The PSP really isn't that bad... (don't flame me N. fanboys)

[Cyb0rgNinj4]

Hey I love the DS, got one for Christmas, its awesome and all. But I also am looking forward to the launch of the PSP. I'm hopefully going to get one, since my birthday is around the same time as launch, providing the launch window stays in March. See, I wanted the DS for innovative new games and Nintendo classic series such as Mario, Mario Kart, Zelda, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Metroid, StarFox and others. I won't find those on the PSP. But will I find state-of-the-art graphics, intense, more adult-oriented gameplay? No. That's what the PSP's for folks. Many analysts have said the DS is more for an under 16 bracket, whereas the PSP is for 16+. Guess what... I'll be 16 in February.

Any thoughts/ comments???

[cowa123]

yeah... im waiting for it too. although a psp is a multimedia player, rather than a handheld....

[CorwinB]

I'm not interested in the PSP because my PDA already does pretty well as a multimedia device (with its 4GB micro harddrive) and the DS better suits my taste for gaming, but I can see why people are interested in one...

That's what the PSP's for folks. Many analysts have said the DS is more for an under 16 bracket, whereas the PSP is for 16+. Guess what... I'll be 16 in February.

That has to be the strangest reason I've ever seen for wanting a piece of hardware. :) Seriously, you let your tastes be dictated by "analysts" (you know, the same analysts who so brilliantly failed to predict the .com crash, the Enron bankruptcy...). Do you think that people will laugh at you for having a DS the day you turn 16 ?

I won't find those on the PSP. But will I find state-of-the-art graphics, intense, more adult-oriented gameplay?

Ah, the old "adult-gameplay" strawman... Folks, GTA is not "adult" or "mature" gameplay : it's teenager's gameplay. When you actually turn out to be an adult, you generally say bye-bye to that stuff and start to look for two things : retro gaming, and games you can enjoy with your children. Nintendo never failed to produce those.

I fail to see what is "intense" about gameplay on a Sony platform that's doesn't exist on Nintendo... Isn't the gameplay in F-Zero "intense" ? Or in Zelda, or Metroid... Just because there is more guts splattered on the screen doesn't mean gameplay is more "intense".

[mustang2k5]

Actually the DS is for the 17-25 tear old bracket. Nintendo will continue to make GameBoys for the 16- under bracket.

I may get a PSP, but not until I play it. I was not even thinking of buying a DS until I played the Metroid Hunters Demo. PSP will really have to do something amazing besides graphics, because I already have a home console producing great graphics.

[mustang2k5]

http://www.bargainpda.com/?newsID=2309

With this impressive new gaming device Nintendo has set it's target age group for the twenty and above crowd and not teenagers. With built-in Wi-Fi, dual ARM processors, dual LCD screens, chat collaboration software, included stylus, and built-in microphone for future voice recognition all at a price of $149 it seems like the Big N might just have grown up. PDA manufacturers might want to heed attention to what Nintendo has done here.

[x999x]

Originally Posted by mustang2k5

http://www.bargainpda.com/?newsID=2309

With this impressive new gaming device Nintendo has set it's target age group for the twenty and above crowd and not teenagers. With built-in Wi-Fi, dual ARM processors, dual LCD screens, chat collaboration software, included stylus, and built-in microphone for future voice recognition all at a price of $149 it seems like the Big N might just have grown up. PDA manufacturers might want to heed attention to what Nintendo has done here.

Why would HP or Dell give two squats about what the DS does? Anyone worth their salt is going to use a PDA for information management. Seamless synching with outlook, ms money, excel, and access, I see little reason, if any, for a PDA manufacturer to pay any mind to Nintendo.

The DS isn't a PDA, and it will never be as good as one at PIM in the same respect as a PDA will never be as good as a DS when it comes to games.

I own 4 PDAs, of which, my most recent puts the DS to shame outside of gaming.

[mustang2k5]

I think the article was stating that the PDA manufacturers could learn things from Nintendo like cheap pricing for features found on a $149 device while the PDAs (as stated in the article) were 500-600 dollars did not have these features. I think he was saying they could learn to incorporate that, as well as incorporating the double screen as an experiment. I really don't think he was implying the DS was a PDA.

[x999x]

PDA is for business, DS is for games.

PDA's run Microsoft Mobile OS, and come with a full version of Office 2k. That alone is pushing $100 in licensing fees.

The person who wrote that article knows nothing about either platform and likens the two by their touch screen.

At 149, I could name countless features you miss out on the DS compared to a PDA. Speaking of pricepoints, HP makes an RZ model in that range.

[P4NC4K3Z]

i agree with x999x...how could u compare a pda with a game console...

[rpg_master]

I could compare my toaster to my microwave, but whats the point? The only thing they got in common is that they "cook"