Moving to the dark side...[a DS-PSP thing]

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:00 pm

I really, really, really, really, really want a PSP Sad

Its sad but they have had DSs in my local shopping centers for weeks now, I have had a play with them, held them, looked at the games, seen what they can do and the early surge in excitement I had for getting one has faded into nothing Sad

I just dont like the DS now I have seen and used it. I am so glad I didnt pre-order or import one now. It looks like, and I feel gutted for saying this, that Nintendo got it wrong.

Dont get me wrong the DS would be a great toy for my 10yr old step brother. But to me thats all it is, a novelty toy. Saddens me as I have just this Xmas re-ignited my love of Nintendo by getting a GC.

Then theres its Sony, to me they have never really been a gaming company. Ive always seen there products as not so much ground-breaking as simply well marketed Confused

Anyway, what do you lot think?? Am I wrong going for the PSP? Look at the numbers involved, its more powerfull, it looks nicer, it has some real nice games, it can play music/video and it works with Kai..... did I miss anything?

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:12 pm

even if you go to the psp the ds will still rain supreme i beleive. i mean people trust nintendo for portable gameplayers.

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:15 pm

well i would get both if i had the money. I love the psp unit, but i like mario games much more than ridge racer

sony has the better system in my oppinion
but nintendo has the better games

if only we could get both combined Very Happy

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 4061

No you didnt mate... I have seen pretty much every video and image that i could find on the PSP....I got a ps2, its gathering dust on my shelf. So when i first heard of the PSP i wasnt that botherd, But now i have taken another look at it, and seen the impressive launch titles (c`mon that NFSU and ridge racers look shit hot) Im getting one....gonna import from uncle sam!

The Ds might get bought if i have a spare £100 one day, but i doubt that day will come soon..hehehe.

And best of all, i can just open the box, fire it up, and play some games via Kai... As alan partridge would say "back of the net"

Bring it on!

BTW....i dont want a flame war here.

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:26 pm

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people trust nintendo for portable gameplayers.

This is true, but I have to say I dont think I would use the a PSP or a DS for that matter for much real "portable" use. I can imagine simply chilling out maybe in the garden at summer time connected to my my WiFi network playing online maybe Smile

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sony has the better system in my oppinion
but nintendo has the better games

if only we could get both combined Very Happy

Ha ha ha, what an eeevil combination Smile

At least the a few Sega games should be coming to the PSP, ahh the fallen giants done good....

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And best of all, i can just open the box, fire it up, and play some games via Kai... As alan partridge would say "back of the net"

Ahh the final nail in the coffin you could say Cool

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BTW....i dont want a flame war here.

Oh no, we can be grown up about this im sure... Only problem here is the PSP doesnt arrive in the UK for oooo a good few months... Sad

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 4061

Import one. it will proberly end up being cheaper then if you bought it within the uk.

I think, they will be priced in the states for $250, now thats £130

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:47 pm

[BS]duke_uk @ Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:39 pm wrote:

Import one. it will proberly end up being cheaper then if you bought it within the uk.

I think, they will be priced in the states for $250, now thats £130

Yer kiddin Shocked

What about power/chargers etc? And games? Ooo, dunno, think il wait... I think...

Duke your a git for tellin me this Confused

I got my finger on my gredit card trigger about now Mad

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:02 am

I bought em both jones - now I'm flogging the DS.. I don't often like make such bold statements about consoles - i have Xbox, gcn, ps2 and enjoy them nearly equally.. but the DS is just plain bad. I'm sorry to say it - but it really, really is bad.

PSP mate.. all the way..

XC

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 4061

[MF]mkjones @ Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:47 pm wrote:

[BS]duke_uk @ Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:39 pm wrote:

Import one. it will proberly end up being cheaper then if you bought it within the uk.

I think, they will be priced in the states for $250, now thats £130

Yer kiddin Shocked

What about power/chargers etc? And games? Ooo, dunno, think il wait... I think...

Duke your a git for tellin me this Confused

I got my finger on my gredit card trigger about now Mad

you can get them on lik-sang for £150 standard pack, i think they are the jap version though, but i have seen them on ebay for around £140 onwards.

Like i said im waiting for the yank one.

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:01 am

[MF]mkjones @ Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:00 pm wrote:

I really, really, really, really, really want a PSP Sad

Its sad but they have had DSs in my local shopping centers for weeks now, I have had a play with them, held them, looked at the games, seen what they can do and the early surge in excitement I had for getting one has faded into nothing Sad

I just dont like the DS now I have seen and used it. I am so glad I didnt pre-order or import one now. It looks like, and I feel gutted for saying this, that Nintendo got it wrong.

Dont get me wrong the DS would be a great toy for my 10yr old step brother. But to me thats all it is, a novelty toy. Saddens me as I have just this Xmas re-ignited my love of Nintendo by getting a GC.

Then theres its Sony, to me they have never really been a gaming company. Ive always seen there products as not so much ground-breaking as simply well marketed Confused

Anyway, what do you lot think?? Am I wrong going for the PSP? Look at the numbers involved, its more powerfull, it looks nicer, it has some real nice games, it can play music/video and it works with Kai..... did I miss anything?

Nintendo's trouble at the moment is that the CURRENT games lineup sucks.

The UPCOMING games look VERY, VERY nice indeed.

Some of the best:

Animal Crossing DS (online)
MARIO KART 64!! (also online)
Advance Wars DS
Metroid Prime Hunters
Super Mario Bros. (Totally new)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Nanostray
Meteos
Need for Speed Underground 2
World Championship Poker DS
Viewtiful Joe DS
Chronicles of Narnia
Dynasty Warriors
Castlevania DS
Bomberman DS
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Frogger
Blades of Thunder 2
Age of Empires DS
MegaMan Battle Network DS
Rayman DS
Star Wars Episode III DS

The full (MASSIVE) games list:
http://www.gamesarefun.com/gamesdb/platform.php?platformid=84

The DS has some awesome stuff coming.
The PSP has 90% PS2 ports.

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:02 am

[MF]mkjones @ Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:47 pm wrote:

[BS]duke_uk @ Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:39 pm wrote:

Import one. it will proberly end up being cheaper then if you bought it within the uk.

I think, they will be priced in the states for $250, now thats £130

Yer kiddin Shocked

What about power/chargers etc? And games? Ooo, dunno, think il wait... I think...

Duke your a git for tellin me this Confused

I got my finger on my gredit card trigger about now Mad

You get a charger and small memory card for $250 in the US.

Kai Admirer Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 381

personally im getting neither: i dont trust PSP's build quality after having owned a ps1 and ps2 witch both had read problems.
DS just looks like something Nintendo launched to stop PSP.

I know pretty sure that we'll see GBA2, or whatever its gonna be called within 2 years, and itll be technically superior to both psp and DS, rumours are itll play GC games out of the box.
So i think i'll just wait for that

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:22 am

XCondor @ Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:02 am wrote:

I bought em both jones - now I'm flogging the DS.. I don't often like make such bold statements about consoles - i have Xbox, gcn, ps2 and enjoy them nearly equally.. but the DS is just plain bad. I'm sorry to say it - but it really, really is bad.

PSP mate.. all the way..

XC

i know what you mean but its those upcoming titles like animal crossing thats going to be online that stops me from selling it. i know you dont know me and i dont know you but i advise that you keep it and wait to see its strongest games and you might change your mind.

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:09 am

thief04 @ Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:22 am wrote:

XCondor @ Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:02 am wrote:

I bought em both jones - now I'm flogging the DS.. I don't often like make such bold statements about consoles - i have Xbox, gcn, ps2 and enjoy them nearly equally.. but the DS is just plain bad. I'm sorry to say it - but it really, really is bad.

PSP mate.. all the way..

XC

i know what you mean but its those upcoming titles like animal crossing thats going to be online that stops me from selling it. i know you dont know me and i dont know you but i advise that you keep it and wait to see its strongest games and you might change your mind.

Hopefully by the time both consoles reach the uk most of these games will be out and tried and tested.

However like ive said before never being a Sony console owner has all of a sudden got some payback. Certain games like ICO for example always appealed and if they come out on the PSP even if they are simply PS2 re-makes what the hey Cool

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:53 pm

PSP is way better than the DS. Not only is it's hardware much better (DS's graphics suck @$$) but it has a ton more features and much better games (really, compare a sucky mario 64 with horrible controls to dynasty warriors or metal gear solid).

Hmm. . . the only problem is I can't afford either :'(

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:59 pm

DemonChild547 @ Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:53 pm wrote:

PSP is way better than the DS. Not only is it's hardware much better (DS's graphics suck @$$) but it has a ton more features and much better games (really, compare a sucky mario 64 with horrible controls to dynasty warriors or metal gear solid).

Well suppose your right, the whole media player thing for the PSP is a good draw as well. If you could get some 1gb+ cards for it that would be nice. Or writable UMDs.

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Hmm. . . the only problem is I can't afford either :'(

Ah well man Wink

beg, steel or borrow....

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:40 pm

PSP media functions SUCK. Don't buy it for media.

Less than TV resolution isn't a nice thing for video.

The memory cards cost a fortune (1 GB card = $170-$200).

To get the capacity of a 1 GB iPod Shuffle ($150) you have to buy the PSP and the memory card- $450.

Kai Regular Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 92 Location: Canada

Think again - the PSP screen is very high-res for the size. You'd be impressed if you saw it in person.

Kai Admirer Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 369

Praxis @ Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:40 pm wrote:

Less than TV resolution isn't a nice thing for video.

I watch dvd and tv rips on my nokia 6600.... they look fine....

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:01 am

rlwelch @ Fri Mar 18, 2005 5:00 pm wrote:

Think again - the PSP screen is very high-res for the size. You'd be impressed if you saw it in person.

For the size, yes. It's perfectly fine for games (bigger than the DS's screen). But 480 x 272 is the resolution. TV and DVD resolution in the US is 640x480, and I believe in Europe it's 720xsomething. So yeah...it's below TV's resolution.