DS.. coming through for the gamer in YOU!

[GmanJoe]

I\'m telling you, man. emo kids always look on the dark side of things. I bet he\'s listening to linkon park as we speak.

yes, there is no reason to get a PSP...errr, I mean the DS is good!  I like it alot!

The portability factor is meaningless to some consumers, i.e. me.

I\'ve never watched a movie on the PSP. Even for car rides, I wouldn\'t get through a whole film.

I use my PSP for games and the DS owns it in that department.

I\'ve never played with the memory card or internet functions on the PSP and probably never will. (Unless PS3 tells me to.)

DS = teh win

-Dan

"the DS owns it in that department."

oh, let me know when GTA hits the DS.
or when you get tired of playing mario (insert sport here).

[Living-In-Clip]

I love the fact the people like MM now base the greatness of a system on the useless features it has. What happened to the games?

This is a pointless argument. You can defend the UMD format, I can disagree.

Originally posted by mm
if price = sales, then it\'s not too expensive if
they are selling a ton of UMD\'s and even sony was suprised at its success.

remember, sales = king?

tiny ass screen?
have you even touched one?



you are failing to recognize the portability factor.  

i didnt realize that normal dvd\'s come in a nice protective shell, and fit nicely in a pocket.

what\'s wrong with the battery life?
no complaints with mine, or are you basing that off what you\'ve read on the intarweb?

i think i know what the problem is, PSP envy

Uh? Yes, I\'ve played one.
Envy it? No.
It has NO games I am interested in owning, unlike the Nintendo DS. And guess what? When I buy a game system, I don\'t buy it to watch movie\'s, I buy it to play games.

"all about the games"  is dead

convergence is in
just look at cell phones

i bought my PSP to play games, listen to mp3\'s, and watch movies.  ergo, versatility.

DS = toy
sorry you didn\'t get the memo, pal

[Living-In-Clip]

I\'m sorry that you have lost the focus of gaming - and that is the games. I could care less about this "convergence". If I pay for a system to play games, I want solid games that interest me and right now, the PSP does not offer that.

I don\'t need something to play games, listen to mp3\'s and movie\'s. Just like I don\'t need to own a movie on UMD and DVD. I just don\'t see the point in it. When I get a handheld system, I want solid games to keep me interested.

I want solid games that interest me and right now, the PSP does not offer that.

beacuse you just flat out hate the PSP and refuse to acknowledge an ounce of success or are just being finicky?

there\'s plenty of games out there, you just refuse to notice.

what movie do you feel the need to own on dvd?  you keep mention usefullness and money pit, but  what do you think the DVD format is?

DVD will be the vinyl of tomorrow in case you aren\'t watching.

[Living-In-Clip]

Originally posted by mm
beacuse you just flat out hate the PSP and refuse to acknowledge an ounce of success or are just being finicky?

there\'s plenty of games out there, you just refuse to notice.

what movie do you feel the need to own on dvd?  you keep mentioning usefullness and money pit?  what do you think the DVD format is?

DVD will be the vinyl of tomorrow in case you aren\'t watching.

*looks at list of PSP.IGN.COM*

Right...There is that ONE GAME.
Darkstalkers...

:rolleyes:

All I see is PSone /Ps2 ports of games I didn\'t care for to begin with, like GTA.

Lookin\' at the DS, I see quality Nintendo first party titles, not to mention a strong third party title like Castlevania.

I love how one person\'s taste now just becomes a refusal to acknowledge success. It can\'t just be the fact that the games don\'t appeal to that person.

As for DVD and vinyl. Well, guess what? I have no interest in investing in the next format, so DVD\'s are just fine for me. Not to mention I can sit and enjoy my DVD;s in the case, with extra features. I have no desire to watch a UMD movie on the go -  it doesn\'t fit into my lifestyle and most likely never will. So why would I even bother with the UMD format?

All I see is PSone /Ps2 ports of games

you mean 99% of DS games aren\'t nintendo ports/rehashes?

you will invest in the next format.
think they will keep making films on DVD forever?  you\'re about to have twins, yeah, you\'ll be re-buying some films there buddy.  

extra features you view one time and most people never both with?

you don\'t have to bother with the UMD format, a hell of alot of other people already are.

[Living-In-Clip]

I won\'t invest in the next format. Maybe the format after that - but I won\'t otherwise.
You are right tho\', some DVD\'s are goin\' to be trashed in the lifespan of twins..

/hides his treasured DVD\'s to never be seen again /

If people want to invest in UMD, that is fine. I just don\'t have a desire to it. I would never use any of those "features".

As for the ports / rehashes. I never said the DS didn\'t have ports. I said that the games on the DS appealed to me and the PSP didn\'t. To me, it reminds me of the Gameboy VS Gamegear days. One appealed to some folks, the other appealed to others.

you\'re right, game gear > game boy

I have a PSP. I liked Lumines, I played Need for Speed and I was tempted to grab Hot Shots Golf and GTA.

It has worthwhile software.

But DS has more - and more unique stuff. Feel the Magic, Kirby\'s Canvas Curse, Metroid Pinball, Warioware Touched, Sonic Rush, Phoenix Wright, Castlevania DS, Mario Kart DS. There\'s the upcoming wifi Animal Crossing. Sega\'s got Rub Rabbits and Monkey Ball on the way.

Pac Pix looked different. Yoshi\'s Touch & Go was good until Kirby bested it. I\'ve heard good things about Meteos. Lost in Blue looked unique.

And even though I hated them, some people dug Nintendogs and the Mario 64 rehash with mini-games.

Because every game is a potentially new experience, I find myself trying different things on the DS whenever I can.

The PSP was a fun toy for a while, I showed it off, and now it sits in a drawer, permanently charging. And unless Santa is bringing GTA down from the north pole, my PSP is (unfortunately) staying put.

The PSP blew me away at first, but the steady stream of cool games for the Nintendo DS keeps it out front, in my opinion.

-Dan

//but PSP can play p0rn, so.. +1

if you get a play yan thingy you can get the DS to play all sorts of porn.

don\'t get me wrong, mariokart DS makes my pants tight, but it\'s hardly a reason to buy a DS when nintendo will release another DS variation next year (or sooner)

DS micro maybe?