PSP or Nintendo DS?

[shaggy]

Hello 8) Currently I do not have a PSP but contemplating buying one very soon.

So what made you guys buy one, and not the Nintendo DS? :D

[uma_toe]

probably graphics. Everyone goes for the graphics. I currently have a DS, and, at the risk of being hit/flamed, i love it. I've just been so drawn to the PSP lately that i must have one. Nothing wrong with having both. Unless your a stupic Sony fanboy hoo disses everything that's not Sony, and i'm sure we have a few on these forums....

[ShaToAlias47]

ewwwwww, you hace a ds, Perfect? gross, you suck!! j/k :lol: lol

anyway, i went for the graphics, and the obvious other things the psp offers and the ds does not. but i wanted to get a ds, but just dont have the funds. moms b-day just passed and im out 123 bucks

[rodeojones903]

I had a DS before I bought my PSP, so I really cant answer your question. :D Both have some really good games.

[beans18]

the ds is more targeted at the younger audience. An audience I'm not a part of

[The N3v3rmind]

I can answer that!
Im doing a project in school about this (no, really)
The DS has 63mhz max processor speed, the PSP has 333mhz
The PSP has HOMEBREW! MUSIC! PICTURES! VIDEOS! INTERNET! BURNOUT LEGENDS! The PSP is actually smaller. The screen is bigger. need I continue?

[rodeojones903]

the ds is more targeted at the younger audience. An audience I'm not a part of

Thats not true, its targeted towards all audiences. Castlevania, Trama Center, Meteos, and more are not targeted towards a younger audience.

[ShaToAlias47]

the ds is more targeted at the younger audience. An audience I'm not a part of

Thats not true, its targeted towards all audiences. Castlevania, Trama Center, Meteos, and more are not targeted towards a younger audience.

i think he means the ds is targeted toward a younger audience moreso than the psp, i agree

[WOLF]

Graphics, cpu connection, music player, videos/movies, internet connection (hack), able to carry pictures, and the ds is to kiddy for me (ex. Kirby, Mario,ect....)

Don't get me wrong I liked the old mario but after they put him in diapers and made him ride a green male dinosaur lizard thing that is a guy who lays eggs...... Well you get my point.

Also whats with controling a pink baloon who is a dude. A dude who is a pink bubble Nintendo is just plain crazy.

[vamosrafa]

I have a Nintendo DS and will be getting a PSP soon hopefully. From what i know, the Nintendo DS has ok graphics. I think they are equal to the N64 graphics so its not that bad. Also, another good thing about the Nintendo DS does not have any loading time at all where as the PSP does. That is one of the downsides odf Playstation consoles (Sony consoles). What i also like about the Nintendo DS is the touch screen which works really well with the games. Now, getting back to the PSP, the PSP has much better qualities then the Nintendo DS. For instance, the PSP has homebrew. I know Nintendo DS has homebrew aswell but you need to go out and buy a GBA flashcard and a PC wireless card and it adds up to quite a big amount. The PSP homebrew is much better anyhow. WOW, this is my longest post ever. :D

[ShaToAlias47]

the psp has load times because it plays discs and not cartridges. and yes, i agree, homebrew for psp is better and probly easier

[aceofspades21]

i got the psp for two maybe tree reasons...i wanted t play console games on the road, i had just sold my ther gamind device and needed a new one, and three...the fact that it does so much. and yeah, the graphics kick

[Flea]

I have both.

[optics]

I have both as well.

I can answer that!
Im doing a project in school about this (no, really)
The DS has 63mhz max processor speed, the PSP has 333mhz
The PSP has HOMEBREW! MUSIC! PICTURES! VIDEOS! INTERNET! BURNOUT LEGENDS! The PSP is actually smaller. The screen is bigger. need I continue?

:roll:
I believe the DS can play movies as well... even a GBA can.

Being "FAIR", let me add to the DS...

The DS has: 2 screens (not as big as the PSP when combined... being "FAIR" here), a touch screen, a mic, MARIO KART!! Has a slot for GBA games, no firmware updates, & most games aren't ports.

[vamosrafa]

I have got admint the DS does what it was made for. Nintendo set out to do something that no one else had done before and thats exactly what they did. Also, i think they did it quite well. :D

[03proffitt]

I do not have a psp currently either!!!!......but i'm getting one in about
3-4 weeks,i have a ds, and after comparing the two..............
psp wins by a long shot!!!!!(very,very long shot!!!!!)
So i'm thinking.......stuff the ds and make way for the sony masterpiece!!!

[aceofspades21]

the ds is innovative but the psp if more functional...apples and oranges...

[The N3v3rmind]

the ds is innovative but the psp if more functional...apples and oranges...
The psp woul be a watermelon. Mmmm....melon

[WOLF]

know what I hate about the psp? The short battery life and to avoid that away from an outlet you have to buy extra battery or some other device.

[aceofspades21]

well with me i'm either at home or in the car. i have the power adapter and the car charger. and when i'm near niether, the battery holds up...i might get a used second battery though.

[hollaz2alex]

anyone who plays more than the 4-6 hours straight on thier psp needs to get a social life.

just charge it over night, the battery isnt THAT short.

[aceofspades21]

i actually only play it for about 1-2 hours a day then i go and play outside and go to school and crap

[ShaToAlias47]

most days i dont play with it at all, i just fondle it and stare at it adoringly, lol

[4k1mukw4]

easy question... obvious answer... PSP hands down

[cpujones]

i traded my ds for psp i only played by ds 4 times and i had it for 6 months lol ds was rubbish

[ShaToAlias47]

i played nintendogs at eb. the dogs were cute but the game is weird.
thou shalt love thy psp!!

[Bashen]

My wife and daughter love the DS! I like the fact that it plays GBA games too! So it has a HUUUGE library of games! But I'll stick to my PSP. :D

[ShaToAlias47]

im no fangirl but ive gotta agree
easy question... obvious answer... PSP hands down

[The N3v3rmind]

I have both as well.

I can answer that!
Im doing a project in school about this (no, really)
The DS has 63mhz max processor speed, the PSP has 333mhz
The PSP has HOMEBREW! MUSIC! PICTURES! VIDEOS! INTERNET! BURNOUT LEGENDS! The PSP is actually smaller. The screen is bigger. need I continue?

:roll:
I believe the DS can play movies as well... even a GBA can.

Being "FAIR", let me add to the DS...

The DS has: 2 screens (not as big as the PSP when combined... being "FAIR" here), a touch screen, a mic, MARIO KART!! Has a slot for GBA games, no firmware updates, & most games aren't ports.
You have to buy the movies. Nothing uses the mic very much. Homebrew beats buying GBA games. The touch screen means you cant press the buttons because your hand is holding the stylus.

[knazze22]

DS

Controls: D-pad, Touch screen

Graphics: OK and Bad (Depending on what game your judging)

Games:Not that good (I know what you're thinking "But they have splinter cell and Goldeneye on DS") Well anyone thinking that will have to see for their self and play it, then they'll know why I say that.

Sound: Very good, a strength in the DS department

Online Capability:BAD who would chat from 60 feet away you might as well walk up to them and talk!

Overall: Not that good for people like me. Made mostly for 6-11 year users.

PSP

Controls: D-pad, analog stick, and triange circle square and x buttons

Graphics:Amazing for something that can fit in your hands!

Games:Umd and Homebrew!? Im in game heaven!

Sound: Just about as good as the DS. Amazing!

Online Capability: Great! Internet Browsing, Homebrew games on 1.5 or lower, online gaming, etc..... EVERYTHING!!!!

AND THE WINNER IS ...................Playstation Portable!!!!!
It is overall better in every department (exept maybe a tie in sound). Made for all ages about 6 and up. Great for any body who has even the slightest amout of liking for video-games.

[The N3v3rmind]

The PSP's only weakness is load times and battery issues with "only" 4-6 hours of gameplay.

[Euan_hmfc]

I have both and prefer the DS. Burnout and Virtua Tennis got old quite quickly. The only thing that is keeping me from playing my PSP is Lumines, but then again, Lumines is cancelled out by Meteos for the DS.

[Vin'Omen]

I like both for different reasons. both have pros and cons, its honestly hard to compare them to each other since htey are so different. If its a money issue stick with DS, its cheaper and so are the games but if money is not an issue buy the PSP and the DS lol. when they drop the ds prices and have a few more key games ill probably pick one up.

I just got my psp like 3 weeks ago and a GBA SP like 2 months ago, ive found portable gaming better suited for my schedule right now so i like to have a mix. i rarely pick up my console games.

[Joseph]

I have 2 ds's and 2gba's. The only reason i ever touch my ds is to play oldschool type games like: Mario 64, Yoshi, and occasionly wario. My psp however I paly alot. On the acount I have like 30 games for it. Plus watching movies of rpsp and online game play owns. The quality of the screen i jsut cant get over how good it is. i prefer the psp over the ds.


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[Jouw]

I much prefer the PSP. I have one of the original PS1's, a GBA (not the SP) and the PSP.
Comparing the PSP and the DS:
* Homebrew - PSP can store it on memory stick and comes with a useful PC connecting feature needing only a USB cable. Not to mention that the screen is nicely sized to run programs and homebrew games.
* Internet - DS has Pictochat, PSP has online IM and webmail services. And web browsing. Need I say more?
* Games - PSP can display better games on the bigger screen.
* Movies, music and photos - The DS either doesn't support these, or supports them as part of games. The PSP lets you put your own on the MS, or buy dedicated movies or music UMDs.
* Cartridges vs. UMDs - UMDs are easier to handle. Cartridges can get damaged easily.
* Emulators - PSP has an even wider choice of games, due to the homebrew emulator support. You can even play (the irony) NES and SNES games easily!

When I actually played my GBA, it was only because of the one game I had - Super Mario Advance. I can now play it again (well, the near-identical SNES version) on my PSP using SNES9xTYL.

[jacobracer]

PSP by far!!! The graphics are a thousand times better and the games rock!! All the games that nintendo releases for it's systems are for kids. The PSp has the most amazing games ever!

But if it's battery life ure concerned about, I'm sorry to say that the PSP has got a mere 5-6 hours compared to the DS's 10. But thats the only good thing the DS has. Plus the DS can't play movies. And the PSP is much more than just for games. U can have ure own movies, pics and the internet!! Unless ure an old-school, mario-lovin, need-the-longer-battery-life king of guy than u can go with the DS. But I think the PSP is by far much better than the DS. And besides u can play some older mario games on ure PSP using emulators, so it's kind of like having a GB amd PSP in one!

My choice: PSP

[uma_toe]

PSP by far!!! The graphics are a thousand times better and the games rock!! All the games that nintendo releases for it's systems are for kids. The PSp has the most amazing games ever!

But if it's battery life ure concerned about, I'm sorry to say that the PSP has got a mere 5-6 hours compared to the DS's 10. But thats the only good thing the DS has. Plus the DS can't play movies. And the PSP is much more than just for games. U can have ure own movies, pics and the internet!! Unless ure an old-school, mario-lovin, need-the-longer-battery-life king of guy than u can go with the DS. But I think the PSP is by far much better than the DS. And besides u can play some older mario games on ure PSP using emulators, so it's kind of like having a GB amd PSP in one!

My choice: PSP

you can shut up...how about games like resi 4?? or maybe killer 7?? Nintendo do not only release ames for kids, and saying they do just proves you to be a one-sided biased sony fanboy. And that is not a good thing to be...

[Bleach22]

I have both but I play my PSP more. I really like both and they both stand out in different ways, the DS for it's originality and great games, and the PSP for graphics and multimedia capabilities [I'm still not as impressed when it comes to new games [And I mean franchises/series' not brand new titles]]

But I would get the PSP if you can, it's very good and fills up weeks of you life.

[The N3v3rmind]

I much prefer the PSP. I have one of the original PS1's, a GBA (not the SP) and the PSP.
Comparing the PSP and the DS:
* Homebrew - PSP can store it on memory stick and comes with a useful PC connecting feature needing only a USB cable. Not to mention that the screen is nicely sized to run programs and homebrew games.
* Internet - DS has Pictochat, PSP has online IM and webmail services. And web browsing. Need I say more?
* Games - PSP can display better games on the bigger screen.
* Movies, music and photos - The DS either doesn't support these, or supports them as part of games. The PSP lets you put your own on the MS, or buy dedicated movies or music UMDs.
* Cartridges vs. UMDs - UMDs are easier to handle. Cartridges can get damaged easily.
* Emulators - PSP has an even wider choice of games, due to the homebrew emulator support. You can even play (the irony) NES and SNES games easily!

When I actually played my GBA, it was only because of the one game I had - Super Mario Advance. I can now play it again (well, the near-identical SNES version) on my PSP using SNES9xTYL.*Homebrew:the GBA flash card had it long before.
*Internet: The DS has/will soon have internet & infrastructure acess, and you can use a cheap adapter instead of a router.
*games: DS has the touch screen, that whoops the analog stick and aby previous method of cintrol, the DS' 2 screens are BIGGER than the PSP single screen.
*Media: True, but I don't use those.
*Cartridges VS UMDs: Are you crazy? A UMD has that unprotected surface, is fragile, needs protection. A cartriddge can stay perfectly fine staying unprotected in my pocket for extended periods of time. A UMD is easier to snap in half than a cartridge. You're just wrong here.
*Emus: once again, flash card AND GBA compatibility. Ha!

[Jouw]

I much prefer the PSP. I have one of the original PS1's, a GBA (not the SP) and the PSP.
Comparing the PSP and the DS:
* Homebrew - PSP can store it on memory stick and comes with a useful PC connecting feature needing only a USB cable. Not to mention that the screen is nicely sized to run programs and homebrew games.
* Internet - DS has Pictochat, PSP has online IM and webmail services. And web browsing. Need I say more?
* Games - PSP can display better games on the bigger screen.
* Movies, music and photos - The DS either doesn't support these, or supports them as part of games. The PSP lets you put your own on the MS, or buy dedicated movies or music UMDs.
* Cartridges vs. UMDs - UMDs are easier to handle. Cartridges can get damaged easily.
* Emulators - PSP has an even wider choice of games, due to the homebrew emulator support. You can even play (the irony) NES and SNES games easily!

When I actually played my GBA, it was only because of the one game I had - Super Mario Advance. I can now play it again (well, the near-identical SNES version) on my PSP using SNES9xTYL.*Homebrew:the GBA flash card had it long before.
*Internet: The DS has/will soon have internet & infrastructure acess, and you can use a cheap adapter instead of a router.
*games: DS has the touch screen, that whoops the analog stick and aby previous method of cintrol, the DS' 2 screens are BIGGER than the PSP single screen.
*Media: True, but I don't use those.
*Cartridges VS UMDs: Are you crazy? A UMD has that unprotected surface, is fragile, needs protection. A cartriddge can stay perfectly fine staying unprotected in my pocket for extended periods of time. A UMD is easier to snap in half than a cartridge. You're just wrong here.
*Emus: once again, flash card AND GBA compatibility. Ha!
What's a GBA flash card?
And the small screens will probably be a pain for Internet on DS.
Yes, the DS may have a touch screen, and the 2 screens combined may b e bigger, but the combined whole is in portrait format and cut in half by the DS hinge.
I don't use media either, but I might use the music sometime.
The pins inside cartridges can break if you don't put the cartridge in properly. And dust can get in them.
I don't see any GBA/DS good homebrew. And the USB cable support makes it awesome to use.

[The N3v3rmind]

Thre cartridges are pretty much indestructable, I don't see what you did to it to damage it. As for the GBA games, the DS can run them, the PSP can't. If you don't know about the flash card, search on Google.

[Bleach22]

1. I don't use media either, but I might use the music sometime.

2. And dust can get in them.

3. I don't see any GBA/DS good homebrew. And the USB cable support makes it awesome to use.[/quote]

1. Get the GBA Movie Player, it plays Homebrew, Movies, Music etc. and it's cheap.

2. UMD's get dust in them really easilly, you can just blow it straight off with carts, but not with UMDs.

3. The Linux PDA Card, the Windows DS Homebrew, SNES games are available too. There are actually quite alot of homebrew out there for DS.

[xTactic]

People... I have to agree with a lot of these people out here. The DS's games just absolutely BLOW MY MIND! Sonic rush is my favorite game that i have ever played in my life (im dead serious i LOVE it) Also the DS's 2 screens with the hinge in the middle can be annoying but once you get used to it u dont even know that its there. Also the DS's homebrew is awesome! A few more things

PSP Games- CRAP!!!!!
DS Games-I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PSP Features- Ok the DS is owned here for multimedia.

DS Features- "

Gameplay
(note- People why do you keep saying the PSP has more controlls than the DS They are exactly equal)

DS. ABXY, _ Touch Screen, L/R
PSP O /_ |_| X, L/R, Analog

Portability- DS Owned by PSP

Durability- HAHAHA do i even have to mention this?
Come on
DS: It wont break if you run it over with your car!
PSP I mean come on!

Cleanlyness
PSP: Owned by the DS

Price
PSP: again Owned by the DS

Games
PSP Diddo "

Load times
DS Basically None at all
PSP Im still waiting for MVP Baseball to load since i got it!

# of games
DS: TONS OF GAMES AND I MEAN TONS!
PSP: Few and far between

Graphics
PSP: WOW
DS: Meh

Batery Life
PSP: Owned

Charge Times
PSP Owned

Overall
DS wins but PSP also has great features and is DEFINATELY a system worth buying (I own both)

[ProxyMaster]

NIce review excpet i dont agree w/ the first part i HATE!!! Ds games!!

[rick15465]

I have both the ds and the psp for the graphics the psp but for some new things really the ds.

But the psp is better.

[PiRatE.]

On this issue I will say only this, "You gte what you pay for." If you are looking for an affordable protable gaming system, then the DS fits the bill. The two screens, and the touch screen, provide a unique experience. The graphics are obviously not as good as the PSP, but are acceptable. On the other hand, for a much larger investment, the PSP offers Music, Video, Better graphics, Web browsing ability, and overall (I believe) better game quality. The following analogy puts both systems in their places.

DS : Pimped up GBA
PSP : Pimped down Laptop

[xTactic]

How can you pimp down? Personally i think that the DS kinda looks like a laptob shrunk. I sorta think its the other way around. (except WAYYYYYY pimped up GBA) (The DS just looks like a laptop)

[PiRatE.]

How can you pimp down? Personally i think that the DS kinda looks like a laptob shrunk. I sorta think its the other way around. (except WAYYYYYY pimped up GBA) (The DS just looks like a laptop)

I'm not talking about looks, I'm talking about functionality. Whereas the DS can be viewed as an advanced GBA, the PSP is far beyond that. I would definatly say that in terms of usage and function the PSP is more like a laptop than a GameBoy.

[abdirauf]

PSP is way better cos it has umd movies and you can go on the internet with it.

[imdave]

why are people still discussing this they are both good in there own ways
:roll: :stfu:

[Nintendo guy]

I choose the Nintendo DS. Sure it doens't play movies or music, but thats why I own a dvd player and an I-Pod :wink: Does the PSP have a touch screen, voice reconision, free wi-fi, and dual screens? No it doesn't.

[The N3v3rmind]

The WiFi IS free...the screen is bigger than the 2 DS ones COMBINED, and the PSP has homebrew. It's also free homebrew, unlike the DS's Flash card which costs like $80 US.

[Nintendo guy]

The WiFi IS free...the screen is bigger than the 2 DS ones COMBINED, and the PSP has homebrew. It's also free homebrew, unlike the DS's Flash card which costs like $80 US.
The fact that the screen is bigger and doesn't fold gives it a better chance to become scratched now doesn't it? Also the PSP does not have a touch screen and voice reconision therfore the DS has more potential.

[The N3v3rmind]

Potential is not an advantage that IS, only an advantage that might be. The PSP's homebrew potential outweighs pretty much any regular hardware feature, since the possibilities are TRULY endless...also, the PSP has a mic, with Talkman, which also makes way more use of the mic than ANY DS game.

[Giovanni19]

PSP,duh.

[The N3v3rmind]

You've got to stop spamming like that, you'll be the next Bleach before long...

[PiRatE.]

I choose the Nintendo DS. Sure it doens't play movies or music, but thats why I own a dvd player and an I-Pod :wink: Does the PSP have a touch screen, voice reconision, free wi-fi, and dual screens? No it doesn't.

Maybe you should have thought this one through a little more. As stated, the wi-fi for PSP is just as free as it is for the DS. Sure, the PSP doesnt have a touch screen, but have you notices that generally the best DS games are not the ones that use the touch screen, but the ones that are good games in general. Furthermore, it seems that in many games, the player would be better off without using the touch screen, as it is usually just a hinderence. With the new headset for the PSP, it won't be long until voice recognition becomes common, as is shown with the PSP talkman. Also, I don't know about you, but I would much rather carry around a PSP than an IPOD, and DS, and a portable DVD Player.

[PowerB]

PSP. No questions asked

[RWW3]

I have a DS and i just bought a PSP. I have to say.....The PSP is worth the extra 100 bucks youll drop on it. IUts not a gaming system......its a multimedia device.

[resstealth]

me and dredd own both, the ds has mario kart which is good, and a few others, the psp has way more good games. overall the psp is better imo. i havent touched my ds since my psp got here, and i mean that literally

[vamosrafa]

I own both to. But out of the two I like my PSP better. It just has everything I need.

[Mark8137]

I also have both but the nintendo ds is nothing compared to the psp

[ddrdude]

I was going to get a DS but my mom wanted to hold off till the price drroped. Some cool looking games on the DS that I want to try. Still. I'm very happy with my PSP.

[nugsfan]

Why on earth would anyone be debating between the two? If you can afford it, its the PSP hands down. How is this even a discussion. Get the DS if thats all you can afford but thats the only reason anyone would choose it over the PSP.

[RWW3]

some people like mario. mario isnt available on PSP

[The N3v3rmind]

some people like mario. mario isnt available on PSP
Homebrew. Think about it.

[chaingangsoldier69]

PSP has alot more features than just games, and the games are better too... :lol:

[PSPlover1249]

Definately graphics and more realistic graphics

[ddrdude]

my bro and friends had one. graphics also and my mom picked it out for my birthday. I am still thinking about buying a ds because there are some games that look intresting to me.

[biggsy]

there is so much more to do on a psp than there is the DS

[Hypnotic]

Psp could even play alot of the DS games with homebrew and things, I dont have it or anything like it because im to stupid to figure it out. Basically the PSP for 100 more dollars you get so very much more, thanthe DS. All the DS can do you is play games and do some wireless too. the psp has that but with better games, you can browse the internet movies E V E R Y T H I N G!

Psp dominated the realm

Ds dominated my crap.

[Hanzo]

You kids need to be properly educated when it comes to the Nintendo DS.

Read the link below.

http://ds.ign.com/articles/680/680763p1.html

[xTactic]

:yeahthat: I really agree and the DS hasa WAY better games.

[imdave]

would someone please lock this thread, its like a homing becon to fanboys :lame:

[Mark8137]

would someone please lock this thread, its like a homing becon to fanboys :lame:

:yeahthat:

[BB.ATARI.]

Definitely go with psp. 5 times the abilities of shotty ds but most of all graphics. Go with psp.

[Jouw]

I used to hate the DS (see earlier posts by me here) but now I really want one that I learnt some more things about it.
Especially some of the games that I want to get - Nintendogs, New Super Mario Bros., Super Princess Peach, Mario Kart DS, Warioware Touched, just to name a few.
The PSP is better in many aspects, though, but I've never seen a PSP game that truly impressed me. I haven't played a UMD game in ages - I don't care about NFS:MW or Pinball Hall of fame when I can play SuperTux or Mario All-stars. There is a lot about the DS that I like though. I used to be really biased against it but now I'm not..

[Shaun2005]

Plus all these new add ons coming out,

(Hard drive, TV, Browser)

mean the DS is trying to bridge the gap.

[joevil2024]

well its really what your into
PSP while more expinsive is the supperior in gaming ability of the two, better graphics, physics, and playability being able to almost fully mimic the ps2

whilest the ds holds no candel in gaming, several games that float both the concels (like burnout) suck hardcore on the ds, and there are few great games, teh ds does have a new way to play, the stick, and a cheeper price tag

so if your a hardcore gamer with money on the side, and dont mind having an object that can play movies, music, surf the web, look at pics, among other things, as well as the better gaming concel pick the PSP

but ify our the kind taht barely picks up his handheld but to past time, so its not worth that money, and you dont care about gaming quality
pick the ds

[imdave]

but ify our the kind taht barely picks up his handheld but to past time, so its not worth that money, and you dont care about gaming quality
pick the ds

graphics don't improve gaming quality, you could have some of the best graphics in a shockingly bad game

[4k1mukw4]

PSP pwns DS. I've tried both and this is my personal opinion.

[Hanzo]

but ify our the kind taht barely picks up his handheld but to past time, so its not worth that money, and you dont care about gaming quality
pick the ds

graphics don't improve gaming quality, you could have some of the best graphics in a shockingly bad game

Smartest reply I've seen on this thread. It's all about gameplay, not graphics. Only true experienced gamers know this.

[4k1mukw4]

Yeah, too bad DS doesn't play homebrew. :D

[Hanzo]

Yeah, too bad DS doesn't play homebrew. :D

Of course it does, this just goes to show you don't know allot about video games. :D

You're just another follower.

[4k1mukw4]

I just assumed that it didn't because my tech guru friend told me that it doesn't. Now I have some news for him. If I was such a follower I wouldn't be such an active member at this site now would I? You should know what I'm referring to... :snap:

[danm2501]

i've got a ds with 3 games and have had it a month and tbh i am not impressed so i have advertised it and am getting a white psp with a few games

[joevil2024]

psp is not only about better graphics, as i mentioned, it is also about better game play and gamingability, nintendo's throw at a touch screen was good but got really old really fast
i had both, the ds wasn't worth my time, sadly i got less than half i paid for it on return to the store :(

[tednugentscuz]

i agree that they did do very well at it, in fact i play my ds all of the time. it great

[LOhateVE]

My friend let me borrow his ds, i hated it, the games he had werent that great I know there are better, but the system itself looked like a mcdonalds toy, I might get the DS lite tho, that looks sexier.

Any good RPGs for the ds? I guess I should look some up before buying, also do flash cartridges work? like the old GBA ones?

[tednugentscuz]

u can play gba games, and if im picking this up correctly, yes for the attachment, flash cards do work

[tednugentscuz]

wow, i wish that i was there

[sum182oftheyear]

I have both and I actually prefer the DS.

[tednugentscuz]

finally, someone that actually likes the ds

[tednugentscuz]

who agrees with that picture, cuz i know that i do

[PiRatE.]

I'm not saying that I don't like the DS, I just like the PSP more. The touch screen was a good feature on paper, but the best DS games are not ones that use the touch screen to an extent. The PSP provides true multimedia entertainment with internet, movies, and music. The DS plays Mario. I'm not bashing the DS, it's good at what it does. However, the PSP does it better.

[Supergo1000]

= for me. I prefer the DS's games WAY over the psps (wich blow 4$$) but the psp has better multimedia. DS's wifi is much easier and agin has better games to use on it. ===its just fine god i wish these people would get ALONG i find them equally cool but in game technicality the DS is much more fun. Mario Kart anyone? My FC is 313600059152

[imdave]

man i am so tired of these endless threads full of fanboys flaming each other

i have both the PSP and the DS, i probably use the PSP more but that only because of the music, movies etc. The two systems are aiming at different markets. i have both and get the best of both worlds, Advance Wars & Mario Kart etc with the DS and GTA & Media etc with the PSP

this is the last time i post in one of these threads

[dirtwiz]

PSP its better you can put movies on it and music and play games better than the ds

[Supergo1000]

DS can have these features. If you don't own one, and you don't have a clue what its all about here.

DS: (GBPlayer/Play Yan) Movies, Music, Photos, (Without player) TV, Browser, Free downloadable game tryouts from game stores, awesome games, easy-to-use wi-fi, built in microphone, touch screen, compact folding design (DSlite), backward compatible with gba, game cards unimaginably small, surround sound and single card play. It also has homebrew and (things i cannot speak of that i DONT use). Oh yeah in metroid you use the microphone like a telephone

PSP: Movies, Music, Photos, oh so crappy good graphical games, Browser, useless tv browser (must have locationfree), rss, wma, endless homebrew, ISOS...........thats about it. oh yeah. wifi.

[PiRatE.]

It's not fair to judge a system by how many features it has. Although the DS had many features, they are not done as well as they are on the PSP.

[steveie]

GPRS and psone emulation anyone?

oh and camera

[NotEvenClose]

DS can have these features. If you don't own one, and you don't have a clue what its all about here.

DS: (GBPlayer/Play Yan) Movies, Music, Photos, (Without player) TV, Browser, Free downloadable game tryouts from game stores, awesome games, easy-to-use wi-fi, built in microphone, touch screen, compact folding design (DSlite), backward compatible with gba, game cards unimaginably small, surround sound and single card play. It also has homebrew and (things i cannot speak of that i DONT use). Oh yeah in metroid you use the microphone like a telephone

PSP: Movies, Music, Photos, oh so crappy good graphical games, Browser, useless tv browser (must have locationfree), rss, wma, endless homebrew, ISOS...........thats about it. oh yeah. wifi.

You have to buy attachments for the TV and browser for the DS, neither of which are out yet. Add up those costs, as well as the play yan or whatever and you have is handheld with less impressive graphics and processing capabilities for the same price. Yeah....you've got a touch dual screen. I'll take the PSPs superior single screen over two crappy screens. As far as the "crappy good graphical games", you don't know what YOU are talking about. The PSP has better selection of games than the DS according to Gamespot.

[RWW3]

Easy to use wifi????? I guess thats why you need to have someone elses friend code and they have to have yours to play. PSP wifi is so much better than DS wifi. And i would know since i have both.

[Hockeyguy219]

And I dont find that the PSP games are crappy... What good DS games are there as well?? Nintendogs... whats up with that.

[Nall]

i had the choice of a ds or a psp... at first the choice was ds... why? because it was cheaper and i always enjoyed my gameboy... Then i decided to get a psp because i thought sony is better than nintendo in quality... i have 6 games that i rarley play because the psp aoows me to use emulators which to me is better than a ds and psp. I'm glad i have my psp

[PiRatE.]

i had the choice of a ds or a psp... at first the choice was ds... why? because it was cheaper and i always enjoyed my gameboy... Then i decided to get a psp because i thought sony is better than nintendo in quality... i have 6 games that i rarley play because the psp aoows me to use emulators which to me is better than a ds and psp. I'm glad i have my psp I'm kind of the same. I Don't play to many UMD games on my PSP. I use it more for videos and emulators.

[Supergo1000]

OMMFBAG Im leaving this thread all it is, is freakish, fanboy, scream-around, flame-whooping, Insult loaded, system bashing.

[RaGe]

psp

[merhorse]

i rushed out and got a ds the moment it came out in australia. It was fun for the first week, then i thought, hey maybe mario 64 ds isnt the game for me, so i went out to buy another game...none, there was literally 4 games, of course now there are more and better ones. And then the psp came out...i jsut had to have it, so i sold my ds for some cash, and brought a psp, it was the best descision i ever made. althouh the ds is cheaper, the games are about the same price, and really, the only advantage it has over the psp, is touchscreen and no loading, so if you can look past the cost, the psp definatley

[F34R]

OMMFBAG Im leaving this thread all it is, is freakish, fanboy, scream-around, flame-whooping, Insult loaded, system bashing.

What else do you expect in a system vs system thread ?

[PSPDan]

I do not have a DS (PSP all the way for me). But my friend has both. He keeps telling me to get a DS so I can play Animal Crossing with him (he has a mental age of about 3 you see...). But I can't help but think I would enjoy some of the DS's games more than my PSP ones. I love the classics like mario etc. especially with the cute nintendo-style graphics... I think when there are few more decent RPGs available for PSP in the UK I will hate DS... Well that's my opinion.


Edit:

I thought I'd add that the only game I have ever been 10,000% addicted to was the pokémon series on Gameboy. I don't think any new pokemon games could match their greatness... I have pokémon coliseum on Gamecube, and well it quite frankly is sh*t.

[PiRatE.]

I do not have a DS (PSP all the way for me). But my friend has both. He keeps telling me to get a DS so I can play Animal Crossing with him (he has a mental age of about 3 you see...). But I can't help but think I would enjoy some of the DS's games more than my PSP ones. I love the classics like mario etc. especially with the cute nintendo-style graphics... I think when there are few more decent RPGs available for PSP in the UK I will hate DS... Well that's my opinion.


Edit:

I thought I'd add that the only game I have ever been 10,000% addicted to was the pokémon series on Gameboy. I don't think any new pokemon games could match their greatness... I have pokémon coliseum on Gamecube, and well it quite frankly is sh*t.

HAHA yeah. The original p0k3m0n games were awesome, but everything after Crystal suX0rzz. The game got too repetative after a while.

[PSPDan]

I do not have a DS (PSP all the way for me). But my friend has both. He keeps telling me to get a DS so I can play Animal Crossing with him (he has a mental age of about 3 you see...). But I can't help but think I would enjoy some of the DS's games more than my PSP ones. I love the classics like mario etc. especially with the cute nintendo-style graphics... I think when there are few more decent RPGs available for PSP in the UK I will hate DS... Well that's my opinion.


Edit:

I thought I'd add that the only game I have ever been 10,000% addicted to was the pokémon series on Gameboy. I don't think any new pokemon games could match their greatness... I have pokémon coliseum on Gamecube, and well it quite frankly is sh*t.

HAHA yeah. The original p0k3m0n games were awesome, but everything after Crystal suX0rzz. The game got too repetative after a while.

Couldn't agree more... New pokemon games suck, I think it's not so fun having better graphics.... An aerial view of a fat, no-necked 2d person is much more fun, eh?

[PiRatE.]

I do not have a DS (PSP all the way for me). But my friend has both. He keeps telling me to get a DS so I can play Animal Crossing with him (he has a mental age of about 3 you see...). But I can't help but think I would enjoy some of the DS's games more than my PSP ones. I love the classics like mario etc. especially with the cute nintendo-style graphics... I think when there are few more decent RPGs available for PSP in the UK I will hate DS... Well that's my opinion.


Edit:

I thought I'd add that the only game I have ever been 10,000% addicted to was the pokémon series on Gameboy. I don't think any new pokemon games could match their greatness... I have pokémon coliseum on Gamecube, and well it quite frankly is sh*t.

HAHA yeah. The original p0k3m0n games were awesome, but everything after Crystal suX0rzz. The game got too repetative after a while.

Couldn't agree more... New pokemon games suck, I think it's not so fun having better graphics.... An aerial view of a fat, no-necked 2d person is much more fun, eh?The graphics don't always make the game. The new ones sucked because of the over-used storyline and characters.

[sum182oftheyear]

The graphics don't always make the game. The new ones sucked because of the over-used storyline and characters.

Amen to that Invdr, I would much rather play Super Mario 64 than an XBOX 360 game with a horrible storyline.

[PSPDan]

The graphics don't always make the game. The new ones sucked because of the over-used storyline and characters.

Amen to that Invdr, I would much rather play Super Mario 64 than an XBOX 360 game with a horrible storyline.

Erm, I didn't say the graphics did make the game. But in my opinion the graphics of the GameBoy games was "better". I was not being sarcastic in case that's what you thought.

[PiRatE.]

Oh ok. I thought you were being sarcastuc. But yeah, I actually like the old graphics better. Go figure.

[Supergo1000]

OMMFBAG Im leaving this thread all it is, is freakish, fanboy, scream-around, flame-whooping, Insult loaded, system bashing.

What else do you expect in a system vs system thread ?

.... Yeah good point...... anyway, still i find it anoying...

[PiRatE.]

You don't have to read it then. How do you guys think the DS lite will stack up against the PSP?

[Groves]

I don't really wanna take sides, but I prefer the DS.

DS is more fun, and probably more kiddy, as I am only 14.

The PSP is a lot more serious.

IN MY OPINION :shock:.

[InfectedZero]

I have both and I love both equally. They are both awesme systems.

[Samus776]

It depends on what kind of games you're into. If you're only into Mario and Metroid and games like that get the ds. If you want good racing, sports, or RPG games get a PSP. But if you only want what looks nicer with better graphics, get the PSP.