Nintendo DS Versus Sony PSP

[Elisa_]

DS, never played PSP xD

 

[The_Cylon_Surfer]

At one time I would have backed the NDS without a second thought. Then I was introduced to the PSP's custom firmware, I now have a video player, MP3 player, great gaming machine and *nearly* every other computer/console I have ever owed (from Amstrad CPC - N64) complete with game library in my pocket (well pouch on my belt actually)!!

Due to this reason I nearly never touch my NDS these days but my PSP goes everywhere with me.

I cant even begin to compare games as both machines offer a very different game play experience. As previously said in this thread nice GFX do not make a good game, the acutal game play is the core element and I believe both machine demonstrate this very well - The PSP has had some very nice looking titles which blow game play wise but in the same breath just look at Patapon...simple, nothing special in the GFX department but it's orginal and more importantly, it's a totally addictive gaming experience.

In short I am going to have to say that *IMO* the PSP is the better machine, It doesnt just offer a good gaming experience but is a complete media solution. I have owed many pocket media players and the battery life on most is a sevre handicap (Ipod is terrible battery wise for video playback), the PSP along with the Datel "chunk" Batterey gives me 9 - 10 hours of film playback and on a nice sized screen! Personally that is what puts the PSP ahead for me. Before anyone asks yes i have used Moonshell for the NDS and while it is a very good Home Brew application I found it flakey, perhapes this is not the software but the file converters. You can imagine my dissmay when I turned on my NDS on a 4 hours flight to find none of my 'in flight entertainment' had correct audio syncing or the video broke up making it impossible to watch...

 

[acky]

I'd say both are good, but the PSP definitely has better games. The PSP is also a powerhouse, able to emulate so many consoles. The only reason I play DS is because of the GBA games and the few DS games which I still like to play (eg. Taiko no Tatsujin). The only stupid thing is that I can emulate GBA at full speed on a PSP and play the PSP version of Taiko on PSP... not to forget to mention that there's GTA for PSP.

Yep but don't forget there's GTA for GBA too

 

[xcalibur]

In short I am going to have to say that *IMO* the PSP is the better machine, It doesnt just offer a good gaming experience but is a complete media solution. I have owed many pocket media players and the battery life on most is a sevre handicap (Ipod is terrible battery wise for video playback), the PSP along with the Datel "chunk" Batterey gives me 9 - 10 hours of film playback and on a nice sized screen! Personally that is what puts the PSP ahead for me. Before anyone asks yes i have used Moonshell for the NDS and while it is a very good Home Brew application I found it flakey, perhapes this is not the software but the file converters. You can imagine my dissmay when I turned on my NDS on a 4 hours flight to find none of my 'in flight entertainment' had correct audio syncing or the video broke up making it impossible to watch...

I have to agree with JPH on this. Sure the PSP is a great PMP, but if I'm going to watch any films or listen to music, I'll do it on something else.
I would still say the PSP is superior only because of the great emulation capabalities, in particular the PS1 (which I'm suprised no one has brought up yet) makes it for me.
GBA on a PSP looks really nice too with a large screen. Too bad the D-pad sucks so bad...

 

[Deleted member 110780]

I love them both.

 

[arctic_flame]

Like many others here, I play DS games on my DS, and emulate on my PSP. My only complaint about the PSP is its battery life.

 

[The_Cylon_Surfer]

Sure the PSP is a great PMP, but if I'm going to watch any films or listen to music, I'll do it on something else.

Fair enough - but as of yet I am unable to find something as reliable as my PSP that can also manage 9 - 10 hours video playback on a 4.3 inch screen ..Besides the NDS doent even have this option 'as standard' which *IMO* makes the PSP the superior machine. Why take a NDS and Media player on the train/plane when you can just take one device - a PSP!

QUOTELike many others here, I play DS games on my DS, and emulate on my PSP. My only complaint about the PSP is its battery life.

Buy a Datel X2 battery (unless you have a PSP Slim & Lite). This product drastically increases the PSP battery life and although on the slightly large side it does serve as a good grip for gaming, stand/lean to for movie play back on the PSP. Fully charged my X2 reads 14 hours. From experience I watched movies on my PSP from the UK to Mexico..for most (not all) of the duration of the flight (11 hours) and my battery was no where near empty.

 

[Dylan]

This site does a great analysis on which console is better.

www.internetisseriousbuisness.com

 

[Keeper]

For me it depends on what I'm in the mood for. I play more new games on DS than PSP. The only games I really play on PSP are a few of the new action ones such as Crisis Core.

I do use the PSP more for emulation (mainly PSX RPGs) and its also my default comic reader. Yes I have used Comicbook DS and it does a great job, but with the PSP I dont need to convert the comics at all, just chuck the cbrs straight onto the stick and off we go.

In the end though, I'd say the DS is my favourite machine, mainly due to the fact that it really offers me new experiences in gaming

 

[gblock247]

As my manager at GS put it, the only reason to get a PSP right now is to mod the damn thing to play emulators on it.

Granted there are some good games now(Lumines will always be my all-time favorite on the PSP) but I'll take my DS w/ R4 over a modded PSP anyday...besides if I really wanted to play emulators, that's what my modded Xbox is for

 

[Doggy124]

Once, before I got to know Phoenix Wright serie and flash cart

 

[leetdude_007]

I enjoy the PSP, but my problem is still battery life. I hope they can beat the DS in that department some day with some ingenuity.

 

[enigmaindex]

At first i had a DS got a flashcart and i was pretty stoked. My dad then randomnly came home with a new PSP phat about 3 weeks ago. I put CFW on it myself and then i fell in love with it.

So i dont really have any regrets as i still play my DS everynow and again as all my friends have DS's and playing multiplayer on the DS is way fun with 8 poeple or so. But now for sure my PS3 and PSP get way more playtime over my Wii and DS. I guess for its graphics over gameplay (unless the games are classics) for me. And plus the Wii looks horrible on my 50" HD tv. Nintendo had the right idea with the DS and the Wii but if it was only a little bit more powerfull it would both be so much better and also if the Wii supported atleast 720p i would still be playing it.

 

[Szyslak]

I have both, and aside from the occasional good title on the PSP, I use my DS far more frequently. The PSP is much better as a multimedia device, but I always get drawn back to the DS for the games.

So to answer your original question, no, I have never regretted buying the DS. My wife regrets that I bought a DS, but I don't.

 

[CockroachMan]

Nop.. don't regret getting a DS.. it has a bigger variety of games and more games that I like than the PSP. Also, most PSP games look too good to be on that small screen.. and in fact, a lot of them got PS2 ports. So, DS all the way!

I admit though that this year, the PSP has been having better games than the DS (God of War, Final Fantasy, Patapon,..) and with some price drops, it's looking very tempting.. maybe I'll get one later

 

[Renegade_R]

Biggest regret was the PSP...I was SOOOO disappointed by the games and GTA simply doesn't interest me. I've been using a DS phat since RELEASE DATE back in 2003 or something...I even changed the DS Phat casing to white just to prolong its life

However I might consider PSP again now that its thinner and Patapon is on it...pata-pata-pata-pon.

 

[moozxy]

I only got a psp about a month or two ago and although people say the game library is too small, if you get it now, there's plenty to play, plus there's practically the whole psx game library and plenty of other consoles that you can emulate on it.
Like I said, I only got my psp a month or two ago but since then my DS has just been gathering dust. I assume that soon enough I'll exhaust the psp game library and will have to wait for new releases (like I am with my DS).
As for regrets, I have none. I'm really glad I bought both handhelds and wouldn't get rid of one for the other.

 

[Seven]

I tend to like a bunch of DS titles a lot more over PSP titles. In fact, PSP only has a few good titles, many of which stem from Final Fantasy, and DS has quite the variety... My hours clock up quite a bit with my DS. So game-wise, DS wins hands-down.

 

[cubin']

Lots of people hate on the PSP but it's an awesome handheld with good games and amazing homebrew/emulators etc.

DS is awesome too with unique games that you can just pick up and play. It also has lots of crap though

like 70% of games are shithouse. There's some cool homebrew.

Remember that just because a console has shit graphics it doesn't mean the game play will suddenly be awesome. If anything a more powerful machine will allow a wider range of games that just wouldn't be possible on DS. Just because the PSP has good graphics doesn't suddenly mean the game play will be crap

I like them both but only own a DS at the moment

 

[SavageWaffle]

I do regret buying a NDSL when i had a semi-broken NDS. But, that was me... I did save $80 =].