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DS or PSP, which one gets your $$ ?
unitself
post Jan 9 2005, 03:52 PM
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So, which of these two new handhelds are going to get you hard earned cash? Is it going to be the DS, with its revolutionary two screens and touch screen, or is it going to be the do-all PSP, with its excellent screen and general coolness?

Here's my thoughts.
At first, I was all DS and anti PSP. One reason was the cost of the PSP. Everything I read was that it was going to be close to $300. That's alot of cash to doll out! Another was the rumors that the battery wasn't up to par. My reasons for leaning towards the DS were the massive game library that already existed (the GBA's) and the thought of playing a bunch of cool things with two screens and the touch screen.
Now, my thoughts have changed.
I just read that the PSP is going to cost $200. Still a bit expensive, but better than $300. I also read that they got the battery life up to six hours. To me, that's a long life. Sure, my GBA lasts for ten hours, but I'm never going to play it for ten hours straight so...
So far, the DS's game library is a complete joke and I don't see it improving anytime soon. Nothing they have released so far has my interest. Nothing. There was one game I was interested in, Animal Crossing, but it's delayed until Sept. 2005. Now, I know nothing about what games are in development for the PSP, but I am thinking that it's going to be more up my alley. I have never owned a Sony game console but I read alot of magazines about games and the PSOne and PS2 have a boatload of great games I wanna play so I am betting that the PSP is going to follow in the same footsteps.
So, to sum up. Unless some games comes out on the DS that interest me in the near future, I am saving my money for the PSP. I will always have my GBA, which I still love and which there are hundreds of great games for. Or maybe I will forget all this handheld talk and pick up a PS2.

What are your thoughts on the new handhelds??


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kyori
post Feb 8 2005, 05:09 PM
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Hmm what can I say? It's a gorgeous piece of work! Well gotta be careful with it compared to other handhelds. I picked up Lumines and Dynasty Warriors for it, and probably Ridge Racers soon. Also got a 512 mb stick, the very min. for the hardcore! (I'd have gone 1 gig if there were any available locally) Though the 32meg included with the value pack is quite sufficent just for game saves.

Anywho, the screen is just gorgeous! (though I did end up with one dead pixel) Speakers itself are just okay, comparable to the DS but projects much louder. The analog nub itself isn't too bad, pretty nice to have actual analog control vs using the touchscreen. (though I adapted to it pretty well for Mario64DS) Now the design for UMDs are a tidbit retarded as they're designed without a gate. (Meaning the disk itself is exposed :/ whats the point of the encasing then!?) Not a good point for something portable. I was expecting similar to MDs as those were practically invincible.

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unitself   DS or PSP   Jan 9 2005, 03:52 PM
Crushinator   Like you said, I feel that DS's library is a t...   Jan 9 2005, 06:36 PM
Knightsword   I'm betting Kanomi will do for the DS what it ...   Jan 9 2005, 07:32 PM
Zio   They both have my money but yes, Nintendo needs to...   Jan 9 2005, 07:42 PM
Knightsword   ya forgot about the hour and half to 3 hour batter...   Jan 9 2005, 08:59 PM
unitself   QUOTE (Knightsword @ Jan 9 2005, 08:59 PM) ya forg...   Jan 10 2005, 09:23 AM
Crushinator   The disc pop out thing only happens if you twist t...   Jan 10 2005, 04:44 PM
Wiryu   to put it simply, i play the game, not the system....   Jan 10 2005, 05:22 PM
Zio   QUOTE (unitself @ Jan 10 2005, 09:23 AM)Zio, ...   Jan 10 2005, 05:57 PM
Crushinator   QUOTE (Wiruu @ Jan 10 2005, 05:22 PM) to put it si...   Jan 10 2005, 06:44 PM
Vitamin D   Yeah depends on the games, and right now, for my t...   Jan 10 2005, 07:13 PM
Crushinator   PSO on the tiny DS screen with crappy N64 graphics...   Jan 10 2005, 09:10 PM
unitself   oh come on Crushinator! The graphics on PSO ar...   Jan 10 2005, 10:36 PM
Riel   I resisted getting a DS so far,mainly because 1: ...   Jan 11 2005, 05:54 AM
Wiryu   QUOTE (Riel @ Jan 11 2005, 05:54 AM) There...   Jan 11 2005, 07:33 AM
Crushinator   QUOTE (unitself @ Jan 10 2005, 10:36 PM) oh come o...   Jan 11 2005, 05:08 PM
kyori   Ringing in to say that I got both~ And they're...   Feb 8 2005, 03:29 PM
Riel   More PSP impressions please Kyori...nice to see yo...   Feb 8 2005, 03:36 PM
kyori   Hmm what can I say? It's a gorgeous piece of w...   Feb 8 2005, 05:09 PM
Knightsword   QUOTE (Riel @ Jan 11 2005, 06:54 AM) There's a...   Feb 9 2005, 07:07 AM
Nynaeve   QUOTE (Knightsword @ Feb 9 2005, 07:07 AM) QUOTE (...   Feb 9 2005, 07:41 AM
Dive   QUOTE (Nynaeve @ Feb 9 2005, 07:41 AM) Yeah,...   Feb 9 2005, 08:22 AM
unitself   hrm.. kyori... Having both would be fun as hell. A...   Feb 9 2005, 09:35 AM
kyori   Alright continuing the next day! I actually ...   Feb 9 2005, 01:02 PM
Riel   That's a weird decision they took doing the sq...   Feb 9 2005, 01:48 PM


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