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IGN: DS vs. PSP showdown - Which has the best games?

If you're in the market for a handheld gaming machine right now you face a hard decision. How do you choose between the N-Gage and the Neo Geo Pocket? Sorry, the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable. It's an interesting two horse race, simply because both systems are highly capable, and both have very distinct strengths and weaknesses. Rather than go into those – which IGN are sure you're well versed on anyway – IGN have decided to evaluate each system by the single most important factor: their games.

After all, it's not the tech specs or the name on the case that's important, it's the gameplay on offer.

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Published: 801 days 2 hours ago | Article | Sony PSP | Nintendo DS

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Zhuk - 801 days 2 hours ago

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PSP wins with custom firmware/emulators/POPS

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mighty_douche - 801 days 2 hours ago

2 - Depends on what style you prefer...

...for me its got to be the PSP, many because of HOMEBREW allowing me to play any game on and console from PS1 backwards.

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ravinash - 801 days 2 hours ago

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I'm starting to put serious consideration for getting a PSP.
Kind of odd in the article they didn't do a conclusion... that was like number 1 rule when I had to write essays at school.

[EDIT] - Well I hope your happy now....I just got it on order with 3 games.

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mighty_douche - 801 days 1 hour ago

3.1 - GET ONE!!!

Then go read read read about Homebrew.

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PS360WII - 801 days 1 hour ago

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Well if emulators are your thing DS does have them as well. In terms of games that you buy DS has the medal for that :)

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mighty_douche - 801 days 1 hour ago

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Have you heard of the R4 REVOLUTION?? there are a few other brands but that the best i know of.

i URGE any DS owners to look into it. its worth every penny, i have a friend with over 100 games on his + video + themes.

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PS360WII - 801 days 1 hour ago

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yea that's pretty slick what people make for these handhelds.

PSP I think is more user friendly in the homebrew arena though which is why more people like the PSP for emulators

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BloodySinner - 800 days 23 hours ago

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PSP.

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Skerj - 800 days 22 hours ago

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I have both and I'm giving this one to PSP, past catalog and the titles coming out within the next 3 months.

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tatotiburon - 800 days 22 hours ago

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Nintendo DS is a lot better...PSP without Dark_Alex will be doom

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dexterwang - 800 days 21 hours ago

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I have both and love them both!

Logged at least 500hrs with my ds and my recently bought psp I must have logged 200 hrs already... spend 3.5 hrs on the bus a day, can't blame me for being a uber nerd

DS is more for casual or light games, like mario bros and advanced wars and PSP is more for hardcore or darker games like FF tactics or KZ:L. Both are great when your on the go

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PS360WII - 800 days 21 hours ago

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DS has more hardcore darker games then the PSP. Don't be fooled by the marketing.

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xplosneer - 800 days 19 hours ago

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It's pretty much a tie. I'm going to take advantage of the $30.00 off a DS lite when I trade in an SP. It's only like a $20.00 loss anyways. Then I'll have both! Need some new PSP games too....LocoRoco still as addicting as ever, plan to pick up Patapon when it goes stateside.

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Grinchy - 800 days 19 hours ago

10 - i disagree

PSP owns every handheld going. Have spent the last couple of years not only playing psp games but also have redone: final fantasy 7,8 and 9. N64 games (cant explain how bizzare it looks to see the nintendo logo loading on the psp!), gameboy games, snes games, resident evil, gran turismo 2 plus countless others. Have also seen talk of a ds emulator coming for psp????!!! dont know how feasible it would be but if they can implement it then it will be hands down one of the best systems in history

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ItsDubC - 800 days 17 hours ago

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Even if the PSP were to emulate DS games, the lack of touchscreen would pose a significant problem for a lot of those games so ya, it may not be very feasible.

At $130, the DS is affordable enough to buy and not go through the hassle of trying to mess w/ emulation of its games on the PSP.

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Iceman100x - 800 days 9 hours ago

11 - Is thisa joke topic

The psp is not a game system there for no competition, and anyone that thinks other wise has problems. There is no ds vs psp that was done years ago when Nintendo sold out everything that got in stock, and the psp is a movie music player not for games. Anything with a brain could see either way Nintendo always win in the dept so making a topic like this is meaningless, and if more than half a million system sold compared to a few mil isn't enough to tell anyone which is better then nothing will.

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KingKirchner - 799 days 17 hours ago

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TECHNICALLY if you look at all the wins, the PSP has one more win than the DS. However, I find them fairly equal. Also, why wasn't Jeanne D'Arc in the "Strategy" area for the top five?

They both have nice lineups this year too with
DS: Dragon Quest IX, Kingdom Hearts 385/2 days, Fire Emblem DS
PSP: God of War: Chains of the Olympus, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Crisis Core: FFVII

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