AbakwaSony bangezinye zezinkampani ebezilwisana nokugencwa kwamadivayisi ayo kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Lolu lwazi lubukeka lunelukuluku, ikakhulukazi uma sicabanga ukuthi impumelelo enkulu ye-PlayStation One ne-PSP bekungenxa yokuthi bekulula kanjani ukwenza izipele. Kodwa-ke, i-PlayStation 3 isivele ikhombisile ukwenqaba ukugqekezwa kanti i-PlayStation 4 "iseyintombi nto" kulokhu. Owokugcina ukuwa kube yiPS Vita, basanda kukuqinisekisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi igenge iPS Vita futhi isebenzise isoftware ebhujiswe ekhaya kanye namakhophi wemidlalo nama-emulators. Lokhu kunganikeza osemusha wesibili ikhonsoli eye yalahlwa kakhulu.
Amathuba ambalwa wekhonsoli nokushiywa konjiniyela akhiqize ukunganeliseki okukhulu kubathengi bayo. Laba, nathi, sibone okungaba namandla okuthakazelisayo kuPS Vita kanye nohlelo lwayo lokusebenza, kodwa-ke, abathuthukisi ababhejanga kakhulu kulolu hlelo lwakamuva lokuphuza lakwaSony. Kodwa konke lokhu kwaphela iqembu labaduni elibizwa ngeTeam Molecule selisungule isisebenzisi sokuqala sesoftware esenziwe ekhaya sePS Vita nePS TV (Sithatha leli thuba ukukhumbula ukuthi i-PlayStation TV ihoxisiwe emakethe engaphandle kweJapan).
Akukho okuqukethwe okuningi okutholakalayo kwe-PS Vita okwamanje, ngale kwetheku le-DOOM. Kodwa-ke, bathembisile ukuthi uhlelo luzolingisa okwakudala kusuka kwezinye izingqungqulu ezifana neSNES. Vele, uma beyiguqula ibe i-emulator ehloniphekile singalungisa izikhwama zethu zemali ukuze siyothenga i-PS Vita esondelene nayo, singaba nesikhathi esimnandi nabakudala be-retro kuleyo khonsoli ephathekayo yakwaSony. Futhi, bathembise ukuvula imidlalo yePS Vita engadlalwa ku-PlayStation TV, ukukunikeza enye intsha yesibili eya kwi-PlayStation TV, engekho ngemuva kokwehluleka okunjalo.