Man, if the current platform can be paired with decent graphics and HD video, that'll put the DS more toe-to-toe capabilities-wise with the PSP.
Software, though... Bratz HD isn't exactly something to look forward to. Let's hope that devs will be hooked to make more games aimed at older audiences.
@Caeruleas: Yes, there is crap stuff on the DS, but seriously, if you like certain types of games (read: old-school RPGs), the DS is a gold-mine.
New Pokemon, new FF Tactics, new Suikoden, remakes of Dragon Quests and the 2D FFs and Disgaea, rereleased Chrono Trigger, Valkyrie Profile, The World Ends With You, Mario & Luigi RPG, three different Tales games (though none in the US grr), etc.
It may not have the 3D guts to pull off FPSes or other 3D games as well as the PSP, but it has a respectable library with more big name turn-based RPGs than anything else this generation (mostly because the PS3 and XBox haven't had too many RPGs, but still).
Obviously, if you're hacking your PSP to play PS1 games, you can get a bigger game library, but I don't think the DS has suffered the lack of good core games nearly as badly as the Wii has.
This comment confuses me. On the one hand, anyone with half a brain knows that the DS platform is way above and beyond the PSP brand. On the other hand, it just seems like you have no idea what you're talking about.
@CustomFirmware: For widescreen, depending on what screen ratio Nintendo goes with, there's several good options:
624x390 for 16:10
704x396 for 16:9
650x390 for whatever ratio 800x480 is
576x384 for 3:2
All the above have screen hieghts that are close or the same as 2x of the DS, making it optimal for backwards compatibility (390 pixels gets 3-pixal black bars and 396 gets 6-pixel black bars)
Though for all we know the next DS could have a single flexible/foldable OLED screen (which would be awesome btw)
I have Razer headphones I got from woot! that I love, and I use the case to hold my camera. I think I paid 12.99 for the headphones, which is the most I ever paid.
Where was this for better/more annoying games? Like ChronoTrigger?! I mean, that game it was impossible to level up beyond about 50. The monsters did not yield higher EXP proportional to how much farther you got in the game. And they weren't random spawn either! You had to find them, fight them, leave the area, and come back just to get new enemies.
And don't tell me the technology wasn't possible. The Original NES had a "wireless" controller where you plugged an IR receiver into the console, and then plugged your controllers into the IR emitter across the room. It sucked, but I totally would've used this to level up my guys in ChronoTrigger, or Final Fantasy VII, or any of the other crazy long RPGs.
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No, we just don't care about it.
10/13/09
Software, though... Bratz HD isn't exactly something to look forward to. Let's hope that devs will be hooked to make more games aimed at older audiences.
10/13/09
New Pokemon, new FF Tactics, new Suikoden, remakes of Dragon Quests and the 2D FFs and Disgaea, rereleased Chrono Trigger, Valkyrie Profile, The World Ends With You, Mario & Luigi RPG, three different Tales games (though none in the US grr), etc.
It may not have the 3D guts to pull off FPSes or other 3D games as well as the PSP, but it has a respectable library with more big name turn-based RPGs than anything else this generation (mostly because the PS3 and XBox haven't had too many RPGs, but still).
Obviously, if you're hacking your PSP to play PS1 games, you can get a bigger game library, but I don't think the DS has suffered the lack of good core games nearly as badly as the Wii has.
10/13/09
But not the psp2.
They might be one step behind for a while. They seem comfortable with it.
10/14/09
This comment confuses me. On the one hand, anyone with half a brain knows that the DS platform is way above and beyond the PSP brand. On the other hand, it just seems like you have no idea what you're talking about.
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I demand widescreen!
10/14/09
624x390 for 16:10
704x396 for 16:9
650x390 for whatever ratio 800x480 is
576x384 for 3:2
All the above have screen hieghts that are close or the same as 2x of the DS, making it optimal for backwards compatibility (390 pixels gets 3-pixal black bars and 396 gets 6-pixel black bars)
Though for all we know the next DS could have a single flexible/foldable OLED screen (which would be awesome btw)
09/04/09
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Moot people moot.
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Why? Beceause who cares about what cows have to say. It's "moo."
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Gotta check out some reviews first.
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06/09/09
Are you going to take that Magi carp??!!
RETURN FIRE WITH A SPLASH ATTACK!
YOU CAN DO IT MAGI CARP, SPLASH ATTACK NOW!
06/09/09
Watch this and prepare to laugh your ass off:
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06/09/09
what is with the bloodcopy down at the bottom pretending to be a gawker site?
06/09/09
And don't tell me the technology wasn't possible. The Original NES had a "wireless" controller where you plugged an IR receiver into the console, and then plugged your controllers into the IR emitter across the room. It sucked, but I totally would've used this to level up my guys in ChronoTrigger, or Final Fantasy VII, or any of the other crazy long RPGs.
Kids today. They have it so easy.
*shakes fist*
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06/09/09
Fatherly advice that was passed down to me, and I now pass down to you.
06/09/09
My dad did that with my dog once...while we were on the highway...doing 90.
I miss Scruffy every day.
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