If the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS were released NOW which would you buy first?

I have to admit, I dislike Sony and love Nintendo BUT I' d snag a PSP at a faster rate than I would the Nintendo DS.

While I' m no specs freak when it comes to game consoles, handhelds are another story and I love me some power in the little units - which is why I never owned a regular Gameboy and went straight to the Nomad and Gameboy Advance instead!

In a nutshell, the PSP just sounds like it packs quite a wallop. I love the dual screen idea of the Nintendo unit but from reading the specs and the potential media format, it seems as if Nintendo still hasn' t learned a thing. I' ll get one indeed, but I' m really itchin to get my hands on the PSP first.

I really think the PSP is looking great and I agree I want to have a handheld with some power. I really haven' t seen that much on either handheld but as they come closer to release I' ll really be checking them out. I just need to find some money to get one. Any idea what the estimated prices are for each?

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" Basically, pollute the air all you want, your just speeding up the inevitable. Our future generations are f*cked as it is and there' s really nothing we can do about it. Have a nice day "

I haven' t heard much on the DS so I' m looking more forward to the PSP (that may change though). The dual screen idea for Nintendo' s handheld seems pretty gimmicky to me, will it really make the games any more enjoyable? I' m hoping it will but I don' t see it happening.

As for the prices, I think it' s a little to early to tell. There are rumors going around that the PSP will cost up to $400 (American) but that doesn' t sound beleivable to me. Sony is saying that the price will be comparable to that of the GBA SP. I haven' t heard anything on the price range on the DS yet.

Oh right, back to the question. I' d get PSP if they where both released now... but from reading the post you probably already gathered that.

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hmm at this point really...I dont have a clue, the stuff leaked about PSP sound pretty impressive and i havent heard much about nintendos. So until theres som emore layed out specs, clueless. The PSP game death jr. looks pretty impressive, but the handheld seems like itll be a bit pricy just byy what it looks like.

I guess it' ll all depend on what i get for the money, since nintendo seems to run cheaper and have decent quality for the price. But ya never know.

PSP is going to be an unnetrly fantastic (and quite expensive) piece of kit that you are GOING TO BUY because you will HAVE to have one.

DS we still know next to nothing about... but it' s not going to be like the above. Most conspiracy theorists say DS was just a direct reaction to PSP, with Nintendo finally shaken that somebody is rivalling its dominance in the marketplace for selling basic handheld kit at massive profit.

It will be interesting and I can' t wait to see what Nintendo has up its sleeve at E3 with the DS.

Leaving the Specs & game argument out (Which PSP would win, im sure of) I wouldnt buy the Nintendo DS because of Nintendos image. I think even today it still has that kind of Happy, childish soft image, whereas Sony has the image of new technology and is seen as very " cool" thats one reason why PS2 beat XBox, Xbox has better games than the ps2 and the multiformat games are always better on XBox fact! but xbox is seen as huge pc wannabe computer, and ps2 is seen as a sleek " cool" console.

MS has mentioned about hopping into the handheld market but only tidbits have been said in interviews and nothing really even close to definate has been said.

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" Basically, pollute the air all you want, your just speeding up the inevitable. Our future generations are f*cked as it is and there' s really nothing we can do about it. Have a nice day "

If Nintendo would just give in and adopt a disc based medium for their DS handheld AND spruce up the specs a bit so it falls somewhere in between the N64 and the GameCube - like the PSP falls in between the PSone and PS2 - then I' d definitely be looking forward to it more than the PSP.

But from the tidbits and rumors I' ve read, which of course aren' t 110% confirmed, the Nintendo DS is supposedly going to offer power UP to N64 levels.

If the PSP can truly do the 33 million polygons I' ve read about (which is half of what the PS2 can do flatshaded) then there' s simply going to be too much juice flowing in the PSP for the DS to handle on the audio and visual side of things. Fortunately, gameplay ranks high above everything else and is something both units will have an abundance of in their games!

Heheh PSP does seem like somin every1 will have to have. Its hard to find som1 w/o a sony product of som sort (TV, cd/mp3 player,console,etc).

But shown in gaming history most consoles are surpassed by the new guy in the industry (nintendo>sega>sony>this gen is a bit iffy). Maybe sony will continue the tradition as it enters the handhelds.

And if MS eventually does somin of the sort its gonna be som serious deja vu. Nintendo v. Sony v. MS.

Let' s not forget the N-Gage 2

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" Basically, pollute the air all you want, your just speeding up the inevitable. Our future generations are f*cked as it is and there' s really nothing we can do about it. Have a nice day "

Actually the correct term would be- " LET' s FORGET THE N-GAGE 2" ;)





Since the original has been forgotten, why on Earth, Venus, and Mars would they bother with another attempt at the N-Gage?

LMAO! Nice.

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" Basically, pollute the air all you want, your just speeding up the inevitable. Our future generations are f*cked as it is and there' s really nothing we can do about it. Have a nice day "

lol, good one. i think both have great ideas, although PSP looks best right now, seems more powerful. DS has the dual screen thing which is also very creative. PSP wins(imo)

am going to get a ds no matter what any one or you say am going to get the ds. nothing will stop me hahahahahahaha

Do I have to buy either? I think I will buy neither.

no one has to get one if they dont want to ok

It' s analog stick > D-pad for me.

I would get the Nintendo DS. I love Nintendo. Oh but I also love Playstation. Nintendo DS because they have way more experience with handhelds they also never have disapointed. Also because the DS can handle a lot more games because of it' s backwards capabilities. The duel screen sounds wierd but at the same time you can' t help but wonder how good it will be. It also might be cheaper then a PSP and if you dont get a game with it. You already have some GBA games or GBC or GB games that you were going to replay anyways.

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I' d get the DS. I have no interest in the PSP at all.
In the beginning, I thought the PSP looked much better from a visual standpoint,but now that they have their final looks, I prefer the DS visually as well.

I think the disk format Sony chose was a mistake, I think the PSP will be too expensive, and I think most of the PSP' s games won' t be innovative at all.
Why would I pay money to buy a movie in their disk format to watch on the go, when I already bought the same movie on DVD? And portable DVD players are already cheaper than the PSP. I' m also put off by the short battery life of the PSP.

Nintendo knows exactly what they' re doing, and just because they chose cartridges does not mean that they' re making a mistake.
Handhelds using carts is nothing negative.

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I would buy the DS, I think being dual-screen is very creative, plus, as someone posted, Nintendo has more experience in handheld. I do' nt tink I' ve ever heard of a Sony handheld before, even if any were released.

Games I want: Starcraft: Ghost (went to gamestop and saw it on the shelf labeled " coming soon, reserve your copy today"
Halo 2

i dont know

the way its looking right now, im thinking that the 2nd screen on DS is mainly for a map, in which case, i have no interest.

the PSP, on the other hand, is not just a portable DVD player. it does that and it plays games. it also has usb ports. those can be extremely useful, if you have an imagination. more details are needed on those usb ports before i can make a decision, although its leaning to the psp

wow, i never realized Sony had usb ports and dvd playability...

HECK, I WILL BUY BOTH!!!

Games I want: Starcraft: Ghost (went to gamestop and saw it on the shelf labeled " coming soon, reserve your copy today"
Halo 2

it doesnt play dvds. it just plays movies that u buy that are on the UMDs or mini-disc thingis