Should I get a PSP?

[DarkAura]

Get both. Enough said; they both have goods and bads. I think you can get a used one for prettty cheap, like 150 bucks?

 

[AlexElder]

If you have the money for both, get both.

I have both which seems to be the norm from all the people who have posted so far. Both systems are great and have their strong and weak points. I do use the PSP for more emulation, however it does have some good games on it.

If I would have to choose which one to get first I would go for the DS.... BUT with the red psp lite coming out with God of War I'd be tempted to get that first if it will be really limited.

Good luck with whichever one you get and welcome to the community and scene.

 

[feds4u]

Do you like new games? If so then you shouldn't buy a PSP.

Do you like original content? Again, if you do, you shouldn't buy a PSP.

And only an idiot carries around two portables. Ignore the nerds who say you need both.

 

[MC DUI]

I own both and play both of them, I usually only take one with me when I go out though, just depends on what type of games I feel like playing.

 

[feds4u]

Do you like new games? If so then you shouldn't buy a PSP.

Do you like original content? Again, if you do, you shouldn't buy a PSP.

And only an idiot carries around two portables. Ignore the nerds who say you need both.

Who cares if the games on the PSP already have games on other consoles...

People who want fresh, original content.

 

[myuusmeow]

Do you like new games? If so then you shouldn't buy a PSP.

Do you like original content? Again, if you do, you shouldn't buy a PSP.

And only an idiot carries around two portables. Ignore the nerds who say you need both.

Who cares if the games on the PSP already have games on other consoles...

People who want fresh, original content.

Original as in breaking eggs in Cooking Mama?

 

[feds4u]

Do you like new games? If so then you shouldn't buy a PSP.

Do you like original content? Again, if you do, you shouldn't buy a PSP.

And only an idiot carries around two portables. Ignore the nerds who say you need both.

Who cares if the games on the PSP already have games on other consoles...

People who want fresh, original content.

Original as in breaking eggs in Cooking Mama?

Or "original" as such games like Ridge Racer, GTA, God of War, Tekken, Final Fantasy, Socom etc...

And hey its not like you can get these games anywhere else...

Tekken DR
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Lumines Plus
Tokobot
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Silent Hill Origins
Twisted Metal: Head On
Wipeout Pulse
Daxter
Pursuit Force
Gripshift
EchoChrome

Oh wait....

Say what you will about the Cooking MILF, at least she brought something new to the table.

(and yes, that's a food pun)

 

[myuusmeow]

Using your logic, the DS is also lacking originality:
Mario
Zelda
Tetris
Pokemon
Mario Kart
Castlevania
Animal Crossing
Ninja Gaiden
Sonic
Metroid
Final Fantasy
Starfox
Megaman
Theme Park
Kirby

Lumines and Gripshift were originally PSP exclusive. Pursuit Force is PSP exclusive. Ridge Racer is also on the DS.

 

[feds4u]

Lumines and Gripshift were originally PSP exclusive.

lol, not any more

QUOTE(myuusmeow @ Jun 16 2008, 05:35 PM) Pursuit Force is PSP exclusive.

I like the sequel better.

Original content, lol.

 

[myuusmeow]

I can't find a release date for Extreme Justice PS2. One site says its released only in Europe, then 5 more say not released anywhere. Anyway, nice job ignoring the rest of my post.

I dug a little deeper and saw the site you grabbed the cover from was Gamespot, which has TBA for the release date.

 

[feds4u]

bawww and stuff

"Don't worry, Mama will fix."

Just look into her kind eyes and everything will be alright.

 

[myuusmeow]

So no response to Mario and co. not being original either? k.

 

[Lumstar]

PSP has tons of great games not on DS. Some need importing if you're in the US, PSP gets better third party support for both Europe and Japan.

Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops
Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
Lumines
Tales of Eternia
Ridge Racer 2

 

[feds4u]

In honor of your blatent fanboyism I've changed my Icon.

 

[pitoui]

If your already thinking about buying a PSP then you should go for it. I bought one at Christmas and I still play it. I love old school retro games and the most games I play on it are old NES or SNES games.. which is sorta ironic. I went through a stage where all I did was play PSP I felt really bad that I wasn't playing my DS lol. The PSP is my first gaming console from Sony and although the first one I bought had a huge dead pixel in the middle of the screen, I returned it and it was all good.
PSP has a few great games on it also.. although they are not terrible original... Burnout, Flatout, God of War etc. Plus all the PS1 games I missed out on when I was younger.. GT rules

 

[bosscolor]

You should get a DS

 

[Topfragger]

Comparing the DS and PSP is just stupid i think.
Get both or get one then much later on get la other, Kay kay?

PSP

3D graphics of 2000, its a PS2 in your hands nuff said
some original games, some shovelware, some crap ports, some good games
Excellent homebrew but it's challenging to get it going and it allways changes
Media playback beats the DS media playback anyday

DS

Originality, Excellent design portable and long lasting battery
lots of good games but you must buy the good games and avoid gimmicky shovelware,
Pirating games is easy, Dealextreme sells the Acekard 2 for 23$ and thats absolutely amazing
try them before buying them.

PSP will suit people who travel allot and want a media player with a good screen size
DS is more for younger users and retro game lovers and people who game out and about more.

 

[Mida]

Hell yes ! I have both and although the psp took awhile to grow on me it is now my preferred handheld. It has heaps of potential, tons of power and quite a few great games. Also N64 emulation is looking like it might soon be almost full speed which is reason enough to purchase, you will never see that on a ds or on even the Pandora.

 

[Topfragger]

I liked the PSP off the bat too, but its kinda not that portable friendly and it hurts my hands after a while....

the NDS is good but the games i ended up with really made me repulse from it because so many of them were expensive and offered nothing but ABSOLUTE F**KING SHIT!
till i got a flashcard then its awesome
if a game sucks delete it get rid of it.

games i'm glad i downloaded and didnt buy and deleted
COD4
Crash of the titties
the Simpsons game
Doki Doki MS (though i downloaded this for shits and giggles, it's actually about hunting a witch not touching up girls for absolutely no reason)

still it wastes the bandwidth but oh well, Downloading PSP games is a real strain because their ridiculously big.

 

[myuusmeow]

Downloading PSP games is a real strain because their ridiculously big.

Not all of them. There are many games from 80 (Space Invaders Extreme) to 300MB which is a quick download (I have slow internet, unless you have dial-up there is no excuse). Only some games are 1GB-1.5GB, and usually you can get a version without music or videos (or both) or languages ripped, after being compressed they can get much smaller. IIRC, GTA VCS was like 1GB, without music and voice acting, it was 372MB.