DS or PSP Options

[RiNoAaNdSqUaLl09]

hi! the DS is so cool! i want to get that one... but i also want to get the PSP! They got awesome games on them!

[*kryogenix*]

ds games suck. the games are hella fruggen short. i swear, you can beat the games in like 2 friggen hours.

::jerry::

Which games are you talking about? The metroid prime cart that comes with the DS is only a demo, of course you'll finish it in a short amount of time.

PSP is soooooooo much better!!!
Cant wait to get it!

You could go on the internet with PSP, Watch Movies, videos, mp3s, pictures, and play PS1 and PS2 games all in your hand.

You can do all of that with the DS as well. Except for the PS1 and PS2 part, instead, you get ports from various nintendo consoles.

lol, j/k. if i were to choose. it would be ther psp, cause its so sexy, and it plays video, and it does more. plus all the action/shooter/racing games are comming out on it. so... it all depends on what you fav. genre's of games are. ds is for... multi player fun games, while psp is for.. those one player racing/shooters. almost like comparing the ps2 with the gc.. actually.. the same thing.. @_@

oh, also.. the psp is online so yeah, check into that, cause i read about that earlier. i didnt see anything about ds being online.. just wireless

You know, NFS Underground is being released for DS, and metroid prime hunters is an FPS. Also, the stylus is a pretty good tool for playing an FPS on a handheld.

DS + WiFi adapter = DS online

  How does the PSP fare ergonomically? I know a few people complained they got cramps trying to play fast-paced games on the DS.

I've never tried my self, but I can see your point. The DS is kinda like the Game & Watch x 2, probably not as good as the PSP ergonomically. But we'll have to wait until March 2005 to find out, unless someone gets their hands on a Japanese PSP.

I think the UMD sounds quite appealing, with the ability to play movies, music, music vids, etc. You could argue that you can get a mini-portable DVD player or whatever, but what the hell kind of DVD player can play games and look as aesthetically pleasing as that.

Unfortunately, the battery life on that thing will be atrocious. I've heard rumors that the battery dies out before the movie even ends. And technically, it's not a DVD.

For some reason, the DS touch screen doesn't impress me much at all. It's a touch screen! Touch touch touch touch touch... The wireless gaming is pretty damn cool though, I'll give em that.

Yes, the games out now do not fully use the potential the touch screen has. But we'll see, maybe down the line, we'll see some really cool features that the touch screen enables the DS to have.

& Yeah, a lot of people are surprised at the PSP's price, but come on, their biggest (and practically only) competition is selling at 150$. Anything above 200$ could be the main (and perhaps sole) factor in detering people from buying the PSP.

I kept reading, and read a rumor that Sony is selling the PSP at a loss. The money will have to be recovered by software sales and other hardware (memory sticks, etc)

However, if someone codes an emulator (or steals the one that Sony made, Sony needs to send the emulator to all the developers AND the movie studios), this strategy may go down the drain, and Sony might lose a ton of money. Pretty risky.

As for games, perhaps Nintendo is on the innovative side of that and as most of you say they have the 'better games,' but I doubt Sony will disappoint their fans in that area. Maybe not better in your opinion, but I'm sure they'll have good games nonetheless.

You will see some games that will be released for both the PSP and DS. PSP has more 3rd party support, DS obviously has more 1st party support. As you stated, quality of games is solely an opinion though.

Ahhh yeah. So right now my eyes are turned towards Sony for my next handheld console.

You've got a 3 month wait, maybe your patience will pay off