PlayStation®Vita Technical Help

[Sam1ster]

I'm not sure if this belongs to here but is there some proper way to hold ps vita? I had this device from launch in EU and i still struggle to hold it comfortable. I have started to get some issues with my left thumb like soreness and weakness. When i start playing with vita nowdays i must first get my left thumb used to analog and do small motions and after a while it gets slightly better. I have difficulties to move analog stick left for some reason and i mean that the stick is fine but its my left thumb which has the problems. I have zero neurological issues with my hands and this soreness and weakness happens only when i play with vita. 

Am i only one with problems using vita comfortably? I hope not...

[strangeplaice]

Attempting to hold it like a PS3 controller works best. Because it doesn't have the PS3 prongs your thumbs should naturally rest on the sticks or buttons and your fingers should rest on the rubberised ovals on the rear.

When you use the front touch only you can just hold it a bit like an iPod in landscape and use your right hand to tap things. And when using both screens it's whatever works. (Usually a combo of both)

[Sam1ster]

I have to take few days off from playing Vita and i really hope that i haven't damaged my left hand .  I have played it maybe too much. I always play with it when i lay in my bed and i have hold without supporting it from back and just hold it from sides with my fingers just being loose except my thumbs and index fingers. Maybe that have caused too much strain for my wrists and i tend to use my left hand way more than right due to games i play.

Its kinda funny that i have used this system for 4 months and now i need to learn to hold it right. I like analogs sticks a lot but i always fear that i break them accidently or something so that might also put some unnecessary straing on my thumbs.

[strangeplaice]

Playing for a long time in that position is gonna cause strain regardless of how you hold it. I'd suggest sitting up with a pillow against the wall if possible so that you're not lying down when playing.