14th March 2005, 8:51 PM
Funny how you people never complained about this with any of the Gameboys. The difference between them and the PSP is that the PSP is much closer to current console tech than any of the GBs were.
But yes, I agree that having a different experience on a handheld is a good thing. And luckily for us, we are getting that with the PSP. The best launch games are perfect for handhelds. Lumines is supposed to be one of the greatest puzzle titles ever, and Metal Gear is very different from its console brethren because the developers felt that they needed to make a more handheld-friendly MG game. What do we have for the DS? An enhanced port of an old N64 game, and just a couple of games that are unique.
Despite its potential the DS only has a couple of games worth buying. Compare that to the PSP which has games worth buying at launch. The DS came out in... October, was it? OCT/NOV, something. In about five months time there are two games worth getting, maybe three. In the first day of the PSPs launch there's MG Ac!d, Lumines, Wipeout, Twisted Metal, Ridge Racers, and a few other games worth buying. I have a feeling that I'll have many more PSP games within the next few years than DS ones. I hope that Nintendo and other devs don't let that happen.
But yes, I agree that having a different experience on a handheld is a good thing. And luckily for us, we are getting that with the PSP. The best launch games are perfect for handhelds. Lumines is supposed to be one of the greatest puzzle titles ever, and Metal Gear is very different from its console brethren because the developers felt that they needed to make a more handheld-friendly MG game. What do we have for the DS? An enhanced port of an old N64 game, and just a couple of games that are unique.
Despite its potential the DS only has a couple of games worth buying. Compare that to the PSP which has games worth buying at launch. The DS came out in... October, was it? OCT/NOV, something. In about five months time there are two games worth getting, maybe three. In the first day of the PSPs launch there's MG Ac!d, Lumines, Wipeout, Twisted Metal, Ridge Racers, and a few other games worth buying. I have a feeling that I'll have many more PSP games within the next few years than DS ones. I hope that Nintendo and other devs don't let that happen.