V1 Ultimate PS Vita [PCH-1100-PMV1]

The Ultimate PS Vita is a combination of lots of different existing mods. I wanted to make a PS Vita that was completely loaded out with mods. I wanted to experiment with advanced hardware mods as well as software mods.

Inspirations

Early V1 Design

Early Design
Early Design
Early Design

The earliest design for The Ultimate PS Vita had a custom paint job featuring Batman. This did not turn out very good. It was obviously hand painted, and the paint pens caused some wrinkle marks. I installed a USB-C port next to the original charging port. This was wired up to a separate charging board. So, it completely bypassed all the charging circuitry on the PS Vita. I installed an SD2Vita to expand the storage. This design also had a larger battery. I installed a USB-A port to charge other devices off of the larger battery. This was a strange idea that only had very specific use cases, and the positioning of the port made it very uncomfortable to hold. I also removed the cameras because I never used them, and I was taking this apart and putting it back together so many times that I just got tired of dealing with them.

Final V1 Design

The final design is much simpler. There’s no paint job and no USB-A port awkwardly sticking out of the side. I also moved the USB-C port to the top to replace the “mystery port” that was never used. It still runs off of a separate charging board which is not ideal, but an upgraded board may provide quicker charging speeds. I put a kill switch where the USB-C port originally was. This didn’t end up working out because the switch was too small, and it would overheat. I should have used a MOSFET, but there wasn’t much room left anyways. So, I ended up bridging the connection, and now the switch does not do anything. I also switched to a PSVSD instead of the SD2Vita. This allows me to use physical game cartridges while still being able to use Micro SD cards.

The MK.1 Dock

The dock is very simple. I used a Raspberry Pi 3B+ because I wanted to have a full size HDMI port. I designed a dock for it that looks like the one that the Nintendo Switch uses. Then I used command strips to stick the Raspberry Pi to the back of the 3D printed dock.

Ultimate PS Vita [PCH-1100-PMV1] Parts List

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