My DS broke recently, and I am going to buy a new handheld system, and I was wondering, should I stick to the DS or buy a PSP?

Tell us what you want in a handheld first.

Um, I really don't care too much about online play, I just use handheld games to pass time when I can't play on my 360, PS3, or Wii.

Both systems will help you pass time so theres no reason to spend the extra money on a psp.

Ok, thanks.

Both systems will help you pass time so theres no reason to spend the extra money on a psp.

Plus, you already have DS games (since you has a DS before).
Why spend all the extra money on new PSP games, and then look at all the money you've wasted on DS games you won't get to play.
Stick with the DS (Lite!)

Hmmm, if you get a PSP with version 3.03 or lower then you can downgrade to 1.5 and then get a new custom firmware thats wicked cool. DS is fun, graphics arent as great as PSP. The PSP can hold movies and pictures if you get a converter thing. I dunno. Flip a coin. XD

Will you hack it? If yes, get PSP. Emulators, homebrew and apps on that machine are awesome. Not to mention being able to play any PS1 game.

If youre not going to hack it and just play the games intended for it, DS all the way.

I'd say PSP, unless you have tons of DS game, thens stick with a DS Lite.

Definiately get a DS Lite.

Since you already have a ds (and, presumably, games) stick with it.

If you already have DS games that you really want to play again, go for the DS.
Otherwise, look up a site with all the upcoming games, write down all the upcoming games for the DS and PSP that you find interesting and decide for yourself.

Add games already out to this... after all, if the game is out, it's out there to get your hands on.

DS has Geometry wars
lol

DS also has Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. I could play that game for hours. Might as well not throw away games you've spent precious money on. Unless you have so much money that you have no idea what to do with it. If that's the case, then you can buy us all DS Lites. Because that would be awesome.

Another few questions to ask yourself are:
What are you going to use these systems for?
Gaming? Music? Media? Movies (God forbid.)?
Do you own an MP3 player? That takes care of media and music and maybe movies.
Which system has more appeal in games to you?
Do your friends have any of the systems?

You guys probably don't care, but I stuck with the DS Lite. Why waste money that you spent on games and abandon them?

I have both. Overall, I like my DS more for gaming while I tend to use my PSP for multimedia. I did make sure to get a version I could hack and enjoy playing my SNES and NES games I DO own on the go. Playing through Earthbound and Chrono Trigger wherever it a lot of fun.

I like my DS over my PSP, then again I haven't really put any homebrews or anything on it

I would get a psp because the ds has not relese that many good games resently.

Erm, RAGNAROCK, Advance Wars: DoR? :confused:

Erm, RAGNAROCK, Advance Wars: DoR? :confused:

OK one game(I don't really like it war games an me don't mix)an lets add tales of innocence(if they are to release in US)but let's face it the DS library is going down hill for now so it's better to get a psp an get a lot of different games that he hasen't play yet.

as mentioned before, you have ds games already so that would be the sane choice. In England, most shops are selling the DS for only £10 cheaper, so its not that far off, and psp have finally got good games coming out, like patapon, crisis core and god of war, as well as the wipeouts, and alot of the PSN games.

If you had a PS3 it would be worth getting a psp, but if you dont, then, meh

I just bought a PSP over the DS. My daughter has a DS which I play on occasion but my decision came down to what type of games I like to play. I really like the Burnout series so I bought Dominator. I found it to be pretty close to the console experience. The game that has got most of my time on the PSP has been Jean D'arc. It worries me that the game library is only a fraction compared to the DS but there seems to be more games I'm interested in on the PSP.

A majority of my time on the PSP is spent watching movies.
I converted a good chunk of my DVD library to MP4 and it's nice to watch Big Trouble in Little China or an' episode or two of Family Guy or South Park when I go ta bed.:)

A majority of my time on the PSP is spent watching movies.
I converted a good chunk of my DVD library to MP4 and it's nice to watch Big Trouble in Little China or an' episode or two of Family Guy or South Park when I go ta bed.:)


But does that make up for the lack of games and online?

But does that make up for the lack of games and online?


What are you talking about?!
I still play games and browse online with it, just not as much these days.
An' that's entirely because I spend most of my gaming time on PC or 360.

I think that up until this point in time the DS has been absolutely dominating the handheld market. Now though, with the release of Patapon and God of War I think that the PSP will start to put up much more of a fight in the future if those games are an indicator of things to come.

I think that up until this point in time the DS has been absolutely dominating the handheld market. Now though, with the release of Patapon and God of War I think that the PSP will start to put up much more of a fight in the future if those games are an indicator of things to come.

They're also getting Crisis Core.

I have, erm, had both. It's pathetic how quickly the psp will break (6 months), but my ds is three years old and still strong!

...yeah, but we all know how durability ranks in what makes something popular.... :)

But does that make up for the lack of games and online?

The online on PSP games that have it is much better then DS games online.

None of that friend code crap.

And it has plenty of games.

Just check metacritic.

Teh PSP has more good games then the DS.

Teh PSP has more good games then the DS.

That's a rather bold statement. Proof?

i got a psp to go with my ps3, and cause most nintendo games bore me.

That's a rather bold statement. Proof?

I said right above, check metacritic, as of last month (last time I checked)

The PSP had more 80% and up games then the DS.

I feel like getting another DS Lite now, and another PSP, my DS Lite is wholey dead, while my PSP's UMD drive is really iffy.

All it really boils down to is what you like most...and what you can afford. there is esclusives for both systems so the consumer is right

Teh PSP has more good games then the DS.

I think I answered this argument once already in another thread....

I think I answered this argument once already in another thread....

I don't recall.

And it's not an argument, just a statement.

While a bit of it does come down to personal taste, and the margin is small, I like to state it because it;s suprising, considering teh PSP sales compared to teh DS Lite's...

I still like both, but I prefer the PSP...

PSP: better graphics better controls better games
sony screwed up on the ps3 (opinion) but they know how to make a handheld

but i do think sony kinda copied nintendo by coming out with a lighter slimmer psp even though they had to if they wanted to keep sales up

BUY THE PSP, you can downgrade and then you can download free games onto it! My friend did it, worked very well, he can get every game.

BUY THE PSP, you can downgrade and then you can download free games onto it! My friend did it, worked very well, he can get every game.

Let's all go out and pirate software woohoo!!! :thumbsup:

psp even though i think both are crap

psp does have crisis core and god of war and better graphics then the crappy ds

psp even though i think both are crap

psp does have crisis core and god of war and better graphics then the crappy ds
You really don't like Nintendo don't you?

i dont have a problem with nintendo i had a DS and Gamecube but i didnt think the ds was good i hated it

i dont have a problem with nintendo i had a DS and Gamecube but i didnt think the ds was good i hated it

Just out of sheer curiosity, what games did you have for it?

new super mario brothers, brain training, mario kart ds, mario and luigi: partners in time and pokemon

new super mario brothers, brain training, mario kart ds, mario and luigi: partners in time and pokemon
Well that's the problem you haven't played the Phoenix wright series or advance wars or LoZ PH and alot of other great games on the DS

Can't really say which is better as I don't have a PSP. PSP has gotten a few good games recently that I wouldn't mind playing.

I love my DS and the people who say it has no games make me lol. Anyone with a DS needs to play Ring of Fates as soon as possible.

Let's all go out and pirate software woohoo!!! :thumbsup:

I agree, 5 thumbs up, wait i only have 4 :shocked:

I prefer PSP, because I use a handheld to entertain myself on long trips or when I'm away and can't play my 360/Wii/ use my computer, and being able to watch movies, listen to music and surf the net is great. I have a portal with 100 flash-like games and a ton of applications. You can keep yourself occupied for hours on end without even inserting a UMD.

personally i love my DS i have a PS2 too but it has so little non PSP ports that i really dont give a shit about it my DS hjas 32 games i honestly believe the DS next to the orginal Gameboy has the strongest library of games on a handeled i think competetion drives this :)

PSP: better graphics better controls better games
sony screwed up on the ps3 (opinion) but they know how to make a handheld

but i do think sony kinda copied nintendo by coming out with a lighter slimmer psp even though they had to if they wanted to keep sales up
Honestly i have to disagree the control on 90% of PSP games are horrific and most of the games are crappy ports of PS2 games but the ROMS and extra software availbilty makes a PSP a good muulti media system but if you base the PSP on its liabrary alone DS really is better. honestly i like to see orginals or better remakes of older games on handhelds not ports. ports almost never work

No, the PSP has more good games then teh DS Lite, but I have both so I get the best of both worlds.

No, the PSP has more good games then teh DS Lite, but I have both so I get the best of both worlds.

I have to disagree... but then I think it's a matter of taste. (And mine lean towards PC, limiting the library of iether pretty badly)

PC is my primary to, but the PSP still wins over the DS Lite.

Both have a great selection though,a nd the difference is so minimal it doesn't really matter.

But people who dis the PSP's game selection are ignorantly retarded.

PC is my primary to, but the PSP still wins over the DS Lite.

Both have a great selection though,a nd the difference is so minimal it doesn't really matter.

But people who dis the PSP's game selection are ignorantly retarded.

As I said, it's all taste.... and that's how it should be. Personally, I find exclusive-wise, I lean towards the DS. (Dementium and Hotel Dusk draw me instantly... aside from that, most of my choices are on both)

Hotel Dusk was great, instant classic in my books.

But dementium i though was pretty boring.

No, the PSP has more good games then teh DS Lite, but I have both so I get the best of both worlds.

i heartily disagree... unless you're including every PS1 game and any other emulated game... so far, just about all i've seen from the PSP are spin off games from main titles. I bought one solely for FF7 crisis core (which is absolutely amazing), but after looking at other games for it, there's pretty much nothing worth spending money on.

the DS, on the other hand, has tons and tons of games. lots of kids games, yes, but there are so many, it's not hard to see there is many many more good games than the PSP has.

PSP all the way

i heartily disagree... unless you're including every PS1 game and any other emulated game... so far, just about all i've seen from the PSP are spin off games from main titles. I bought one solely for FF7 crisis core (which is absolutely amazing), but after looking at other games for it, there's pretty much nothing worth spending money on.

the DS, on the other hand, has tons and tons of games. lots of kids games, yes, but there are so many, it's not hard to see there is many many more good games than the PSP has.

Not true, just look at metacritic, or gamerankings, the PSP has more 80% and up games then the DS Lite.
It's also hard to find a deep game on the DS Lite, while I love my wrights and my Custom robos, besides zelda, there's nothing as deep as my killzone liberations, Jeanne Darcs, or Crisis Cores on my DS Lite.
The longlivitly of most DS games are short not to mention there's not many wowing DS games, while I still love it, the DS Lite gamewise is no better then PSP.

see i don't really consider killzone liberations "deep." i consider it a spin off of the original title... yeah yeah it may be a sequel or whatever, but still... it's a prime example what i was talking about. jeanne darc, i haven't seen anything for, just the box, and it did look fairly interesting. as for trying to find "deep" games, a handheld is the last place i would look, period.

Does it matter that Killzone Liberations wasn't an original IP?

That means **** all, teh game was made for the PSP.

As for deep games, I like deep games on the move, teh PSP is the only handheld that provides that for me.

You'll never see something as Epic as God of War CoO on the DS Lite.

Does it matter that Killzone Liberations wasn't an original IP?

That means **** all, teh game was made for the PSP.

As for deep games, I like deep games on the move, teh PSP is the only handheld that provides that for me.

You'll never see something as Epic as God of War CoO on the DS Lite.

Epic and Deep are 2 different things....

Epic is God of War....

Deep is Hotel Dusk.

I didn't think the gameplay for Hotel Dusk was deep at all.

The story was though.

Edit: I hate this because it makes me come off as a PSP fanboy, when I do like my DS Lite just as much.

It's just hte PSP is always getting unjustifiably hated.

i've enjoyed my PSP so far, i just can't find many games worth buying... it's a really cool machine with some awesome features (especially for a handheld), but it just seriously lacks in games.

It depends on what you're into, as an avid Fighter/action/RPG/TBRPG fan, I find the PSP's game selection quite extensive.

Not true, just look at metacritic, or gamerankings, the PSP has more 80% and up games then the DS Lite.
It's also hard to find a deep game on the DS Lite, while I love my wrights and my Custom robos, besides zelda, there's nothing as deep as my killzone liberations, Jeanne Darcs, or Crisis Cores on my DS Lite.
The longlivitly of most DS games are short not to mention there's not many wowing DS games, while I still love it, the DS Lite gamewise is no better then PSP.

name 26 psp games that exclusive original and are not ports

Fix up your English skills and type that out again in an understandable fashion. Then I might.

Fix up your English skills and type that out again in an understandable fashion. Then I might.
hmph sounds more like you are backing out of it because you cannot. you obviously understood that awful sentence fragment i typed at 3am. and you are looking for an excuse to get out of it

I play both but this year thusfar, I've put much more time into the PSP than the DS. Played

Final Fantasy Tactics
Jeanne Arc
Patapon
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Final Fantasy VII: Crysis Core (currently playing)

I would recommend all five of those games since they are all very good. Last game I played on the DS was Luminous Arc. Yes, I'm into RPG's mostly =P.

-LatinLegacy

-Edit: Forgot to add Harvey Birdman: Attorney at law to that list as well. Very funny game.

hmph sounds more like you are backing out of it because you cannot. you obviously understood that awful sentence fragment i typed at 3am. and you are looking for an excuse to get out of it

No, I said I would if you typed that up again properly.

I'm a man of my word, it's not that hard to type properly.

So hurry up.

May be I'm to damn tired to type properly, just because I only surf at night. So today I got up before work because I knew you wouldn't let my typing issue go. Now go ahead, name your games.

I wanted you to restate your question in proper English...

Not because I'm an grammar Nazi, I don't care how people type, but because the statement was a litte unclear.

name 26 psp games that exclusive original and are not ports

So 26 PSP games, not ports, and exclusive.

I get that, but what do you mean by 'Original'?

And what about PSP games that were made for the PSP, then ported to other systems after that, or PSP exclusive sequels?

Or franchises that have an exclusive PSP game that isn't a port?

How about this middle ground? If he wasnt clear about "Original," concider it games that came out ORIGINALLY on the PSP. Doesnt matter if the franchise started there, just the title itself.

Will that satisfy everyone? (And btw, I DONT doubt this is possible by any means).

Sure, that's fine.

I'll start.

Jeanne D'arc
Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core
God of War Chains of Olympus
Ratchet and Clank Size Matters
Wipeout Pure
Wipeout Pulse
Syphon Filter Dark Mirror
Syphon Filter Logan's Shadow
Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops
Killzone Liberation
Daxter
Burnout Legends
Patapon
Loco Roco
Crush
Tales of the World
SOCOM Fire Team Bravo
SOCOM Fire Team Bravo 2
Hot Shots Golf Open Tee
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
Metal Gear Acid
Metal Gear Acid 2
Silent Hill Origins
Twisted Metal Head On
Brave Story: A New Traveler
DJ Max Portable
DJ Max Portable 2
Dead Head Fred
Exit
Exit 2

There, that's got to be 26 or more, and all of them are good games too.

I prefer PSP because of what else it can do apart from games. I was in Edinburgh recently, and tons of cafes have free Wi-Fi, you can surf the net for free almost anywhere. And I watch a lot of movies. I get bored of most handheld games quite quickly, so the extra features help a lot.

i have played alot of both and you really should stick with the ds it may not have the uber graphics but it is fun as hell to play

I'm surprised that so many people have voted DS.
The PSP is so much more powerful. Better graphics, much more expandability, more uses, better gameplay, (except when the touch screen works well in a game), and of course GoW: CoO.

Touchscreen wins against 1 analog? Well I know that's my reason in a nutshell.

DS, but I would probably buy a PSP if I had the money.

They both have their perks.
PSP is good for games that need more power. And the web browser is nice.

DS has the touch screen. Games that use it well are a blast. (Geometry Wars, anyone?)

But for Space Invaders Extreme, I'm going with PSP. The bigger screen, better Graphics, etc have won me over for that title. I've got Geometry Wars for my DS anyway, so i can get my shooter fix from there if i MUST play DS instead of Space Invaders PSP.

yeah.. Id love to know why the DS's web browser cart was discontinued. I know someone who has it, and it was pretty cool.

iD go for the psp but thats just me I Detest my DS