When Do You Play Your Portables?
I just got a PSP so I am kind of in love with it, and I’ve been giving my previous love, the NDS, the cold shoulder, except for the occasional short session with Brain Age. I have about 80 minutes of bus ride every day, so that is one place I usually play portables, and I sometime whip it out at lunch for a quickie, if I’m not feeling too insecure that day about showing my hardware in public.
I also have taken to spending about an hour each evening right before going to sleep playing my PSP or NDS after the wife goes to sleep. It’s great to play them in the dark, and it usually helps me wind down (picking the right game here is important).
Other than that sometimes I’ll play a game if it’s not too intense while watching TV shows. I did this with Final Fantasy I & II on the GBA SP while watching Batman reruns and Teen Titans on the DVR. It takes the kind of game that is repetitive enough that you can spend almost all of you concentration on the show and not have to spend much on the game and turn-based games are pretty much a must here. Playing through the commercials at least.
So when do you play your portable gaming devices?
I dont play my PSP near as much as I thought I would. However, it’s usually when travelling. However, I have also played a fair amount in bed after the wife goes to sleep. Daxster is by far the best game I’ve played on it and the only one that I’ve really craved going back and playing regularly.
Lyndal.
Comment by Lyndal — September 24, 2006 @ 3:50 pm
Yah, if i only did it when travelling I’d probably never get to half my games. As it is now I still have a huge backlog. I would say on average I spend a good 2 hours a day on portables. I definitely play them more than my regular consoles or PC games.
Comment by virtuadept — September 25, 2006 @ 2:11 pm