scottie - For reference on why the transfers are actually faster on Firewire - http://www.cwol.com/firewire/firewire-vs-usb.htm
http://www.usb-ware.com/firewire-vs-usb.htm
http://www.directron.com/firewirevsusb.html
as for the "disadvantages", they're not so much. So you cant resell downloadable games. The games would cost less in the first place, so your 50 dvd game would cost 30 as a dload, and you'd have only been able to resell it for 20, so you'd have spent the same cash anyway. the only people that would need to tkae their hd to the store are people who didnt want to dload such a big file, thats it. it's just a plan b to the online method, no different than shopping online vs. shopping at a mall. the only difference is that you dont have to wait a week for the item to ship.
So pass if you like, but if you do , you're talking about ending your gaming career within a generation or 2.
