Question about psp games and a 6 year old

You could try and get the PSP Daxter Bundle, it might be better for a six year old.although it says its back ordered on this ebgames website http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=020281

i did see one of these at aHMV recently

no problem buy him one

my little sister she is 6 years old and some times I give her my PSP to play

6 years old = too young for psp

6 years old = DS Lite

I think the DS Lite is better for a young child of his age.. i mean nearly all of the PSP games are for Teens(12+ and 16 and 18+ and little 7 and 3+).

But on the DS you have Childdish Games and Fun games and also learning games i think the DS is better for a 6 year old.

yeah if your son is a SW fan then i guess he'll be fine. Maybe you should get a case for the psp just in case. I heard the slim one is easier to break. anshuk20002

liesss i have a psp slim and becasue its lighter it seems that when i drop it, it has less of an impact

psp fat(way heavier) when u drop that, it'll break easier

but overall they both break aroudn the same

Sorry for "not supporting" psp :P

But i highly recommend a Nintendo DS for Kids around that age, its easier and more friendly games. I got a cousin who is now 8 years, who got some problems, (Pure guess on translation) He's mentaly retarded. I recommended my aunt to give him a DS, many kids around his age in school had it, and it will interact other kids around him. They bought a DS and now he got lots of new friends and i guess it helps him a bit too mentally. (crappy english, hope you get what im saying...)

Im not saying you need to be retarded to have a DS ^^ but, its fun, easy, more durable and lighter than a Psp. And got alot more friendly games for younger users.

Hope this helps. I cant imagine giving a psp to a 6 years old, its like giving him a car instead of a tricycle to me

Buy him fifa 08 and grand theft auto vice city stories plus u can have a go at them too.barcarulz007

Grand theft auto for a 6 years old, thats cute... I played GTA1-2 around that age but man, it didnt have that realistic 3d graphic ^^

while the PSP is geared more toward older gamers there are some game that are fine for younger players the daxter bundle is a great buy (game, movie, memory stick ..... oh you might want to take the family guy movie out) the swbf-RS bundle is ok but you are going to need to get a memorystick if you want to use it for music, videos and you need it for gamesaves.

I have a 9-year-old and agree with most of these posts, a DS Lite is far better and there is much more selection for younger kids. My kid has been using the DS for over a year, and it's great. We've done transatlantic trips and the DS has made it from beginning to end, with hours of play. The only advantage of the PSP is its video and music function - but the short battery (3 hours, in our experience) kind of defeats the purpose - if you travel with a laptop, it'll probably give you the same amount of battery and the movies will be easier to see anyway. You can get a car charger - but forget about bringing it on a plane, nowhere to charge it there!

My son just got a PSP for Xmas, it's okay but even though he's an experienced gamer- started on Gameboy at 5 - he keeps getting stuck on the games (stuck on the Vilgax level of Ben 10 at the moment) . And besides Daxter, Sonic and two or three more games, there's not much else out there (as far as I know). PSP games seem to be harder and geared to older kids/adults.

So I would strongly recommend a DS Lite for the moment, and wait till the kids are older to get a PSP.

Yes a DS would be better for 6 year old but the guy said he's taking 3 trips and he would probably be watching Movies and listening to music as well. So I think your better off with the PSP since it is a multimedia device. There are games that your son can play though most isn't for him at his age. I currently use mine for Gaming and watching a lot of Movies ( I don't buy that UMD garbage). Get yourself a nice 2-4GB Memory stick and fill it with your movies and music for those trips. You can buy a car charger for your PSP if it dies.

Those are just some suggestions, have fun.

Since this has become a PSP vs DS for a 6 year old forum, I might also add that the PSP is much more fragile than the DS. DS games are on a flash memory cartirdge eg: no moving parts. I know from experience that it doesn't take much of a drop to render the PSP's UMD disc drive completely useless. Also, the screen is much more prone to scratches and damage since it is bigger and does not fold up for protection like the DS. Also, with kids, if they had a DS they would'nt care about missing the movies since they will be busy playing all the games that are targeted for their age group. Most of the movies released for PSP are not kids movies anyways. Instead of picking through a small handfull of PSP games suitable for a 6 year old, get you money's worth and and go for the DS who's kid friendly library is fricken huge.