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Ok, I admit this is a long long time coming. I personally just got a DS Lite and I have had a PSP-2000 (AKA PSP Slim) for over a year now. So when I had a number of my members as me to do a Vs. treatment to compare these to massive devices I said yeah. But this will take awhile I told them. But I wanted to it right the first time. So I tried to cover every aspect of each device and probably some aspects more then a few people probably don’t know about.
How Much Does it Cost ?
PSP Slim: About $169.99 USD/CDN (For Core pack System only)
DS Lite: About $139.99 USD/CDN (For Core pack System only)
Are There Cool Bundles Available ?
PSP Slim: Yes, for $199.99 USD/CDN (Rock Band Unplugged, G-D Of War, Star Wars BattleFront) (Just to name a few)
DS Lite: About $149.99-$159.99 USD/CDN (Cooking Mama, New Super Mario Bros, Guitar Hero) (Just to name a few)
Target Audience
PSP Slim: More Mature 17 and above (Not saying People older or younger would not enjoy some of the games or system)
DS Lite: Under 17 (Not saying People older or younger would not enjoy some of the games or system)
Durability Of Core System
PSP Slim: Glass LCD Screen cracks really easily as well as very easy to scratch (Seems To be better in moist environments, but still not recommended)
DS Lite: Plastic Screens - Stylus will indeed damage touch screen (Can Handle pretty much anything you can throw at it)
Type Of Battery
PSP Slim: Lithum-ion 3.6V 1200 mAh Factory included Battery (Extended Battery can be bought that adds 5-10 hours)
DS Lite: Lithum-ion 5.2V 1000 mAh Factory included Battery (Extended Battery can be bought that adds 5-25 hours)
Battery Life
PSP Slim: 5-7 hours With Factory Battery (Extended Life Battery can be bought that adds 5-10 hours)
DS Lite: 5-19 hours With Factory Battery (Extended Life Battery can be bought that adds 5-25 hours)
Batteries Ability To Hold A Charge
PSP Slim: Terrible even when off the PSP will lose a large amount of the charge when not used for just a few days
DS Lite: Will only lose charge when not played for several months
Screen Size
PSP Slim: LCD 4.3 inc display can do 480 x 272 pixel resolution
DS Lite: LCD x2 “3 inc” display 256 x 192 pixel resolution
Weight
PSP Slim: 280 grams / 9.87 oz
DS Lite: 218 grams / 7.69 oz
CPU Speed
PSP Slim: 1-333 MHz
DS Lite: 1-67 MHz
Sound Quality
PSP Slim: Terrible With out Ear Phones
DS Lite: Great Regardless of aqy add-ons
Internet Connection Type Or Means
PSP Slim: Wi-Fi or USB
DS Lite: Wi-Fi
Built in or On board devices
PSP Slim: None
DS Lite: Mic
Features That Already Come Included With Handleheld From Get Go
PSP Slim: Music Player, Video Player, Clock with Date, Screen Customizer with Colour, Tons of options to customize Power Usage, Video Settings, Image Settings, Sound Settings, Security Settings and Network Settings
DS Lite: Regular Clock, Alarm Clock, Calender, Birthday Calender, Screen Customizer with Colour, Screen Brightness and GBA Load-up Preferences
Extra Features That Can Be Bought Or Added On To Handleheld Later On
PSP Slim:
- Skype (Need Firmware Update and need to Buy Headset)
- Camera (Need to Buy)
- TV Display Mode (Need Cables To Enable & Firmware Update To Use)
- GPS (Need to Buy)
- TV Tuner (Need to Buy)
- Action Replay (Need to Buy)
- (Internet browser, Internet Radio, PSN Store All Need Firmware Update To Work Properly) **Skype, Internet Radio, Internet Browser all of which need an Internet connection or WI-Fi Hot Spot To Work**
DS Lite: (No Firmware Updated Needed or Is Available To Add Features To The Nintendo DS Lite)
- 1 to 4 gig removable hard-drive (Need to Buy)
- Opera Internet Browser (Need to Buy)
- Rumble pack (Need to Buy)
- 8MB RAM Pack (Need to Buy)
- Mp3 Player (Need to Buy)
- Camera (Need to Buy)
- Chat Headset (Need to Buy)
- Action Replay(Need to Buy)
Update-able Firmware
PSP Slim: Yes (At version 6.10)
DS Lite: N/A
Extras Needed To Get Shortly After Core System Purchase
PSP Slim: Memory Stick and Battery (Highly Recommend a Screen Guard )
DS Lite: Extra Stylus (Highly Recommend a Screen Guard)
Game Media Type
PSP Slim: UMD or Digital download
DS Lite: Chip/slim cartridge or GBA cartridge
Game Media Duribility
PSP Slim: UMD’s are probably the easiest handhold device media out there in break-ability (The UMD Jacket itself is very very easy to break or damage)
DS Lite: Both the DS Chip/slim cartridge or GBA cartridge are next to impossible to damage by accident you really need to try to damage both of these types of media
Backwards Compatible
PSP Slim: Not really there was no pre PSP..unless you count PSP fat or PSP-1000 but not really a separate system
DS Lite: Yes but only back till the Game Boy Advanced “Which is just fine” (Even thou I rather 100% backwards compatibility)
Any Type Of Online Downloading Service
PSP Slim: Yes, PSN Network (To Download Games Demos and other fun extras)
DS Lite: DS Download spots (Temporary download spot for some demos that will be deleted after the system is re-started, Because there is no real on bored or memory stick to download the game to)
Game Library (Non-Downloadable Games)
PSP Slim: Not Too Many (Currently Around 285 rated games) Stats from http://www.gamestats.com
DS Lite: More then I can count (Currently Around 354 rated games) Stats from http://www.gamestats.com
Game Library (Downloadable Games)
PSP Slim: Getting Better Week By Week (Not sure how many just available for download)
DS Lite: None Unless you buy the new DS i (Not Sure probably a handful of Demos from the DS download stations)
The Price Of Games
PSP Slim: Range from $14.99 USD – $69.99 USD New
DS Lite: Range from $9.99 USD – $59.99 USD New
Best Type Of Game For System
PSP Slim: Action RPGs, Third Person Shooters
DS Lite: Platformers, Puzzles
Worst Type Of Game For System
PSP Slim: Platformers, Puzzlers
DS Lite: Action RPGs, Third Person Shooters
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Till My Next Post,
Remy “Se7en”
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