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ShadowSnake on 20 February 2010
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Soriku said:
Boutros said:

Umm...yes.

I'm the living proof. I don't like handhelds. At all. I don't like the experience and what it offers but that's just my opinion. It's just to show that gaming is not the same on consoles vs handhelds. Different experiences.

 

Because then we would also have to consider the ipod touch/iphone. I know it didn't sell as much as the DS but it's definitely part of the race.



Huh? I can say the complete opposite of what you said and it applies directly to me.

I'm the living proof. I like handhelds. I like the experience and what it offers but that's just my opinion. It's just to show that gaming is the same on consoles vs handhelds. Similar experiences. (OK, handheld and console gaming isn't totally the same but certain games like RPGs can be close)

The fact is the DS is targeting core players and casual players. The PS2 was doing the same. The Wii is doing the same thing as the DS so if you say the DS isn't directly competing then you have to say the Wii isn't either.

i'm personally not crazy about the handheld experience but It's pretty irrelevant whether you enjoy both the home and handheld experiences or not.
the fact is they're not in direct competition. MS, sony and nintendo compete for third party devs and for sales. i don't see how DS sales would in anyway affect 360 sales for example. when deciding which handhled to buy, i needa make the decision of whether or not i wanna play prof. layton or mgs. when deciding between the home consoles, i needa decide whether i wanna experience the mario franchise, the god of war franchise or the fable franchise.
I play ps3 when i'm home...rarely pick up the ds. i play the ds on the way to school or other places. I'm not gonna go buy a ds on the hopes that bioware is gonna announce one day that theyre making bioshock for it. i'm gonna go pick up a ps3 or 360 for that. the simple reason is they're two types of products while very similar, not in direct competition.