Portable gaming?

Zardon · Mar 27, 2005, 11:59 AM

Please vote

TJ- · Mar 27, 2005, 12:03 PM

Sony over nintendo anyday, but i wouldnt spend my hard earned money on either...

Sandok · Mar 27, 2005, 12:27 PM

Wow 79 vs 79... 50% each! I guess it's a tough choice but I choose better graphics anyday of the year! And multimedia function!

TJ- · Mar 27, 2005, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sandok

Wow 79 vs 79...

thats got to be a mistake, when i did my post it was at 0, no way that many posts in that time frame and thers only been 19 views

Sandok · Mar 27, 2005, 12:41 PM

Well I see 80 votes for DS and 79 for PSP now... I'm not making stuff up that's what I see...

Zardon · Mar 27, 2005, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by battleaxe187

thats got to be a mistake, when i did my post it was at 0, no way that many posts in that time frame and thers only been 19 views

Front page votes dont show up as views on a thread.

tastyweat · Mar 27, 2005, 01:07 PM

wow... 81 for each... lol.... dead in the middle atm

Sandok · Mar 27, 2005, 05:56 PM

PSP slighty leaning foreward

Shadow Lady · Mar 27, 2005, 06:05 PM

the PSP gets my vote, i just wouldnt buy it, but thats not the question right?

GeneralClaymore · Mar 27, 2005, 06:16 PM

i would say nintendo . but i not buying neither of the hand helds

J0rs · Mar 27, 2005, 06:16 PM

I'd take the PSP anyday. The touch sceen is just a gimmick IMO.

CDsDontBurn · Mar 27, 2005, 06:51 PM

i've seen both in action. the PSP IMO is better. but i wouldn't buy either of them

Stop It · Mar 27, 2005, 07:16 PM

I've got a DS, and I havent even seen a PSP due to Sony buggering up the UK release of it, That, and the fact that the touch screen has such potential to it (as does the mic, heh) And as im not interested in Watching videos on the move and I have an iPod, the DS wins,

riles9262 · Mar 27, 2005, 07:53 PM

I wouldn't buy any but I voted ds. The psp battery life would get me down.

Pluvious · Mar 27, 2005, 08:41 PM

You forgot one option.. NONE.

technonerd · Mar 27, 2005, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Pluvious

You forgot one option.. NONE.

I agree

Saving money for newest console, might cost more than the original.

Sargentwhitey · Mar 27, 2005, 08:54 PM

I like them both, but the PSP eventually pulls ahead because of it's capabilities, and availability of good games.

Sandok · Mar 27, 2005, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by technonerd

I agree

Saving money for newest console, might cost more than the original.

Well if you guys don't wanna vote yes or no, don't post about it. It's a preference, if you don't have a preference, well then too bad

CDsDontBurn · Mar 27, 2005, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sandok

Well if you guys don't wanna vote yes or no, don't post about it. It's a preference, if you don't have a preference, well then too bad

well.....seeing that there was a "none/neither" option listed, i voted thinking as if someone had a gun pointed to my head and forced me to buy one or the other and not have neither of the as an alternative option

.

Erroneus · Mar 27, 2005, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pluvious

You forgot one option.. NONE.

Well as they do on many porn sites, when you do not wanna enter, I give you an option and for thoose who dont wanna vote:

None

swatX · Mar 28, 2005, 09:42 AM

PSP any day!

Rayder · Mar 28, 2005, 12:58 PM

The PSP is too fragile for a portable gaming device, IMO. Awesome graphics mean nothing if a system is built poorly and is prone to defects and failures. Sony's first Playstation taught me that. The spindle that holds the disk shattered and fell apart within 1 year of owning it...and I'm careful with my toys. Sony wanted to charge way too much to fix it, I bought a used one cheaper than they were trying to charge me to fix it (don't rem how much, that was like 7 or 8 years ago

). The used one only lasted about 7 months before it started failing to read the disks. No more Sony cheapness for me.

Nintendo is pretty famous for making durable systems, which has become very important to me in light of the PS1 failures. The dual screens on the DS is kinda gimmicky, but the touchscreen is pretty nice. You just have to sift through all the cutesy crap to find the decent games, which is Nintendo's only real problem. I hear that their customer service is very good. I wouldn't know, I never had to use it. My old original SNES STILL WORKS.

I vote DS.

I own a DS. I don't really use it for "gaming on the go" like some little kid (I'm 37), it's more like "gaming on the crapper" or while soaking away my aches and pains in the tub from a hard day's work. Backwards compatibility with GBA games means I instantly have a library of hundreds of games to play on it....right now. No waiting around for new games to be released.

Since I already had 20+ GBA games and a GBA SP (which still works, even after a couple of years of abusing it), the DS was a no-brainer for me.

Powercolour · Mar 28, 2005, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Erroneus

Well as they do on many porn sites, when you do not wanna enter, I give you an option and for thoose who dont wanna vote:

None

i agree that there should be a none, but referencing porn was a little weird

and y was it linked 2 disney?

Dom · Mar 29, 2005, 12:30 AM

PSP hands down.

Erroneus · Mar 29, 2005, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Powercolour

i agree that there should be a none, but referencing porn was a little weird

and y was it linked 2 disney?

Well the option None just reminded me of porn sites, which always used to have a I do not agree link and then the link would point to disney

I guess the joke was a bit far out, but we all have been to porn sites, haven't we??

SecretAgentMan · Mar 29, 2005, 07:31 AM

I don't purchase junk so my vote was for the DS. A no-brainer choice.

Sandok · Mar 29, 2005, 07:38 PM

The showdown you have all been waiting for... DS vs PSP!!!

http://gear.ign.com/articles/599/599454p1.html

Callandor · Mar 30, 2005, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by [zi0n]aXe

Sony over nintendo anyday, but i wouldnt spend my hard earned money on either...

Likewise.

Son_of_Thunder · Mar 31, 2005, 09:50 AM

i'd go w/ psp, graphics look better, and the overall multimedia thing is cool too. (exclusive movies, mp3's, etc)

madmatty · Mar 31, 2005, 12:47 PM

I think Sony wins by far. Youll gain no respect going into work trying to show off the "Fisher Price - My First Handheld" (DS) with its yet another mario game. The PSP is the lottery winners handheld that make work collegues youve never seen before come out of the woodwork

. The difference with psp is that yet another ridgeracer never fails to impress

Mar 27, 2005, 11:59 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Portable gaming? Please vote

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TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,679 Rep Power: 0	Sony over nintendo anyday, but i wouldnt spend my hard earned money on either... __________________ new sig comming soon

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tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 75 System Specs	wow... 81 for each... lol.... dead in the middle atm __________________

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Shadow Lady Avril Fan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere in colombia, okok, bogotá city :p Posts: 1,262 Rep Power: 0	the PSP gets my vote, i just wouldnt buy it, but thats not the question right? __________________ Oblivion ftw

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GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 434 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i would say nintendo . but i not buying neither of the hand helds __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LT1124ACN+ 2x LT1115 > Matrix M-Stage V2 /w 2x LME49710NA> DT880 pro 250ohm

Mar 27, 2005, 12:27 PM	#3
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Wow 79 vs 79... 50% each! I guess it's a tough choice but I choose better graphics anyday of the year! And multimedia function!

Mar 27, 2005, 12:41 PM	#5
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Well I see 80 votes for DS and 79 for PSP now... I'm not making stuff up that's what I see...

Mar 27, 2005, 05:56 PM	#8
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	PSP slighty leaning foreward

Mar 27, 2005, 06:16 PM	#11
J0rs DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hamilton Ontario Posts: 74 Rep Power: 0	I'd take the PSP anyday. The touch sceen is just a gimmick IMO. __________________ AMD 2500+ OC'd to 3200+ \|\| 9800np mod to 9800XT \|\| 1gb of 3200 ram 2005fpw 20" Widescreen LCD w/ 12ms response

Mar 27, 2005, 06:51 PM	#12
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,790 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	i've seen both in action. the PSP IMO is better. but i wouldn't buy either of them __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Mar 27, 2005, 07:16 PM	#13
Stop It HHs' Resident Kitty Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Biggleswade, UK Posts: 1,431 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	I've got a DS, and I havent even seen a PSP due to Sony buggering up the UK release of it, That, and the fact that the touch screen has such potential to it (as does the mic, heh) And as im not interested in Watching videos on the move and I have an iPod, the DS wins, __________________ Sig Courtesy of Mousey

Mar 27, 2005, 07:53 PM	#14
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	I wouldn't buy any but I voted ds. The psp battery life would get me down. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Mar 27, 2005, 08:41 PM	#15
Pluvious Elisha = hottie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA CA. SF Bay Area Posts: 1,318 Rep Power: 0	You forgot one option.. NONE.

Mar 27, 2005, 08:54 PM	#17
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	I like them both, but the PSP eventually pulls ahead because of it's capabilities, and availability of good games. __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook

Mar 28, 2005, 09:42 AM	#21
swatX ba\|\\|\\|ed Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 618 Rep Power: 0	PSP any day! __________________ thx stick for the sig

Mar 28, 2005, 12:58 PM	#22
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	The PSP is too fragile for a portable gaming device, IMO. Awesome graphics mean nothing if a system is built poorly and is prone to defects and failures. Sony's first Playstation taught me that. The spindle that holds the disk shattered and fell apart within 1 year of owning it...and I'm careful with my toys. Sony wanted to charge way too much to fix it, I bought a used one cheaper than they were trying to charge me to fix it (don't rem how much, that was like 7 or 8 years ago ). The used one only lasted about 7 months before it started failing to read the disks. No more Sony cheapness for me. Nintendo is pretty famous for making durable systems, which has become very important to me in light of the PS1 failures. The dual screens on the DS is kinda gimmicky, but the touchscreen is pretty nice. You just have to sift through all the cutesy crap to find the decent games, which is Nintendo's only real problem. I hear that their customer service is very good. I wouldn't know, I never had to use it. My old original SNES STILL WORKS. I vote DS. I own a DS. I don't really use it for "gaming on the go" like some little kid (I'm 37), it's more like "gaming on the crapper" or while soaking away my aches and pains in the tub from a hard day's work. Backwards compatibility with GBA games means I instantly have a library of hundreds of games to play on it....right now. No waiting around for new games to be released. Since I already had 20+ GBA games and a GBA SP (which still works, even after a couple of years of abusing it), the DS was a no-brainer for me.

Mar 29, 2005, 12:30 AM	#24
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	PSP hands down.

Mar 29, 2005, 07:31 AM	#26
SecretAgentMan DriverHeaven Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 98 Rep Power: 0	I don't purchase junk so my vote was for the DS. A no-brainer choice.

Mar 29, 2005, 07:38 PM	#27
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	The showdown you have all been waiting for... DS vs PSP!!! http://gear.ign.com/articles/599/599454p1.html

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Son_of_Thunder HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,441 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i'd go w/ psp, graphics look better, and the overall multimedia thing is cool too. (exclusive movies, mp3's, etc) __________________

Mar 31, 2005, 12:47 PM	#30
madmatty *****side Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 46 Rep Power: 0	I think Sony wins by far. Youll gain no respect going into work trying to show off the "Fisher Price - My First Handheld" (DS) with its yet another mario game. The PSP is the lottery winners handheld that make work collegues youve never seen before come out of the woodwork . The difference with psp is that yet another ridgeracer never fails to impress __________________ Asrock 939DS2, AMD X2 3800 @ 5000 (10x260 1.35v), Rad X1950 PRO (621/735) 2gig Corsair 3500PRO (1T DDR434), Audigy 2, Tagan530w. Cat6.12 3DMark01 - 30368 3DMark03 - 16129 3DMark05 - 10081 PCMark05 - 5861 3DMark06 - 4891