[Euan]

Here's my reasons for getting the DS:

If you have a PS2, like I do, the PSP isn't much different in terms of games. Yes, it's on the move, I'll give you that one. BUT, what's the point in playing the PSP on your way home from the bus stop, getting in and then playing near identical games on your PS2? To me there doesn't seem much point.

I, for one, don't like car/racing games too much. This was one of the big factors for getting a DS. PSP is churning them out - Ridge Racers and Colin McRae Rally 2005 are release games in Britain and the most over-rated series, GTA, is churning out another thoughtless game which will probably contain swearing for no apparant reasons.

Btw - just to let you know, you shouldn't need to be "convinced". At the current time, if I was you, I wouldn't get one at all - you need to have a good think what you want. Do you want great Graphics? Or prefer Innovation and potentially amazing things in the future (which the touch screen will undoubtably bring).