[quote author=“ViS6pt7”]Originally I was going to go with the PSP, but lately I’ve been swaying towards the DS. Why? Well I personally think that it’s going to have a lot of interesting games, such as this:
http://www.the-magicbox.com/0410/game041008g.shtml
Using the dual screen and touch sensitive stylus, you operate on patients on the screen. Of course, one game isn’t expected to sway many opinions, but I think that innovation like this is fodder for better and more imaginative games to come.
The combination of the dual screen and touch sensitivity is great, but the wireless is also something to behold. Granted PSP has this too, but Nintendo’s plans for it are far more ambitious. They are toying with the idea of being able to transmit game demos in stores via wireless to play for a limited time to help propagate a wider breadth of games rather than just sequels. In association with (you knew it was coming) Pokemon, they are experimenting with the thought of transmitting unique pokemon info in theatres during the upcoming Pokemon movies to be broadcasted onto the DSs.
Also, the fact that the Nintendo DS is backwards compatible with the thousands of Gameboy and Gameboy Advance games doesn’t hurt.
Nintendo is also revising its portable strategy; they made a clear distinction that their GBA is meant to target young-teen audiences, while the DS caters to the older generation. Announced games like Final Fantasy 3 remake(!), Ridge Racer DS, and Metroid: Hunters attest to this. However, some things just quite never change—and for Nintendo, it may be a good thing. There will always be a wide library of “kiddy” games making the DS all the more accessible to all, and their tried and true tradition of affordability (DS will debut at $149, games at $29).
The PSP looks like a great peripheral, but it has a few flaws that come to mind. The first is price. If Sony wants to get competetive, they can’t stick with that horrendous speculated price of ~$250-350. This will not only make it inaccessible but downright unappealing.
The second is battery life. Even Nintendo made a crack at Sony, making a solid statement of the DS’ battery life (around 10 hours), while Sony still prefers to keep it hush hush. Case and point? The PSP girls at E3 who were walking around letting people play the PSP demos had to recharge it every two hours.
The third is reliability. Now, I’m not doubting Sony from the get-go but we all know how faulty PS2s are. Many have been vexxed by their disc read errors, overheating, and whatnot (Sony has even lost a class action lawsuit due to the unreliability of the PS2), so for Sony to venture into an area that they have never been before is a little troubling to the mind. Still, I’ll reserve judgment until the final product arrives.
Those are my 2 cents on the issue. DS, for me, wins this round for now.
well, sorry to tell u guys, the ds will not be backwards compatible wiht gameboy games, just advance. Nintendo found it too costly to add the chip.
Aslo, yea, the psp will have crappy battery life, disks are so much worse than cartriges in terms of relaibily and the psp will have to use memory sticks wheras nintendo is built onto the cartrige.
Im so getting a DS
