Sony PSP vs. Nintendo DS
One man's take on the two new handheld systems just unveiled...
This year's E3 has so far been dominated by the unveiling of the next generation of handheld consoles. Sony's PSP is wowing the crowds with its refined sexiness and impressive performance while Nintendo has been sowing intrigue and a little bewilderment with its pioneering DS. Over the next few hundred words I am going to try to cut through the PR guff and spell out some personal thoughts on what gamers can expect and look forward to from these little beauties.
The PSP initially seems to be more of a convergence device than a pure handheld gaming device. The reliance on both Sony's Memory Stick and computer staples such as USB 2.0 should help to integrate the device with the other gadgetry customers may own, but the lack of storage and the reliance on expensive Memory Sticks could wind up diminishing the PSP's prospects of becoming an ubiquitous portable entertainment device, (unless cheap UMD burners and media quickly appear, a move which would undermine anti-piracy measures while at the same time increasing the number of people willing to invest in a PSP). The 16:9 aspect ratio of the lovely looking display will no doubt be used to great effect in driving and RPG games, but most punters will see it as perfect for watching movies on. But if there is no way of doing this unless you shell out for UMD versions of movies then the chances of this aspect of the PSP's potential generating a respectable amount of interest and corresponding business looks rather slim.
Sony has taken notes from Apple by offering a choice of colours for the PSP. The PSP weighs about the same as a ninebar with similar proportions, which from my experience means it will be weighty but should slip into most jacket pockets. It may become tiring holding it up for a long time, and the weight balancing will need to be carefully thought out, as you don't want the device oscillating in your hands as you mash all the buttons to make a successful kill or corner.
As far as the games are concerned there are enough developers, both big and small, already attached to the PSP so that Sony appear to have one of the top requirements of any successful console - games - met and catered for. As the split between east and west across the 99 announced companies is fairly even, we must hope that Sony bypasses any region encoding. If an enforced separation between the world's two gaming hemispheres continues with the PSP all parties will once again lose out. The number of ports that will come straight from the PS2 is also of concern. If most of the titles that launch the PSP- later on this year in Japan and in the Spring elsewhere are rehashes of tired old franchises or ports of mediocre PS2 titles then the PSP will squander some of its high levels of consumer interest. It's unlikely Sony will allow the PSP to debut without some killer titles that are exclusive to the new platform. Yet the direction that the numerous companies involved in PSP development will decide is the best and most profitable course of action for their own businesses could leave the PSP swamped in titles whose only appeal is their new found portability. For example, the four games that EA has announced will accompany the PSP into the world on its birthday are all titles you already can walk into the shop and buy for a multitude of current gaming platforms, although the addition of wireless multiplayer with these titles will no doubt make them worth a second look.
The wireless multiplayer aspect is one of the most exciting areas of the PSP. Combined with its frankly amazing processing powers the PSP certainly takes the lead as far as delivering visually arresting, high-tech games is concerned. If the right kind of titles are developed and Sony sells the kind of quantities that they must be hoping for, the prospect of PSP cafes opening up where gamers can meet and consume both entertainment and sustenance in the company of other gamers is something I expect to see become a reality, at least in the East.
At the moment the innovative features of the DS scream out little more than 'gimmick' to this perturbed gamer. For example, Sega plan to rely on the novel control methods the touch screen will allow to drive forward the gameplay in the two titles they have announced for the device. The DS reminds me of the split-screen Game & Watch's from the 80s, (Lifeboat being a particular favourite). With dual screens, voice activation and touch screen technology, the additional wireless networking is the most apparently sensible ability the DS will have.
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PSP win, only say this. (Sorry by my english).
The DS is going to win. It is going to be tough with the better specs of the PSP and the loyalty of the millions of PS2 players, but the ability to use all the older GB/GBC/GBA games in addition to the newer ones, the dual screen and touchscreen, the loyal trust of nintendo/gameboy fans and the original ideas of nintendo will take the DS to the upper rank. I'm a loyal nintendo fan and will go for the DS, no matter what happens with the PSP.
The DS might not be faster or as good looking as the PSP, but I, as a Nintendo fan, will definately buy the DS!
Why is everybody making such a big deal of backward-compatibility? Did you ever play ps1 games on your ps2? no! I did once, wondered why I did, then returned all my ps1 games. I'm not saying the DS sucks, not at all. It's just that I don't think being able to play old gameboy games is an issue here.
Tisk tisk, I often play PS1 games on my PS2... I know many others who do so as well. As as for everyones statements on which will win, it's early days. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages.
first, the DS shown at E3 is NOT the final version. it isn't "ugly"
secondly, i can't believe Nintendo bashing articles have already surfaced considering the DS has just been revealed.
thirdly, why would someone want to buy a PSP if the battery life is ONLY 2 HOURS
who made this article?? stupid Sony fanboy, i can belive this
Sam is many things - but fanboy? Be serious. He doesn't even own a PS2! I thought it was a very balanced appraisal of the situation as it currently stands...
I hope both the PSP and DS do well, but for me its teh DS if one because its different. It's not just a mini version of the PS2.
Firstly, the controls of the psp seem awkward. Some of the buttons are crammed all the way in the middle, and it seems hard to reach them. the ninteno ds is the opposite of this, and nintendo usually has the upper hand when it comes to comfort. With the dual screens, toch screen, and all its other factors, im gonna say that nintendoo is gonna win this one.
nintendo's looks like a old "game and watch" and i think its crap.
i think the playstation one looks alot better!! and im not a real fan of sony but nintendo comes out with some baby'ish games.
sony is gonna win.
this is one of the most fair comparisons of the two systems i have read so far.
Heres the deal, The PSP has greater power under its hood, however it does have several downfalls. The most important one here is the games. At the time of this article being written, the PSP screams to its developers rehash. Release all your old games for the PS2 on this thing and people will buy them just because its portable. This could alienate the hardcore fanbase that want origional titles that such a monstrosity of a system richly deserves. Second, is the reliance on Sony Proprietary hardware, memory stick and the new UMD. Now the UMD has great potential, with its small stature and large capacity, but the fact that Sony is the only ones producing these things could drive up prices in the same way that Nintendo 64 carts had. The memory stick is very nice with the same features as the UMD, small yet big storage, but once again, prices online for a sizable one of these gets in the 100 USD range. Although there is some light at the end of the tunnel when you look at the PS2. The memory card for that is only 8 Mb. Therefore consumers can buy the smallest one available and still store 30+ game saves.
Onto the DS. First things first .... that thing is just plain FUGLY. Especially when put side by side with the sleek and stylish PSP. That is on the TOP of the the todo list for Nintendo. It needs to be smaller and sleeker , I really dont want to carry around a huge handheld, it will weigh me down and its portability just isnt that good. Though the DS doesn't have nearly the same amount of power when compared to the PSP, it still has great potential, The graphics that are being produced by the little console are nice albiet rough around the edges. Also, where is the legendary Nintendo durability in this thing, if it's a touchpad, that is going to be beat UP. I used to read stories of how people flushed thier SP and it still worked. The indestructability modifications are going to have to be inplemented.
Needless to say, both have room for improvement and both have spectacular advantages. Lastly, the price comes to mind. If the PSP is 300+ USD its over. It will become a rich kids plaything instead of a large fanbase of millions of players that can connect though WiFi access that Sony envisioned. And lets not forget the track record the big N has. 9 portables (perhaps more) have fallen under the sheer fanbase of the Game Boy. The mountain is huge and becons Sony to conquer it. Only time will tell which system comes out on top.
"Nintendo's own storage media will be able to hold up to a gigabyte of data"
You guys might want to correct this, its 1 Gigabit(128MB) not byte.
Can't understand where on Earth this guy is coming from regarding looks, I think the PSP looks clunky, awkward, and unoriginal. A GBA with a screen that's too big. DS doesn't look much better but it's not so clumsy looking as the Sony's offering.
Aside from this, I think it's a fair handed and balanced article. We have to remember that it's all early days, folks.
lets all be real almost all of us will buy both systems
as long as the games keep getting better & better no
one will ever lose? I still prefer DS but will buy both.
I own both a Gamecube and a PS2, so don't call me a fangirl, but I'm sticking to Nintendo with this. I don't care if Nintendo is considered kiddish nowadays. I have a lot more fun playing Wario Ware than any of the Grand Theft Auto games, and I play it a lot longer too. How long can you go around town shooting random people without getting bored? Anyways, I think both of these handhelds look kinda clunky, but I don't think the DS looks 'ugly'. It just looks a little off. The PSP makes my hands cramp just by looking at it, but it does look prettier than the DS. As for who is going to win the console war, I can't say. It all depends on the types of games that come out for the systems. I think the DS has a better chance because of the two screens and the new possibilities, but it may take a while for consumers to get used to that idea. Meh. I'm just babbling now. I'll be quiet.
The same arguments from the days of the ZX spectrum and the C64!
really just buy both, you know you will end up with them both after time!
Argument solved
Well Jock, gotta admit you make some sense there.
Fanbois, scourge of gamers with brains.
I believe that Nintendo DS will win this competition. It was already too late for the appearance of Sony's PSP and should have been in production by early 2004. This would have destroyed GBA SP's opportunity to steal the show. Why hasn't Sony thought of this along time ago. Who's next Microsoft's Z-Box?
Im sorry, but that is the most bias reveiw i have seen on the topic so far.
Gimmick my arse, revolution is the correct word.
the DS has reached the procesing power of the n 64 .
the PSP has NOT reached the power of the play station.
i would buy the psp if its between $150 or 200.
PSP will be the N-Gage of 2005
It may be a cool looking handheld with a lot of horsepower, but it will suck as a multi function device. Who wants to buy a movie on UDM? Will Hollywood ever support this format? Hell no. Why would I spend 300 + for a Movie watcher game unit when I can buy a DVD player with a bigger screen for less? Dedicated devices will win.
all that i know is i will most likely be buying both! the DS may not look as good as the psp but its better, i think the ds will win
Call me a fanboy, but I've yet to see a nintendo system stop working. i got my n64 the day it came out, and it still plays great. I had a ps2 for maybe two years before it stopped reading disks. i'm sticking with nintendo here. also, you gotta think of the game possibilites! You got your mario, you got your zelda, you got your f-zero, you got your metroid, and you get whatever brainchild miyamato may be thinking up!
If I was in a comer 4 the past 20 years and just woke up today, didn't know anything about playstation or nintendo but had the desire to play a handheld device 4 some unknown reason. I check out whats on offer, I go with whats natual 2 human nature, looks. and then compare the graphics and the games, the PSP would defiantly be the one.
the PSP looks slick anf modern like u expect a product 2 be. the DS looks like a workin mans toolbox.
my younger brother has a gameboy and it baffels me how anyone can play it
after christmas sales it was printed everywhere on the web about hardware and software sales. it showed that the gameboy had the second best sales after PS2 but in the Easter period software sales in the gameboy was last after all 3 consoles and PC. meaning that not many of the gameboy owners buy games 4 it.
ninteno fanboys are always saying that ps2 fans will buy the psp because on the playstaion name.
we buy all the nike sport gear because the nike name. we buy BMW cars because of the BMW name. we do this because we know we're getting good quality items. if nintendo is so great then we should be buy gamecubes because of the nintendo name like evryone use to ten years ago, why don't we know because nintendo never moved with the times their still stuck in the past with mario, and i expect 30+ mario game to come out in the DS's first year.
GOD placed a bet on PSP winning and so do I.
I personally like the PSP better but it is still early in the game. one thing on the games everyone talks about how bad it would be if the PSP just played portable PS2 games but says how big of an "OLD" library of gameboy games are out. Hey maybe both will flop. Nintendo with it's weird design and Sony with it's old games.
the new games that EA announced at E3 I hope will be different versions to the PS2, like Mumbling's comment (the one above mine) I also woulnt like to see PS2 ports, but there are many 3rd party publishers out there that bring out game just for Gameboy and even mobile phones.
Also PSP battery like is 2.5 hours if watching a movie and 10 hrs if playing games, 10hrs is good if U consider the power of this machine. stick the DS battery in the PSP and I bet it would only last 4 ten minutes.
one more thing, 71million PS2 owners so I guess about 71 million will be interested in owning a PSP. PSP is targeted at 18-35 year olds which is I think a better market to go for and younger teenagers will be a bonus as DS will sell only to young teenagers, if anyone older was to buy a DS or has a Gameboy probaly has a mental age of a young teenager like my mate who's 25 but has the mental age of a 14 year old and it shows, he also is nintendo's biggest fan, that says it all.
PSP looks a lot better anyway, I think it stands a good chance against the DS.
Just because PSP has better specs doesn´t mean it has won the war.
-N64 had better specs than ps1 and ps1 won.
-GameGear had better specs than Gameboy and Gameboy won.
-XBOX has better specs than PS2 and NGC and PS2 is winning followed by NGC.
I think this will rule with the DS why it has more experience in handhelds consoles than sony
I really don't care which wins and i dont care about this stupid thing that the psp looks better who cares? It's the game play that matters. I think the psp is ment for old kids (15-99) the ds for all ages and the battery life on the psp is not worth it it can play movies but you couldnt even finsih lord of the rings on it.
Im going to try to get the ds its cost less to an battery last 10 hours and maybe could even play movies who knows?
I thinks its pretty obvious that the two units in question won't stay exactly how they are released for very long. Both will have new versions as flaws are fully revealed and data is gathered.
Its much too early to decide on who will win this by power alone. Both have a massive ammount of fans who will blindly buy its favorite companies unit just to own it. This is similar to whats happening here. It seems both the fans of Nintendo and Sony have religiously devoted themselves to their favorite companies unit before hand.. have you nothing better to do?
Just wait until you can try both and then religiously devote yourself. I look forward trying both soon.
I prefer PSP
I, personaly would gladly pay $250 for a PSP. Any system that plays games like the ones on my PS2, has costomized movies, and fits into the palm of my hand is well worth 250. if anyone knows of a portable dvd player that costs less than 250, please tell me. i havent seen one.
Tru, the whole memory card thing does suck, and its entirely pointless, but its a sacrafice that has to be made for the other qlalities of the PSP (mini DVD).
pls, if the DS looks ANYTHING like the one sowed at E3, im gonna puke.
and PSP will not just be a protable PS2. Konami announced Metal Gear Acid, for PSP ONLY! along with konami, 98 other companies so far have pleged their support. probably the only 2 compaies that wont support PSP are nintendo and microsoft (go figure)
ive said it before, and ill say it again; anyone who is over thier Luigi, Yoshi, and Kerby the eating pink bubble stage, needs pick up the future of handheld gaming, the Sony PSP.
Why cant you guys see the PSP is way better than the DS. Ist off the ds is the crappiest lookin system ever. You nintendo fans complain that the psp would be uncomfortable to use but the DS is huge and the controls are just as crappy. WOW the ds almost has N64 graphics well the psp has PS2 graphics. Although both have wireless Psp has phone, cd,mp3, and dvd thechnology( oh and ds has an alarm clock YAY) I wish some of u would quit complainin about the battery life. Its 2 hours for dvd and 10 hours for gameplay( and its rechargable). Now to the games! I have to admit Ds has some pretty good games( mario, and metroid) but PSP still has better ones like Metal gear solid, Gran turismo 4, Need for speed underground, Nba street. And dont forget many PS1 classics like syphon filter, Medievil, and twisted metal. I was an nintendo fan once when I had an N64 but then I bought the (best selling) PS2 and became a sony fan. Plus nintendo let me down by putting out a purple cube that cant play cds or dvds. PSP all the way!
all you psp lovers forget 1 thing.its all about the games!not about who has more game selection or which system pushes more power.we seen many times before in the past system much stronger than other systemsend up failing.Psp looks great,but is it innovative.My answer is NO.Im not a Nintendo lover or a ps hater.im a reallist about the debate.In the end i think nintendo will win.It will out last its 10th portable system competition.Oh yeah i was at E3 and for you who say the ds is ugly you are wrong,wait and see when u see it in action.It was a sight to see.
this goes for sale, the psp has graphics that of the ps2. btw DS is gonna burn and psp is gonna shine.
Remember that the DS is going to co-exist with the GB and the home console. Wait until the next GB system comes out!! But the only people who are right in this debate (I'm a Nintendo loyalist) are the ones saying that its too early in the game to call anything.
We all know Sony Will win in this handheld battle. Sony PSP will be in my hands, not Nintendo DS.
I think the PSP will sell better but the DS is far superior.
It's because of casual gamers and sony fanboys. They'll pick up the PSP since it has the name SONY on it, which sucks.
Im getting the DS because
*It will probably be cheaper
*It gets the gamer more involed with the game by using touch and voice features
*Wireless, 16player, gaming multiplayer
*Wi Fi conection
*The amazing 1st and 2nd part games Nintendo has
*The fact that Nintendo try new things while Sony build on old ideas. The PSP is just a GBA with a slightly bigger screen and a little more power. If anyone even mentions "It can play movies" you suck. Why would you want to watch a film on a handheld in the first place!
*And also the fact that some major developers *cough* Sqaure Enix *cough* have given full DS surport, but remain unsure about the PSP.
And he who says the DS looks ugly and is to big, try looking at some real close up photos of it. I reckon it looks very cool!
DS is a prototype so looks will change. I wasn't at E3 but both of these systems look too big to me. GBA SP FOREVA!
I've bee looking around but does either sony or nintendo give size weight specs? thanks.
also, for those of you who were at E3 just how honking big are these things.....
I say PSP & DS are pretty close, im not really atached to either but i think PSP will have a little upperhand for alot of the features such as MP3, DVD & Video but then again DS has the Dual-Screen, the ability to play old GB/GBC/GBA games (or so i'v heard).
Now on the otherhand PSP packs more power and the current desing looks like it can smoothly slide down my pocket. Althou one of the biggest problems with the PSP will most probably by price and battery life, if the Battery life isint more than 2 hours the whole DVD-Concept will be ruined.
The problem witht he DS will most probably be the fact that the touchscreen will wear out soon and a bunch of expensive touchscreen cleaning kit's will have to be bought. but the storage and lack of other entertainment than playing games,
I see that i wil buy the PSP based on price, battery life & memory stick price. The fact is im not really looking for a portable game device, im looking for a device that can play MP3, some video and a little bit of games.
For gamers i say the DS will be better with a wider collection of games, but when looking for a MP3, Video and games unit the PSP will be better, at least that's how i see it.
Btw. when arguing what handheld will be better, i advise that facts will be in the argument, not just oppinions.
have a question
which has better graphics?
There both good systems... who cares who wins!
It´s unbelievable, how ugly the new GameBoy DS is. Unbelievable! And the idea with the two screens sucks!
Im gonna buy both :-P
I hate to tell you guys but I read on one of E3 sites that the DS wil only be backwards compatible with GBA games but not GBC or regular GB. If I am wrong and something has changed then please tell me, but I read this just like yesterday. Also, I think that the DS software cards should definately be able to have movies on them because they are doing that now on the GBA cartridges with cartoons, and DS is much more powerful and the cards have much more space.
Great,I see Nitendo and their awesome innovativeness shining in this new product, PSP, well thats for the graphics people who only care about the graphics. No innovation in that. We'll see who wins. I votiong for the DS, it promises new gameplay styles, the pSP is just throwing in the industry old, DS is throwing in the newness.
i really don't know. the psp has way better graphics and most likely will have more games if it is nething like the ps2. The ds on the other hand looks and sounds cooler, even without the better graphics. plus, after reading this article, the psp has dropped a little cause i found out about the whole memory thing. the ds will have more unique games. also, some one help me out, wasn't psp gonna strach the wireless thing?
Sony hasnt made a handheld console before. I think they saw how popular the gb has been in the past 15 or so years, they copied the idea from nintendo.
And since nintendo owns the market with hand helds now they will be more popular with the ds. But i guess we'll have to wait and see. what do you think?
I WAS WONDERING...
why are these handhelds becoming so good? ( in graphics, looks etc)
and i was thinking ... why is nintendo having a touch screen and dule screen!?
its so simple nintendo has been pushed to make this by sony.. look at nintendos history, they only bring out what they have to.. game boy. then they gameboy colour then the oblong one( i dont know its name) then the SP.. now we all know that when game boy came out their was the technology for colour ( looking at their sega's gamegear)
and though out the gameboys history their games havent changed much ( in looks)
i think they have been making these technology "handheld" leeps as small as they can so they can string us out and make more money!!
and now that nintendo have some real compition the gameplay and every thing about handhelds is going to get alot better Alot faster!
I found the article to be very interesting. On paper, the PSP is quite a bit better than the DS. It has faster and more powerful specifications than the DS does, but the question is this: Is it going to be just another the X-Box? The X-Box has much more powerful specs than any other console on the market. However, most of their games are lacking in quality. The only two really good games I have seen the X-Box put out is Halo and Halo-2. Sure the PSP has great specs and is a really impressive console. But can it live up to the creativity of Nintendo? Nintendo has a knack for producing great games. They have a dedication to us players and are willing to go as far as they can to win the game. They aren't purely dedicated to making profits or showing other companies up (I'm not saying they don't do it), they are dedicated to making our gaming experience as good as it can get. Yes, I am a Nintendo loyalist, but I see the other side as well. The Sony's Playstation has an enormous amount of games. But if you compare the amount of really good Playstation games to the amount of really good Nintendo games; you will find that Nintendo has a lot more of these.
It can't be decided who will win yet, but I'm betting with their creativity and dedication to their consumers (that and their experience in the handheld industry), Nintendo will win the race.
Look yall Im not sayin PSP is bad but why would you wanna play games that u already played and beat again besides on a smaller screen. DS even though IS going to remake games of of the 64 like SUPER MARIO 64, but with the dual screen they can add more to a game that revolutionized the gaming world! I mean i always wanted to play multiplayer on super mario 64! and who dosnt? Before Sony came out i bet most of yall were Nintendo fans. DS does have its flaws which are probably are going to be reinnovated. On the PSP there opening game is going to be Death Jr. tell me, WHO REALLY WANTS TO PLAY A GAME THATS BASED ON A MOVIE THAT CAME OUT 5 YEARS AGO?!?(THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS) I think thats what the movie was called.....IF sony is planning to launch that thing $300 and higher they are setting up defeat, Big Time. The DS launch price is probably 149.99-199.99 which is not that bad! I would enjoy playing ps2 graphics handheld but whats the point if you already played the games on your PS2? On the DS i would love to see a few games handheld like Mario Kart 64. And for u Nintendo fans......Imagine playing Super Smash Brothers wirelessly up to 16 players! :-) Oh yeah!
A couple of questions: Will the DS have a built in stylus holder? Will the screens be able to connect to make one screen (so you could like watch movies eventually with the device turned on its side), or will there be an accessorie that will connect them? Also, I heard that there was some kind of PDA-like OS that the DS was going to use and they were also going to use some software called RAID or something to play music and video, but they decided not to use RAID. Is any of this true? Any answers will be appreciated, thanks.
I know that the DS has a backlight, but does the PSP has one? It will suck watching DVD without light.
As I have read about the DS one thing that seems to jump out at me is the use of the touchpad with the stylus. I don't think that I wan't to use that on the go. Wouldn't that be weird unless your sitting down? Oh and Turdmoe the graphics are nowhere near GC on the DS but pretty close to the N64... Get your facts straight!
Turdmoe the PSP has a higher frame rate than the DS and the PSP has a battery life of 10 hours for music, 2 hours for the movies, and 7 to 8 hours for gameplay. When your playing a game the cd doesn't spin all the time. It loads and stops. It spins all the time when you are watching a movie, that is why it has a short battery life. And the UMD disks are not crap. That's what some people thought about the CD's and look where they are. A lot better than cartridges. That is why the PSone beat the N64.
I recommend to wait and buy one 1 month after the psp comes out. Why? Probably the ds will have a good sale when it come out because Christmas will be near and many little kids will want it. When the psp comes out, or the psp will rise in sale, or the ds will keep the advantage. That way, when you buy yours, they won't eliminate that sytem and will have better sale.
Trust me. It could happen like what happened to the Dreamcast, that only was out a few months and they eliminated it. And you lost your money because they weren't making any games. They were all for the ps2.
I think that both are great competitors...
And think about what you thought of PS when it was competing with n64 i didn't want to buy a ps but when i saw the games, i had to change my path. I believe that this may not happen again but maybe it could happen why not?
Sony isn't stupid, they waited many years to release a handheld device so i think that we still may have many surprises ahead..
But Nintendo has mantained this market even with sega, nokia, neogeo and all that crap, now think about it how hard is it going to be to play metroid with a touch screen but it might be cool, i believe that it wiil be hard but i can be wrong.
About the Specs i believe sony kills nintendo, PSP graphics are really cool and ds' look like n64. But lets remember something not always power wins but it might be an advantage.
About the console design, psp rulez and ds seems weird
About games well i bought a gba sometime ago and im really pissed off, they promised cool games but i think there are not many (just Zelda, which is the snes game, advance wars, final fantasy tactics and mario kart) but besides that what are they gonna release?? Pokémon??? that sucks... And Sony has much more support by third parties like EA, Square, Konami, Capcom and Rockstar.. Imagine playing GTA, Metar Gear, Winning Eleven and Final Fantasy on PSP.
I Think this might not be a real war but still i believe that having two consoles as an option might be cool.
If Sony lowers the price to the ~200 USD and gives us long lasting batteries of about ~8 hours i will buy it with no doubt, but if they dont i wiil have a DS on my shelf by next year.
And what could be cool too is that Sony lowers their memory stick prices it would make it a great option for anyone...
The DS will win, Sonys PSP is only a big copy of the Nintendo Gameboy with no new features!
(Sorry for my bad english)
The PSP's battery life is only about a little bit over 2.5 hours so what's the point of having it if you are spending more than have the time charging than playing games. (not including the music and movie stuff only games which is THE REAL REASON TO GET THIS)
THE DS IS GOING TO WIN AND NINTENDO IS GONNA KICK SONY'S ASS!!!
DS will win.
this are the facts:
1.nintendo DS has two screens, PSP not
2.nintendo DS has touchscreen , PSP not
3.nintendo DS' battery lasts longer than PSP
4.nintendo DS has a built-in microphone
5.DS can be closed so the screens will be safe
6.Who cares about watching movies on such a small little screen, movies are made to watch on a television and who wants to buy a movie for such a little screen when you can buy REAL ones.
8.You will be able to play GBA games on the DS
7.nintendo is the one and only king of handhelds, sony just makes his own handheld just because they couldn't accept that the GBA sold more units than the PS2
I say the DS has a BIG step before the PSP and I hope that nintendo will win the handheld war.
I have a tip: buy the nintendo DS
I think if Sony finds a way to make the psp's batterie life long, price the Sony at a reasonable price($200-$250), and their games at a low price, Sony will definently win the match against the DS. But if they price the psp at $350-$500, low batterie life, and prices for games the same as the DS, It will probably will be a tie.
the touch screen inovation of nintendo if used properly can kick out psp .
but few improvemnts are needed as far as ds concearned the upper screen should be a big and
the size of the game should be small by reducing the
lowe screen a bit and user can use the lower screen for messaging or any thing else while playing multi players games
Ttouch screen inovation of nintendo if used properly can kick psp butt.
but few improvemnts are needed as far as ds concearned
1.the upper screen should be a big and
the size of the game should be small by reducing the
lowe screen a bit
2. user can use the lower screen for messaging or any thing else while playing multi player games
3. and design needs much improvement no need to mention
The DS will do better I think because it will play games that simply have never been seen before. Even if the PSP has some original games, the concept won't be new. The developers couldn't reuse ideas on the DS if they tried. Plus as far as watching movies on the PSP I don't think many people are going to want to have to buy all their movies again when they could just get a real protable DVD player. It's too early to know who will win though, you can't predict these things. However, I will buy the DS.
k personally i like nintendo more. But... im rli not sure about the touch screen. I mean the nu metroid prime game looks kool but touch the screen 2 fire seems 2 me 2 be rli annoying. Personally i think the DS would do rli well if they use the touch sensitive bit for 'gimick' or origianl title but not the best stuff liek mario and metroid.
Now the PSP it looks gr8 and could be amazing but as everyone says it needs original titles not just a smaller PS2. Also the nu cd format means u have 2 buy nu dvds. so seems kinda a waste esspecially if u own the dvd in a standard format allready. But on a long journey could be useful.
So aslong as the DS doesnt over do the touch screen ill buy that hands down. But if it does i dunno the PSP could be a better investment as a handheld game machine.
I agree that the ds is a little ugly. But nintendo has made it clear many times that it is only a prototype and that they are going to revamp the cover.
And I don't think you always have to use the touch screen. Nintendo hinted that it would fold out and could be used as one big screen. And you wouldn't need to use the stylus.
The DS is going to beat the psp i know that for a fact!
Hey Gamers
i'm so excited about the DS its so coooool!!sorry PSP gamers but i definetly think the PSP is going 2 be wiped out bad.well fist the DS is more compact,i dont even think the PSP has a cover but thats just my opinion.LET THE BEST ONE WIN!!!!!
GURL GAMER
Jenny
ok.........as u no from my name ..... i am a canadian gamer.. ok... lets get everything straight here..
first of all ... how could people say its not comforable...but how do they know? most likely kids wrote these opinions and they 95% chance they didnt go to E3.
how could people say which system battery lasts longer...pretty sure they didnt reveil that yet.
second the design is not final. nintendo's DS is a prototype (in simple english...... rough copy or first version of the console....that can be RE- DESIGNED..ooh that makes more sense now).same thing with the PSP .its a prototype.its not coming out until december 2004 or spring 2005 (most likely 2005 4 PSP) {december 4 nintendo' DS }.......i dont know abut u but thats plenty of time to re-design and add new features.
next on the list.........
the SPECS
now listen up and isten up good...
of all the info we currently have PSP is more powerful in graphics.(more events happening at the same time)......
the DS has (note the big letters)........BETTER GRAPHICS THAN THE N64....not the same...not worse ...but better.. okey dokey? ok good..
BUT..................
nintendo has more features.
nintendos features are more useful than PSP.
the DS is a flip screen console....it protects those funky cool LCD screens. a big oooooopppppppsss for sony.....nintendo learned that any type of screen on TV's or even PC screens get scratched. I dont know about u
but i surely dont want to be playing a scratched up PSP screen. nintendo has learned from the original gameboy and GBA. thats why the invented those cool holders to keep your fun shiny system scratch- free.
the buttos on the PSP looks like they been scambled by 3 year olds then moved in a upright position by a 6 year old. NOTE :this is my opinion
DS has arranged the buttons for most comfort so u can play comfortably and so u can reach every button when needed.
The umd discs r a cool idea but wait a minute......ever since they introduced CD's on the PSONE .... i noticed that waiting times for the games shot up sky-high.. no different today...but the new graphics ...who wants to wait 4 a game to load ...espasailly on a hanheld system.
if u didnt know by now the DS is using cartridges. they r
faster smaller and more convienient.
bad thing about the USD discs that u cant save onto the disc..sooooooo u need a memory card or stick to buy.
oh no there goes another 30$-40$.
the movie and audio player on is only good to show off. they wont make movies on those small discs.
------History-----
playstaion shouldnt' be existing right now becuz they stole nintendo's disc tecnology. a big no-no. sony workers pretended they were fired from sony ...got hired from nintendo....they took a a big look at those top secret sheets and documents and quit......strolled over to sony and wha--laa ..sony comes out with PS1.
nintendo ended up using cartridges.
PLAYSTATION SHOULD NOT BE EXISTING!
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who cares about graphics as long the game is fun ..PS2 fans care.. because they never experienced TRUE fun . now seriously who want to walk around fighting same bad guys and watching long boring movies on a ps2 game.. dont get me wrong here there are some fun games on PS2 but.... not that many.
Nintendo leads in game quality becuz of theyre hard word word and dedication.
ps2 has a game come out around once every 4 days ..... i dont expect a good quality game that comes out 4 PS2...
thats all have to say...
oh.. i think DS will win the console wars . Originality and quality gaming will always last... DVD and music playing featuers wont. PS2 has been forcing companies to always have new things. 3- 10 years from now there will be a high risk of the gaming industry being wiped out....all becuse of a jelous company.
Hey 'canadian gamer' why do you think sony stole nintendo's technology? Did you hear that somewhere, or did you just make it up. I don't think it's true.
ds is screwed
i heard it everywhere. its probly known worlwide . everyone i no heard it and believesit
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's ACTUALLY true.
And how exactly does PSP own DS...
im just a twelve year old HOW THE HELL AM I GONNA GET 300 TO 500 DOLLARS FOR A SMALLER VERSION OF THE PS2!!!!
also my brother and everyone i know who has a ps2 has problems with it cuz its so crappy.
i dont care which one wins.. IM GETTIN ME A DS!!!
Hey canadian gamer, kids shouldn't swear.
Um...first of all, don't get so OBSESSED! There's no need to yell at each other for having different opinions! We are all entitled to our own opinions. By the way, the fanboys and fangirls will go with who they are fans of: Sony or Nintendo. It's Nintendo for me. The DS looks like so much fun to own! The PSP just looks like another N-Gage or something. I really hope Nintendo pulls through. And yes...I'M A NINTENDO FAN, AND PROUD OF IT! However, I don't insult Sony-lovers, either. I respect their opinion, yet I wish they didn't go with the old "Nintendo is kiddie" excuse. Nintendo isn't kiddie, they're merely trying to open their arms to all ages. And that there is my opinion. RESPECT IT!!!
Crow you just said that SSBM has no point to it at all. Let's remember that SSBM is a fighting game. Do any fighting games have a point or plot? i dont think so you just challenge your friends to see who is better. compitition is the entertainment.
PS- i hope DS wins
There are a few reasons i wont buy a PSP they use UMD's disks are not durable, you need to buy memory cards for them, and i am afraid that if i play it in a car it might skip or somethin
You know, there really isn't much point about all this; define "winning," please. Is it making more money? Having better games? Better graphics? More games? More publishers? More fanboys? Listen, call me an idiot, but my opinion here is to just go with what YOU, personally, care about. If you think PSP/DS is the better deal overall, go buy a PSP/DS, no one's stopping you (except maybe your parents or your money or something), all that we're stating here is opinion mixed with a little fact. Go look at the specs, look at the games, etc. When they are released, look at the users' opinions. And whichever you think is better, go ahead and buy it, it doesn't matter if more people simply like the features and games for one more than the other; YOU ARE THE ONE BUYING IT, AND YOU WILL BE THE ONE USING IT.
And, canadien gamer, the ps2 isn't crappy, your friends must have bad luck. I will admit that it has the worst hardware of the three current consoles, but I would never call it crappy. So shut up. Honestly, I don't give a rat's ass about your opinion, but the ps2 isn't crappy by any standards yet, so calling it that is just being dumb.
As much as i enjoy sony products, i feel that probly the PSP will just end up as another, but cooler, N-Gage. Sony is new at this hand held field, and nientdo basicly owns it. so most all the ppl who own the GBA's will go out and get the DS b/c well thats the new game boy. so unless sony goes way out on the advertisment, they probly wont be able to do so well as nintendo. but the PSP gives a more sleak and sophistacted feel, that will more likely atract the older, teen, poplulation. so it might come out to a draw in sales for the DS will get primaraly sold to the youger audience, and the PSP will be bought by the older audience. either way PSP all the way.
I just read in a magizine that PSP is coming out with WI-FI... sweet deal baby.
hey guys/girls .......wanna hear the truth ..... i got forced to write that history section . another thing .i dont swear .some other guy must wrote those words.i only wrote 2 posts.(my third right here.)another thing ... i am not "canadian gamer kid"....thats not me.. my posting is cndian gamer....so dont star yellin at me! i respect both companies . but i still like nintendo .dont call me fanboy ... i used to b a PS fan but their lack of new fun games turned me off.
hey angery or crow ..... i didnt say ps2 is junk.......im not that canadian gamer kid.......im being framed...ok...another guy stealling my name
When did this website get so messed up?
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We're all arguing over whether the nintendo ds is better or the sony psp, but I think we all agree that microsoft sucks and should just give up.
Peaceout!
i havenet posted a comment here in a while and wow, i think this forum has lost all its zeal. i mean come on, people are postin crap like dsdsdsdsdsdsd...
oh and the ds sounds like it will beat the psp :-)
i like nintendo and i think that the psp will flop but then sony will learn from their mistakes and make a way better portable
yes thats right the one portable TO RULE THEM ALL!!!
muhuahhahahhaa
i think that the ds has the upper hand. this guy didnt compare the two equally so you dont hear about the ds like you heard about the psp. the psp is just a mini playstation and doesnt offer too many new abilities like the touch pad and the voice mod do on the ds.
the psp will win by far... ok anyway where did the ds come from... i didnt even hear about it until e3... and id have to say psp is going to change the handheld industry. only because of this
1. Graphics by far are ten times better than ds ( closer to ps2 than ps2)
2. PSP has so much functions and holds a huge hardrive (1.8 gb)
3> by plain english if you think the DS will win your wrong... Id even have to say DS is way out of PSP's league
Why do u people think Final FAntasy is some sony game. WHERE DID THE WHOLE SERIES BEGIN? SNES so take that info and keep on bragging because it isn't gonna get u far ....... also with all the features on the DS that have a point DS is gonna dominate over that Sony crap