Nintendo or PSP

[Vivi Ornitier]

I'm surprised I never seen one of those yet so i'll make one. Try not to flame (even though this is bound to being a flaming thread and we all know that)

[AerodynamicHair]

Well, I don't really know if they constitute a versus situation. I've heard some specifications of what they're really capable of, and several arguments towards one or the other, but in the end the devices aren't the same, and while they may compete for market share, they really can't compete on technical specs since they're totally different animals.

Though, I have to say, if I have to pick a side, I pick nintendo. The DS has backwards compatibility with older game boy games and the Nintendo backing, which will help with grabbing companies. On the other hand, the PSP has a lot of big deals, and Sony is a pretty big name, too, but it's going to come out with a smaller assortment of games, and most of those could just be Playstation ports.

In the end, I think we're going to have a situation like we have with the console wars, there isn't going to be a clear winner, and both systems are going to sell like mad, but one is just going to have a higher market share while the other one tries to catch up. In my opinion, The DS is going to lead, while the PSP follows. The PSP is going to be very expensive, its going to cost developers alot to create original games for it (which is why I suppose porting is going to happen alot, and while it may be cool to play Need for Speed Underground in a bus-station, I'd rather be playing something more like tetris) and it won't have many games in the beginning. The PSP is like the X-Box of portables. Meanwhile, the DS already has a large library, a neat little gimmick to play with (I expect it will be thrown to menus and level maps instead of anything REALLY innovative), its going to be very cheap, and most likey not too hard to develop for. While the cartridge limits its graphic abilities, it also frees up the developers who don't have to creat console graphics on a portable, so they can make more original games for the system by not spending too much time and money.

Well, that's my rant. I'm going to buy the DS, but in the end I'm only buying it because I know it's going to be cheaper and because technically I already have games for it. Maybe if I got a lot more money, I'd go for the PSP. Heck, I'd get em' both.

[Deathosaurus Wrecks]

actualy, im not gonna vote on this one. i am a nintendo man, so i am going to get the DS when it comes out; but ill probably also get the PSP. considering the fact that i play my GBA more than i do my GameCube or my roommate's PS2, i'm a big fan of portables.

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

Why do this now...no one has even touched either of the devices (except maybe the one person on the board who went to E3) and we have no basis to vote except on 'which games look the best...'.

And like people have been saying, I'm probably going to buy both, because they both look to be very different and very nice in their own ways. But as for who will lead in the beginning, I don't know. Its really a toss-up to me, because Sony has proven the name of Playstation can sell better than a better system AND without as high 'quality' games initally. But then again, the DS is coming out first and looks to be with at least a good 50-100 games by the time the PSP rolls out.

Well, all I know is that the PSP has movie, music, and game playing, while the DS has that stylus thing and the ability to let you 'picto-chat' with anyone else in the area who has a DS.

I'm going with the PSP, I'm more of a solitary portable player, all the DS's fancy wide area doodads just don't appeal to me, but being able to play my movies and MP3s...priceless...or $250, same difference.

[Fifthfiend]

Is the PSP going to be able to play stuff on DVDs/CDs, or only on that goofy-ass new disc they've got for it?

Playing movies sounds kind of cool, but not if I've got to go and re-buy the ones I already have on DVD.

[h4x.m4g3]

I have to go with the DS. The PSP looks like a solid portable, but with all the extra gooodies packed in the DS I think is going to win over some developers, and in turn sell more. Wireless multiplayer is better then trying to untagle cables all the time. the stylus adds new options of gameplay.

The PSP looks good but its not as innovative.

[Lucas]

portability doesn't scream disc to me. cartridge does. i'd NEVER carry a few discs in my pocket, but used to regularly keep my mario picross, castlevanias and a token mario adventure in my pocket while gamin' on the move. it just seems really stupid to use a disc for a portable, seeing as laser arrays need WAY more power than a simple contact connection. duracell won't mind, but i sure as hell will.

[KefkaTaran]

Fifth: PSP will only be able to play on the mini-disc format they have, as far as I've heard. I don't think they'll be big enough to use CDs or DVDs.

[C-dog]

Face it, the DS looks like a piece of crap, and the PSP looks great. On the other hand, Sony consoles have always been of lousy quality while Nintendo invented hand-helds. Screenshots from the PSP look amazing for a hand-held, while the possibilities for dual screens on the DS seem numerous. It's a toss-up between the two until they're released and we get some real hands-on experience with them.

I'll buy niether because I have no money and never got into the hand-held market anyway.