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Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP, who will win?
by Eexpert - 9/11/07 4:57 PM[Seventh generation portable console wars] DS vs. PSP, which will win?
Factual Answer: The Nintendo DS wins according to overall sales, battery life, game quality (the most important), and popularity. But the Sony PSP dominates on the number of useless features and technical specifications.
I don't know
by Jackson Douglas - 9/11/07 9:38 PM In reply to: Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP, who will win? by EexpertMy PSP makes for a pretty good portable SNES and Genesis/Megadrive emulator, even a respectable GBA emulator, and PSX support is getting better.
Granted you have to be using a custom firmware to be able to use it for any of those functions, but it's well worth it IMO. I can also make backups of my UMD games, put them on my memory stick (even compress them to save space), and increase battery life by not having to power the optical drive. Granted there are precious few games worth much of anything for the PSP, but handhelds rarely get much in the way of original titles. Most of the time they get remakes of previous generation system titles, and maybe a few games that are like expansion packs to their home console counterparts.
In any case, who said it was some sort of contest with only one winner? Sony probably considers the PSP to be a success. If they didn't, they probably wouldn't have bothered to make a redesigned version of the handheld. It may not have the sales figures the DS has, but that doesn't mean that it wasn't a worthwhile venture for Sony.
The PSP caters to one type of gamer, while the DS caters to another. Let people choose which one has games more to their liking, or even to buy both. Stop trying to validate your own personal preference by trying to discount the preferences of others. It's a personal preference, it doesn't require justification. You don't have to explain to me, or anyone else, why you like maple syrup more than blueberry on your pancakes any more than you have to explain why you like the DS better than the PSP. So stop being such an arse, and let others enjoy their PSPs as you enjoy your DS.
I'm in agreement with JD
by johnbuker - 9/12/07 9:09 AM In reply to: I don't know by Jackson DouglasI bought both for myself. The wife loves the DS and has taken it over as hers. Personally, I have only found a couple of games on the DS that interested me and the PSP has gotten a lot more use both because of the games available (both officially and via custom firmware) and the multi-media features. I travel a lot and on many trips the PSP has taken the place of the laptop that I used to take with me on every trip- while traveling I use it to watch movies, listen to music, watch TV (via the LocationFree TV player), and surf the internet in addition to just playing games.
But arguing which one is better is kind of pointless as it's really a personal preference.
I hope both systems continue to sell well enough that game manufacturers continue to come out with new games for them.
Everything with you turns personal, doesn't it.
by Me, Myself and You - 10/22/07 6:01 PM In reply to: I don't know by Jackson Douglas<i>"The PSP caters to one type of gamer, while the DS caters to another. Let people choose which one has games more to their liking, or even to buy both. Stop trying to validate your own personal preference by trying to discount the preferences of others. It's a personal preference, it doesn't require justification. You don't have to explain to me, or anyone else, why you like maple syrup more than blueberry on your pancakes any more than you have to explain why you like the DS better than the PSP. So stop being such an arse, and let others enjoy their PSPs as you enjoy your DS."</i>
There was no need for any of that, whatsoever, particularly the last line. I think "elitist" suits your mannerism, in that if people don't agree with you, or you don't agree with them, you exhibit "then go screw yourself" attitudes.
Waste of time.
PSP Rocks!!!
by Faysal21 - 9/18/07 3:30 PM In reply to: Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP, who will win? by EexpertThe PSP is more hi-tek (you know what i mean).Just making a short statement.
DS
by bevillan - 9/19/07 10:37 AM In reply to: Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP, who will win? by EexpertHasn't the DS already won? It has sold many more units and doesn't use an abandoned disk format.
Abandoned Disc Format?
by johnbuker - 9/19/07 2:27 PM In reply to: DS by bevillanWhich system "won" or "will win" is still a silly argument as both systems are still available for purchase and developers are still making games for each.
I'm not sure what the comment about "abandoned disc format" means though. Sure, Sony had higher hopes for the UMD and it pretty much failed as a movie format both because the movie UMDs were too expensive and because it was and is far easier (and cheaper) for people to buy DVDs, rip em, and play em via a memory card.
But games are still being manufactured and sold on UMDs just like games are still being manufactured and sold on the Nintendo proprietary DS cartridges. Neither format is dead or abandoned.
Most people don't see it that way, john
by Randolph F - 10/7/07 11:32 AM In reply to: Abandoned Disc Format? by johnbukerThey need a clear winner, and a clear loser, and they want to be with the "winning" team despite their being no real benefit to them in that companies victory. Few people can just look at it the way you do, and I agree with your view. DS is selling more, but the PSP is selling a very respectable amount on a steady basis as well, and also has an equally appealing lineup, imo. It isn't going anywhere, and the games coming for it are steady in their delivery. PSP is the first handheld to claim and hold a chunk of the portable market Nintendo dominates, and that's not a failure, that's a success. I don't own either one, but if I had to make a choice, I'd go with a PSP 2k (slim) Daxter bundle. I don't downplay the success of the DS, but the selection and touch screen gaming don't really do much for me.
what i think
by keepitpimpinpinpimpin - 10/18/07 1:29 PM In reply to: Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP, who will win? by Eexpertreal talk.. i own the ds lite and the psp slim.. all i can say is that i haven't used my ds lite since i got my psp slim. but i bet that soon i will get bored with my psp and pick up my ds again.( i am very fickle) i give props to nintendo and sony, they both made a great portable gaming unit.
Please stop the comparisons cuz they are too different to campare!!
They are aimed at different markets.
by Me, Myself and You - 10/22/07 6:04 PM In reply to: what i think by keepitpimpinpinpimpinThe way I see it, the PSP is a portable playstation 2, while the DS is just... the DS. Graphics don't seem anywhere near as good and the game types tend to be different. They are evidently aimed at different people. To put it into perspective, I'd say PSPs are aimed at "gamer" type people, and the DS seems aimed more at people who like playing memory games, and fiddling with a stylus.
At least that's how it seems on my end.
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