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PSP vs DS - IGN round 2

L

Lord Error

Insane For Sony
Five of the editors voted which one they like the best, now that we know more info, DS redesign, etc.
http://psp.ign.com/articles/536/536716p1.html

In short:
- Company Background: DS wins (4:1)
- System design: PSP wins (4:1)
- Display: PSP wins (4:1)
- Control: DS wins (3:2)
- System Capabilities: PSP wins (4:1)
- Price: DS wins (4:1)
- Media: PSP wins (3:2)
- Third Party Support: PSP wins (5:0)
- Announced Library: DS wins (5:0)
- Release Date: DS wins (2:1, two wouldn't vote)
- Overall Winner: PSP (4:1)

If old, I'll delete. I don't know how to search for PSP and DS, as the search doesn't accept three character word searches:
 
A

AniHawk

Member
- Company Background: DS wins (4:1)
- System design: PSP wins (4:1)
- Display: PSP wins (4:1)
- Control: DS wins (3:2)
- System Capabilities: PSP wins (4:1)
- Price: DS wins (4:1)
- Media: PSP wins (3:2)
- Third Party Support: PSP wins (5:0)
- Announced Library: DS wins (5:0)
- Release Date: DS wins (2:1, two wouldn't vote)
- Overall Winner: PSP (4:1)

Seems to me, these are the most important things. Funny how they gave the PSP the edge in third party support, but DS the edge in announced library.
 
K

Kon Tiki

Banned
- Third Party Support: PSP wins (5:0)
- Announced Library: DS wins (5:0)
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headscratch.gif
Isn't that a bit contradictory? Considering the vast amount of announced titles are 3rd party.

- System Capabilities: PSP wins (4:1)
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Movies > Gameplay ?

Meh, PSP will be the better system, but these numbers do not make sense.
 
M

MoccaJava

Banned
I don't really understand how the DS didn't get a 5:0 in the price department, and why the PSP was also 5:0 in third party support. The DS has some pretty good third party support too.
 
K

kitchenmotors

Banned
I would say DS has the edge in third party support since Square Enix is developing quite a few titles for the system and has nothing for PSP. RPGs have always been a strong genre on handhelds, and Square Enix games are pretty popular among the GBA crowd.
 
J

Jacobi

Banned
Marconelly said:
- System design: PSP wins (4:1)
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Can't understand that really. The price of the graphics is the battery lifetime. So it isn't a really good design. (because you actually can't use the PSP as a good handheld)
 
D

Dan

No longer boycotting the Wolfenstein franchise
If you actually glance at the reasons the judges used when picking the winner for each category, you'll see how worthless the article really is. Some of the logic and reasoning is just so inane and retarded that it's unbelievable.
 
C

cvxfreak

Member
Only the third party lineup choice made no sense. I'm betting the average user here can name 10 DS third party games but couldn't really name 10 on PSP that seem like they're in stone.
 
G

Greekboy

Banned
I'm curious how the stylus will work in terms of gameplay. How feasible is it to control the d-pad with one hand when using the stylus? What about button use at this time? Will the stylus seem cool at first and then the novelty will wear off?
 
A

AniHawk

Member
Lisa Lashes said:
I'm curious how the stylus will work in terms of gameplay. How feasible is it to control the d-pad with one hand when using the stylus? What about button use at this time? Will the stylus seem cool at first and then the novelty will wear off?
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You honestly think game developers will make you used all 10 buttons + the stylus at the same time?
 
S

Spiritreaver

Member
This one made me laugh the most:

Jeremy: PSP. Battery life will definitely be an issue, but who cares? In just about every way you cut it, the PSP outperforms the DS in just about every technological way.
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Battery life who cares? I honestly don't think majority of people think that way.

I don't know, I think people also disregard other little things like how the microphone would make for an easier time during online play, as would the touch screen. I'm going to doubt that the PSP will come with the touchpad keyboard and the headset, and regardless they will be external, which means more to carry around with your extra battery pack and memory sticks.
 
G

Greekboy

Banned
AniHawk said:
You honestly think game developers will make you used all 10 buttons + the stylus at the same time?
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Nope. But this is where the novelty effect comes into play. I can't see how using the stylus for long periods of time without affecting the other two factors I mentioned can be pulled off. I'm sure there will be some nice surprises out there though.
 
D

Drinky Crow

Banned
Control goes to the DS? Doesn't the PSP have an ACTUAL ANALOG PAD?

And unless you mean wireless LAN play, I really don't think you'll see any Internet-enabled online games for the DS.
 
S

Spiritreaver

Member
Jacobi said:
no, it's a speaker man
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Nu uh d00d. I was at E3 with my friend who's 15 and we were there to hook up with the hot booth babes, and we went to sony's booth and happened to see this PSP thing. It was so an analog stick dude, it moved! I don't lie. lol then my friend orgasmed over GT4 and we had to be escorted out.
 
J

Jacobi

Banned
DarthWufei said:
Nu uh d00d. I was at E3 with my friend who's 15 and we were there to hook up with the hot booth babes, and we went to sony's booth and happened to see this PSP thing. It was so an analog stick dude, it moved! I don't lie. lol then my friend orgasmed over GT4 and we had to be escorted out.
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but i saw photos it's a speaker face it
 
SantaC

SantaC

Member
Company Background: DS wins (4:1)
- System design: PSP wins (4:1)
- Display: PSP wins (4:1)
- Control: DS wins (3:2)
- System Capabilities: PSP wins (4:1)
- Price: DS wins (4:1)
- Media: PSP wins (3:2)
- Third Party Support: PSP wins (5:0)
- Announced Library: DS wins (5:0)
- Release Date: DS wins (2:1, two wouldn't vote)
- Overall Winner: PSP (4:1)
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ehh shouldn't the overall winner be more like (6:5)

Typical IGN.
 
D

Dan

No longer boycotting the Wolfenstein franchise
Lost Weekend said:
These articles are pretty Stuff-esque, but they're fun :)
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If by fun you mean fucking uninformative nonsense, then yes, I agree.
 
SantaC

SantaC

Member
on the third party support:

Craig: PSP. More companies are comfortable jumping onto the PSP because it's not such a drastically different portable system.
Nix: PSP.Nintendo is the big guy on Nintendo's systems, and that's left a lot of third parties out in the cold. Sony gave them a warm home on PS and PS2, and they look to be doing the same on PSP.
Jeremy: PSP. This is a question? Sony has the biggest third party lineup in the world and with a strong commitment already by companies like EA and Activision, it's gonna be tough.
Hilary: PSP. Sony brings the third party like no one else. Nintendo's strength will remain it's first-party titles, but having full support from EA and Konami is going to do wonders for the PSP.
David: PSP. This is an easy one. Nintendo continues to alienate itself in terms of 3rd party games. This suits some people just fine, but not me.
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Funny how they basicly talks about the ps2 and gamecube on the third party support when the subject is about the handhelds.
 
T

TheGreenGiant

Banned
That's just dumb. IGN is the arsehole of online gaming journalism. If it wasn't for that Nsider article recently, igncube would have been tripey fanboy ranty column and.. worse still is the fanboy I love everything on the box XBOXign

Urgh.
 
S

speedpop

Has problems recognising girls
Don't most of these silly IGN prediction articles reek of shit anyway?

As far as I am concerned Mr Jeremy, my interest in PSP is declining by the day and my interest for DS is gaining strength over your petty "I need no battery" lies.
 
S

Socreges

Banned
I can see how four out of five people would take the PSP over the DS. How they got there, though, is so confusing.
 
I

Insertia

Member
CVXFREAK said:
Only the third party lineup choice made no sense. I'm betting the average user here can name 10 DS third party games but couldn't really name 10 on PSP that seem like they're in stone.
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i couldn't even name 3 3rd party games for DS.

And I believe 3rd party games in general will garner more attention on PSP. Who's going to focus on Madden DS when the far better looking PSP version is there?

Graphics are important when the gap between the two is so large.
 
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AniHawk

Member
I can. From Square Enix no less.

Seiken Densetsu
Dragon Warrior Monsters
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Couple spring to mind on PSP too:

Tales of Eternia
Darkstalkers Chronicles
Metal Gear Acid
 
G

GDGF

Soothsayer
Insertia said:
Graphics are important when the gap between the two is so large.
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That's exactly the reason why the original black and white gameboy was outsold by the Gamegear, Nomad, and Lynx.
 
I

imastalker co.

Banned
Insertia said:
And I believe 3rd party games in general will garner more attention on PSP. Who's going to focus on Madden DS when the far better looking PSP version is there?
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i'd take Madden DS over Madden PSP in a second if EA is smart enough to make use of the touch screen so that you can have on the fly play making.

being able to select a receiever, and draw his route will add a new level of stratedgy that PSP Madden, or any oher Madden for that matter could ever touch.
 
S

Scoobert

Member
Johnny Nighttrain said:
i'd take Madden DS over Madden PSP in a second if EA is smart enough to make use of the touch screen so that you can have on the fly play making.

being able to select a receiever, and draw his route will add a new level of stratedgy that PSP Madden, or any oher Madden for that matter could ever touch.
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I would definitely be all over that. But I would love it if I could use the stylus and tap a receiver so the ball is thrown to him. Much better than pressing a button. I always forget which buttons to press for the receivers. :(
 
Guileless

Guileless

Temp Banned for Remedial Purposes
Whoa, I'm having flashbacks to Daily Radar's PS2 hype train/blow job.

I want IGN to write an article about how great it will be to watch Lawrence of Arabia on your PSP.
 
K

kitchenmotors

Banned
I can't wait for the DS launch this fall and how it will prove a lot of people wrong.

You wanna talk about focus? DS has focus, a clear and simple vision, something a lot of developers (Square Enix for example) feel PSP lacks. There's a big difference between giving tools for creation and limiting those tools, sometimes the line is very thin.

Obviously Square Enix feels the tools Sony has provided with PSP are limited into Sony's idea of how things should go. Nintendo with their DS are giving developers a choice with something new and different, I can see how a company like Squre Enix would be attracted to this. Square did the same thing when moving from SNES to PSX because of the new choices and tools to create.
 
D

drohne

hyperbolically metafictive
i'll do my own ign-style breakdown:

has a goemon game: DS (1:0)
isn't a stupid, cluttered, self-important concept: (PSP 1:0)
overall winner: PSP (1:0)
 
V

Vargas

Member
Everyone should just buy both systems when they are available. If you don't have the money just simply sell someone to raise funds.
 
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AniHawk

Member
Vargas said:
Everyone should just buy both systems when they are available. If you don't have the money just simply sell someone to raise funds.
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It's okay if I sell you for my PSP right?
 
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