Whats better? DS Lite or PSP?

Question

I want to buy either the PSP or DS Lite for my husbands christmas but do not know whats better. He is planning to buy a laptop soon as he travels with work and needs it for essays and internet. He does enjoy games on the PC. Please help as my gaming knowledge is rubbish!!

Please discuss why you prefer one or the other. Thanks

He has no other consoles at present. He has an ipod nano.

Answer 1

PSP is a nice piece of kit with mp3 player, video player, umd player (movies) , wi fi , basic interet, store photos. But the games are pretty much the same as PS2 games.

Nintedo DS lite is not as powerful as the PSP. It has wi fi play and just plays games. However it has a touch screen which changes the way you play games.plus two screens which is very interesting. But the DS has no other extras its just good for orignal games. Games are also £5 - £10 cheaper on the DS. The DS lite is also cheaper. DS games are quick to play on the go and are easy to pick up and play.

The bottom line is the DS lite offers alot of unique games that are not on any other console or the games play alot better due to the touch screen. 90% of the PSP's games are on the PS2 and they play better on the PS2 BUT the PSP is a nice gadget and the games are still good.

A big point is whether or not he is a "Nintendo"/orignal game fan then if he doesnt have a console at the moment. If he is not I would imagine he would enjoy the PSP alot more.
www.play.com are selling the PSP for £125 at the moment I think thats the cheapest anywhere.

Answer 2

I prefer the PSP. The reason why it hasn't taken off is b/c it's typically more expensive than the DS Lite (which is geared more towards kids and broke students).

The PSP is technologically more advanced than the DS Lite...it's like PS1.5 packed into a tiny unit (in other words, almost as powerful as a PS2).

The nice thing about the PSP is that it has multiple capabilities...your husband will love using it not only as a game unit, but for viewing AVI movies, for which the PSP is still the best portable for that purpose (topping out the iPod video and its tiny little screen). I bring the PSP with me to the gym to catch up on t.v., and also on long airplane flights.

Some minor points to worry about:

1) To make use of either the DS Lite or PSP while he's in the gym or on a plane, he will need a pair of noise-isolation earbuds from either etymotic or shure. That'll cost anywhere from an extra $100-$200.

2) The PSP requires an extra memory card to do all the fancy movie stuff. 1 GB memory stick duo pro runs about $60 on sale, and the 2 GB is....$80 on sale? Keep your eyes peeled for sales at frys or best buy, etc.


The DS Lite is not without its merits...it has good group games but that doesn't sound like something your husband is going to be involved with. One great game that's entertaining that I've tried is Trauma Center, you can get that off of Amazon but none of the retail stores sell it anymore.

I have both systems, I like the PSP better. For people who are working, it's just the better alternative even if the numbers in sales don't reflect that.

I just bought a bunch of titles 2 weeks ago, here are some that you might want to get for him:

Lumines
Lumines 2
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (fun! Playing it now....)
Gun Showdown
KIllzone
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (not out until Dec)
Mercury Meltdown
Pursuit Force (frustrating but very fun and intense)

Answer 3

I have both the PSP and the DS.

PSP has a lot of extra features, but if he's going to be travelling with a laptop the things like mp3 player, movie player, etc will be on the laptop.

DS is cheaper, with cheaper games and is honestly a lot more fun to play. It has a better selection of games too, since the PSP ones all tend to be very similiar to each other.

Answer 4

I have both a PSP and a DS and both are great. But I would suggest the PSP more because of the great stuff it can do and the DS is realy just like more of a selection of Adventure games and PSP is for sports and racing I would say because playing Madden on the DS sucks but on the PSP is way better. But it really depends on what he likes to play but definitely choose the PSP!

Answer 5

Mega bucks for console and games, then PSP every time!
On a Budget, then DS Lite with games
PSP is far better in every way if you can afford it.

Answer 6

No Contest - PSP.
DS Lite is absolutely rubbish

Answer 7

DS! i'm not a psp-hater, yet i admire my ds lite. i've got confidence like the ds has a plenty wider determination of video games, on a similar time as the psp basically caters to a minimum of one aim audience. people in many circumstances look on the ds and think of it relatively is basically casual gaming, which isn't a foul ingredient, besides the undeniable fact that it is for everybody. the greater beneficial effective factors on the psp are remarkable, yet I definitely have my ipod video and a telephone to do all the greater beneficial stuff like movies, pictures, etc. that's a gaming equipment and if the psp video games are not exciting for me, then all the greater beneficial effective factors recommend not something. of direction, if somebody is extremely XHARDCOREXX with their video games, and that's the sole variety they like, then i'm specific the psp is in all probability greater valuable for them. yet for me, the DS video games are exciting and inventive. With the touch reveal (and the skill to apply buttons if I so elect), i've got confidence like I definitely have greater freedom. Plus, you won't be in a position to overlook approximately that the DS is plenty greater effectual in sales. it relatively is much less expensive and to me, greater extraordinary. It took the DS and not the psp to get me into video games.

Answer 8

Personally i would say the PSP.
the DS Lite has its good points:
it has a touch screen
it has two screens
it is quite portable
it has wireless capabilities
it has Pokémon(POKÉMON!)

the psp has:
expandable memory
a wide-screen
wireless capabilities
exceptional graphics
a wide variety of popular games

as your husband already has an ipod the media capabilities on the psp is a downside but graphically the psp beats the DS Lite anyday.

the DS Lite has some great games and each of them makes good use of its touchscreen and it has a wide selection of games but the graphics are appalling compared to the psp.

both consoles are wierless capable and with nintendo releasing a web browser(£20-£40) it is rivelled to the PSP (sony has released a browser free on its updates...which are free) but sony is intending to release a camera(1.3 megapixel) and a gps system for it conosle making the PSP a better console when it comes to its add-ons and wireless

media wise the psp is better with an expandable memory card duo slot(with currently a massive 8Gb being released early 2007) and widely known films on UMD video and UMD music to use.the DS Lite does not have a memory card slot but thanks to code junkies and action replay they have released a memory card reader for the DS(see http://www.codejunkies.com and seach trough the shop)

in conclusion, the right console depends on your husbands needs, if he wants versatile gaming with great graphical power choose the PSP, if he wants a console he can sit back, relax and just play games choose the DS Lite.

Answer 9

hi, think the PSP would be better, better choice of games. I think the DS lite is more for children.....you cannot go wrong with Sony as they the best....

Answer 10

I think a PSP. I have a DS, but the PSP has better stuff.