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PSP vs. DS Six Months On

Posted by Zonk on from the choose-your-poison dept.

Gamasutra has a follow-up to a previous Question of the Week about the PSP and the DS. The question this past week was: "Which handheld do you think is winning the most hearts, and which the biggest marketshare in each territory?" From the article: " My personal view of the PSP hasn't changed at all. It's not what I'm looking for in a portable system. Seriously, who actually wants to watch a movie on a tiny screen? The DS genuinely has more options for innovation when it comes to unique software, but because the general masses are easily influenced by what is cool, I can foresee less developers spending time on creating innovative software on the DS in an effort to cash in on the popularity (and mass marketing) of the PSP. Still, the DS has sold quite a number of units, also, where I currently reside, the PSP has only just launched recently, so it's still hard to say. -Anonymous "

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  1. Damnit people, leave Zonk alone! by nmaster64 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    What the hell is with all the people bashing Zonk in the last couple posts? No one was bashing when interesting stuff was posted about the X360 or PS3...but when Nintendo gets it's 15 minutes of fame everyone goes whining about the admin being biased and what-not.

    Christ, you people need to grow up. The man is doing his job, leave him alone. He's supplying information, that's what he's there to do, and he's doing a damn good job, so back off. This subject is offtopic anyway (my own post included, I won't exclude myself from the blame).

    1. Re:Damnit people, leave Zonk alone! by oGMo · · Score: 3, Insightful
      What the hell is with all the people bashing Zonk in the last couple posts?

      Because he seems to post things with an inflammatory bent, espcially pro-Nintendo stuff. Now don't get me wrong: I love Nintendo. I grew up with Nintendo. I still have my NES and most of my carts. But come on.

      Things seem to often fall like this: "Microsoft is OK, Sony Sucks, and Nintendo is Where It's At." Always? No, not always. But enough that some people would be upset enough to bash him, obviously.

      I haven't seen many or any people who are really anti-Nintendo, especially on slashdot. So you have to take a serious look at what's going on if a lot of people start complaining about someone who publishes a lot of pro-Nintendo stuff, stuff they don't necessarily disagree with. They have issue then with something else, and maybe it's legitimate.

      The man is doing his job, leave him alone. He's supplying information, that's what he's there to do, and he's doing a damn good job, so back off.

      It seems a number of people disagree.

      --

      Don't think of it as a flame---it's more like an argument that does 3d6 fire damage

  2. Uninformed response by Bastian · · Score: 3, Insightful

    (not that uninformed is bad - perceptions of people who own neither system are what will ultimately decide which becomes dominant.)

    Now, here's what I see as the difference between the DS and the PSP:

    1. The PSP costs twice as much.
    2. The PSP won't fit in my pocket as easily.
    3. The PSP's battery life is so short that it's not really all _that_ portable. For example, it probably won't be able to keep me entertained for the length of a long flight.
    4. With the PSP, I'm paying for oodles and oodles of features that I know I will not use.
    5. I can play all those Game Boy games that are still on heavy rotation on the DS.
    6. The PSP costs twice as much.

  3. Firmware; movie selection by tepples · · Score: 3, Insightful

    the PSP has the better screen and homebrew possibilities.

    The supply of PSP units with 1.50 firmware on the used market is dwindling fast as homebrew players snap them all up on eBay, and the 1.51 or later firmware is not cracked to my knowledge. The most common Nintendo DS firmware, on the other hand is fully cracked ("PassMe" and "WiFiMe"), and even the new version in Chinese units and some Japanese units has a preliminary crack for it.

    The DS is cheaper, but the PSP can play movies.

    The Nintendo DS plus a portable DVD Video player is $250 just like the PSP, and there are a lot more lawfully available feature length movies on DVD Video than on a PSP compatible format. In fact, Disney/Pixar's Toy Story is the only G-rated movie available on UMD Video in North America. Read More...