Post by Link The Hero on Apr 22, 2006 14:09:31 GMT -5
Ok, I know everyone here SHOULD be a Nintendo fan, but I wrote something intresting the other day.
Most people, when asked will instantly tell you a Play Station Portable is superior to the Nintendo Duel Screen. This, however, is based off petty reasons like “The PSP has better graphics!” or “The PSP can play movies.” These, though true, do not define the overall quality of the game system. The following paragraphs contain information that factually prove that the DS is the more exceptional game system.
The first point is technical specifications. The Nintendo DS has an impressive battery life of 8 to 10 hours on a 4 hour charge. The PSP’s meager battery lasts only approximately 6 hours. Both battery lives are rather relative though. For both the DS and PSP, the battery life is affected by the backlight, the speaker volume and the use of wireless connection. For the PSP alone, the factors are a little more technical ranging from variables such as the magnitude of the game, and whether or not you are watching a movie. Because the PSP uses disks, it requires much more power to spin the disk and to load the information from it. DS games are stored on game cards. Game cards hold less memory than a disk, but are more battery efficient and don’t require much power at all to run. Also, it requires little to no time at all to access the memory on a game card. This is why the PSP has appallingly long loading times for it’s games. The PSP has a larger screen than one of the DS’s screens alone. This can be a good and a bad thing. The good thing being that it has very high resolution. The bad being it requires more power to operate it.
The next point is durability and reliability. The DS has very resilient, smudge-resistant screens while the PSP has a screen that is terribly easy to smudge and scratch. The DS can also close which, in turn, protects both the screen and the buttons on the face of the system. The PSP is also known to frequently get a condition known as “dead pixels” which are parts of the screen that do not change colors and show up as a bright, discolored dot or column. However, very few DS systems have been known to receive dead pixels. Dead pixels can become annoying when playing a game because one’s eyes are easily diverted to the discoloration. The DS is also known to be more durable than the PSP. Numerous tests have proven this truth. One test even stated that the DS could still be played after being hit with a sledge hammer. The DS only received a crack in one of it’s screens.
My last point is entertainment quality. The DS has incredibly impressive sound quality, especially compared to the PSP which has sound quality that is only decent if one uses head phones. The PSP does boast music playing and movie watching capabilities which could be one reason to buy a PSP. But the movies must be bought in the special UMD form and cost 20 dollars. The DS has a touch screen which can be used in several convenient forms. The touch screen can be used as a keyboard where you can just tap the letter instead of having to endlessly flip through letters to type something. The touch screen can also help in other ways such as making minuscule movements or adding “extra buttons” that you can tap. The PSP does also have more graphical potential. But this advantage in image is wasted on inferior games that are usually PS2 remakes or knock-offs of other games. The PSP games sell for a minimum of 50 dollars while the DS’s games sell for a mere 30 dollars. The DS also has a microphone which can be used in innovative ways such as having voice recognition and even voice chat. Lastly, the PSP has an outrageous price above none other. The PSP sells for over 200 dollars, thus setting the record of the most expensive portable game system to hit the market. The DS sells for a reasonable price of 130 dollars.
And so concludes this study on the advantages of the DS over the PSP. After reading through the facts, one can very plainly see that the Nintendo DS reigns superior to the Sony PSP. With a handsome battery life, a durable build, amazing, original game play abilities, and a modest price of 130 dollars. So, the people who say that the PSP is better than the DS have no really impressive facts to back up their belief. It has been an honor to support Nintendo and DS lovers everywhere.
(all my sources are reliable and contain true statements. Some of my sources are also recieved from PSP fans complaining about it.
ign.com, howstuffworks, Nintendo.com, and Sony.com are some of my sources)
Most people, when asked will instantly tell you a Play Station Portable is superior to the Nintendo Duel Screen. This, however, is based off petty reasons like “The PSP has better graphics!” or “The PSP can play movies.” These, though true, do not define the overall quality of the game system. The following paragraphs contain information that factually prove that the DS is the more exceptional game system.
The first point is technical specifications. The Nintendo DS has an impressive battery life of 8 to 10 hours on a 4 hour charge. The PSP’s meager battery lasts only approximately 6 hours. Both battery lives are rather relative though. For both the DS and PSP, the battery life is affected by the backlight, the speaker volume and the use of wireless connection. For the PSP alone, the factors are a little more technical ranging from variables such as the magnitude of the game, and whether or not you are watching a movie. Because the PSP uses disks, it requires much more power to spin the disk and to load the information from it. DS games are stored on game cards. Game cards hold less memory than a disk, but are more battery efficient and don’t require much power at all to run. Also, it requires little to no time at all to access the memory on a game card. This is why the PSP has appallingly long loading times for it’s games. The PSP has a larger screen than one of the DS’s screens alone. This can be a good and a bad thing. The good thing being that it has very high resolution. The bad being it requires more power to operate it.
The next point is durability and reliability. The DS has very resilient, smudge-resistant screens while the PSP has a screen that is terribly easy to smudge and scratch. The DS can also close which, in turn, protects both the screen and the buttons on the face of the system. The PSP is also known to frequently get a condition known as “dead pixels” which are parts of the screen that do not change colors and show up as a bright, discolored dot or column. However, very few DS systems have been known to receive dead pixels. Dead pixels can become annoying when playing a game because one’s eyes are easily diverted to the discoloration. The DS is also known to be more durable than the PSP. Numerous tests have proven this truth. One test even stated that the DS could still be played after being hit with a sledge hammer. The DS only received a crack in one of it’s screens.
My last point is entertainment quality. The DS has incredibly impressive sound quality, especially compared to the PSP which has sound quality that is only decent if one uses head phones. The PSP does boast music playing and movie watching capabilities which could be one reason to buy a PSP. But the movies must be bought in the special UMD form and cost 20 dollars. The DS has a touch screen which can be used in several convenient forms. The touch screen can be used as a keyboard where you can just tap the letter instead of having to endlessly flip through letters to type something. The touch screen can also help in other ways such as making minuscule movements or adding “extra buttons” that you can tap. The PSP does also have more graphical potential. But this advantage in image is wasted on inferior games that are usually PS2 remakes or knock-offs of other games. The PSP games sell for a minimum of 50 dollars while the DS’s games sell for a mere 30 dollars. The DS also has a microphone which can be used in innovative ways such as having voice recognition and even voice chat. Lastly, the PSP has an outrageous price above none other. The PSP sells for over 200 dollars, thus setting the record of the most expensive portable game system to hit the market. The DS sells for a reasonable price of 130 dollars.
And so concludes this study on the advantages of the DS over the PSP. After reading through the facts, one can very plainly see that the Nintendo DS reigns superior to the Sony PSP. With a handsome battery life, a durable build, amazing, original game play abilities, and a modest price of 130 dollars. So, the people who say that the PSP is better than the DS have no really impressive facts to back up their belief. It has been an honor to support Nintendo and DS lovers everywhere.
(all my sources are reliable and contain true statements. Some of my sources are also recieved from PSP fans complaining about it.
ign.com, howstuffworks, Nintendo.com, and Sony.com are some of my sources)
