what I don't get about egm

They took a lot of potshots at the PSP but yet still voted 5 to 3 in favor of the PSP about which system is better.

Here's what some of them said about the PSP

Shane: It's definitely a beautiful machine, but I fully expect all this snazziness to come at a hefty price: $300. And that price will sting even more when the thing starts skipping and/or locking up after six months:
Mark: True, we've all been through our share of shoddy Sony game hardware.
Shane: Still, I'm sure the PSP will be a success, although I wish we'd seen some killer original apps. Turn-based Metal Gear looked dumb, and newish versions of Medieval, Twisted Metal, and Ridge Racer had me feeling like I was trapped back in 1997.

Shawn: Back to the whole movies and music bit. Who's gonna buy an extra copy of their favorite film on an oddball format like UMD? Plus, the battery will die long before the One Ring falls into Mount Doom.
Demian: Not if you cart around the external battery pack, but I'm with you on the UMD--what is Sony's fascination with trying to start up new media formats? Looks like the PSP will have some other, cooler peripherals, too, like the GPS attachment. For when you get lost in the woods.
Crispin: Or a damn cover for the screen. I'm gonna have to keep mine wrapped in a sock.

so..... why do they rate it so good when they are trashing it here?

you are right ... that is extremely odd!!
What the heck?

did they do anything like this for the DS.

I know that Sony and a CD in a handheld is a BAD idea.... I cannot imagine all the problems to come about.... seriously.

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No, nothing they say about the DS is as bad.

Mark: I get the feeling most people here are hyped on the DS. What I want to know is, where are the games that really make use of the dual displays? They need to show why a touch screen is such a brilliant idea.

Shane: I'll admit that the functionality of the double screen and touch panel hasn't been fully fleshed out yet, but nearly every developer I spoke with can't wait to experiment on it, and it's going to be cheaper than the PSP. Plus, wanna bet that nearly every Nintendo first-party game on it is fantastic?

Shoe: It's all about the potential. The DS's design is fundamentally unique, which means it'll give us new gaming experiences we've never seen or even thought of before.

Demian: Yeah, but touch screens aren't exactly new. How many good PDA games have you played? The only really new thing here is the twin screens, and though it's early, I haven't seen them used to mind-blowing effect yet. So I don't have to hit Start to check out the map? Thanks for that. I'm more excited about the Wi-Fi, so far.

Shoe: That's a horrible example--true career game designers aren't busy thinking of ways to take advantage of a PDA's functions. But get a DS in the hands of someone like Hideo Kojima or Shigeru Miyamoto and we'll see some innovative magic.

Demian: Oh! The dreaded Miyamoto card, like a punch to the gut.

Mark: Launch is just a few months away and everyone is still talking about "potential" and not actual games--that's a bad sign. Also, DS has no price, no release date, barely any games--it doesn't even have a name or final hardware design. Anyone else think it's going to be delayed?

Shane: I think it will make it out by Christmas. Nintendo isn't afraid to launch a system with two games. See: Nintendo 64.

Shoe: Look at the PlayStation 1. It didn't launch with anything innovative, but it had enough potential to make it one of the most successful systems ever. The DS doesn't have to show its hand now. It has plenty of time before it's released, and it has years after that to show us what it's made of.

Crispin: The DS sure looks clunky, though. Now the PSP--that's a sexy-looking system.

Jen: You know Nintendo made it huge and clunky now so a year after it comes out they can make us buy the sleeker DS-SP, at only twice the price!

I'll hunt Nintendo down and tie them up by their ears if they do that.

Nintendo ALWAYS re-releases handhelds. It makes me made too, cause I always want to buy the original version so I can buy those games, and I want to buy the new version for whatever new feature they added