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DS vs. PSP: 3:0

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Hi there!Here we go with another no-brainer: Castlevania DS scores for the DS, so after Another Code and Advance Wars DS my private "Handheld War" standings are now:3:0 for the DS!Well, well, I hear the first voices calling me biased towards the DS, so let's have a closer look at why there's no points for the PSP from me so far.Simply put, my main interest are strategy, adventure and rpg titles, with the occasional exception here and there. I don't like sports titles at all and only rarely play racing or beat'em up games.Now, the PSP was launched in Germany 10 days ago, with a starting line-up of no less than 8, I repeat eight(!) racing games! Phew... give me a break... I mean, just how many racing games do you need for a console? For the GBA I'm happy with just one (Mario Kart, of course). But ok... maybe there's a good enough market here for selling 8 different racing games in the same month... ;)What else does the PSP offer so far? Lumines. Well, if I were more into puzzle games I'd go for the DS anyway. But I ain't. Probably nice to have, but the available puzzler library won't influence my buying descission much.Metal Gear Acid. Hm... well, if it had seen better reviews...7-8 sports games. Hate 'em or Ignore 'em, but I won't love 'em :lol:Another 5-6 avaragely rated action games (Fired Up, Coded Arms, Spider-Man 2...). Ok, I can have tons of them on the GBA already.Finally the line-up is completed by 2 wanna-be Action RPGs, Untold Legends and Medievil Resurrection...See, I told ya: Nothing in the mix for me!Know what makes me really happy? In a few days Fire Emblem 2 is released in Germany! For my good old GBA! YAY ;)Will be interesting to see if the PSP manages to catch up in the last months before X-Mas. Right now a DS victory looks like a safe bet to me.Greetings,Manuel

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I don't think I can really add anything that hasn't been said already many times already on the Web! I personally went with the PSP and am very happy with it, primarily as I like racing and puzzle games. For me, the DS just wasn't enough of a step forward from the GBA. However, the games are always more important than the technology, or we wouldn't still be using the 2600! If the DS has more of the kind of games that you like, then you should probably go for that regardless of the underlying technology. I am not sure which one will "win" in the marketplace - perhaps both will succeed this time.

 

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Hi Chris!

 

If the DS has more of the kind of games that you like, then you should probably go for that regardless of the underlying technology.

 

That's exactly the purpose of my entries here. I'll buy one of the two at X-Mas and until then I'm just counting the games for each that I'd like to buy :)

 

Greetings,

Manuel

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