11 Reasons why PSP is better than DS

DS is kiddie oriented, dont pretend that it isnt or think that it is hip to be 10 yrs old again.

g0ddyX

In my experience, the only gamers who worry about this whole 'kiddie' thing are the ones who are insecure about their own maturity, usually teenagers. It's kind of the same effect as elementary school kids dismissing things as 'childish' in order to look tough. It's pathetic.

Yes, a lot of DS games, or Nintendo games in general, can be played by kids, but that does not mean they're exclusively for children. Even if a game is primarily oriented towards kids or teenagers, it'll be just as fun to play as an adult if the game is good. I'd have a well-designed, but supposedly 'kiddie' platformer over some uncreative shooter that pretends to be mature because it has you shoot people with a gun, any day. True maturity shines through in intelligent gameplay, not in the amount of blood that splatters on the screen.

[QUOTE="g0ddyX"]

DS is kiddie oriented, dont pretend that it isnt or think that it is hip to be 10 yrs old again.

DraugenCP

In my experience, the only gamers who worry about this whole 'kiddie' thing are the ones who are insecure about their own maturity, usually teenagers. It's kind of the same effect as elementary school kids dismissing things as 'childish' in order to look tough. It's pathetic.

Yes, a lot of DS games, or Nintendo games in general, can be played by kids, but that does not mean they're exclusively for children. Even if a game is primarily oriented towards kids or teenagers, it'll be just as fun to play as an adult if the game is good. I'd have a well-designed, but supposedly 'kiddie' platformer over some uncreative shooter that pretends to be mature because it has you shoot people with a gun, any day. True maturity shines through in intelligent gameplay, not in the amount of blood that splatters on the screen.

well said 8)

[QUOTE="cutmaclass1"]DS: 15 AAA PSP: 8 AAAMangaJ

Yeeeah, but handheld review scores are even more irrelevant than home console review scores.

Yeaaaah, damage control FTL.

[QUOTE="g0ddyX"]

DS is kiddie oriented, dont pretend that it isnt or think that it is hip to be 10 yrs old again.

In my experience, the only gamers who worry about this whole 'kiddie' thing are the ones who are insecure about their own maturity, usually teenagers. It's kind of the same effect as elementary school kids dismissing things as 'childish' in order to look tough. It's pathetic.

Yes, a lot of DS games, or Nintendo games in general, can be played by kids, but that does not mean they're exclusively for children. Even if a game is primarily oriented towards kids or teenagers, it'll be just as fun to play as an adult if the game is good. I'd have a well-designed, but supposedly 'kiddie' platformer over some uncreative shooter that pretends to be mature because it has you shoot people with a gun, any day. True maturity shines through in intelligent gameplay, not in the amount of blood that splatters on the screen.

I find it funny how ds fans say that being able to have movies is bad because handhelds are for gaming :)

it's a free option to have it included it's a plus lol it's an addition to be able to play movies.

[QUOTE="AndyAlfredo"]

[QUOTE="Grawse"]uh, countless Pokemon games :)

meconate

Monster Hunter lasts about 100 hours longer than Pokemon. Although I still need to get the rest of those Trainer Card stars...

I would never! Monster Hunter is my favorite game!

I find it funny how ds fans say that being able to have movies is bad because handhelds are for gaming :)

it's a free option to have it included it's a plus lol it's an addition to be able to play movies.

fightninja162

No, just no, and since when do graphics>gameplay?

Cloud567kar

What a troll you are! (OP)

Look at the sales son. DS is selling several times more units per month than PSP. That's because it's better. I think PSP is on it's last legs.

[QUOTE="fightninja162"]

I find it funny how ds fans say that being able to have movies is bad because handhelds are for gaming :)

it's a free option to have it included it's a plus lol it's an addition to be able to play movies.

OreoMilkshake

this post was about games and media.

I find it funny how ds fans say that being able to have movies is bad because handhelds are for gaming :)

it's a free option to have it included it's a plus lol it's an addition to be able to play movies.

fightninja162

I don't think anyone is saying it is bad (except that UMD sucks, but that's not the point) It's more that it's not relevant.

I find it funny how ds fans say that being able to have movies is bad because handhelds are for gaming :)

it's a free option to have it included it's a plus lol it's an addition to be able to play movies.

fightninja162

nobody said that being able to have movies on a handheld is bad it's just not practical specialy with the PSP given its short battery life, FYI the DS is also capable of playing videos and without the need to convert them, can PSP play video formats like AVI, RMVB, RM, FLV, ASF, MPG, WMV, DivX & XviD with resolutions 640 x 480 and below without converting? no? because the DS can(with a simple add-on that you can buy cheap)

[QUOTE="fightninja162"]

I find it funny how ds fans say that being able to have movies is bad because handhelds are for gaming :)

it's a free option to have it included it's a plus lol it's an addition to be able to play movies.

Guybrush_3

I don't think anyone is saying it is bad (except that UMD sucks, but that's not the point) It's more that it's not relevant.

its very revelant because it's a feature that's good on the psp if anyone wants to watch their favorite movie they can know that they can put it on their psp if they want.

like i said sometimes on a long trip I am not in the mood to play videogames im in the mood to watch scarface it's good to have it with me there to play it.

and don't give me the I can play movie on my ipod lala laa because I can also play games on my ipod does that mean the ds is irrevelant ?

What a troll you are! (OP)

Look at the sales son. DS is selling several times more units per month than PSP. That's because it's better. I think PSP is on it's last legs.

Number_1_Gamer

MMM hes because PSP has games with more gunss means it's more mature. I bet u that a game like Detective Layton is more mature then most PSP game

MMM hes because PSP has games with more gunss means it's more mature. I bet u that a game like Detective Layton is more mature then most PSP game

OB-47

the reason that psp is more mature is because it caters to mature while the ds has mature games but caters more to little kids or preschoolers example are the imagine series, pet ponys and millions of shovelware.

nintendo is obiously trying to reach kids and have their moms buy them game too bad most games that are made for kids are garbage.

14 pages and this thread still hasn't gone anywhere. I suggest a lock.

I hate the DS. The PSP blows it out of the water in both graphics and games. I will never understand any Nintendo products popularity.djsifer01

We already clarified the PSP only has graphics going for it. Games is DS turf. I can't understand why people deem the PSP so superior when to me MOST of its games I can enjoy on a console....finger hooking pales to a second analog stick...I own the PSP and this argument is ridiculous. To finalize: battery life is the core essential of a handheld's success. Has the Sega Gamegear not taught graphic enthusiasts anything?

[QUOTE="djsifer01"]I hate the DS. The PSP blows it out of the water in both graphics and games. I will never understand any Nintendo products popularity.Zanoh

We already clarified the PSP only has graphics going for it. Games is DS turf. I can't understand why people deem the PSP so superior when to me MOST of its games I can enjoy on a console....finger hooking pales to a second analog stick...I own the PSP and this argument is ridiculous. To finalize: battery life is the core essential of a handheld's success. Has the Sega Gamegear not taught graphic enthusiasts anything?

lol

1PSP has games it doesn't only has graphics:D if you expect us to take you serious I suggest you stop making ridicolus claims

2 the psp games are not clones of ps2 or ps3 games they are completely different

3 PSP does not use battery it has a pluglike a cell phone and last a good 8 - 9 hours which is good.

4Sega Game year used actual batteries which had you mostly buying new batteries kinda like the wiimote and xbox joystick the PSP has a plug and 8 hours and more.

[QUOTE="Zanoh"]

[QUOTE="djsifer01"]I hate the DS. The PSP blows it out of the water in both graphics and games. I will never understand any Nintendo products popularity.fightninja162

We already clarified the PSP only has graphics going for it. Games is DS turf. I can't understand why people deem the PSP so superior when to me MOST of its games I can enjoy on a console....finger hooking pales to a second analog stick...I own the PSP and this argument is ridiculous. To finalize: battery life is the core essential of a handheld's success. Has the Sega Gamegear not taught graphic enthusiasts anything?

lol

1PSP has games it doesn't only has graphics:D if you expect us to take you serious I suggest you stop making ridicolus claims

2 the psp games are not clones of ps2 or ps3 games they are completely different

3 PSP does not use battery it has a pluglike a cell phone and last a good 8 - 9 hours which is good.

4Sega Game year used actual batteries which had you mostly buying new batteries kinda like the wiimote and xbox joystick the PSP has a plug and 8 hours and more.

1.Nowhere did I say the PSP didn't have any games. But at the same time most of its games were made specifically for a console. I can easily play the monster hunter series on a PS2 or Wii and end up being more satisfied. How? Simple. Because the allure of the second analog stick or a touch screen is more intuitive and easier to use than finger hooking the D-pad and moving an almost small to the thumb analog nub.

I could go on but it gets even better, the PSP does have games, but it pales in comparison to the ever expanding genres that the DS offers in broad spectrum.

It's not ridiculous claims, it's one's opinion and observation.

2.Care to explain to me how God of War: Chains of Olympus and GTA: Vice City Stories are different than to what you can play on the PS2/3?....I'd like to see you try.

Nevermind I shall do it for you. The aren't. The games you tout so highly are better for their console bretheren. In fact what will you find playingGTA more on? Console. God of War? Console. Need for Speed? Console. Grand Turismo? Console. /end of argument.

3........Kid....did you ever open your PSP? All handhelds have a battery.... and 8-9 hours versus DS Lite's and i XL's 17 (XL) -20 (Lite) hours on the lowest brightness setting is rather pathetic.

4.While Battery type usage has changed, the principle still remains, the key to a handheld's success is its games and battery. The DS has already won.

I hate the DS. The PSP blows it out of the water in both graphics and games. I will never understand any Nintendo products popularity.djsifer01

You forgot to put IMO, it's obvious that more people prefer the DS and if you like PSP more then good for you, go and have fun with it but if you're a real gamer instead of being a fanboy of one console/handheld you should be more open minded and learn to appreciate the good games that are being offered by other consoles/handheld(preferring one over the other is different from being a fanboy). I bought my PSP first and really enjoyed it but after a year and a half I got tired of its games because PSP games has this been-there-done-that feeling(IMO) so I decided to buy a DS lite(now DSi) even though I was skeptical back then since DS has been labeled as "kiddie" by some, to my surprise I found its games to be a lot more fun to play, sure its graphics can't compare with PSP games but still good enough for me to have fun(heck I still play some SNES and Genesis games from time to time) and now even though I'm having more fun with my DSi and prefer it more I still kept my PSP, it's sleeping for over 6 months now :Pbut it will get some playtime again when KH:Birth by Sleep is released 8)

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[QUOTE="fightninja162"]

I find it funny how ds fans say that being able to have movies is bad because handhelds are for gaming :)

it's a free option to have it included it's a plus lol it's an addition to be able to play movies.

I don't think anyone is saying it is bad (except that UMD sucks, but that's not the point) It's more that it's not relevant.

its very revelant because it's a feature that's good on the psp if anyone wants to watch their favorite movie they can know that they can put it on their psp if they want.

like i said sometimes on a long trip I am not in the mood to play videogames im in the mood to watch scarface it's good to have it with me there to play it.

and don't give me the I can play movie on my ipod lala laa because I can also play games on my ipod does that mean the ds is irrevelant ?

3 PSP does not use battery it has a pluglike a cell phone and last a good 8 - 9 hours which is good.

4Sega Game year used actual batteries which had you mostly buying new batteries kinda like the wiimote and xbox joystick the PSP has a plug and 8 hours and more.fightninja162

PSP do not use battery? what do you call this then? :| please enlighten us

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

MMM hes because PSP has games with more gunss means it's more mature. I bet u that a game like Detective Layton is more mature then most PSP game

the reason that psp is more mature is because it caters to mature while the ds has mature games but caters more to little kids or preschoolers example are the imagine series, pet ponys and millions of shovelware.

nintendo is obiously trying to reach kids and have their moms buy them game too bad most games that are made for kids are garbage.

Too bad the DS has a far superior library.

bobcheeseball

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buwiset

i tihnk most of us here saying ds > psp could post a pic of our psp's with ds', but those saying psp is better prob dont even have a ds... cause if they did, they would know which is better. Its so confusing hearing people say it has better games. because it doesnt. i use my psp once every 2 months.. even when im playing the 'good games', ds i use DAILY.

I hate the DS. The PSP blows it out of the water in both graphics and games. I will never understand any Nintendo products popularity.djsifer01

I'll give you graphics, but the DS does not have horrible games. Are you honestly going to say that titles like Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Dragon Quest IV, Dragon Quest V, Dragon Quest VI, Dragon Quest IX, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, The World Ends With You, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Dementium: The Ward, Dementium II, Resident Evil: Deadly Silence, Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, Sonic Rush, Sonic Rush Adventure, Contra 4, Mega Man ZX, Mega Man ZX Advent, Chrono Trigger, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars are bad games?

The DS sales because it has quality titles that appeal to all demographics. I can understand not liking the games on the DS because they don't match your tastes, but give credit to the DS for having a large selection of quality games.

People need to stop acting like the DS only sales because of casual gamers.

Its not like every person who bought a PS1 and PS2 was a "Hardcore gamer"

[QUOTE="fightninja162"]

[QUOTE="Zanoh"]

We already clarified the PSP only has graphics going for it. Games is DS turf. I can't understand why people deem the PSP so superior when to me MOST of its games I can enjoy on a console....finger hooking pales to a second analog stick...I own the PSP and this argument is ridiculous. To finalize: battery life is the core essential of a handheld's success. Has the Sega Gamegear not taught graphic enthusiasts anything?

Zanoh

lol

1PSP has games it doesn't only has graphics:D if you expect us to take you serious I suggest you stop making ridicolus claims

2 the psp games are not clones of ps2 or ps3 games they are completely different

3 PSP does not use battery it has a pluglike a cell phone and last a good 8 - 9 hours which is good.

4Sega Game year used actual batteries which had you mostly buying new batteries kinda like the wiimote and xbox joystick the PSP has a plug and 8 hours and more.

1.Nowhere did I say the PSP didn't have any games. But at the same time most of its games were made specifically for a console. I can easily play the monster hunter series on a PS2 or Wii and end up being more satisfied. How? Simple. Because the allure of the second analog stick or a touch screen is more intuitive and easier to use than finger hooking the D-pad and moving an almost small to the thumb analog nub.

I could go on but it gets even better, the PSP does have games, but it pales in comparison to the ever expanding genres that the DS offers in broad spectrum.

It's not ridiculous claims, it's one's opinion and observation.

2.Care to explain to me how God of War: Chains of Olympus and GTA: Vice City Stories are different than to what you can play on the PS2/3?....I'd like to see you try.

Nevermind I shall do it for you. The aren't. The games you tout so highly are better for their console bretheren. In fact what will you find playingGTA more on? Console. God of War? Console. Need for Speed? Console. Grand Turismo? Console. /end of argument.

3........Kid....did you ever open your PSP? All handhelds have a battery.... and 8-9 hours versus DS Lite's and i XL's 17 (XL) -20 (Lite) hours on the lowest brightness setting is rather pathetic.

4.While Battery type usage has changed, the principle still remains, the key to a handheld's success is its games and battery. The DS has already won.

1 I can easily play new super mario or mario 64 or mario kart on wii whats your point ?

+ the analog is confortable it may not be too you but it is to me I find the pen unconfortable especially when I was playing Call of Duty on DS it was hard moving and aiming with the pen sometimes I would go off balance and need to put the pen back in the screen in the middle of the action.

2when you explain to me hownew super mario, zelda, mario kart are different from the wii ?

3 yes but the psp uses a plug to charge which old handhelds never did and only used battery you bought in stores.

4 the key to handheld games is what it brings to the table as long as the battery is good enough the psp battery is good enough

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

MMM hes because PSP has games with more gunss means it's more mature. I bet u that a game like Detective Layton is more mature then most PSP game

the reason that psp is more mature is because it caters to mature while the ds has mature games but caters more to little kids or preschoolers example are the imagine series, pet ponys and millions of shovelware.

nintendo is obiously trying to reach kids and have their moms buy them game too bad most games that are made for kids are garbage.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="fightninja162"]

the reason that psp is more mature is because it caters to mature while the ds has mature games but caters more to little kids or preschoolers example are the imagine series, pet ponys and millions of shovelware.

nintendo is obiously trying to reach kids and have their moms buy them game too bad most games that are made for kids are garbage.

sonicthemegaman

There is a reason why the PSP has Hanna montanna, kitty and those "learning" games

Why can't we be friends?

1. DS has good games as well. Mario kart, Dementium, Pokemon, New Super Mario Bros, Final Fantasy

2. Can't argue as my PSP experience is minimal

3. Don't like shovelware then don't buy it, easy.

4. While that is a nice feature it is one I would not use. I can't watch movies on such small screens.

5. As long as the platform has games I want then I don't care what you label it

6. True but see my #4 for why I don't care.

7. Those sound like possible good games.

8. I don't know as I haven't looked yet.

9. Surpsingly I have liked most shooters I played on the DS so far.

10. Gameplay>graphics

Playing Jak and Daxter Lost Frontier on PSP and Zelda Spirit Tracks on DS. Can't play either of those games on the other system. Love both games and love both handhelds. I think they are equal.

[QUOTE="Zanoh"]

[QUOTE="djsifer01"]I hate the DS. The PSP blows it out of the water in both graphics and games. I will never understand any Nintendo products popularity.fightninja162

We already clarified the PSP only has graphics going for it. Games is DS turf. I can't understand why people deem the PSP so superior when to me MOST of its games I can enjoy on a console....finger hooking pales to a second analog stick...I own the PSP and this argument is ridiculous. To finalize: battery life is the core essential of a handheld's success. Has the Sega Gamegear not taught graphic enthusiasts anything?

lol

1PSP has games it doesn't only has graphics:D if you expect us to take you serious I suggest you stop making ridicolus claims

2 the psp games are not clones of ps2 or ps3 games they are completely different

3 PSP does not use battery it has a pluglike a cell phone and last a good 8 - 9 hours which is good.

4Sega Game year used actual batteries which had you mostly buying new batteries kinda like the wiimote and xbox joystick the PSP has a plug and 8 hours and more.

[QUOTE="fightninja162"]

[QUOTE="Zanoh"]

We already clarified the PSP only has graphics going for it. Games is DS turf. I can't understand why people deem the PSP so superior when to me MOST of its games I can enjoy on a console....finger hooking pales to a second analog stick...I own the PSP and this argument is ridiculous. To finalize: battery life is the core essential of a handheld's success. Has the Sega Gamegear not taught graphic enthusiasts anything?

genaroll

lol

1PSP has games it doesn't only has graphics:D if you expect us to take you serious I suggest you stop making ridicolus claims

2 the psp games are not clones of ps2 or ps3 games they are completely different

3 PSP does not use battery it has a pluglike a cell phone and last a good 8 - 9 hours which is good.

4Sega Game year used actual batteries which had you mostly buying new batteries kinda like the wiimote and xbox joystick the PSP has a plug and 8 hours and more.

[QUOTE="fightninja162"]

[QUOTE="Zanoh"]

We already clarified the PSP only has graphics going for it. Games is DS turf. I can't understand why people deem the PSP so superior when to me MOST of its games I can enjoy on a console....finger hooking pales to a second analog stick...I own the PSP and this argument is ridiculous. To finalize: battery life is the core essential of a handheld's success. Has the Sega Gamegear not taught graphic enthusiasts anything?

genaroll

lol

1PSP has games it doesn't only has graphics:D if you expect us to take you serious I suggest you stop making ridicolus claims

2 the psp games are not clones of ps2 or ps3 games they are completely different

3 PSP does not use battery it has a pluglike a cell phone and last a good 8 - 9 hours which is good.

4Sega Game year used actual batteries which had you mostly buying new batteries kinda like the wiimote and xbox joystick the PSP has a plug and 8 hours and more.

BS - Baloney Sandwish

tell me the games that are poirted which are very minimal the final fantasy games GTA games Metal Gear, God of War, Little Big Planet etc are all different for the console counterparts they are not the same games

lol at 3 - 5 hours if youyre doing something I was playing games, watching movies listening to music on my psp all day and at around 8 hours it only lost one bar.

[QUOTE="genaroll"][QUOTE="fightninja162"]

lol

1PSP has games it doesn't only has graphics:D if you expect us to take you serious I suggest you stop making ridicolus claims

2 the psp games are not clones of ps2 or ps3 games they are completely different

3 PSP does not use battery it has a pluglike a cell phone and last a good 8 - 9 hours which is good.

4Sega Game year used actual batteries which had you mostly buying new batteries kinda like the wiimote and xbox joystick the PSP has a plug and 8 hours and more.

fightninja162

BS - Baloney Sandwish

tell me the games that are poirted which are very minimal the final fantasy games GTA games Metal Gear, God of War, Little Big Planet etc are all different for the console counterparts they are not the same games

lol at 3 - 5 hours if youyre doing something I was playing games, watching movies listening to music on my psp all day and at around 8 hours it only lost one bar.

1. DS has good games as well. Mario kart, Dementium, Pokemon, New Super Mario Bros, Final Fantasy

2. Can't argue as my PSP experience is minimal

3. Don't like shovelware then don't buy it, easy.

4. While that is a nice feature it is one I would not use. I can't watch movies on such small screens.

5. As long as the platform has games I want then I don't care what you label it

6. True but see my #4 for why I don't care.

7. Those sound like possible good games.

8. I don't know as I haven't looked yet.

9. Surpsingly I have liked most shooters I played on the DS so far.

10. Gameplay>graphics

PublicNuisance

1 I agree DS has good games but they are not that advanced since the gba era maybe a little improvement.

3 it's not so easy shovelware is like 90% of what you see in game stores DS section.

4 that's understandable but there are many who enjoy watching movies, it's an especially handy feature if your going on a 6 or 7 hour ride.

9 for me the graphics were horrid I tried to play COD WaW on DS and it felt like I was playing an old gba fps I could not even tell where I was going.

10 well toobad many game on DS don't have gameplay as well, like I said before I tried fps and was hard to play it on ds 1 the graphics and also the touching the screen to move the aim was aukward.

another example is i'm a wrestling fan I played smackdown vs raw on PSP and it felt like the console version it played smoothly and when I tried the DS version I was like WTH you don't even move and have to doodle cricles and half circles to do wrestling moves I was like forget this.

[QUOTE="fightninja162"]

[QUOTE="genaroll"] Lol 90 percent of all psp games are portred to it feom ps3 or ps2,all portable devices have batteries genious and the psp battery only lasts 8 hours on the xmb and 3-5 hours if your doing something.Bonzaier

BS - Baloney Sandwish

tell me the games that are poirted which are very minimal the final fantasy games GTA games Metal Gear, God of War, Little Big Planet etc are all different for the console counterparts they are not the same games

lol at 3 - 5 hours if youyre doing something I was playing games, watching movies listening to music on my psp all day and at around 8 hours it only lost one bar.

are you serious ?

I can tell you know nothing of those games is the same as console except the name I have little big planet and CoO everyone knows they are not the same game as their console counterpart

is new super mario for the ds different than new super mario for wii ?

[QUOTE="Bonzaier"][QUOTE="fightninja162"]

BS - Baloney Sandwish

tell me the games that are poirted which are very minimal the final fantasy games GTA games Metal Gear, God of War, Little Big Planet etc are all different for the console counterparts they are not the same games

lol at 3 - 5 hours if youyre doing something I was playing games, watching movies listening to music on my psp all day and at around 8 hours it only lost one bar.

fightninja162

are you serious ?

I can tell you know nothing of those games is the same as console except the name I have little big planet and CoO everyone knows they are not the same game as their console counterpart

is new super mario for the ds different than new super mario for wii ?