Kasavin Weighs In On PSP, DS Battle 54
Thanks to GameSpot for its Greg Kasavin-authored 'GameSpotting' editorial discussing comparisons between Sony's PSP and Nintendo's DS handheld systems, in a piece subtitled: "Five Capital Letters, Two Little Systems, One Big Bloodbath". Kasavin points out: "It's very, very easy to jump on Sony's bandwagon... it's also very, very easy to root for the relative underdog that Nintendo's lately turned into. But... neither of these companies expects your loyalty or necessarily deserves it. They're both these big, huge Japanese firms designed to pull a serious profit year in and year out." The piece continues: "There's a lot of evidence to suggest that the Nintendo DS is a reactionary device that lacks focus", although concedes: "To be fair, Sony has also done its fair share of double-talking with respect to the PSP", before marginally favoring the PSP, "designed with an 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' mind-set." Elsewhere, Game Informer also weighs in, with a two-part series "analyzing the upcoming handhelds".
PSP Battery Life (Score:2, Informative)
The jury is still out for the DS.
Results from another poll (Score:2, Informative)
DS Poll [gamefaqs.com]
PSP Poll [gamefaqs.com]
I find it interesting that in both polls, the highest result was "Maybe, it depends on the price" - around 30% for both polls. I would guess that this would be even more of a factor for the general population. These polls are only sampling the opinions of those who frequent gaming websites.
Re:Missing One Important Point (Score:1, Informative)
But your One Important Point is supported by another important point that's also missing: Among the two, the Nintendo DS is 100% more likely to have a Pokemon game than the PSP. Pokemon is a system mover. It's done so for the GameBoy series for years, and it's doing so for GameCube in Japan and Europe right now as well (Europe has a new Pokemon Colosseum GCN bundle that has pushed weekly GameCube system sales beyond Xbox sales).