Will you be buying a Nintendo DS and/or Sony PSP?

The Kron · Post by **The Kron** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:24 am

Any thoughts on the next wave of handhelds?

Nintendo DS with Pichtochat and Metroid demo $149.99, November (USA and JP) Early 2005 (PAL countries).

Sony PSP no bundled software 33,000yen ($300), December (JP) Early-mid 2005 (USA and PAL).

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:34 am

PSP still looks uncomfortable. I trust Nintendo more, they know what there doing with handhelds

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:44 am

both. Why not?

zero · Post by **zero** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:35 pm

I'll most likely pick up the two of them.

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:42 pm

The PSP is going to have to have some extremely good exclusives before I am tempted into buying one - I've already bought a bunch of my music on 3 formats now and would rather not buy a fourth for it to be compatible.

Post by **Roofus** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:55 pm

Neither

gamedudex2 · Post by **gamedudex2** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:05 pm

i'm buying nintendo ds first no doubt will wait til e3 06 before i even think of getting a psp, because if the rumor gbe for 06 is true i do not wanna be owning a sony handheld

also my ds has been on preorder for a while now

happy it 149

S. Thompson · Post by **S. Thompson** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:10 pm

Neither. It's stupid to be releasing new handhelds when the current generation is still doing so well. I guess I can't blame Sony since they don't have any share of the handheld market... but Nintendo... BAD NINTENDO... BAD BAD!

- Fuzmeister

djray · Post by **djray** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:14 pm

Nyarlathotep wrote:The PSP is going to have to have some extremely good exclusives before I am tempted into buying one - I've already bought a bunch of my music on 3 formats now and would rather not buy a fourth for it to be compatible.

they'll probably be a "workaround" when it is released by homebrewers to play MP3s and the like... don't wanna sound like the "bad" guy on a predominantly anti-Sony board... but if i had to choose i'd get a PSP.

but then again i haven't bought a system since the dreamcast... so i probably would buy neither!

i'm starting to lose my interest in gaming... i dunno if i'm ever going to buy another system... i think i'm becoming "old-school" for our era... sticking with the 16/32/64 bit generation...

Post by **Specially Cork** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:26 pm

As of now neither. DS seems to have more potential, but I havent seen anything yet that makes the most of it. And even then, I just dont play handheld games enough to make it worthwhile. I only really play handheld games in short bursts so anytihing that requires a lot of time to devoted to it (advance wars, rpgs etc.) I don't play, cos I just wont. And when I'm travelling I prefer putting on my music and reading a book.

SinTex · Post by **SinTex** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:40 pm

I will be getting the DS & maybe just maybe the PSP but only if me mates do & there is some damn good game to justify it.

Post by **melancholy** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:50 pm

As a collector, I will eventually aquire both, but until that PSP drops significantly, the DS will win my money this year. Hell, I didn't pay that much for any of my consoles, let alone a portable.

djray · Post by **djray** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:14 pm

BoneyCork wrote:And when I'm travelling I prefer putting on my music and reading a book.

exactly

Ex-Cyber · Post by **Ex-Cyber** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:19 pm

If I buy one, it'll be the DS. If I want something more general-purpose/powerful, I'll buy a GP32 with a nice fat MMC card; at least that has standard media and an extant homebrew scene. PSP seems to largely be Sony trying to lock everyone into their media, and the current game mentality seems to be "port hot games from PSX/PS2" while Nintendo seems to be attempting something more innovative.

gamedudex2 · Post by **gamedudex2** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:01 pm

ya cause nintnendo cant really port much from 64. i mean casuse the n64 library is pretty small... so it has much more room for game developers to have to depend on something new and inovative to capture gamers

perry · Post by **perry** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:13 pm

I will buy the DS. As of right now I see nothing the PSP has over the DS whatsoever. Neither in terms of hardware, or games.

I might pick up a PSP from eBay in about 5~10 years since I like to have all consoles..

CoasterKing · Post by **CoasterKing** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:58 pm

I'm not really convinced about the PSP at all. According to Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi the PSP is expected to be played in the home and that's no good to me. I'm still expecting it to be pricey and the battery life to be crap.

I'm not 100% convinced about the DS either but it is certainly the more attractive option of the two and the one I'm most likely to buy. I'll be more excited once I've seen some decent, innovative ideas for the dual screens.

Matisfaction · Post by **Matisfaction** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:01 pm

DS all the way baby!

liltimmyw · Post by **liltimmyw** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:18 pm

I'll be getting a DS for sure. I'm still not sure if I'll get a PSP or not.

Veggita2099 · Post by **Veggita2099** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:36 pm

I will probably get a Nintendo DS. Im not too thrilled with the games it will come with, but then again I was expecting it to cost $150 with no games, so its still good. As for the PsP, it has showed nothing that interests me. Also it seems it costs twice as much and has no bundled games.

Im hopeing they have a DS with no games for like $100 or something, cause I seriously doubt I will ever need the com software nor will I like that Metroid Game.

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Will you be buying a Nintendo DS and/or Sony PSP?