It is like when I go to a restaraunt and order the SAME FRICKING thing I always do. It is because it's a safe bet. There is nothing I hate more than spending money on something that sucks - it is always easier to go with the safe bet.
On the other hand, nothing is more satisfying than order something different off the menu and being completely blown away.
Buy the one (or, OMG, two) that you want and stop taking this stuff personally. I love my DS, it is exactly what I want. But - that doesn't mean the PSP doesn't have a lot of redeeming qualities.
There are good games for both systems - they just happen to be very different types of games.
Spewing hyperbole only shows you to be tool for your favorite console's marketing department.
There was a spot a few years back for for UPS (I may be wrong) that told the story of two companies making toy robots. Of course, one of them succeeds because it used UPS, but the punchline was something along the lines of:
"And what did the other company get? A new ad agency."
TUAW Desktop of the Week for 3/04 - 3/10/07
Mar 5th 2007 2:27AM (TUAW.com)And "Think Differently" isn't a slogan.
Coleco tiptoes back with Sega-filled handheld
Oct 26th 2006 11:24PM (Joystiq)You just made me cry.
Role-playing titles that made a "quantum leap"
Oct 10th 2006 2:37PM (Joystiq)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bard%27s_Tale_%281985%29
For the youngsters, this was way back when EA rocked.
Siemens WM16S740 washing machine takes on 14 types of stains
Oct 9th 2006 11:20PM (Engadget)Why gamers buy sequels
Oct 6th 2006 11:14PM (Joystiq)On the other hand, nothing is more satisfying than order something different off the menu and being completely blown away.
Yes, I am talking about Ouendan.
Study to research games' effect on Kiwis
Sep 20th 2006 8:22PM (Joystiq)That sounds better than having them act out their bullying fantasier via classmates.
PSP to see $50 price cut, sez analyst
Aug 15th 2006 2:12PM (Engadget)Buy the one (or, OMG, two) that you want and stop taking this stuff personally. I love my DS, it is exactly what I want. But - that doesn't mean the PSP doesn't have a lot of redeeming qualities.
There are good games for both systems - they just happen to be very different types of games.
Spewing hyperbole only shows you to be tool for your favorite console's marketing department.
Napster thinks new ads are what it needs to win
Aug 11th 2006 2:52PM (AdJab)"And what did the other company get? A new ad agency."
Couldn't be more true.
DS becomes Japan's fastest selling game machine, ever
Aug 2nd 2006 1:01PM (Joystiq)How old are you, because you are either a 30-year old single male living with his mother or a seven-year old.
How do I know this? Because you care way too much about Nintendo.
Games shipping this week
Jul 25th 2006 10:06AM (Joystiq)I wouldn't give a shit because I am older than 10-years old.