To get a PSP or a DS?

I've decided that I want to get a handheld this year and it'll either be a DSi/XL or a PSP 3000. I saw an XL and a 3000 for the same price ($180) and I was wondering what I should get. I REALLY want a DS (again) since my last one got stolen and I sold my Lite but the 3DS release could be right around the corner so I don't think it's a good idea to get a DS right now, not to mention my sister has a Lite I could use (freaking pink though). As for the PSP, I've been wanting one for quite a while now but never got round to picking one up. Never owned one before so all games would be new experiences for me. Also there's no "PSP2" announced right? so I don't think it'll be obsolete in a few months :P As for games, these are what I want for each:

DS - Layton games, Last Window, Dragon Quest IX, Okamiden, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Re:Coded, Final Fantasy IV and maybe buy the old games I used to have like GTA Chinatown Wars, Mario Kart and Shin Megami Tensei and maybe the new Pokemon game.

PSP - I want one mainly because of Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep but games like Tekken, Metal Gear Solid, Crisis Core FFVII, and Patapon look good.

Or I could use the money to buy more games for the PC and Wii and maybe just get another console instead. So tell me SW, what should I get?

PS: Sorry if this is the wrong forum. Oh and those prices are normal for where I live. Games and consoles here are a "little" bit more expensive.

if you can wait till next year 3DS is the better choice imo.

I would get a DS lite now if I were you, actually I don't know what prices are like were you live but over here if you shop smart you can get a ds lite and a psp slim and lite for the same price as 3000/DS XL go for ;). If you plan on buying a 3DS though then I would go for the psp to see you over, Im actually having a blast with mine thanks to PSone downloads (I had forgotten how amazing Vagrant Story really is).

get a cheap DSi. PSP is just not worth it imo, it to big to be truly portable and just not very good

I guess is better to get a 3DS for next year.

I've decided that I want to get a handheld this year and it'll either be a DSi/XL or a PSP 3000. I saw an XL and a 3000 for the same price ($180) and I was wondering what I should get. I REALLY want a DS (again) since my last one got stolen and I sold my Lite but the 3DS release could be right around the corner so I don't think it's a good idea to get a DS right now, not to mention my sister has a Lite I could use (freaking pink though). As for the PSP, I've been wanting one for quite a while now but never got round to picking one up. Never owned one before so all games would be new experiences for me. Also there's no "PSP2" announced right? so I don't think it'll be obsolete in a few months :P As for games, these are what I want for each:

DS - Layton games, Last Window, Dragon Quest IX, Okamiden, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Re:Coded, Final Fantasy IV and maybe buy the old games I used to have like GTA Chinatown Wars, Mario Kart and Shin Megami Tensei and maybe the new Pokemon game.

PSP - I want one mainly because of Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep but games like Tekken, Metal Gear Solid, Crisis Core FFVII, and Patapon look good.

Or I could use the money to buy more games for the PC and Wii and maybe just get another console instead. So tell me SW, what should I get?

PS: Sorry if this is the wrong forum. Oh and those prices are normal for where I live. Games and consoles here are a "little" bit more expensive.

Kenny789

yea i posted one of these bafore and i got the DS aswell,i think DS is good cuz it offers more for your money and is kinda unique for a gaming device

I do plan on getting a 3DS when it comes out, it looks too good to pass. Hmm, wouldn't it be better to get a DSi or PSP 3000 instead of the older models or are the newer ones not worth it?Kenny789

if your do decide to buy dsi or ds xl new. gamestop has an offer that they will give you free mario game for the ds.

Patience. 3DS is almost here. PSP is good, but battery life sucks really, really bad. If that's important to you, avoid.

Well, it sure is looking like the 3DS is not going to make the Holidays (US), and if that is the case, I'd go ahead and get a psp. I'm a recent adoptor, coming from owning a DS since 2004(oddly enough, which was stolen about a year ago, as well), and I can honestly say I think it is a decent system to pick up. I actually re-bought a DS lite mostly for the new Zelda. Two months after that I bought the psp and I haven't really bothered finishing the game, and this is coming from a zelda fanboy.

The 3000 offers different game experiences, but imo there are other factors that make it the better choice.

-The library is full of pick up and play AND very in-depth console type games.

-The addition of PS classics is great. I was a huge Playstation fan back in the day, and this feature should not be overlooked, seeing as how a lot of the PSone games are better than DS games.

-I've come to realize that even with the size of the psp, it is still just as portable, as you need a bag anyways, really. I have the Metal Gear case that came w/the BBbundle. People will say that UMD takes away from portability, but this simple case houses 3 umds(including the one in the system, memory cards, and they may seem like not a lot--but factor in the PSone classics, and it is good enough for me.

-3DS will be backwards compatible. If you are definitly getting one, the DS games that are worth getting will be dirt cheap in due time. The UMD format will not be supported if there ever is a next psp, and it is likely that it won't be BC. With that said, most games for the psp are dirt cheap, NOW. I haven't paid more than $20 for a game, and have spent under $10 for some. For example, Gran Turismo is already $20.

I'd wait for the 3DS, but if you must have one of the handhelds now I'd honestly go for the PSP. I can't play Valkyria Chronicles 2, Persona 3 Portable, FF Tactics, Lumines, and Ys Seven to name a few on the DS.

Now I love my DS and it certainly has more quality games to choose from, but for me that small pile of PSP games I mentioned above are elite. God I love Valkyria Chronicles 2.

Where's the 3DS on that poll? King_Dodongo