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Should I Buy A Handheld Console?

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Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
December 02 2007 05:46 GMT
#1
Christmas is coming up and a couple of friends want to get me something so I was thinking either a DS or a PSP. I just wanted some opinions from people who own either one of them. I compiled a short list of pros and cons for each:

DS:
+Smaller than PSP.
+More battery life, I think?
+Much prettier; less chance of screen getting fucked up since it opens up.
+Interesting games: Mario Kart DS, the new Zelda game.
+Cheaper than PSP.
+Like 10 of my friends just bought DSes on Black Friday to play the new Zelda game so I'll have lots of people to play with -_-
-Look like an idiot poking a stick at a screen.
-Most games are pretty cheesy IMO.

PSP:
+Lots of games I want to play, primarily FPS.
+Music + Video capabilities. But that's covered by my iPod ...
-Supposedly dies easily. Lots of dead pixels?
-More expensive than DS.
-More crap you have to buy; carrying case or a cover or w/e since the screen is damn big and the case it comes with supposedly sucks.

Anything I missed? Anything I should know about for each? I'm leaning towards the DS route but I want some TL.net opinions :D

^-^
mikeymoo
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada7170 Posts
December 02 2007 06:00 GMT
#2
DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS!

PSP has some good games, but the touch screen is far too much fun to give up.
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ATeddyBear
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Canada2843 Posts
December 02 2007 06:06 GMT
#3
N-Gage baby

but serious, DS can be really fun especially if you commute alot
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Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
December 02 2007 06:12 GMT
#4
Taking advice from Canadians seems like a REALLY bad idea -_-




















Hahaha just kidding; I'm probably gonna buy the DS now Thanks~
^-^
YoUr_KiLLeR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States3420 Posts
December 02 2007 06:14 GMT
#5
the DS is so much fun.
what the fuck do you have to say for yourself now you protoss jackass can you retaliate in any way
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20108 Posts
December 02 2007 06:16 GMT
#6
On December 02 2007 14:46 Equinox_kr wrote:

PSP:
+Lots of games I want to play, primarily FPS.
+Music + Video capabilities. But that's covered by my iPod ...
-Supposedly dies easily. Lots of dead pixels? i havent had this problem or even heard of it
-More expensive than DS.
-More crap you have to buy; carrying case or a cover or w/e since the screen is damn big and the case it comes with supposedly sucks.go to www.bestskinsever.com and order one for like 5$ and it will protect yoru psp forever and not get scratched

Anything I missed? Anything I should know about for each? I'm leaning towards the DS route but I want some TL.net opinions :D


psp is fucking balllller.
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
Pressure
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
7326 Posts
December 02 2007 06:21 GMT
#7
DS
ilovejonn
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada2548 Posts
December 02 2007 06:25 GMT
#8
DS is for the win.

Get an R4 while u're at it.
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jngngshk321
Profile Joined April 2003
Korea (South)457 Posts
December 02 2007 06:33 GMT
#9
I also want to get a handheld console, but I haven't made up my mind yet.

I have a Wii though and whenever I buy a game for it, I end up feeling ripped off in the end. PSP on the other hand has some epic RPGs, but the games are like $10 more than DS games and PSP costs almost as much as a home console
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
December 02 2007 08:18 GMT
#10
Why on earth would you want to play an FPS game on a handheld? I get angry just imagining what it would be like.
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Texas
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Germany2388 Posts
December 02 2007 10:46 GMT
#11
how much do these things cost?
Aepplet
Profile Joined December 2003
Sweden2908 Posts
December 02 2007 10:49 GMT
#12
I wouldn't use a PSP even if someone else payed it for me.
Go with the DS.
LastPizza
Profile Joined December 2007
Canada9 Posts
December 02 2007 15:59 GMT
#13
its a waste of money, ull ditch it soon after. i suggest save ur money and get a console later on
Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
December 02 2007 17:29 GMT
#14
On December 02 2007 17:18 Jibba wrote:
Why on earth would you want to play an FPS game on a handheld? I get angry just imagining what it would be like.


Well, obviously it's not like playing DoD on the computer, but I played Battlefront 2 on the PSP and it was hella fun :D

And PSP is for black people
^-^
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32106 Posts
December 02 2007 22:03 GMT
#15
Iv e never really used a DS much, but PSP is pretty nifty. Played my buddys a few times. Although personally, hand helds arent my flavor =p
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Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
December 02 2007 23:57 GMT
#16
buy a DS and get one of those memory cards that let you put roms on it, makes it worth every penny =D
Dr.Kill-Joy
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States627 Posts
December 03 2007 00:01 GMT
#17
My opinion I think hand0helds are a waste of money. Spend your money on something else.
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25991 Posts
December 03 2007 00:22 GMT
#18
DS+R4+2gig mini SD = ~200USD = so much fun = yes do it.
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KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14900 Posts
December 04 2007 01:51 GMT
#19
Listen to Chill, he knows his stuff
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20108 Posts
December 04 2007 04:20 GMT
#20
PSP + Memory card = mp3 + video player

Oh yea it plays games too, comparable to a ps2 in your hands, with one less joystick.
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
himurakenshin
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Canada1845 Posts
December 04 2007 16:14 GMT
#21
if you buy an R4, you can play videos + mp3s on your DS too. There are many innovative games, and FPS is better on the DS, although there aren't that many. Metriod Prime Hunters is the only good one I can think of.

Plus multiplayer is way better~
blagoonga123
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States2068 Posts
December 04 2007 19:15 GMT
#22
DS is so much better than PSP, i cannot stress this enough.
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il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
December 17 2007 03:46 GMT
#23
You have some nice friends, the emulators you can get on DS is good, and so is the internet access you can do to play people. PsP has alot more games and more of sports but not as creative, keeping it with the regular playstation, nintendo is out of the box though, if you like creativeness, DS is the one for you
Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
December 18 2007 04:45 GMT
#24
Im bored with the ds i wanna a psp
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