Portable vs. Portable

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Nintendo DS vs. PSP

I challenge ye to a duel!

And it’s moving to GG.

I’m going with the PSP. 1. I’m a Sony fan. 2. This is really starting to move technology forward with the new disc. 3. I think some great games will come out for this, and I’m pretty sure Square-Enix won’t be able to keep there mits off it (which si cool).

Also I prefer its look more than that of the DS.

PSP, because Sony knows how to get the games, the technology is better, and the whole point of the console is not the idea that "two screens are better than one".

PSP, because even if Gran Turismo 4 Mobile and Metal Gear AC!D are the only two good games to ever come out on it, I would still pay $300 for it.

…and Square Enix has announced its DS line-up. Crystal-freaking-Chronicles. And they’re releasing FF7: Advent Children on UMD for the PSP.

Sony wins.

I’m going with the DS.

The PSP is really just the PS2 but smaller…. where the hell is the new shit?

New shit is overrated.

IF IT AIN’T BROKE, DON’T FIX IT.

…take note, battle system designers of Final Fantasy XII.

DS. That new Mario platformer looks amazing, along with the wario ware and such,as well as curiousity about what they plan to do with the system. Instant purchase for me.

I’ll get the PSP when it starts dying out.

And if there’s one thing I don’t get being excited about, it’s Advent Children being available on the PSP. It will still be available as a DVD, right? I’d just get that. On the rare occasions I want to watch a movie on the go, I’ll use my laptop… which isn’t an option for everyone, but yeah, movies for a mini screen don’t seem all that appealing.;

Who really has the time for portable games, especially for the typical age group that Sony games target? Not to get into a Nintendo vs. Sony debate here. But I’ve not run across a single Nintendo game that peaked my interest since I was playing Duck Hunt and Mario Bros. and shit like that in the first grade. Period.

PS2 works just fine, and like rezo said for the rare occasions where I’d want to watch a DVD or play a game on the go (which has yet to happen).

There’s only so much graphical technology you can pack in such a tiny screen before you can’t even tell the fucking difference anymore, GBA has kinda set the limit there.

Haven’t seen either the DS or the PSP, don’t really care about either one.

Originally posted by Odin
Who really has the time for portable games, especially for the typical age group that Sony games target?

More people that you’d expect – ever since the GBA SP has been released, Nintendo has been biting into Sony’s age group. I know from experience (being an ‘older’ gamer at 18), and working full time, I have more time to play my GBA than I do any of my consoles.

The reason? Travel. I spend an hour every day on the train getting from the outer suburbs into the city where I work, and there are heaps of people just like me – I can’t image what commuting must be like in the larger cities like Sydney, or overseas in Tokyo or New York.

Gaming is quickly becoming a main storyteller in the 18 – 25 age group – movies and TV have long since replaced reading in home entertainment, and now portable gaming is spreading into the commuter market – and that’s who Sony is trying to aim at, i’d guess. In particular, young businessmen.

Which is why I doubt the Nintendo DS – sure, it’s aiming at kids, but that market has proven small game in comparison to the late teen -early twenties market. The PSP is what will appeal to them – just like the PlayStation appealed back in 1995.

Sure, the DS will be fun and innovative – I believe all real gamers should get all systems. It’s the games that are good, not the systems – but I believe the PSP is more commecically viable, even if it comes with a US$199 price tag.

SURPRISING OR NOT…. I still play Pokemon. 🙁

Yes, but that’s because you understand that underneath the childish graphics and music, there is a solid RPG…

…right?

… I like how Pikachu looks… I have him all over my room! ^_^

HEY! I bought the Pokemon Soundtracks, I should post them up in Shrine AMP soon…

Anyone here play the Card game? I don’t know how to play but the characters look cool!

PSP!

oh and

when i was little i played the card game….:(

Eh… they both have pretty strong backing. I imagine things will be pretty similar to the Genesis/SNES days. 50/50. Nintendo does have more experience, and a name in this field. So maybe 60/40. The DS will almost certainly have the majority of more playable games, though.

MADDEN NFL 20XX FOR THE PSP.

w00t!!!!!!!