I'm buying it mainly for the Blu Ray aspect, but also as a gaming machine on the side.

What version would you guys recommend, and what games are really good deals for what they offer?

80gb its the cheapest version.

If you want a nice bundle along with huge HDD space the 160gb is nice, brings Uncharted, and a pain voucher as well.

Resistance 1 and 2, Valkyria Chronicles, MGS4, Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank, LittleBig Planet and Heavenly Sword are musts. You might think Heavenly Sword is nothing special, bu I bet you'll be pleasently surprised if you get it. I guess the 80 gb, i have a 60 and i may need an upgrade soon lol.

MGS4, R2 and that not all there are a lot of good games on PS3.

If you can wait the deals are piling up you should be able to get free games and 3-4 free blu ray movies as well as a @100.00 gift card be patient if you can

Dang, 80 gig is the cheapest one?

i'm in the market for a ps3 as well...

80g is the cheapest if you don't care about BC. Since you're later in the generation there are a lot of good titles on clearance already like rachet and clank, uncharted that should give you a great bang for your buck.

also, if you have the time hold out for a deal. i've seen plenty of great deals where you get money off or free blu rays/games. i'm just playing the waiting game to get that perfect deal for myself.

www.news.google.com ----> search "ps3", articles about sales quickly rise to the top.

Alright, well I'll hold out for one of those deals then. Thanks for the info everyone :]

I don't know if the current retail version supports backwards compatability, but it's worth it to find a version of the PS3 that does. PS2 games look great in HD! Blu-ray is pretty great too. Either way, you're getting a great console.

you can get a blu-ray player for under $200