PSP -vs- DS (So what ya going for??)

-oRnein9-

I was just wondering what are everyone's opinions on the two new hand held consoles, being slightly leaning towards DS due to price, game range, wireless multiplayer and just the fact that Nintendo have made handheld consoles before unlike Sony, although the PSP can play movies and Metal gear acid look sweet, anyways was just looking to here what everyone's for.
Richy

L5

already got a psp.

-oRnein9-

Any feedback on it? What's she like? What games u got ? Is it heavy? How long do ya have to charge it for?

i_am_dogboy

Well for me the most promising is the DS, thanks to the likes of project rub, animal crossing, advance wars and of course picto chat. But it would be a completely different story if parappa the rapper and ICO games were announced for the psp, but they haven't, so I'm still looking forward to the ds the most.

super_furry

The DS for me. Aside from the obvious huge price difference, it seems like Sony are only interested in making the more technically powerful system they can. Nintendo, meanwhile, are taking some real chances in a bid to introduce new and fresh gaming ideas.

evad_lhorg

im gona get both id say! i played a psp for the first time the other day. it was pretty damn sweet. although games so far are pretty crap it will pick up! graohics look sweet on it! STILLL havnt got my DS which i was supposed to have for christmas but my parents keep sayin their friends in america cant find it! bullsh*it! L.A is home to many a gamestop and ebgames and lets not forget walmart. lazy sheites

ViperVenoM

psp already in hand..and i think i made the right choice tbh

Winters

So very close to getting a PSP.

Trying to sort out Credit Card problems with play-asia at the moment. They dont seem to like you using a differant address then that on the credit card. ..I'm in work all day, I can hardly collect it from home.

PSP > DS.

Rew

Iv only ever been impressed by a handfull of PS2 while Nintendo have always entertained me with their stuff. So I have my DS in hand here.

Loads of promising games on the way.

projectmayhem

psp for me. the prospect of watching films, listening to music and playing some killer games (gameplay & graphically wise) appeals to me. a touchpad doesn't make up for "slightly better then gba" technology, IMO

Placebo

what he said^

and im not impressed with DS graphics really, seen some screen shots of mario DS, and ridge racer ? i think, very pixely.

koneko

only time will tell, when more games are out for both, but so far I have to say PSP (I have one). Neither console has super games yet, but there's some nice stuff lined up for the PSP (GTA, viewtiful joe, death jr, gt4).

yawnstretch

PSP of course!

DrEvil

Psp :d .... Mgs, Gta , Gt4

Mimikyu

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RobertFoster

DS is on the way. Might get a PSP when the price drops and they release GTA (if it's any good that is )

kensutz

PSP all the way, my little baby is always close by

ShevY

I bought a ds last week here in the US. At first I was a small bit skeptical(seemed awkward at first) but the more i messed around with the metroid demo the more i thought that it has some great potential for innovation.
At the moment I only have the metroid demo and my GBA games. Nothing takes my fancy atm. But it's only a matter of time.

Basically you're pretty much guaranteed that there will be enough good games released to justify buying it. Of course, the same can be said about the PSP.

The PSP thought seems to have many more negative points.
Price. What good is it for travelling etc. if the battery is so sh1te.

I will probably buy a PSP in march. I just hope it doesnt get the same series of crap games remade for it

Smellyirishman

It seems most arguments for the PSP (against the DS) consist of "OMG the graphics" just saying .

Anyway, DS all the way for me, just what I want from a portable, battery life, fun quick games, tiny load times, nintendo

Mimikyu

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koneko

After March in any case, for the PSP, it's just been delayed. Probably April, maybe May?

My battery lasts nearly 6 hours playing Ridge Racers.

Brock

my battery has lastest around 12-13 playing games on the ds, my bro brought it with him q'in for u2 tickets and he q'd from 5pm and was playing it most of the night.

Rew

Brock wrote:

my battery has lastest around 12-13 playing games on the ds, my bro brought it with him q'in for u2 tickets and he q'd from 5pm and was playing it most of the night.

LOL, I did the exact same thing. I was thinking it was ideal for the job. Queued for 12 hours and played my DS for alot of it. If there had been a few other peeps in the queue the wireless multiplayer would have passed the night a bit quicker.

Retr0gamer

I'll be buying both but so far neither has impresses me. The PSP is the more powerful but the only decent games mostly consist of racing games that I'm not fond of, only like nintendo and segas racing games (although there is wipeout). Ridge Racer seems to be getting favourable reviews on the strength of the graphics alone. The DS really hasn't got anything that takes full advantage of its features and hasn't any stand out games either. I favour the DS because of its much cheaper price.

As for future games, the DS just edges it with the promise of mario kart, advance wars and castlevania. However it could all change when E3 comes around. Both machines have great potential but so far both aren't even close to fulfilling it.

tck

koneko wrote:

After March in any case, for the PSP, it's just been delayed. Probably April, maybe May?

My battery lasts nearly 6 hours playing Ridge Racers.

6 hrs, hmm EDGE mag says they got 3.5 hrs, fishy!!

koneko

Well not 6 hours, but close enough (probably around 5.5, but it's been a while since I checked exact times).

Did Edge say if they had Wifi enabled, or anything else besides just the time? IGN did some tests:

http://psp.ign.com/articles/574/574557p1.html

Wifi will suck up power, turning up brightness, turning up sound.

rainbow kirby

I've ordered my DS. PSP doesn't really interest me at all. The games announced for it so far don't seem to be the kind of games that work particularly well on a handheld. Also after being spoilt for battery life with the GBA SP (I get 16-17 hours), it would really annoy me to have a 3-6 hour battery life like the PSP does. And a lot of the DS games I've seen so far look really good. I was playing Super Mario 64 DS at the weekend (my boss has one), and it just rocks. And Castlevania and Mario Kart both look great.

cosgrove80

Still torn between them. Favouring the DS at the moment but...

Whats the DS like to play for left-handed people? Are there many games that use say, the d-pad and the stylus?

I've tried using PDAs right-handed and found I was fairly useless.

I'd use the thumb strap thing left-handed too.

Has anyone had any experience using it left-handed? Don't want to get one and find I can't use it.

Dont be at yourself

The DS can be used left handed with the stylus, the four face buttons acting as the d-pd in that case. Was fine for me, and I'm a leftie.

ViperVenoM

i can confirm...

i get about 5-6hrs on RR too..its all bull**** ive read online..the nintendo fan boys are the funniest saying you get 90 min on RR..total ****e!..ive got 1 right here i can get a good 5hrs+ out of it and it charges in about 1hr 30...bah...i wish people would stop writing 2hrs or something ****e...

also i believe a european release for the psp has been held back..it was meant to be 24th march european and america..america still has it for 24th but i read somewhere we aint getting it till the next quarter now...dunno if they have ran out or something...

looks like ill be importing yank games! :rolleyes:

cosgrove80

NekkidBibleMan wrote:

The DS can be used left handed with the stylus, the four face buttons acting as the d-pd in that case. Was fine for me, and I'm a leftie.

Thanks, for the reply. Good to know.

Dont be at yourself

*Apparently*, the PSP might not make it over here until September, due to stock shortages. Which might explain Sony's silence in the wake of Nintendo's announcement regarding DS european launch details.

paul_conway

Hey guys i may be selling my Nintendo DS. I have Super Mario 64 Ds, Feel The Magic XY/XX (Project rub), carry case, 2 pack of replacement stylus, a usb charger and an adapter. I got them from Lik-Sang.com. I may have to sell them cause i need the money, so throw up your offers and try pursuade me!

Paul

Dont be at yourself

Post a thread on the For Sale board. (€190.)

i_am_dogboy

It's a shame Sony are being so damn quiet to announce european release, even though I am an avid Nintendo fan I would like to see what Sony have to offer, and it can only be a good thing if nintendo finally get some actual competition in the handheld games-yes their handhelds have been great in the past but this kind of competition can only push them to do further great things for games.....like the stylus.

September eh? That's pretty crazy, hearing april and june most places but i wouldn't be surprised if the rumours are right about it coming out in q3. I guess everyone can just be happy they are region free. I'm pretty surprised nintendo were as quick as they are to get the thing out so soon over here, it's not like them to show any love for europe-things seem to be changing as of late.

rainbow kirby

And Nintendo are coming to Stephens Green March 11th/12th/13th (ie. launch weekend) with the DS roadshow if anyone's interested...
Linkage

Jim

Wow, never seen Nintendo do anything like that before (that I know of). Probably pop along.

rainbow kirby

Probability of kirby NOT working that weekend = 0 though...

tck

hot nintendo chicks showing off sexy hardware mmm

sold! i mean i'm there

mar|<

the DS is the obvious choice for me... im wnt be another to list all of its features but they do far exceed psp(including battery) and I trust nintendo will back it up with some great games, four swords being one of them and possibly a port of conkers. plus the psp apparently has a crap frame rate in stressing games.

can anyone help me with this pic thing... do i type the disk directory in the prompt box to post a picture?

honru

I have a DS with Super Mario DS and Feel the Magic, so far these games haven't overwhelmed me but the future seems new and bright. I'm using it mostly for its GBA compatibility at the moment.

Very apprehensive about the PSP. Only time will tell, I guess.

ambro25

Both. DS in hand since Crimbo, PSP I'll wait 'til releases firm up.

Given up on consoles, that just leaves portables & PC.

Ciaran500

http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3565 :eek:

How do they get away with it.

Stalfos

DS for compatibility but i've seen the line up for both and am not impressed.
I didnt like mario 64 and i heard this mario is a remake. Maybe if ocarina of time was converted to DS, then i would go hmmmmmm

Peteee

PSP for me, with a 1 gig memory stick to boot.

Why??? The prospect of playing GT4 on the train is too much to resist!

Also for listening to mp3's cos i'm too cheap to splash out for an mp3 player

i_am_dogboy

Going a bit off topic now, but who will be around for the DS event in stephens green? I think i'll take the 11th to head down.

Creamy Goodness

i'll probably buy both

thelordofcheese

Only really interested in the DS.

Sony games in general have never managed to grab my attention, so playing them on the move is of exactly 0% intrest to me.

As for the Mp3 and movies thing i also have no interest, i have a 1GB MuVo for music, and well, i prefer to watch my movies on a screen no smaller than 21 inches.
but hey, thats just me.

Nintendo are kings of the abstract castle, and thats the kind of games i want to play on a Mobile format.
Also, i like my battery life.

Syth

DS for me.

Nintendo have a history of creating fun games that I would love to play.

Either way competition in the portable game market is great.

rabbitinlights

PSP, Im fighting my wallet over buying one on ebay!........ god it looks good! Ive a 1GB Pro duo already for my camera so that would be handy too!

S.

bounty

the nintendo ds is for young children :rolleyes: