What would make you buy this?

[Slothy]

To be honest, I don't have one, but I've been more and more tempted lately. Even though some games are ports, they're ports of games I never played originally, and the lineup overall has been getting a lot better as of late. MGS: Portable Ops is almost reason enough for me to buy one on it's own, so I may get one before the year's out. Especially since I'm not overly taken with most of what I see out on the DS (I really only use my mom's DS to play GBA games now).

MGS: Portable Ops is another major tempting point the system has, as well as the two AC!D games ("card battle system" does not necessarily make me flee in terror) as I am a huge Metal Gear fan. I'm sorry the DS doesn't interest you though as I find it to be a good step in the right direction for the future of gaming.

The way I see it, the DS is loaded mostly with casual games; stuff with little depth that you can either beat quickly, or get the total value of the gameplay in about fifteen minutes, and stuff like that usually manages to bore me in five minutes. Granted the entire library of games isn't like that, but most of the ones that aren't don't really tickle my fancy either. Unfortunately, I think the ease of development encourages the flood of casual games more than anything so I don't see the overall trend letting up any time soon (this is my problem with the Wii as well) and leaves someone like me who wants more than a game you can play for fifteen minutes at a time out in the cold. I like the DS concept; I think it has a neat gimmick that has a lot more potential in serious games, but the current trend in game development on the system doesn't leave me overly excited. The PSP may have fewer games overall, but what is there generally caters more to my tastes than what the DS can offer me.

[Wolf Kanno]

To be honest, I don't have one, but I've been more and more tempted lately. Even though some games are ports, they're ports of games I never played originally, and the lineup overall has been getting a lot better as of late. MGS: Portable Ops is almost reason enough for me to buy one on it's own, so I may get one before the year's out. Especially since I'm not overly taken with most of what I see out on the DS (I really only use my mom's DS to play GBA games now).

MGS: Portable Ops is another major tempting point the system has, as well as the two AC!D games ("card battle system" does not necessarily make me flee in terror) as I am a huge Metal Gear fan. I'm sorry the DS doesn't interest you though as I find it to be a good step in the right direction for the future of gaming.

The way I see it, the DS is loaded mostly with casual games; stuff with little depth that you can either beat quickly, or get the total value of the gameplay in about fifteen minutes, and stuff like that usually manages to bore me in five minutes. Granted the entire library of games isn't like that, but most of the ones that aren't don't really tickle my fancy either. Unfortunately, I think the ease of development encourages the flood of casual games more than anything so I don't see the overall trend letting up any time soon (this is my problem with the Wii as well) and leaves someone like me who wants more than a game you can play for fifteen minutes at a time out in the cold. I like the DS concept; I think it has a neat gimmick that has a lot more potential in serious games, but the current trend in game development on the system doesn't leave me overly excited. The PSP may have fewer games overall, but what is there generally caters more to my tastes than what the DS can offer me.

The library has quite a few solid games if your willing to look, just not too many "name brand" stuff. I agree that the Wii is falling into this trend with Zelda being the only exception right now. The DS is doing a little better and it's for this reason I purchased one. Honestly the Castlevania (did I mention I love Konami? ) games as well as some of Squeenix's recent entries are pretty damn solid. Capcom, Konami, and Squenix are all starting to put some effort into the system. Sure the recent faves for the system have a collective game time of 2 hours but they are actually solid.

I'm hoping that in the next year and half, the Wii itself will start showing this trend once third party companies overcome their cold feet of the technology. The library for the system is "cute" at best but I will say that playing Zelda on the system was one of the most magical experiences I've had in gaming for awhile. The Wii has the potential to be great but it will only work if people actually put effort into the system. Something I feel the PSP unfortunately lacked.

[VorpalCyberWolf]

I recently got a PSP thats region free so I can play any game. The primary purpose I bought it was so I could get the remake of FFT for it though. It makes a nifty mp3 player for when Im at work (No, I don't have an Ipod) and there are a few gems among the titles that are only available for it. I have Darkstalkers, Locoroco, The Genesis Collection and I plan on getting the Castlevania game as well as FFT: The War Of The Lions as well. I also look forward to any other gems like the above and will enjoy my PSP for times to come. I have a DS as well, but sometimes you cant get everything you want with just one system.

[Bunny]

Rerelease of Suikoden/Suikoden II.

I don't remember hearing about Konami releasing this little gem outside of Japan?

You asked what would make us buy a PSP. I believe that would be MILF's answer. It is also mine.

[Roto13]

I'm just waiting for a price knock down to about a hundred bones before I buy one.

Yeah, pretty much. :P I feel dirty about paying a lot of money for a handheld.

[KentaRawr!]

Mostly because of the Emulation side, here. >_> At least that's why my brother and I got one.