So you've decided to pick up a portable game system to ease yourself through those tedious waits at the subway station. Congratulations on your resolve to be kind to yourself and your brain. Just one question remains: Which portable game system will you buy? That's the hard side of this. Seriously, i had a hard time choosing which should i buy... ( finally chose 1, but not going to tell you which )
Features of Nintendo DS Lite ( NDSL )
Slimmer design
- The Nintendo DS Lite manages to pack even more fun into a smaller, slimmer body that's less than two thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS.
- Nintendo DS Lite might be over 20% lighter than Nintendo DS, but it's a lot heavier on features. Discover them all right here.
- Nintendo DS Lite doesn't just play DS games, it also features an additional port for Game Boy Advance Game Paks.
- Nintendo DS Lite has twin ultra bright LCD screens that combine crisp, punchy colors, along with touch-screen technology on the lower screen to deliver some of the most groundbreaking gameplay ever developed.
- Choose a Nintendo DS Lite that matches your personality. With chic Onyx Black, cool Polar White and cute Coral Pink, there's a Nintendo DS Lite for everybody!
- Can you outlast the Nintendo DS Lite battery? Get up to 19 hours continuous gameplay on one charge. And you can be up and running fully recharged again in less than 3 hours.
- Ready to take on the world? With Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you can connect wirelessly, chat with friends while you play and compete with Nintendo DS owners across the globe. And it's totally free! All you need to play is a Nintendo DS and a Wi-Fi-ready game.
- Nintendo DS Lite has powerful dual processors that bring impressive 3D graphics to life with lightning-fast rendering
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Features of Sony PS Portable ( PSP )
Game On
Wherever, whenever - with PSP® system
Multiplayer Gaming
All the best from the PlayStation®Network - exclusive games, PS one Classics, free demos, movies, TV shows and more. Prepare to be entertained.
Connectivity
It's a connected world - enjoy it with the PSP® system. Browse the web, enjoy RSS feeds, use Remote Play to access your PS3 system, or get instant messages and calls with Skype.
Multimedia
Where to begin? Watch feature-length UMD movies, PlayStation®Network Movies and TV shows or your own videos and photos. Listen to music or Internet radio.
Other features
Whether you've got kids to monitor or an artist's urge to personalize your screen, the PSP® system's got you covered.
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5 reasons to get a Nintendo DS Lite
#1 - The Nintendo DS Lite Has a Game for Everyone
The PSP has a pretty varied game library that includes samplings from numerous game genres, but the Nintendo DS Lite has both handhelds beat when it comes to the sheer variety of games available. RPGs and puzzle games are just a start. Though Nintendo's Wii usually gets the glory as a game system that appeals to everyone, the DS easily matches the Wii's balance of games meant for mom and dad, and games meant to appeal to "core" gamers. Brain Age and Brain Age 2 will keep the whole family busy with its Sudoku features alone. Kids and adults alike will get a lot out of New Super Mario Bros. Gamers looking to test their skills can tuck in with Contra 4. The Nintendo DS' stylus-driven interface also makes for a unique gaming experience that can't always be duplicated on another handheld. Scribblenauts and Nintendogs both require precise manipulation via the DS' stylus.
#2 - The Nintendo DS Lite is Easy to Jump Into
The Nintendo DS Lite is strictly "plug n play." With very few exceptions (such as downloading a demo at a designated Nintendo DS demo station), you pop in your Nintendo DS card, or Game Boy Advance game, and you're set. There's no App Store to mess with, and no shuffling through icons to choose between a UMD, memory management, or mp3. Potential gamers who find themselves intimidated by today's increasingly complicated console interfaces and options have nothing to be afraid of when they turn on the Nintendo DS Lite.
#3 - The Nintendo DS Lite is Both Sturdy and Portable
The Nintendo DS Lite is a lightweight little thing: 5.2 inches wide, 2.9 inches long, and 0.85 inches tall. It weighs 7.9 ounces, and you'll barely notice its presence in your knapsack, purse, or man-purse.
The PSP-3000 (an updated, more compact version of the PSP, sometimes called the "PSP Slim") is also a tight portable, weighing in at 6.66 ounces. But people have complained that Sony sacrificed the PSP's durability for a smaller, lighter product. The clamshell design of the Nintendo DS Lite, however, is designed to take some bumps and scrapes. Both the PSP and the PSPgo have exposed screens that easily get knocked about, scratched, and smudged. The Nintendo DS Lite's screens are protected as soon as you close it, not to mention your game is automatically put into Sleep Mode if you need to put it away quickly.
#4 - The Nintendo DS Lite is Backwards Compatible with the Game Boy Advance
Before the Nintendo DS, there was the Game Boy Advance. Nintendo's follow-up to the original Game Boy (and the Game Boy Color) was hugely successful, and garnered a very large library of fantastic games. If you missed out on the Game Boy Advance generation, or if your GBA has since been lost or has gone on the fritz, the Nintendo DS Lite has you covered with its GBA cartridge slot.
#5 - The Nintendo DS Lite has Lots of Family Games
Every game console boasts a handful of "family-friendly" games, but it's hard to argue that Nintendo knows how to cater to people who usually find themselves intimidated by video games. In fact, it was the Nintendo DS's family games that put the system into the hands of the mainstream populace. Brain Age, Elite Beat Agents, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Nintendogs, Picross DS and New Super Mario Bros. are just a few of the games that have hit it off with every member of the family.
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5 reasons to get a PSP
#1 - The PSP Has a Big, Bright Screen
Compare the screen resolutions of handheld game systems and this is what you'll find:
DS: 256 x 192 pixels, 3 inch screen (x2)
PSP: 480 x 272 pixels, 4.3 inch screen
Considering the DS has two screens, they seem to come out pretty equal. When it comes to actually playing games, though, the resolution of the PSP makes graphics look much better than the DS. On other words, the PSP has the perfect combination of screen size and resolution, without making the system a huge, bulky contraption. In addition, each renewal of PSP hardware has the potential to make the screen even better. The PSP-3000 series, for example, added a better and brighter screen--and the 2000 series' screen was no slouch to begin with.
#2 - The PSP is a Portable Multimedia System
If you're looking to carry around a single device that does all kinds of things, then the PSP is your best bet. It's a fantastic gaming device, but it also plays movies (on Sony's proprietary UMD format, or stuff you've saved on a memory stick) and music, and shows off your photos--and it does these things for multiple file formats. And with peripherals added, a PSP can even be a digital camera or a GPS (though depending on where you live, you might have to import said peripherals). Technically, the DS can play video, but only from Nintendo Game Boy Advance video cartridges. And it's pretty low-res. The DSi has a camera and can play MP3s, but sacrifices the GBA slot, so no video. With a PSP, you can have a pocketful of memory sticks loaded with whatever movies, tv shows, or home videos you like. Plus, the PSP-2000 and 3000 models can use a video-out cable to play video on your tv. A UMD looks pretty good even on a 42" widescreen.
#3 - The PSP Has the Most Intuitive Controls
If you've ever played a game on a PlayStation--be it PS1, PS2 or PS3--you'll be comfortable with the PSP's buttons. The layout is exactly the same as a DualShock controller, lacking only one of the two sets of shoulder buttons and the right analog stick. Sure, it's flattened compared to a DualShock, but the buttons are exactly where you expect them to be. In fact, if you've played with any console, you won't have any trouble with a PSP. While the DS does have a button layout familiar to gamers who've played on Nintendo consoles, the addition of the touch screen complicates matters. Certainly, the touch screen opens up possibilities for innovation in gaming, but too often the touch controls feel like an afterthought. And juggling both button and touch controls can be difficult.
#4 - The PSP Can Interact With the PlayStation 3
Although it has only be implemented on a few games so far, PSP-PS3 interaction has huge potential. If you've already got a PS3 or plan to buy one, then a PSP is the obvious choice for a handheld. Aside from interaction between PSP and PS3 games in the same series, you can also use your PSP to operate your PS3 remotely, making any video or audio, and even some games on your PS3, accessible from anywhere your PSP can find a WiFi connection. Not only that, if you're in Japan, you can use a PS3 to create long-distance multiplayer sessions for PSP games that are normally only able to make local, Ad Hoc connections.
#5 - The PSP's Game Library is Getting Bigger and Better
It's taken some time, but the PSP's library of games just keeps getting better. A lot of people once complained that the PSP just didn't have much to offer, but not very many people have that complaint now. With PSP games in big series like God of War, Jak and Daxter, Resitance, and Ratchet and Clank, and more big franchises on the way this year, the PSP game library will very soon be hard to beat.
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In a nut shell, it depends on the buyer to decide which to get. If you're aiming for larger series of games and longer battery life, then choose Nintendo DS Lite. If you're aiming for better screen resolutions and awesome graphics, then choose PSP. Hope you've made up your mind now...because i'm done typing. Hope this article helped to make up your decision
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