Sony PSP VS. Nintendo DS!

[cennar]

plasma screen or not sony still messed them selfs up with not handing out DEVELOPMENT KITS!!! why cant they do that? they will be realeasing it buy the end of next year or the next two years with there constant set backs. any way i would put my money on nintendo any day cus its done there changing the case and its going to be at least a 100 bucks cheaper
and who can forget the inovatve fps controls i tryed that on my pc its so much better than normal controls.

I should explane that i tryed it out with a 40 dollar grapix tablit and i love it its reaking sweet

[JackFrost22]

PSP is awesome It totally beats the DS. Have any of you ever used a touch screen its a pain in the @$$. The PSP will have WiFi wireless internet and a usb 2 connection for a headset. Socom is coming out for it. Imagie going to a starbucks with some freinds and just playing Socom to your hearts content.

[Sparkfist]

Ok... I dont see any problems with touch screens. USB 2 for the head set? Thats makes absolutly no sence, if its real thats way over kill. WiFi, wow the DS is going to have the samething.

If Sony hasnt released or isnt going to release a developers pack and only do ports then, wow. Whats a worthless item, when a new system is realeased it should have atleast 55% of its gmaes be origanal for the system, not ports.

Sony's focusing too much on the hardware aspect of the PSP. Nintendo already has a Metroid game planned for first release. Thats a big difference in my perspective.

[SpongeBuell]

Have any of you ever used a touch screen its a pain in the @$$.

touchscren only (like palms) = bad

buttons only (like PSp) = ok, but not too innovative

touchscreen used with buttons (like DS) = very good

[NeoGoldenBoy]

Have any of you ever used a touch screen its a pain in the @$$.

touchscren only (like palms) = bad

buttons only (like PSp) = ok, but not too innovative

touchscreen used with buttons (like DS) = very good

I agree totally with you; but... still Palm touchscreens are really good sometimes.

[Link89]

I think I heard that nintendo eventually plans on making these kind of repeater station things so you can play people across the contry. There's nothing that really makes the psp unigue when people are use to playing nintendos systems that all have some new cool features each time.

[benheck]

Is the battery life of the PSP really that low? I for one am getting sick of the "Gameboy of the Year" things (although I love writing my reviews, can't wait to pit the DS against whatever portable I've just built) but if the PSP's battery sucks, the system will probably lose.

The Gameboy has always gone against better systems but it's always 1) been physically smaller 2) had twice (or more) battery life. This next race looks to be no different.

The only system that I think coulda gave Gameboy a run for its money was the Neo Geo pocket. Sure, it's not GBA level tech, but it came out when all there was was the Gameboy Color, and it SMOKED it tech-wise. Plus it had a neat joystick thing and good battery life.

One thing against the PSP, it would be kinda sad to see the videogaming world dominated by one big company. With PC's it's not so bad since it allows compatibilty (and Mac users, you have to admit, computers & internet didn't EXPLODE until Windows 95) but game systems it's different. Oh well.

[s3ptic]

i would put my money on nintendo any day cus its done there changing the case

I don't think Nintendo is going to change their design of the DS at this point. They said small changes may come to the retail product, but I don't think that meens a total redesign. however thats all that I have heard so I may have missed something.

The Gameboy has always gone against better systems but it's always 1) been physically smaller 2) had twice (or more) battery life. This next race looks to be no different.

I completely agree with you, the PSP looks to be following the path of many of the failed handhelds before it, however there are a couple of differences 1) Sony has a large Bank, and if things go south for the PSP I wouldn't be supprised to see the price drop 50 to 100 dollars easily.
2) One of the major reasons most of those handhelds failed were because of lack of third party support however Sony has always dominated in this, and already has many 3rd Party developers lined up for the PSP. However anything could happen, mabey well see a handheld war like that of the consoles.

One thing against the PSP, it would be kinda sad to see the videogaming world dominated by one big company. With PC's it's not so bad since it allows compatibilty (and Mac users, you have to admit, computers & internet didn't EXPLODE until Windows 95) but game systems it's different. Oh well.

This is deffinatly a good point, and probally one of the major reasons Im currently voteing for the DS. If Nintendo looses their handheld market their cash flow would take a huge cut, mabey even resulting in them pulling from the console market.


Lastly I think while the idea of a touch screen as well as two screens looks cool,but at this point judging by the titles nintendo has displayed it seems to be just another Nintendo gimic. Metroid Prime looks like it would have terrible controls. In order to use the stylus you have to either set the DS down or hold it with one hand, but then you have to start hitting gaming the d-pad whiling draging the stylus across the screen and tapping, it just seems ackword. But I personly haven't tried it so I can only speculate who knows it could be revolutionary. Only time will tell.

[Guest]

Is the battery life of the PSP really that low? I for one am getting sick of the "Gameboy of the Year" things (although I love writing my reviews, can't wait to pit the DS against whatever portable I've just built) but if the PSP's battery sucks, the system will probably lose.

The Gameboy has always gone against better systems but it's always 1) been physically smaller 2) had twice (or more) battery life. This next race looks to be no different.

The only system that I think coulda gave Gameboy a run for its money was the Neo Geo pocket. Sure, it's not GBA level tech, but it came out when all there was was the Gameboy Color, and it SMOKED it tech-wise. Plus it had a neat joystick thing and good battery life.

One thing against the PSP, it would be kinda sad to see the videogaming world dominated by one big company. With PC's it's not so bad since it allows compatibilty (and Mac users, you have to admit, computers & internet didn't EXPLODE until Windows 95) but game systems it's different. Oh well.

Well, it looks like the DS is winning almost all the way in this poll (thing that I like a lot , because I'm a BIG Fan of Nintendo, and I somewhat hate Sony (NOT REALLY..., I only don't like the controller, I feel like I'm pressing nothing...)), but still I'm fair, so I will make a good comment about the PSP.

Yes, the battery life of the PSP is not so good, but they said that for Movies from the UMD it will last 2.5 hours, for Music of the UMD it will last 8 hours, Music from the Memory Stick it will last almost 18 hours, and finally and the most important, GAMES (obviously from the UMD) 10 Hours (but not all the games will last 10 hours, it depends on the CODE USAGE (or something like that) according to what they said, so they might last more or less, and also it will last less if it have cinemas or things like that), so it is not that bad; but still the DS battery life has told to be the same or better of the GBA SP one, (18 to 20 hours without using the light, and 12 to 15 using the light).

So, in my opinion BOTH will do very well.

It's true that the GB's have won to every other portables out there (except for yours Ben ), even if they are more powerfull, but this time it may be different, but again, BOTH will do very well.

[NeoGoldenBoy]

Sorry, that was me up there .

i would put my money on nintendo any day cus its done there changing the case

I don't think Nintendo is going to change their design of the DS at this point. They said small changes may come to the retail product, but I don't think that meens a total redesign. however thats all that I have heard so I may have missed something.

The Gameboy has always gone against better systems but it's always 1) been physically smaller 2) had twice (or more) battery life. This next race looks to be no different.

I completely agree with you, the PSP looks to be following the path of many of the failed handhelds before it, however there are a couple of differences 1) Sony has a large Bank, and if things go south for the PSP I wouldn't be supprised to see the price drop 50 to 100 dollars easily.
2) One of the major reasons most of those handhelds failed were because of lack of third party support however Sony has always dominated in this, and already has many 3rd Party developers lined up for the PSP. However anything could happen, mabey well see a handheld war like that of the consoles.

One thing against the PSP, it would be kinda sad to see the videogaming world dominated by one big company. With PC's it's not so bad since it allows compatibilty (and Mac users, you have to admit, computers & internet didn't EXPLODE until Windows 95) but game systems it's different. Oh well.

This is deffinatly a good point, and probally one of the major reasons Im currently voteing for the DS. If Nintendo looses their handheld market their cash flow would take a huge cut, mabey even resulting in them pulling from the console market.


Lastly I think while the idea of a touch screen as well as two screens looks cool,but at this point judging by the titles nintendo has displayed it seems to be just another Nintendo gimic. Metroid Prime looks like it would have terrible controls. In order to use the stylus you have to either set the DS down or hold it with one hand, but then you have to start hitting gaming the d-pad whiling draging the stylus across the screen and tapping, it just seems ackword. But I personly haven't tried it so I can only speculate who knows it could be revolutionary. Only time will tell.

The design of the DS WILL change, also its name.

The price od the PSP has been said that it will be between 199.99 and 350.00, but those prices weren't told by Sony, but they are estimations that looks very likely that it will be that price, and the DS has been said to be between 149.99 and 179.00, but again not by Nintendo itself, but still thay said that the price of the DS will be like the GBA SP (and that's from Nintendo itself), so it will most likely be that, and it will be cheaper than the PSP.

The DS has the same (or more) Third-party support of the PSP (100 companies totally confirmed, and more to come).

The Wario Ware DS E3 demo really showed very well the use of the second screen and the Touch screen, and about Metroid Prime: Hunters, there will be that control scheme and a new one using only the buttons, according to Satoru Iwata; but the ppl that actually played it said that it feels quite comfortable and that you get used to it veri fast.

Both consoles are great.

[shelter pitfall]

PSp:$250(not including tax, accesories and games)
Ds:probably 100-150 range.

[GibsonPlayer15]

With graphics that surpass even those of the N64, how can the PSP even hope to compete? And the two screens just seal PSP's failure.

[Guest]

I liked the PSP when I first heard about it, I thought a huge screen sounded like a big attraction. But truth be told, I'm more inclined to support Nintendo, the only non-conglomerate making consoles anymore. The PSP will probably not win, as everyone has stated; however there is a market for the mature demographic (hah, I sound like the people who say Nintendo is for kids) since the DS seems to gimicky in that respect; the PSP gives awesome graphics, USB, Wi-Fi, analog control, and portability all in one package, something that you'd be proud to show off in your collection, and especially for its price. But think of the major demographic, kids, and you won't find many parents who'll allow a kid to carry around a $250-$300 dollar piece of equipment, it's just begging to be stolen. However, I think that some innovative titles will come out after the launch titles are gone, though not enough to bring it to the front; like what the Gamecube is now compared to the PS2, ironically.

The DS, as I said, is gimicky, but it seems like they took every idea they could for an innovative portable, and fit them all into one. And they did it in such a way that it looks GOOD, which says something for the geniuses at Nintendo. And personally, I wouldn't buy it for the new genres of games that will come out, I'd buy it moreso for the famous Nintendo franchise games. Can't say that I like the Game & Watch design, but it does give it an interesting look... (I must purchase a Zelda multiscreen one of these days)

And finally, the pirate markets is going to have a ball with the DS. Those cards are probably very easy to write to, not unlike many memory cards of today, while the PSP uses its proprietary UMD technology. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing, but the DS market is such to just grow bigger from that.

#1 problem with the DS is that people are saying that it can't play GB and GBC games. While I don't fully trust the internet, if that's true, I'd hate it. There's currently a way to burn GBC games to a GBA cart, with a GB emulator, which I'm sure will be employed more once the DS comes out...