Nintendo DS Versus Sony PSP

[DarkAura]

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.

There are batteries you can buy that may have a battery life that can be close to the DS' battery life. But the PSP is a more powerful machine, so it requires more power.

 

[BakuFunn]

When i got my psp, i did not even touch my DS for a full 3 weeks. Now i see the psp and DS are quite equal. If i had to choose though, I would only go for the DS because it is cheaper

i have both, and love them both as much.
Yes i still love you, Gameboy Color...

 

[DarkAura]

When i got my psp, i did not even touch my DS for a full 3 weeks. Now i see the psp and DS are quite equal. If i had to choose though, I would only go for the DS because it is cheaper

i have both, and love them both as much.
Yes i still love you, Gameboy Color...

Yah both have their ups and downs. DS is good multiplayer and new style with the stylus. And PSP is more for the games with good graphics and better gameplay.

 

[Hit]

Not again!

DS fun
Psp good graphs, sometimes anoying controls

 

[BakuFunn]

When i first got my psp, i saw myself tap the menus with my finger, and after a few seconds i realized what I was doing
psp is really annoying to hold, the shape is really bad. can't fit in your pocket...
I got a nice charger grip though, and it solves the problem.

off-topic
I just ordered a blackhorns psp case and i swear in the title it said 'for slim/lite'
I got it, and i found out it was for the phat

it still fits, but I can't use the earphones, and UMD door. and hard to access the memory stick and wlan switch. There is also a big empty space where the phat's fat is.
Also, the case makes it very hard to charge the console.
I feel sad...

 

[DarkAura]

Not again!

DS fun
Psp good graphs, sometimes anoying controls

Plus the analog stick seems like it's gonna break any minute.

 

[Hit]

When i first got my psp, i saw myself tap the menus with my finger, and after a few seconds i realized what I was doing
psp is really annoying to hold, the shape is really bad. can't fit in your pocket...
I got a nice charger grip though, and it solves the problem.

off-topic
I just ordered a blackhorns psp case and i swear in the title it said 'for slim/lite'
I got it, and i found out it was for the phat

it still fits, but I can't use the earphones, and UMD door. and hard to access the memory stick and wlan switch. There is also a big empty space where the phat's fat is.
Also, the case makes it very hard to charge the console.
I feel sad...

Ask your money back

 

[roboz]

Honestly, I think ds is better cause its has more original games. Unlike the psp where about 30% or more of the games are just remakes of ps2 games. The only reason why I would actually need a psp was if my flashcart broke and I couldn't find another way to bring my movies and music with me.

 

[Austinz]

I made a video yesterday comparing them, http://youtube.com/watch?v=0P6emr4eodU

 

[SavageWaffle]

DS:
Worst graphics possible
Games with AWESOME gameplay+stories
Dude, it has TWO SCREENS

PSP:
External Memory
1 Huge ass screen(compared to the DS)
Basically a PS2 controller with a built-in screen =O
Huge libabry, mostly ported from PS2

 

[jalaneme]

DS:
Worst graphics possible
Games with AWESOME gameplay+stories
Dude, it has TWO SCREENS
you forgot shovleware...

PSP:
External Memory up to 16gb worth of data FTW
1 Huge ass screen(compared to the DS)
Basically a PS2 controller with a built-in screen =O
Huge library, mostly ported from PS2 once again, i see this all the time, the psp has a solid games library compared the ratio of shovleware and decent first party exclusives for the psp is more consistent compared to the DS as my psp games collection shows here

answers in bold although i don't expect anyone to agree so whatever.

 

[VmprHntrD]

Personally as far as the DS goes the only regret I have on it is that they didn't have the LITE version out first. The original was fairly dark and the stylus was so slim and shorter it cramped my hand, horribly with that lame Metroid FPS when I had it. Yes, I suppose if it were as pretty as a Gamecube it would be as pretty as a Gamecube, but to me gameplay is paramount, not graphics...they're awesome but I still find Pac-Man acceptable due to the gameplay specifically. Knowing if the DSL did do GC like output I'd end up with such a short battery I wouldn't be happy. As far as the screen I prefer its panel (panels really) over the PSP as they're plenty big enough, more than enough when you get into those games that share the two or go vertical like Namco Museum DS does.

Sure I think a PSP could be nice to have but there really isn't enough on there I'd be dying over to have. I can't think of much of any acceptable RPGs for it I'd want, definitely not that ff7 rehash bs. It would be great to have some GTA on the go and I'd nab both those, but beyond that I could see probably just a few things a year I'd take as the gameplay that system mostly, hell nearly entirely gives, I can do at home and I don't want that on the go really.

See the simple end of it is the DS just does even touch panel aside what the PSP can't as far as gameplay goes. When you pile on the touch screen though then it adds a huge layer of things it couldn't offer even if they did take up the goodies the DS does without it as a requirement.

 

[myuusmeow]

If you'd have asked me before December 25, 2007, I would have said DS!!! PSP sucks.

Ask me today and that statement is reversed. I could do without a second screen I could touch, just another thing to scratch up IMO, only thing that IMO was great with the touch screen was EBA.

@theclaw: 4 times? It's more around 6, but even then almost no (or none?) of the 256MB DS games are in English anyway, so really its more like 12 times.

 

[Panzer Tacticer]

The DS is great at what it does, the PSP is great at what it does.

It depends on the user.

Both can do a lot of non game stuff. But in the end, if that non game stuff is vital to me, I think the smart money is doing that non game stuff on the right bloody device actually.

I don't care that the DS can play videos. The screens too damn small.

I don't care that the PSP can read pdf files, the screens too damn small.

They're hand held game toys. I bought the DS a full year ahead of getting Panzer Tactics (I didn't enjoy waiting). I'd probably have bought the PSP if it had been the one with Panzer Tactics.

In retrospect, I like that an R4 can make mincemeat out of finding games. But I hate that most DS games are kiddie targeted, and most are also not very well made. But, even still, when I add the numbers, the PSP doesn't have a fraction of the games the DS has where MY interests are. The PSP only has good games, if you play that sort of games.

 

[Lumstar]

What's this? Someone noticed me?

 

[Opium]

I use both my PSP Slim and DS Lite about the same much at the moment. I love both of them.

 

[Slave]

Agreed with Panzer, Before either DS or PSP came out, I was more interested in the PSP for all the movies and videos, and music.... all the non gaming stuff it could do... but then I saw the game... it's all mainstream stuff... good graphics but lame gameplay in the most...

I choose a DS for the gameplay games, very original games, cost less and Flashcards are sooooooo easy... drag 'n drop... bingo... no assle with firmares and boot methods... and so far the DS is my most favorite console ever (all console, not just portable)

 

[myuusmeow]

Agreed with Panzer, Before either DS or PSP came out, I was more interested in the PSP for all the movies and videos, and music.... all the non gaming stuff it could do... but then I saw the game... it's all mainstream stuff... good graphics but lame gameplay in the most...

I choose a DS for the gameplay games, very original games, cost less and Flashcards are sooooooo easy... drag 'n drop... bingo... no assle with firmares and boot methods... and so far the DS is my most favorite console ever (all console, not just portable)

Hassle? Sure. A one time thing (Pandora's Battery) for about 10 minutes is a HUGE hassle.

 

[megabug7]

I agree

Many moons ago it was a hassle to get the PSP to run umd iso's

Nowadays it's simple - lots of good stuff aside from iso's and vids

 

[Deleted User]

A while ago I would have said the DS owns all handhelds because of its 'future orientated' design but to be quite honest it hasn't lived up to my expectations. It is easy to play pirate games which is a plus. No fucking around with system firmware. Now I've played FF Crisis Core on the PSP I'm force to rethink my choices so I'll put it the way I see it. I like, well love the DS's touchscreen alot and I like the DS's childish approach to gaming. But, this Crisis Core has blown all the DS's Final Fantasy efforts out of the water. I'm more of a graphic's over gameplay kind of person now, well, maybe I'm one of these people who think both should be addressed by a software manufacturer. So I'm saying to whoever, buy a PSP but keep some change for a DS.