[RagedHybrid]

Everyone has a bias. There is no way that no one does. I have taken my side with the DS.

But here is my way of trying to to sound bias when talking about either system.

No system is perfect.

The DS is a great system with limitless possibilites. It has great graphics and the touch screen adds a whole new dimension of gaming.

Now the shortcommings are:

-Lack of release games
-Too many rehashes
-Not if 3rd party support is fully there

I'll discuss some other parts and some similarities with the psp later.

Now the psp. The psp is a great system with graphics up the arse and the ability to be a full media center. It has a beautiful screen and it's design just makes a man want to *ahem* in his pants.

Some short commings:

-Short battery life
-System fragility
-UMD Ejection may be possible. The video looks very realistic becuase he was no where near the eject button. If this is real. Sony may have a small problem on thier hands.


Now, the DS and psp both has fragile screens. The fact that the psp's screen is just out there and the DS's touch screen doesn't help it. But for both of them, just get a screen cover. It will cost about 10 bucks at most, but it make sure that your screen is going to be protected from scratches, (unless dropped from very high distances, in that case, your screwed) from glare, and fingerprints.

The nintendo will have some trouble if they really don't fully utilize all the features of the DS. They also must make sure that the DS has a strong 3rd party support which as the usual with nintendo is a little shaky but since it is a handheld, i believe the support with grow with some time.

The psp's battery life will probably be bettered as developers understand the hardware better. Ridger Racers was the first porible game with that much graphic capability but they never really though of battery conservation techniques. They will probably be developed as more games are created. Also stronger batteries will be created for the psp over time and if anything just buy a second battery and replace it when it dies on the road. It's easy to replace.

Now with the whole lack of video playback unless you can screw around with the directories and the codec. Sony usually doesn't do well with the releases of their hardware. All the features will be of use in a small amount of time as they relese what you need.

and dead pixels.... everything that is lcd will have one no matter what you do. So deal.

Each portable console has their differences but they are both great in their own way.

Personally i chose the DS. To me i don't need ps2 graphics to enjoy a good game. I also don't need my portable player to play music, thats what my ipod is for. Even though there is now an addon that will fit in your gba or gba slot in your DS that reads SD memory cards and plays mp3's and mpeg movies, but it's an addon. You do not have to have that already on it. I like that option. But thats my personal opinion.

I'm still not sure if i am going to get a psp myself. I'm looking at the games that will be released with it here in the americas and so far no game has really caught my attention. If i see a game or two that catch my eye or games that will come after the release that capture my eye then i might consider it but until then i am happy with my DS and i am anticipating the release of about 11-12 games in between Jan-Mar than i am waiting to buy.

We should start to repect each person's opinion a little more. Just becuase someone said something agaisnt the psp or ds doesn't mean we should bash them. Like i said, no console is perfect so we really should go crazy over a release. Give it a couple of months and see the improvements.