PSP or Nintendo DS?

[Madtown]

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Between movies, Internet and games the PSP is the easy choice for me. If your swayed by the 384th installment of Mario then i guess go for the DS.

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The PSP plays games?

[MarkSummers]

DS, and it's not even close.

Also, DS will only play DS games and gameboy advance games. games from the gameboy color generation and before are not compatible.

[n.s.]

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Are you sure it's compatible with original Gameboy games? I know that GBA is of course, but I thought I'd heard that SP and DS are not...the cartridges don't fit.

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Hmm... I assumed that because it fit GBA games, and the GBA was backwards compatible that it had to be. Looks like I spoke too soon, though - it appears that it does *not* play gameboy and gameboy color games.

[Teetster]

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I have both, I'm keeping the DS, the PSP is going on ebay . . . .

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Same here. I only ever play 1 or 2 games on PSP and even then only when my DS battery is dead which is rare. I've seen the DS last weeks of infrequent usage. PSP lasts about 1/3 as long.

BTW both the DS and PSP are great for long bathroom breaks. Sure beats reading a stupid magazine.

[Teetster]

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DS, and it's not even close.

Also, DS will only play DS games and gameboy advance games. games from the gameboy color generation and before are not compatible.

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Exactly. If you're desperate for GB or GBC games you can get a GBC for like $15 now a days.

[Huskiez]

I have the PSP and voted DS. I really don't play it much and find it to be a waste of money. The games I have are Wipeout Pure, Madden, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

By the way, if given another chance, I wouldn't buy either system. I would spend it towards the Wii or another new generation console.

[astroglide]

i have both. ds, not close.

i do love the psp just for playing hot shots though.

[lastchance]

DS + GBA library >>>>> PSP.

[HOWMANY]

DS and it's not even close. I'd probably take an old brickstyle Gameboy over a PSP, as I can think of games I would play. PSP can do some crazy stuff, what it can't do is crank out a playable game.

There are a lot of good DS games out and a [censored] of great GBA games you can play on it as well.

[Dire]

Suprised you're not considering the N-Gage if you're actually considering paying for a PSP. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

DS.