So how bout that PSP?

[Clouded Sky]

Hmmm. The great console wars shrunk down to handheld size...

First off, I must say, I have a DS and it's been missing a pixel since I bought it. Grr... Anyways, Nintendo definitely has the fanbase advantage here, but without much third party support, the DS increases it's chances of dying every day. I mean, I can't say I've researched, but I'm willing to say PSP has more titles out at launch than the DS has since it was released 4 months ago. The DS games out right now really don't appeal to me, and the most play time I've spent on games have been GBA games, not DS. The battery seems to be an issue, but like it was mentioned, who's gonna play for 10 hours straight. And if you're gonna play for 10 hours straight, shouldn't there be something to plug it into? I guess the biggest point is the selling price. Because it's so high though Sony should be able to lower it eventually - it's not as much in Japan as it is here. And seeing as I make $300 on a paycheck, once I deal with prom costs I should be able to focus my money towards it. The multimedia capabilities really appeal to me - plus when looked at from a memory size standpoint - the DS doesn't take memory chips. The carts on which games were made would have to be released. Memory sticks already exist, and even though they can get spendy, they'r emuch more accessible.

[Tidus Andronicus]

Well, one thing, if you've had a dead pixel on the DS since you got it, you should send it to get replaced... Nintendo should replace or fix the unit free of charge. All you have to do is get up and do it.

[crazybayman]

[QUOTE=omnitarian]The Game.com, Neo Geo Pocket/Color, and the Wonderswan/Color are three competitors off the top of my head.

Never ever heard of these products until now. Guess they can't be THAT competitive.

[Zeldy]

Meh, The psp will crash and burn in my opinion. All who have challenged Nintendo at the hand held market have had their rumps handed to them on a silver platter. Mainly becuase the DS's design was extremely innovative.

I totally agree with you!!
I hate The PSP, i mean.. They dont care if the square button jams as its YOU who suffers, not them.. They've got their money now.
Wheras the DS, They sent out a batch of DS's almost all of them were faulty so they brought them back and fixed them all, so are you gonna pay all that money for a rubbish PSP??
Get a DS, they are so much better, i have one. Its fabulous Darling

[Maxico]

Im guessing they were before your time.

I used to have a game gear. Its surpisingly good for the period it came out in and now I think about it, its very similar to the PSP.

[YukiKiro]

i just recently got a PSP, great system. i got it the second day of its reliese here in the US. i got metal gear ac!d (i don't care what anyone says, this game is a blast), need for speed underground rivals and untold legends. each game has its plusses, and except for ac!d has its quirks. the whole system is great.

Well, one thing, if you've had a dead pixel on the DS since you got it, you should send it to get replaced... Nintendo should replace or fix the unit free of charge. All you have to do is get up and do it.

dead pixel? oh, my screen has one, its a tiny white speck in the bottom left corner of my screen. its never bothered me and its not a problem. unless a piece of the screen is burned out or doesn't work i say deal with it.

[Xalioniaf]

I used to have a game gear. Its surpisingly good for the period it came out in and now I think about it, its very similar to the PSP.

Yeah, it is pretty good, but the reason it crashed is because it guzzled batteries. Since your so close to seeing and I'm not, I forgot how many batteries it took. Was it 4 or 6? Or mabe 8 .

[Lionx]

Yea come to think of it the original GBA was NOT backlit because they wanted to avoid battery issues...handhelds unfortunetly are only as strong as their battery techonolgies unlike consoles which does not even use batteries at all...

And no plugging in a handheld being the only way to play makes it NOT a handheld -_-;

[YukiKiro]

Yea come to think of it the original GBA was NOT backlit because they wanted to avoid battery issues

you want to know whats funny though? the gba sp, having a front light, has one of the longest battery lifespans i've seen in a handheld with decent graphics. the rechargable battery is a plus too.

[Lionx]

Guess they solved that problem...so the DS wont have the same probs as battery with PSP since PSP tacks on so many extra functions.

[YukiKiro]

yeah, but it has a rechargable battery too. and since the psp battery is easily removable, a new battery can come out on the market with a greater lifespan. i liked the ideas and concepts behind the ds and all, but compile graphics, all over playability and function and the psp in my book is just that much better.