[caramelzappa @ Sep 1st 2007 7:44PM]

Did they adjust the price so that it can actually be competitive?

[Mike Cerm @ Sep 1st 2007 9:08PM]

When the GP2X launched, it was actually the same price as the PSP, which, while very different, is roughly equivalent, spec-wise. Each has it's pluses and minuses. Thanks to the hacking community, the PSP can do a lot of what the GP2X was built for, making it arguably a better deal.

The DS, at the time, was only $50 cheaper, but has roughly 1/5th the processing power of the GP2X. Let's be honest here, I have a faster processor in my cellphone than you get in the DS. Essentially, the DS is too underpowered for anything other than playing DS games, whereas the GP2X can play movies, music, and a lot more games. However, if you like DS games, and many people seem to, then the DS is not a bad choice.

[caramelzappa @ Sep 2nd 2007 12:20AM]

Yes I know all that, except I must disagree to some things. The GP2X has plenty of downfalls, I own the first model and even with rechargeable photo batteries the battery life is less than pleasant. PSP equivalent? Not really, I think the games you can emulate on the GP2X can be more FUN than your average PSP game but the graphical power of both the DS and the PSP is far superior. I haven't seen a single game for my GP2X that close to rivals the graphics in DS games like Mario 64. The DS also has it's own homebrew that lets you do most of the things you can do with GP2X, M3 Simply cards and similar make it pretty easy. Last I checked the F-100 GP2X is still $60 more expensive than the DS, and $10 more than the PSP while you can run most of the same homebrews and emulators on both other devices. When you take all these things into account, the price of the GP2X is far from competitive. The new touchscreen version is bound to be more expensive, and don't forget you also have to shell out about $20 for good batteries if you want to play the thing for a decent amount of time.