05-08-2005, 12:04 PM
Lol! Although the PSP is a great gadget, i just feel the need to criticise your post 
The games for the PSP are going to be exactly the same as the PS2 versions - Its exactly the same machine with exactly the same buttons and the same, and all those games are always going to be the same ol' thing. Nintendo on the other hand with the Nintendo DS are turning games around and trying something new and innovative. Developers dont HAVE to use the touch screen, but obviously by making sure it does (Even if its some little fun bits) it opens the game/brand up to what you could do in the game. Take the new 'The Sims 2' game which is coming to every single format possible (Well... what would you expect from EA eh?) including PSP & DS... The PSP version and the PS2 version are identical... the DS version however also lets you use the touch screen to design (draw) your own wallpapers/clothing colour patterns/paintings, etc. and you can also use it to move people around (I think) and, like the sims, select sim options. Its kinda of like the PC version, but a lot more 'involved', and also of course, not as great graphically - Another point to raise!
With the Nintendo DS, Nintendo are trying to show that a game dosnt have to have great graphics to make the game a great. The DS is also purely a games console, where as the PSP is much more of a gadget then a games device, because its got so many more quirky features. Its a big expensive mp3 player that can hold such a limited amount of songs its not worth it. Its a strange photo player (I cant see the point in that really - It only shows photo's you've taken with a Sony Digital Camera, which all have screens on them anyway!). And its a expensive portable film player where you have to buy the movies again seperately which is gonna cost you a hell of a lot when you could just buy a DVD and watch it when you're at home on a nice big screen with lots of sound without worrying about battery life! Yes, the battery does last about a whole 6 - 8 hours in reality - Hopefully something Sony have improved for the EU release!
Basically its just an expensive gadget thatll play films (Once you buy them again), music (About 10 songs!), photo's (...wow), and multi-format released games. ^_^
The games for the PSP are going to be exactly the same as the PS2 versions - Its exactly the same machine with exactly the same buttons and the same, and all those games are always going to be the same ol' thing. Nintendo on the other hand with the Nintendo DS are turning games around and trying something new and innovative. Developers dont HAVE to use the touch screen, but obviously by making sure it does (Even if its some little fun bits) it opens the game/brand up to what you could do in the game. Take the new 'The Sims 2' game which is coming to every single format possible (Well... what would you expect from EA eh?
) including PSP & DS... The PSP version and the PS2 version are identical... the DS version however also lets you use the touch screen to design (draw) your own wallpapers/clothing colour patterns/paintings, etc. and you can also use it to move people around (I think) and, like the sims, select sim options. Its kinda of like the PC version, but a lot more 'involved', and also of course, not as great graphically - Another point to raise!With the Nintendo DS, Nintendo are trying to show that a game dosnt have to have great graphics to make the game a great. The DS is also purely a games console, where as the PSP is much more of a gadget then a games device, because its got so many more quirky features. Its a big expensive mp3 player that can hold such a limited amount of songs its not worth it. Its a strange photo player (I cant see the point in that really - It only shows photo's you've taken with a Sony Digital Camera, which all have screens on them anyway!). And its a expensive portable film player where you have to buy the movies again seperately which is gonna cost you a hell of a lot when you could just buy a DVD and watch it when you're at home on a nice big screen with lots of sound without worrying about battery life! Yes, the battery does last about a whole 6 - 8 hours in reality - Hopefully something Sony have improved for the EU release!
Basically its just an expensive gadget thatll play films (Once you buy them again), music (About 10 songs!), photo's (...wow), and multi-format released games. ^_^
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