Nyko Power Grip for PS Vita (PCH-2000)

10/10. Highly recommend to anyone who has issues playing the Vita cause of the lack of grip. Very comfortable for anyone with giants hands like myself. Great grip and feel. Doesn't feel overly cheap even though it is all plastic. Sturdy. No plastic creaking.Amazing battery life. Easily over 20 hours or more of play time on a full charge. I've gotten as much as 30 hours of play time before the handles battery ran dry and it started to use the Vita battery. The handle batteries do take ages to charge but that is what gives you the incredible play time. Best charged overnight or while at work.I've seen other reviews complaining about the solder coming loose on the charging port from using the Vita while charging. This could be an issue. I have not encountered it in the year I've owned these, though as I do not play my Vita while charging it. I don't use anything electronic while charging it as it is bad for any device and the charge port. So like I said before, best charged while sleeping overnight or at work.It leaves all the ports on the Vita open but the game slot and the sd slot. If you remove your game or sd card often, it will get in the way but to release the handles, there is a simple lever on the bottom with an unlock/lock symbol. Just slide it unlocked, the bottom cradle with the mini usb slides down and the Vita is free. And every time I do this, the Vita feels small and fragile. The handles give it a feeling of girth and safety.Your thumbs will will tend to cover the speakers as you play anything that requires full use of the d-pad and buttons. The analog sticks leave the speakers clear though. Rear camera and touch pad left open as well. They work fine.

The Vita is so small, this grip makes it much easier to play and hold, and it has an extra battery built in that helps me play many more hours between charges..It worked great for a few months. My Vita lasted so much longer, I rarely had to charge it. Then one day I plugged it in and heard a *click* and now it won't charge and the plug is all loose and wiggles.The grip still works great, but I can't charge it so it goes from 5 starts to 2 stars.I have yet to contact Nyko to see about a replacement but I will update this review when I do.EDIT: I emailed Nyko and they said to send it to them so they can check if it is broken and replace it if necessary. I don't like the idea of having to pay to ship it to them, but if it is replaced I guess it's a small price to pay. I will update as things progress.

I bought this grip 8 months ago and it's been amazing. As a college student working nights this would make my vita last from my bus trip to school till my ride home. I've been using this grip everyday to play games and its been a joy. The grip itself is a nice material but I'm not crazy about the finger rest position it's kind of awkward BUT I've never had an actual problems with the grip part itself. The problem now is that out of no where the charging port is now acting up. I read most of the reviews and knew it had problems going in but figured I'd give it a try. One buyer mentioned this exact problem so i tried to prolong it by not playing with the charging cable in and only charging it at night to try and be as gentle with the socket as possible. (Something else to mention is this thing takes a LONG time to fully charge. At least 4+ hours in my experience) Sadly this didn't work. I pulled it open to see if there was anything i could do but there is no real way to fix it other than just buying a new one. And that's the thing even though it has this issue it has made playing my Vita such a great experience that I might buy another if it completely stopped working. I don't think I could go back to just 4 hours of game play anymore. Would I recommend it? Yes*? If you buy it just know you more than likely will have an issue.TLDR: Decent grip, awesome battery life, poor quality control, buy knowing the charging port might break.