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DS vs. PSP

Well, which one?

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I may have brought it in, but I was relating my personal situation, not trying to claim everyone will be playing on a 2 hr round trip.

Anway, the PSP also suffers from Dead Pixels! IGN had a thing about it. In fact, it suffers a LOT more than the DS...
 
The DS has also had massive dead pixel syndrome. Quick look at the GFAQs board for the hardware shows that.

The PSP has had hardware issues too, though its design isn't final.
 
Ummm...for Japan...yes. They've released, and the Japanese market is not going to be pleased if the USA/Euro version is overhauled and designed a lot better, and Sony knows that. I wouldn't be expecting an extreme makeover or anything =/

And yes, the DS has dead pixel problems...so what? Nintendo is replacing them even if only 1 has a problem. Sony hasn't even started to do anything about them.
 
They've done that before though, so it's not too unlikely.

And I'm sure Sony will replace as well, once it launches stateside. That's when a lot of questions will be answered.
 
Kairi said:
The DS has also had massive dead pixel syndrome. Quick look at the GFAQs board for the hardware shows that.

The PSP has had hardware issues too, though its design isn?t final.
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The DS's dead pixel syndrome isn't massive. Not too many DSs have it. I go to the GFaqs DS board regularly. And the PSP also has dead pixels, but they're not replacing ones with them like Nintendo.
 
Search "dead" fair enough amount of topics for me to consider it an issue. And I'm not sure about this, but wouldn't replacing all those units be kinda costly, anyways?
 
Kairi- What happens to the Japanese gamers then? Do they have to wait 'til the stateside release? This has been a major show of incompetence on Sony's part.

[I'M AN HD-DVD FAN! KILL THE BLU-RAY, IT SUX!] <--That was a rant by the way, and was also off topic, but we were talking about Sony's incompetence.
 
It doesn't really deal directly with the systems, though. Maybe if you backed It up a little more. Anyways

I've heard it's being kind of mocked in Japan right now, but that was just from comments off of Slashdot. I really don't have much faith in either, but I'll try to be fair and give them both another look when the PSP Is released here.
 
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Search ?dead? fair enough amount of topics for me to consider it an issue. And I?m not sure about this, but wouldn?t replacing all those units be kinda costly, anyways?
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On-topic: Nintendo obviously has enough money to replace all the DSs if they're doing it.

Off-topic: You have the search feature on GFaqs? I don't have enough karma yet. What's your username there?
 
Celes152. First board I ever joined. ^_^;
Yeah, maybe so, but if it is a big issue *not saying for sure it is* then it'd be costly, which isn't good. If not, it might be a way to build confidence in the system.
 
The dead pixel thing is shared by all LCD products, so you can't say Nintendo did a bad job manufactoring it.

As good as the PSP looks, I don't hold much hope either. I have doubts of it ever reaching stateside, though they are very minute.
 
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You've done a decent job of keeping civility. Don't drag others into this that aren't even here. That's your warning from Kairi the administrator.

Kairi the member: I'm quite positive Sony *is* releasing it here. That's why there's all the buzz and debate, no?
 
Post edited. I'll remain civil. I formally apologize. [I always seem to get into trouble. >>; Of course, none to fault but myself XD]

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You never know. Nintendo has a lot of power behind it. Sony's already slipping out of the market. I swear, if the Blu-ray fails, they're DEAD! Other companies have managed to offer better products than Sony lately. *Cough, iTunes/iPodcough*
 
If you think about it, the DS is only something Nintendo thought would be cool to compete with the PSP while they make the next Gameboy.
 
I seriously doubt that. The PSP was made to compete with the DS.

Touch screen is a great innovation. I would like it if Kairi explained why she disagrees.
 
Well, my opinion on the touchscreen is just that—an opinion, so keep that in mind.

I don't like pressing down so hard on it with your finger, firstly. It seems unweidly. The stylus is nicer, but it's not practial for controlling games like SM64DS. If the virtual "control stick" was in one place, perhaps. But it seems to me on a lot of games the bottom screen isn't much more than a distraction to the top. The touching seems to take a lot of effort, and I don't care for that. I did like the SM64DS minigames involving the stylus, but that's not enough to make me like the idea as a whole. It messes the screen, and it doesn't seem tight enough of a method of control.

Also, I think the backlight on/off should be a button on the system itself, like the GBA.
 
The DS screen is virtually black if there's no light =/

The thumbpad works wonders on 64DS. I think the touch screen is a lot easier navigating menus than using a D-pad. i.e, Urbz!
 
I haven't played a game where its used to navigate menus. It might work in Animal Crossing, perhaps. I just don't know.

True, but sometimes when you're in the sun the backlight is virtually useless. Saves on that battery power we're all so concerned about. ;D
 
The DS is equipped with enough battery life to have the backlight constantly on. Its the PSP we were worried about, remember?
 
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