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DS versus PSP: Who won E3?

July 18, 2007 in News comments 13

So who won E3 in the handheld business you ask. PSP or DS? The answer may surprise you. The DS seems to be much more popular, but the PSP won. Reasons being for it's redesign and impressive list of games. Games included God Of War: Chains Of Olympus, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow and Battlefront: Renegade Squadron. Then Sony surprised us with a new game, Patapon. It'll be coming from Japan Studios, the people that brought you LocoRoco.

The DS had a few titles ranging from Sonic Rush Adventure and Dragon Quest games, but it didn't have as many 'must buys' and the PSP redesign gave the system a good push.

What game stole the show? Did the Nintendo DS once again trounce the struggling PlayStation Portable? Will Pocket Gamer editors ever get a rest? In our restless state, let us tell you how PSP surprisingly overtook Nintendo DS for the handheld spotlight during E3 2007 with its redesign and impressive slate of games.

Beyond the redesign, Sony's press conference showed considerable strength behind PSP with a slate of promising titles. In addition to games we were expecting – God of War: Chains of Olympus, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow, SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Tactical Strike, WipEout Pulse – the company unveiled a surprise: Patapon.

However, looking at what third-party publishers had to offer, the battle over E3 becomes harder. On the DS side of the fence, Capcom showed up with Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations, Konami had Contra 4, Sega bragged about how good Sonic Rush Adventure is coming along, and Square Enix had a blow out with several Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games. A boatload of other titles were shown, giving Nintendo DS a considerable advantage in sheer number of titles.

That, combined with a bevy of first-party killers and a welcome redesign, gave PSP the momentum to take the E3 handheld crown. Of course, regardless of which handheld won the theoretical battle for the E3 spotlight, it's all great news for gamers. The more quality games Nintendo and Sony keep pushing out on to their respectivve handhelds, the better – that's the great benefit of competition when you're the consumer. And from what we've seen coming away from E3, things are looking rather good for DS and PSP.
Synergized via pocketgamer.co.uk »
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  • 0
    Bale Fire* Jul 19, 07
    Wow nice, the PSP seems to finally be picking up speed
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    BANDITO ATTACK Jul 19, 07
    The PSP is so underappreciated. D:
    I never really understood why people dislike it so much.
  • 0
    Final Blade Jul 19, 07
    Its cause fanboys give it a bad name. However its really caused by lack of defining games. Sounds familiar.
  • 0
    tidus04 Jul 19, 07
    The Psp won just because it released more information. Interesting
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    Vendetta* Jul 19, 07
    They're both great hand held consoles, but I would of figured the DS would've won.
  • 0
    Synergized Jul 19, 07
    A surprise, but good for Sony. I think it was mainly for the redesign that made it better.
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    Red_Phoenix Jul 19, 07
    I really didn't expect this coming I though Nintendo would win hands down but great for Sony and keep making great games.
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    Vermillion Jul 21, 07
    The DS lost, that's indeed a surprise. The PSP's redesign was very nice, to be honest.
    I think this confirms that Nintendo is working more on the Wii than on the DS.
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    Scott 1 Jul 21, 07
    I would have wanted the DS to win because it has a unique way of playing and enjoying games - the touch screen. I'm disappointed that the PSP won.
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    SACH1 Jul 21, 07
    Not much of a surprise, the PSP is a multimedia functional machine capable of doing lots of things, and it's graphics are better than the DS's, the DS is popular among the people.

    Although, the DS probably was a slim chance away of taking the title, since it's most versatile and unique machine hands down from the gaming industry.
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    Xtrordinary Jul 21, 07
    I think Nintendo did not see the E# to be a major event anymore and chose not to show all their titles, as they did on the Wii this E3 as well.
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    sten mk II Jul 22, 07
    Oh SH!T! I need a PSP now!

    After seeing the star wars PSP, and the new battle front, and now syphon filter? I loved that game on the PS1. Plus Tekken DR and metal Gear Acid/ Portable.... I guess it does have some good games.
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    ssbm freak Jul 27, 07
    From the way it made it sound we would be getting spammed with terrible quality games.

    Also if the DS is more popular and PsP wins?..
    DOES NOT COMPUTE.
    This has to be one of the most confusing articals I have ever read.
    There are way too many contridictions in it...

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