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PSP or DS

PSP or DS

  • PSP

    Votes: 16 15.7%

  • DS

    Votes: 86 84.3%
  • Total voters
    102
I have both, although I prefer the DS. For reasons that I had a lot more enjoyment from Nintendo's stylish handheld than the PSP.
 
DS mainly because I own one and I love it. Besides that, there's not many games I know of for the PSP that look like I might actually enjoy.
 
I just read about the PSP yesterday I believe.....sales are sadly declining! The DS is strong competition! As it's sales went up, the PSP had an opposite effect.
 
both are good systems, but I think the DS is more versatile and more gaming oriented than the psp, which is more focused on connectivity with the ps3 and its other features
 
Treeko-kt said:
I just read about the PSP yesterday I believe.....sales are sadly declining! The DS is strong competition! As it's sales went up, the PSP had an opposite effect.
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PSP has never really had good sales to be fair. I only brought mine because I found the DS to be a massive waste of cash and I wanted a handheld for bus and train rides.

DS appeals to a lot more people. it's cheaper, more user friendly, has a LOT of casual games (and I mean a lot) and is smaller.

PSP however is a lot more versatile with better online and multiplayer and if you mod it, it becomes a real open world.

Like I said earlier, both have obvious plus points and flaws. Neither one is really better all round, it's just a matter of preference.
 
DS. Even though the PSP has a powerful homebrew base (it runs freaking PSX games, N64 games, and specially-modified OSes for God's sake!! *want*), there aren't too many titles that are worth buying, but there are some good titles out there like Metal Gear Acid and Killzone: Liberation.

I prefer the DS mostly because homebrew is much easier to work with, but there are some good titles on the market too, and while they're mostly for the casual, every-day player, there are some games to play designed for gamers like Metroid Prime Hunters and Mario Kart DS.
 
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I would have to the DS, the PSP is good too, but I favor the DS more...
 
To be perfectly honest...I'm not entirely sure. I only own a DS, so I can't really make judgment on the PSP as of yet, but as far as hardware goes, the PSP gets my vote hands down. The graphics, from what I've noticed are much better than the DS's, and to be honest, I find the controls to be alot less confusing; the touch-screen seemed to be pretty cool at first, but in faster-paced games, the whole set-up can get rather confusing. I bought my DS (regrettably) mainly for pokemon pearl, but outside of Nintendo franchise games, it...really seems to lack in terms of "older" games =/
 
Original games comes to mind straight away for me..

I mean, nearly all the games that come out for the DS are original.

PSP on the other hand..Nearly all the games that come out for it, come out for the PS2/3 also...adn I mean your not going on holiday everyday are you?.

For that reason alon, I vote for DS.
 
PSP has better graphics and has more games to play then the DS. (If it's hacked, it has so much features!)

DS has very little fun games, and isn't really worth it. (Until the DSi comes out. You could use it as a camera if you don't have one!)

So I guess they are both ok.
 
Although the PSP is a superior system overall, I use my DS way more and have more games on it. Sadly, there's not much the PSP has to offer me at the moment, besides Final Fantasy, God of War, and Yu-Gi-Oh!.
 
If you want to spend money for good graphics, do it for a console--not a PSP.

If you want to spend money for a unique and endearing experience--buy a DS.
 
I own both, and I honestly have to say it's a tie for me. The DS is a fantastic thing to play with. The games are fun, the prices make them worth playing and the system is just plentiful overall (especially considering the capability of playing GBA games). I enjoy playing with the touch screen feature, although I don't really care about it at times.

On the other hand, I like the PSP's larger screen for both games and videos, including its other media player capabilities (I would argue that these specialized devices out-perform the PSP in their fields, however). The games seem to be less impressive compared to those released for the DS, and there are only a couple of certain titles that have interested me so far. However it's not really a problem for me when I have homebrewing, as I could play several of my favourite console games on a handheld.

I guess what I'm saying that it's not right to compare the two machines as they have different intentions. The DS is strictly a game machine at heart and excels in it, while the PSP is a device that handles all the jobs well. :3
 
For PSP if you want to get hacked games and stuff
but you need the firmware
and if you already dont have a psp
its too late !
but for DS get an R4 and pop away!
 
I'd say DS 'cause :

1. I have one then I know it better
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1. Less fragile thant the PSP, if it falls it mostly doesn't get damaged.
2. I CAN READ GBA CARTRIDGES OKAY ?! o:
3. The touchscreen is just casual, but anyway playing with buttons on two screens rocks.
4. ... etc. '-'
 
Seifer said:
I own both, and I honestly have to say it's a tie for me. The DS is a fantastic thing to play with. The games are fun, the prices make them worth playing and the system is just plentiful overall (especially considering the capability of playing GBA games). I enjoy playing with the touch screen feature, although I don't really care about it at times.

On the other hand, I like the PSP's larger screen for both games and videos, including its other media player capabilities (I would argue that these specialized devices out-perform the PSP in their fields, however). The games seem to be less impressive compared to those released for the DS, and there are only a couple of certain titles that have interested me so far. However it's not really a problem for me when I have homebrewing, as I could play several of my favourite console games on a handheld.

I guess what I'm saying that it's not right to compare the two machines as they have different intentions. The DS is strictly a game machine at heart and excels in it, while the PSP is a device that handles all the jobs well. :3
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Probably one of the only decent arguments in this thread was yours.
And I agree with most points. However the price thing for DS games is different in England

DS games cost about £30 (like $57) whereas PSP games cost £20 (roughly $37)
 
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