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Why I bought a DS and not a PSP
« Thread started on: Oct 16th, 2005, 12:33am » |
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While it's true that a portable PlayStation is revolutionary and a portable Nintendo console is old news, I still preffered the DS over the PSP.
Why?
Because of the experience.
While games on handleld PC's (or palm pc's) with touch-screens have been around for a while, a touch-screen gadget dedicated completely for gaming is a good idea. For one thing it's cheaper than buying the latest palm pc at the time of the DS's release. Besides, all I wanted was a gaming console for when I'm stuck in traffic or waiting for friends to arrive.
Of course, either the PSP or the DS would've sufficed, but the DS's line of game software is much more attractive to me. Allow me to elaborate:
1) PSP titles are mostly portable versions of the PS/PS2 games. Maybe it's just me, but if I played it on the big screen, I see no point in playing it in something smaller. That's my reason for not buying the Tales of Phantasia GBA version, Tales fan that I am. While the first Mario release that came with the DS was a portable version of the original N64 title, the extra mini-games got me hooked that I actually lost sleep over them.
2) DS titles are more innovative. While the first few releases between late 2004 and early 2005 are mere "quickies" trying to come up with use for the touch-screen, later releases are revolutionary. Nintendogs lets you pet your dog, give him a bath, play catch with him, go for a walk, and even teach your dog some tricks with the built-in mic. Oh yeah, and that latest Naruto RPG for the DS has a part where you have to make some seals for a technique, and you have to choose the series of characters for the animal symbols required for that technique. Faster to form seals by touching the symbols than traversing the list by control pad 
3) DS titles have the development of the youth in mind. Right before I came home from Japan, I saw some commercials of DS software that lets the players play doctor (pointing to pulse points, making incisions for an appendectomy) or dentist (testing teeth for damage, controlling the drill for fillings). Recent releases also include a trivia quiz game which lets you connect to up to 8 players with only one cartridge, and answer some questions to test quick-thinking (I'd want to see a US release of this one). Best I've seen the PSP has so far are the usual puzzle games.
4) The DS isn't all-games. The dictionary software I bought has been very helpful in my work. Heck, even my Nihongo sensei wanted one! It doesn't support kanji lookup yet, but it's much easier to use than most electronic dictionaries I've checked out so far (some costing more than the DS and the dictionary software combined!).
Sure, the PSP has a built-in MP3 player, but I already have a much more portable one. Sure, you can watch movies in it, but I'd rather watch them where I won't worry about missing my stop.
Well, that's my side. I'm sure most Pinoys prefer the PSP for obvious reasons, but I wanted to let you guys know why I already own 2 DS units and no PSPs.
Happy gaming!
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