Shiny Shiny girl chooses PSP
The debate about whether or not PSP appeals to girls continues.
Shiny Shiny,
a popular gadgets website targeted towards girls, has an interesting
take on the DS versus PSP debacle. Kimberly, a blogger on the site,
admits to having a DS bias. Like one
CNET editor
stated, the stylus controls were attractive: "I liked the idea of the
stylus and touchscreen." However, the honeymoon was over quite quickly:
"[The DS] offered familiar, but interesting challenges ... for about a
month."
Why the sudden change of heart? Apparently, she got her
hands on a PSP, and found using a more conventional control scheme with
PSP made gaming much easier: "I found the PSP's games and controls to
be much more intuitive than the Nintendo DS Lite." Kimberly had to
constantly refer to the instruction manuals in DS games to understand
the controls, while PSP offered a more familiar environment. Like
we predicted, DS fans that actually give PSP a try will find that much of the bias against the system is unfounded.
"The
PSP's ability to do more might account for its poor battery life
compared to the DS Lite. In this episode of gadgetry smackdown, I
concede the battle to my buddy/nemesis and will go get myself a PSP"
Andrew Yoon
April 11, 2007
Source:
PSP Fanboy