DS and PSP. Which one to get?
 

I will have the chance to get one of the two systems above for my birthday. Which should I invest in, given that I like action-type games?

I... HIGHLY doubt this thread will end well. At all.

I'd say the DS is probably your best bet.

Thread title changed to something less knee-jerk-reaction inducing. ^^

DS. For the love of all that is holy, DS.

That really depends on what you like. From what I know, DS has very few games that will last you longer than a week. Problem is, the PSP only has debut-week's games (exaggeration). PSP is better graphically and has a wider screen. DS two screens which can be used as aone tall one in games. You have to brush fingerprints off of PSPs.... which is annoying...
The DS will eventually get noticable scratch marks on it's touch screen, but that would take years. I could go one for a while, but let's end it saying that I got a PSP and I'm happy. XD

DS can play GBA games.

If you have a GBA, get a PSP. It has several fun games that will last (Burnout being one of them. I love that game! ^-^), while the DS has games that last a week or two (in my opinion... I tend to burn through games (haha, I made a pun))

If you don't have a GBA, get a DS, you'll have a huge store of games opened up to you. Granted, a lot of them are bad, but you'll have the top 10% of games as good. Megaman Battle Network... Naruto.... FFTA (which can eat up days, even weeks!)

But I'm fairly sure you'll agree that there are more good games for DS, making up for any length issue you'd have. Relatively, anyway.

Also, don't forget the online play. DS has some great online gaming action.

But that eats your money. Wouldn't you rather have a game that would alst you a month or more? Or would you like to spend $50 every week?

...Wait, what?! That's completely untrue! All you need is to buy the USB adapter and the rest is free. If you already have wireless internet available, DS Online play is COMPLETELY free (Excluding your already-present internet costs, of course). Hell, you can just go to most McDonalds resturants and you're good to go. Where on earth did you get "it costs $50 a week" from?

...Yikes. Haven't had an urge to do that in awhile. *Ahem*

That said, if my name or above rant didn't give it away, I'd say the DS. It has an excellent selection of good games (Mario Kart DS, Super Mario 64, Animal Crossing, Advance Wars, Castlevania, etc), and since it's from Nintendo, you KNOW there's going to be a lot more from their usual franchises (Zelda, Metroid, Mario...), with some such titles already announced.

The PSP I can't say anything for or against, as I never picked it up. One handheld that does the job of two is good enough for me.

[EDIT]: Looking back, I realize the above rant was misplaced: I thought you were saying that online play costs $50 a week. My apologies.

However, the games are about 30-40 dollars anyway, and it's not likely that one would want to buy that many games at once anyway.

Yeah, dude, what are you talking about? It's very amusing to see price used as an argument against DS in a DS vs. PSP thread.

DS costs more than a hundred bucks less, and the games are only ~$35, not $50. Is that how much PSP games cost?

And we've yet to acknowledge the online play, I see.