Sony PSP vs Nintendo DS: my daughter says DS
Filed under: Gaming, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP | By: Daniel
Posted on: September 7, 2007 | 38 Comments
Now this is something I am sure has been discussed a thousand times before, but for me it was just recently that my daughter kept asking for a Nintendo DS, but as we have two Sony PSP’s it seems stupid to go and buy a DS or is it.
I thought it would be interesting to get some gamers feedback about the Nintendo DS and finding out if it is worth owning one of them as well as the Sony PSP.
I brought all 3 main gaming consoles (Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3 and Xbox 360) for different reasons, but as I have never used a Nintendo DS I cannot comment on how good it is.
So people should I get a Nintendo DS or just keep with the Sony PSP as a portable gaming system?
If the majority of comments say to buy one then I will do, if not then I will not.
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i have a ds and it rocks man there is so much more fun stuff on the ds than sonys psp the ds has a game called brain age wich in your case would be beder for your child becuse shell be super smart and thay have clasic games such as mario 64 and furst shuters like metroid prime hunters (when she gets older)and fun kids games like mario kart and with nintendos wfc you can play people all around the world hey and if she gets bord with that she can use the picto chat and talk to her frineds and making picktures with the ds touch screen so yes u sould go 4 the ds
Hey ill just jump straight into it!!!
There is a reson why nintendo have sold 30 million more DS’s than sony have sold psp’s
Nintendo’s content is brilliant the games (current and future) are a highly addictive for everyone where as for my psp i was board after ‘HOURS’ Seriously ive consistanly considerd takin it back, Yes its shiny and renders decent graphics but thats are far as it goes for me.
Take your daughters advice,
Reasons to buy a DS Lite?
Fun
Addictive
Great value
Good battery life
Great software
Impressive hardware
Supports MP3, WI-FI, Online (browser) backwards compatibility
almost 50 million DS’s sold to date (huge community)
I have a psp and I love it so much I want to marry it. I always play the game…, you know games. I like the fact that the psp is so fun, specially with the one game I own on it. Though,I mostly listen to music…, actually I use my laptop to listen to music, earphones just hurt. I watch movies, but battery always die out.
Don’t buy the ds, I mean, it’s only fun. How long is fun suppose to last. Yeah, they have 100s of great games, but psp has… a game.
My vote goes for the Nintendo DS Lite. I’d state the reasons, but they all look like they have been covered.. 40 million people can’t be wrong right?
ITs still outselling the Psp 3:1. P
I still fail to find the hooplah of the DS. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen it all before. Touch screen? Been over that one since the Palm IIIe. Dual screen? Had em on computers. Nothing really strikes me as useful. The DS comes off as a novelty to me and I find the controls insufferable.
I’ve not parted company with my PSP for over a year. It goes where I go and hosts my downtime killing games and media. Admittedly the web browser is frustratingly slow for graphic rich pages, the video conversion necessity is unfortunate, and there’s some rather obnoxious items here and there (Why do I have to look at the option for the PSP Camera when they do not sell the PSP Camera in North America?)
I would say the PSP is the greatest thing since sliced bread if, like sliced bread, you’re going to use it to it’s fullest and make some impressive gadget sandwiches. The DS is what it is and nothing more. What you see is what you get. Some people do happen to like that.
“PSP vs DS, my daughter says DS”
Thats like asking is she would prefere a dolly over an action figure, assuming the daughter is a young child.
I wouldn’t even give the PSP to a young boy, its more for teenagers and up.
My mom can’t play games but actually found it easier to play my PSP than my DS. I don’t really play the DS anymore even though I can play the free DS downloadable games from a sd card, I still can’t be bothered. SimCity DS was my latest game and its OK I guess, not as good as the original on PC. Lacks the plumbing.
Don’t use my PSP that often either. When I go out I like to travel light only carrying my mp3 walkman and sometimes I don’t like that in my pocket. At home I’m on my 360 or PS3. I have a few hours a week at most on my PSP.
I guess for kids a DS might be more appealing. However you shouldn’t let yourself brainwash by all the people claiming DS as no.1. For me DS didn’t give me anymore entertainment than their last gameboy advance, however you might want to try the DS before making a desicion about that.
People would think DS sell better because it’s more fun or better than PSP.. Well one thing is the huge handheld game market that kids probably make up more than half of. Another thing is how much cheaper and durable the DS is than PSP, making it a natural selection for parents who don’t want to pay another sum when their kids wear it out or break it.
I kinda find it stupid that people who comment don’t even care about PSP. Naturally that would just be to promote DS on a PSP board, something which only brainwashed DS fans would be capable of, i.e not because a lot of people own one. If you want good advice about if DS is good or not I suggest not to listen to the hardcore DS fans and rather go try it out yourself as I mentioned earlier, because no matter what we say it’s pretty much based on our own, perhaps biased opinions.
Rob, you may have seen everything that’s on the DS before, but haven’t you also seen everything on the PSP befo too? unless you don’t own a PC i mean. Emulators? PC. Music? PC. Innovation? Well, it’s not even existant on the PSP.
‘d say the DS, but Kariyaa is correct as i guess i am what you’d consider a NFanboy and you should probably try the DS out for yourself.
You know, I once almost bought my wife a Zune, when she wanted an IPOD. Thank god I didn’t.
You should buy a ds, there are many many great games.
Elite beat agents
New Super Mario Bros
Advance Wars
Yoshi’s Island DS
Both Castlevania’s
Trauma Center
Metroid Prime Hunters
Meteos
Tetris DS
And this is just a small collection of what i myself own and still play regularly.