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zl December 13 2004, 15:33:44 UTC
The PSP may indeed be better; it certainly does more than the DS, and over the long run will challenge Nintendo's dominance of the handheld market. Nonetheless it's coming out later (here), so DS will have a chance to gain solid momentum. You can never underestimate SONY, but my heart will always have a soft spot for the Big N. Afterall, Nintendo's lifeline continues to remain one thing, videogames, while SONY and Microsoft have their vast resources to fall back on. There's still something to be said for a company that is dedicated to doing one thing (creating great videogames and game systems), and doing that one thing well. Hopefully Nintendo will stay strong.

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alphaconqerer December 13 2004, 17:36:04 UTC
Well, Nintendo is expanding into animation soon...so then some of your point will be moot.

Nintendo is about games, but so far the DS hasn't proven to me to be the best of these two systems for games.

But, in either case I probably won't buy either one for a little while, so my entire opinion is kind of uselss. heh.

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hethatishere December 13 2004, 23:03:59 UTC
GameSpot reports:

Q: How long does the PSP's battery last ( ... )

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hethatishere December 13 2004, 23:04:07 UTC
Changes that need to happen ( ... )

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alphaconqerer December 14 2004, 10:33:10 UTC
Unfortnately, due to initial sales, I feel the price drop in the DS won't happen for a while at least. But if Nintendo can time it for right when the actual full Metroid Prime: Hunters game comes out, well...that would be right on the money, no pun intended.

But on the other hand, the added profit will enable Nintendo to more easily justify "selling at a loss" to retain the market share.

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But I do agree on the points involving gamage, and particularly the UMD media. I'm already anti-memory stick because I'm anti-Sony computers =P and most of their other products. Come to think of it, the only product loyalty I have with Sony is their Trinitron TVs and monitors, really. But I have a Viewsonic on my desk right now, so...

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hethatishere December 14 2004, 11:01:14 UTC
Yeah, they wont drop it for awhile. I'm not sure if Nintendo would be 'selling at a loss' at $99. I think dropping the SP's price to $70 was a very deliberate move to make the price of the DS more flexible within that area.

On the other hand, Nintendo could continue with the $150 price-point and continue to have special promotions and bundles.

Yeah, the other thing is 'hidden costs' of the PSP. Unless you get the bundle (which is like $300) you still have to buy memory stick, remote, headphones, etc. in order to get the full functionality.

The only thing Sony does well anymore is there TV and monitors, which is unfortunate. Their latest MP3 player 'iPod killer' apparently has some pretty fundamental flaws and has been drawing criticism for it's issues. I think the once great Sony has been greatly reduced.

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