Thanks for all the answers.
I like what I've seen so far. I had my first steak in MHF2 in front of beautiful landscapes. Great visuals, fun game already in the training missions, the loading times are less annoying than I thought.
To those who can't believe that I skipped the PS2: It's never too late, I think the system will be on shelves for some more years (and secretly I hope that we'll see another PS3 with BC in Europe some day). But as I said before, I'm more into handheld gaming at the moment.
The best thing about purchasing a system years after launch is that you have the possibility to choose your preferred games from an established library.
@CaptainPrefrences: No, thanks.