PlayStation Portable or Nintendo DS?

While the gaming world continues to boast the latest generation of home consoles to the world in all of their glory, handheld systems have never been stronger. Their graphics are simply amazing compared to anything that's ever come before it in terms of handhelds. The handheld libraries have also seen one of its best few years in recent memory and belong solely to the two entries into the handheld market: the PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS.

No matter what, whether the system is handheld or whether it's a console, the library makes or breaks the system. There is no debating this; an amazingly powerful console with a lackluster library simply isn't going to cut it. This has been proved with the monumental success of the PlayStation 2 and its two competitors, the Game Cube and Xbox. However, in the short lives of both the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable, Sony does not seem to have the leg up on Nintendo. The DS has the advantage of almost twenty years of handheld experience from Nintendo.

Merely being a Nintendo creation means that the DS will have the exclusive rights to many classic Nintendo characters such as Mario, Pokemon, Metroid, Kirby and a slew of other titles. Sony does have its fair share of hit series but many of the series are being lost to the growing competition in the latest console wars. However, standouts such as the Metal Gear Solid series, which was brought to the PSP was Portable Ops still remain. Even with Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops withstanding, the DS has the leg up in terms of games.