PSP: rated M for Mature

[SpacemanSpiff]

And out of those 30+ M and 90+ T rated games, how many are actually good? Exactly.

[compoman386]

via pspfanboy
one sees that the PSP offers a greater variety of games than Nintendo's handheld. The PSP features 30 titles with an M rating. The DS, on the other hand, only has 2.

A greater number of M rated titles does not mean "greater variety", it just means a more M rated titles. In fact I would argue that there is far less variety in PSP games than DS games, the very nature of the DS's unusual control system allows for a far greater variety of games and gameplay styles.

[briyan]

The PSP is suited for gamers of all ages. The DS is suited for kids or the very people who attempted to play with their palm pilots. honestly, this debate is just like how i'd answer if someone were to ask me if i'd pick the Wii as a next gen console or either of the 360 or PS3. I currently have the 360, i like it a lot. I would probably get a PS3 down the road (it's still very far..yes i know), but I'd NEVER pick up a Wii, because the motion control or the touch screen "move your guy with a toothpick" thing will wear out on me in a second. Nintendo is all about gimmicks, they're not about to move forward into the future but instead just innovate on controls which they are banking on 100%. they're cheap so they'll sell. but are they really moving gaming and technology forward? i don't think so.

[emuking]

ds sells better because it has much better games than the psp period, anyone with homebrew on their psp is not satisfied with what they bought so they resort to what other people make, this is the reason there is
not much homebrew for the ds since people enjoy playing them with what is currently available on the ds

[The Virus]

It doesn't mater how many games you throw at a PSP, DS is better.
It is quality, not quantity that counts at the end of the day.
People like to have fun, that is what games are all about, and DS is a lot more fun to use.

Funny, so as you're saying I don't have any fun with my PSP. Well what a waste of almost a year of playing games and hacking it!

Really, I haven't regretted buying it ever and it's the first console I found worth after buying since I was 7 and got my PS1

Concerning the topic, The age rating doesn't really matter because I play loads of games without even looking at the age rating.

[acn010]

i wonder why the psp has the M rated games than any other consules...
way before when it came out, the psp is suppose to be a system for adults, unlike nintendo that has a ds child friendly it is organized for people with music photos and videos (basically for me its like a blackberry)

[Hungry Horace]

i've been saying this for ages. i dont know a single person with a DS.

i know quite a number of PSP owners all in the 23-32 age group.

[Paradok]

i've been saying this for ages. i dont know a single person with a DS.

i know quite a number of PSP owners all in the 23-32 age group.

I, on the other hand, only know one person aside from myself with a PSP, but I know a ton of people who own DSs.

A mature rating doesn't necessarily mean a mature game. More than anything, it just means a game that kids and teens will want more because its forbidden to them. Game quality is entirely independent of its ESRB rating.

Personally, I love both my PSP and my DS, but I only love my PSP for its homebrew capabilities. There are almost no games on the PSP worth buying that I can't get a better copy of for a home console for a better price.

[Deathnix]

I don't mean to offend any DS-loyals, but this is what I've been saying all along. DS sells better because Pokemon, or whatever the devil it is children play nowadays, Nintendogs, I guess, is a "omg mommy and daddy buy it for me or I'm gonna have an another outburst of ADD" kind of game.

I don't like to say **** you, but.....


Any way, pokemon is not played by just kids, I think you will find, and there are more games then just Pokemon and Nintendogs on DS.

Also, you obviously know nothing of ADD, so dont make retarded comments.

[Hungry Horace]

I, on the other hand, only know one person aside from myself with a PSP, but I know a ton of people who own DSs.

might i ask what age bracket you and/or these others belong within?

More than anything, it just means a game that kids and teens will want more because its forbidden to them. Game quality is entirely independent of its ESRB rating.

the latter is true, although i disagree with the former. whilst it's true -some- kids will make an effort to obtain a game outside of their age-bracket, (i was the same with 18+ videos in the early 90s) they will still be of a -certain- age before the thought even occurs to them providing they simply do not have direct access to such games.

There are almost no games on the PSP worth buying that I can't get a better copy of for a home console for a better price.

you are missing out on quality games then, although i agree games are overpriced, but that goes for home-console games too.

i'd like to see you play your ps2 on the bus.


i still think DS games are aimed at kids, and it sells to them. As someone who is almost 26, the machine and its games have no appeal to me, or to anyone else i know.