennis 4
Walking Dead Season 1 & 2
WRC 4
Wipeout 2048
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus
Ys: Memories of Celceta
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

Games coming soon:
Atelier Sophie
Attack on Titan
Full Throttle Remastered
Gal Gun: Double Peace
God Eater Resurrection & God Eater 2: Rage Burst
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Muv Luv & Muv-Luv Alternative
New Danganronpa V3
Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir
One Piece: Burning Blood
Papers, Please
Psycho Pass: Mandatory Happiness
Roundabout
Shakedown Hawaii
Superdimension Neptune vs Sega Hard Girls
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization
Tales from the Borderlands
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
World of Final Fantasy
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

And then there is support for every PS1 game (PS1 Classics + PS3 remote play), selected PSP games and PS4 remote play too...

Gotta admit I brought my Vita a few weeks back from CeX but the one problem I did have was them not giving me the charger for it. They refuse to help me which is a pain in the ass but they won't help in store. Hope online does at least.

It's a standard micro usb charger for the new model

It's the old version I got

excellent list,although you forget one of the very best games for it : Muramasa Rebirth it also has few DLC add ons.
it looks and plays amazing on Vita specially on OLED version.

I thought the list was way too long already, then you point out a glaring omission :P

I imported the US physical copy so never got to try the DLC though.

same here..I bought the US physical version too as I'm all for physical games..so annoyed later on when I realised PAL DLC will not work on in..still haven't played those DLCs.I regretfully sold my Vita last year.Ive got a PS TV now but I'm looking to buy another Vita instead mainly to play Muramasa DLC.I really love that game.and Vita is without a doubt an amazing system
PS.. only OLED.no one should buy the inferior LCD.

The Vita is awesome. I shelled out for a 64gb card as I've had it for a few years and keep my 16gb on a Canadian profile now as some games don't come here. Taco master and Towerfall Ascension for example and they are dirt cheap! But with a PS4 and Ps plus it's an awesome little device for its own games such as Severed which is fab, Minecraft for my son, remote play on PS4 if the controls are OK. Great device, love it and I will support any new games for it to keep the flag flying!

Sony US does a lot more support wise and even they moan about it.

Mutants Blob Attack is awesome from the makers of Severed!