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Posted by Y2kBen_2000 on Tue Dec 7th at 5:02pm 2004

Deriving from my previous poll about HL1 on the DS,

Which new hand-held do you have the most hype for?

PSP -- http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20041027-4353.html (Not as detailed as the next)

Nintendo DS -- http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nintendo-ds.ars (Big 3 page review-- must read)

For those that prefere a pocket pc to the real thing, there's a spot for you.

Of coarse, I provided the best links I could get for these handhelds; but my school has big web blocker that blocks anything with "game" in its search field. Both reviews are from the same site, but the PSP is only feature; lacks the review.

[addsig]



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Posted by scary_jeff on Tue Dec 7th at 5:07pm 2004

PSP, but only if it gets hacked, and somebody finds a cheap way to give the thing some decent storage.



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Posted by Vash on Tue Dec 7th at 5:07pm 2004

Everytime you make a post, god kills an angel.
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Posted by ReNo on Tue Dec 7th at 5:26pm 2004

Currently neither of them interest me too greatly, but if I was to get either it would probably be the PSP. The large screen, power, and fact I almost always prefer sony systems to Nintendo these days, means its just more tempting to me. I'll wait and see what games appear for both and what the price drops to before I think about getting one, but then since I never get handhelds, its probably never gonna happen anyway.

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Posted by Ricky_C on Tue Dec 7th at 6:05pm 2004

Nintendo DS, mainly because am still a Nintendo Fan boy at heart. but the price has to be a consiteration.

PSP price being around ?200 and the problems with PSP battery life lead me away from getting one




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Posted by Monqui on Tue Dec 7th at 6:29pm 2004

I prefer the DS mainly because they're keep backwards compatability, and I have sources that can get me uber-great deals on the new systems by trading in the old (even better than normal re-buy stores offer, etc). It makes it so I have a large collection of Original GameBoy games up through Advance cartridges that I can still play with only one system. Beautiful.

Actually, is the DS backwards compatable?

Although I think I may pick up a PSP once they come out and reduce in price a bit. [addsig]



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Posted by $loth on Tue Dec 7th at 6:44pm 2004

hand held console?

Any better ReNo?

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Posted by ReNo on Tue Dec 7th at 6:50pm 2004

I don't know what your question is meant to be asking to be honest Sloth, what do you want as an answer - yes? [addsig]



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Posted by Spartan on Tue Dec 7th at 7:26pm 2004

? quoting Vash
Everytime you make a post, god kills an angel.

....and the republicans make them.

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Posted by thundercleese on Tue Dec 7th at 8:48pm 2004

? quoting Monqui
I prefer the DS mainly because they're keep backwards compatability, and I have sources that can get me uber-great deals on the new systems by trading in the old (even better than normal re-buy stores offer, etc). It makes it so I have a large collection of Original GameBoy games up through Advance cartridges that I can still play with only one system. Beautiful.

Actually, is the DS backwards compatable?

Although I think I may pick up a PSP once they come out and reduce in price a bit.

It plays GBA games minus system link multiplayer.

It does not however play game boy & GBC games

[addsig]



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Posted by KungFuDiscoMonkey on Tue Dec 7th at 9:48pm 2004

Why would I want a handheld when I have a notebook computer?



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Posted by Crono on Tue Dec 7th at 9:56pm 2004

? quoting thundercleese

? quoting Monqui
I prefer the DS mainly because they're keep backwards compatability, and I have sources that can get me uber-great deals on the new systems by trading in the old (even better than normal re-buy stores offer, etc). It makes it so I have a large collection of Original GameBoy games up through Advance cartridges that I can still play with only one system. Beautiful.

Actually, is the DS backwards compatable?

Although I think I may pick up a PSP once they come out and reduce in price a bit.


It plays GBA games minus system link multiplayer.

It does not however play game boy & GBC games




If it can play GBA games wouldn't it play GB games by inheritance? I mean, the GBA doesn't say it plays GB games only GBA and GBC, yet it does.

Also, if two people have a DS and are playing a linkable game you can link up using the wireless Ethernet.

I would imagine that's how it all works, but I don't have one so I wouldn't be able to say for sure.


Right now, I'm not too crazy for either hand held, if anything the DS. As I've said before, unless the PSP has some games to show for the price, it may have merit. Otherwise, why would I want to buy an incredibly expensive piece of hardware that is made to break? [addsig]



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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Tue Dec 7th at 10:17pm 2004

? quoting KungFuDiscoMonkey
Why would I want a handheld when I have a notebook computer?


That won't very easily fit in your pocket, will it? [addsig]



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Posted by Spartan on Tue Dec 7th at 10:23pm 2004

? quoting KungFuSquirrel
? quoting KungFuDiscoMonkey
Why would I want a handheld when I have a notebook computer?


That won't very easily fit in your pocket, will it?

Lol that's the whole point of calling it a HANDHELD. Notice the words "hand" and "held" within the name.

[addsig]



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Posted by Neural Scan on Tue Dec 7th at 10:36pm 2004

? quoting KungFuSquirrel
? quoting KungFuDiscoMonkey
Why would I want a handheld when I have a notebook computer?


That won't very easily fit in your pocket, will it?

I disagree! Everything that says it's Pocket hardly ever fits into your pocket. If it does it looks stupid as hell.





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Posted by Crono on Tue Dec 7th at 10:45pm 2004

? quoting Neural Scan

? quoting KungFuSquirrel


? quoting KungFuDiscoMonkey
Why would I want a handheld when I have a notebook computer?

That won't very easily fit in your pocket, will it?
I disagree! Everything that says it's Pocket hardly ever fits into your pocket. If it does it looks stupid as hell.


But a Laptop can't fit in ANY pocket past a bag. I mean I have pants that have pockets I put DVDs in (cases and all) [addsig]



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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Tue Dec 7th at 10:48pm 2004

I'm interested in the PSP because it looks like it could be a cool all around DivX-MP3 player for long plane trips etc. Screw the games. [addsig]



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Posted by KungFuDiscoMonkey on Tue Dec 7th at 11:01pm 2004

"That won't very easily fit in your pocket, will it?"

I'll give you that one but I still like my notebook



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Posted by Monqui on Tue Dec 7th at 11:55pm 2004

? quoting Crono
? quoting thundercleese
? quoting Monqui
I prefer the DS mainly because they're keep backwards compatability, and I have sources that can get me uber-great deals on the new systems by trading in the old (even better than normal re-buy stores offer, etc). It makes it so I have a large collection of Original GameBoy games up through Advance cartridges that I can still play with only one system. Beautiful.

Actually, is the DS backwards compatable?

Although I think I may pick up a PSP once they come out and reduce in price a bit.


It plays GBA games minus system link multiplayer.

It does not however play game boy & GBC games




If it can play GBA games wouldn't it play GB games by inheritance? I mean, the GBA doesn't say it plays GB games only GBA and GBC, yet it does.

Also, if two people have a DS and are playing a linkable game you can link up using the wireless Ethernet.

I would imagine that's how it all works, but I don't have one so I wouldn't be able to say for sure.


Right now, I'm not too crazy for either hand held, if anything the DS. As I've said before, unless the PSP has some games to show for the price, it may have merit. Otherwise, why would I want to buy an incredibly expensive piece of hardware that is made to break?


That's what I was thinking, but from reading the article, they had a picture of the new cartridges, and they seemed to be a completely different format. But mabye it was just a bad pic or something. [addsig]



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Posted by Spartan on Tue Dec 7th at 11:59pm 2004

The DS cartridges are about as thin as a graham cracker and about 1 inch by 1 inch in size. They are very small and have better graphics than N64.

I hope they port OOT onto the thing. tehehe

[addsig]




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