Some great-looking PSP screens

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You really think that the DS and PSP are about equal in terms of graphical prowess? You really believe that? Look, I'm more of a DS fan than most of the people here and I think the system has incredible potential (that has yet to be tapped), and if I worked for a big game design studio I would definitely prefer to make a DS game, but the PSP blows it out of the water in terms of graphical capabilities. The DS is roughly as powerful as the PS1, and the PSP is roughly as powerful as the PS2. And the large (it's friggin huge in person) screen size of the PSP makes that difference even greater.

If you can't notice the sizeable difference between these two versions of Ridge Racer then you need to get your eyes checked, bubba.


















The difference should be pretty clear. ;)

And before you go "well Ridge Racer DS is one of the uglier DS games", the same can be said about the PSP version as well. It's nowhere near the best-looking PSP launch title.


And you can't be serious if you think that the PSP is not going to be serious competition for Nintendo. The system has been selling toe-to-toe with the DS in Japan right now, and for the first time ever, Sony has the more impressive software lineup for a new system. There are very few DS games worth buying right now, and the NA PSP launch is already going to have a more impressive lineup than everything Nintendo has brought out since its launch last November. If Nintendo doesn't start releasing some AAA DS titles that do more than offer crappy analogue emulation then I have no doubt that Sony will destroy the DS and take the number one spot, at least until Nintendo releases a true GBA successor. For the sake of innovation and fun, I sincerely hope that we see a slew of awesome, innovative DS games that really put the capabilities of that hardware to use, and soon.