Is it worth getting a PS3 just for these 2 games at the moment?

[McClaren]

HideoK said:
I would say yes if you can afford it now. I don't think there will be another price drop this year, so there is no benefit in waiting other than maybe the price of BBC2 dropping $10-$20. If you like online multiplayer Battlefield Bad Company 2 can keep you busy for a long time. But the only downside of waiting for BBC2 is the online community will have died down a lot by the holidays with new FPS releases coming out so it might not be as easy to get into full matches. Something to think about there.

Haven't played Valkyrie Chronicles, but I read it takes around 20 hours to finish the game. Then you unlock New Game + and Hard mode for skirmishes so I bet you could easily put in 50+ hours if you do everything.

Although since you are unsure about Battlefield you may want to use that money to rent a number of other good games instead of owning one. Hope this helps

That's why IMO it would be best for him to get Modern Warfare 2 because there will always be plenty of people online.