Showdown: PSP vs DS lite

I decided to go with a DS, and I´m glad to report that, while there are hundreds of "cute" games and games about horses and sudokus, there are also some great fun games for adult types like myself. My recommendations are: * Contra IV - This is REALLY hardcore. I confidently offered my brother $100 if he finished level 1 on Easy without losing all of his 10 lives on his first play, and promptly got to keep my $100) * Geometry Wars - Asteroids for 2008, great for small waits. * Final Fantasy XII - Good RTS * FIFA 08 is quite good (tough I´m not sure USians would like it as much as us foreigners) * SlitherLink (JP Import) - THE ultimate puzzle game * Call Of Duty 4 - Nice Portable FPS. Obviously it doesn't come close to looking like the console versions, but quite fun nonetheless. * New Super Mario Bros. - A traditional Mario game * Lego Star Wars The Complete Collection - (NOT THE FIRST BUGGY ONE)

....because it isn't out yet, that's why I haven't tried it...reading comprehension ftw :P

Grither, there is the ability to http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/10/10/finally-ds-demo-downloads-via-wii/ but I've never personally tried it.

There really is almost no reason NOT to have a DS. I have both a DS and a PSP, as well as a PS3 and I've never been able to reliably get remote play to work, usually because of network settings outside of my control (work, etc). I almost never use my PSP, and my DS goes with me everywhere. I used to play games with my coworkers on the DS ALL THE TIME when we had a chance until they cracked down. We still do so when we can. Tons of great DS games to play with others, at all age levels. Even playing Pokemon with 7 year olds is a blast and a half. DS all the way.

From my vantage point, the two platforms are geared to different age levels. The DS toward younger kids and the PSP to teens and older. I've found that *most* games match themselves towards that audience. If you find you like her DS games, get one. I've not seen the reason to match my PSP to my PS3 yet.

nthing the DS recommendation. Admittedly I know little about the PSP, but I see so many more people playing PSP than DS on public transit. I want to shake them and demand to know how it could possibly be better than my DS fun time. Re: Wii Synching... I am sure there will be some functionality there, but not much as of yet. You can fight your Pokemon battles on your DS and see them in full 3D on the Wii with Pokemon Battle Revolution though! It wouldn't surprise me if there was more of this kind of thing to come. You might want to wait a few weeks on a DS though, rumour is they're coming out with a sweet blue and black model mid February!

I heart my gold Zelda DS. PS3-PSP Remote Play is not very useful for gaming IMO. I tried Crash Bandicoot (from the PlayStation Store) streaming over an 802.11g connection and it was too choppy to be playable. On the other hand, Remote Play works really nice for video, transcoding DIVX on-the-fly and streaming nicely.

Geometry Wars Advance Wars Contra IV Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Trauma Center Clubhouse Games Brain Age Lego Star Wars: Complete Collection Zelda: Phantom Hourglass My life would have been poorer had I not played all these games. The DS is not just for kids. There are so many great games that aren't just ports from a traditional console. Think you're hardcore? A good gamer? Contra IV will bring you to your knees.

DS. The PSP library isn't very deep, and there isn't much in there that wouldn't be much better on a console.