I have both and here's my opinion. I admit that I love my DS but for an avid-gamer it is not a great system YET. I say YET, because the DS holds a great amount of potential but I cannot live on what they have released right now. I've beaten Mario DS with 130 stars so far, gotten all mini-games and crowns in warioware, beaten all cpu based recored in Yoshi Touch and go and now I have nothing to play except for the occasional revisting of my beloved Mr. Driller and Feel the Magic. I like the DS but I need more! The games aren't coming out quite as fast as they need to for keeping up with gamers, but the future looks bright. But the bad part is that we have to wait.
For the PSP there's far more playability. There's more variety and unlike the DS, there's full-fledged RPG's and adventure games off the bat. If it's any indication, I've been playing my PSP religiously lately and so far I've beaten Untold Legends (15 hrs. of gameplay), I'm still working on Metal Gear Acid (13 hrs. so far) and Dynasty Warriors is seemingly endless right now (I'm on the 8th or 9th battle right now and it's only getting bigger and better). Plus there's the crack-like addiction of Lumines and Darkstalkers for me when I tire of the adventure games, so I have to say that the PSP is looking pretty good right now in comparison. Like I said, the DS has some great things lined up, but until they get here it's going to have to sit it out in 2nd place.
And as for the price, if you make the excuse to mistake the PSP with the PS2 then you can say the same for the DS compared to the GC's price tag. The PSP games, even though similar to some PS2 titles, are completely different and awesome for a handheld experience. I'm not biased for either system, I'm just stating my opinion and thoughts as a gamer with both systems. No flaming intended.
For the PSP there's far more playability. There's more variety and unlike the DS, there's full-fledged RPG's and adventure games off the bat. If it's any indication, I've been playing my PSP religiously lately and so far I've beaten Untold Legends (15 hrs. of gameplay), I'm still working on Metal Gear Acid (13 hrs. so far) and Dynasty Warriors is seemingly endless right now (I'm on the 8th or 9th battle right now and it's only getting bigger and better). Plus there's the crack-like addiction of Lumines and Darkstalkers for me when I tire of the adventure games, so I have to say that the PSP is looking pretty good right now in comparison. Like I said, the DS has some great things lined up, but until they get here it's going to have to sit it out in 2nd place.
And as for the price, if you make the excuse to mistake the PSP with the PS2 then you can say the same for the DS compared to the GC's price tag. The PSP games, even though similar to some PS2 titles, are completely different and awesome for a handheld experience. I'm not biased for either system, I'm just stating my opinion and thoughts as a gamer with both systems. No flaming intended.