The "official" DS and PSP thread

[Brian Lesser]

Well we might as well have another official game-related thread

Anyways, for those who dont know, Nintendo and Sony are going at it again with two new handheld systems...

Nintendo is going to release the DS
Sony is releasing the PlayStation Portable

Anyways, here is what I know so far about each one

Nintendo DS:
-Has two screens (hence the name, Dual Screen)
-Will have wi-fi capabilities, allowing people to play online using a wireless access point or one of those McDonalds "hot spots"
-Has a built-in program called PictoChat, which kind of works like AIM or MSN messenger, but you can draw pictures and send those as the message.
-Backwards compatibility only with the GameBoy Advance titles.
-System comes with a demo of Metroid Prime: Hunters, which is one of the first games to be released with the system.
-Super Mario 64 will be rereleased for this system and will come with multi-player options as well.
-Graphics look somewhat like enhanced N64 graphics
-"official price" is $150

Sony PSP:
-Uses a mini-disk format
-Lots of the accessories will be in USB format, including the memory stick
-Mini disks will also have the capability to have UMD format movies
-The first UMD format movie for the PSP will be Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
-Graphics look quite similar to the PS2.
-Estimated price might be $200-$250

As always, more information will be on Gamespot.com

so let the discussion begin!!!