PS3 would be a good choice but if you can get your hands on a cheap Wii (which is pretty easy these days) then I'd go for that as well. It has a pretty solid list of exclusives and more people needs to play Xenoblade!

This being a huge PS3 dominated site, you have to take what you read with a grain of salt. Ask yourself this, what do your friends have? What type of games do you like? Are you leaning more towards Japanese games or Western games? Do you enjoy shooters? Are you more single player or do you like to play online? Xbox live is the clear runaway winner for online multiplayer. Sony has more exclusives. Xbox has more people to interact with (mic) and more in their big games (Halo, Gears) and multiplat is king on Xbox. You can get an Xbox for cheaper, but Sony has free online play. Are you interested in Blu Rays? The new Xbox Dashboard update is having a ton of additions, many to be used for free. Look that up. Does that interest you at all? I would not get a Wii. New one will be out soon, and a couple years later the new HD consoles will be out and will be far better. I don't think a new HD console will be coming out next year, and maybe not the year after that. 2013 at the earliest, 2014 until they are both out and have a decent userbase.

Like was previously said, PC already has a lot of the multiplats out there, and a lot of the great ones too, like the Mass Effect series, Battlefield, Skyrim, among others. Not to mention PC has the most exclusives. And despite what people here say, it is no where near dead, as this site doesn't track PC sales well at all. If your friends have an Xbox or PS3, see what they would play most with you and what they recommend. Who cares what people here think, you want to be able to play with YOUR friends. If your friends are PC gamers, then stick with the PC. Unless you have the extra money to spend, in which case, get both if you want to (if you have the time to play them). Also, check out other sites and see what their userbase says to your question.

Rareglove -> You should try to live in the present instead and enjoy what's going on now instead of trying to live in the future. The future will take care of itself. Instead of enjoying all the good games that's out now, you're trying to over analyse and over think about whats going to happen in the future.

Just get a PS3 and you're set. Those who say next gen begins in 2012 are talking out of their ass. Seriously.

Well it depends, if you have not gotten a system from this generation, most likley you are not going to buy a new generation counsel anytime soon.


I usually buy a counsel about 3-4 years into a generation.

For example, bought a Ps2 in 2004, a Xbox 360 in 2009 and a Ps3 in 2011.

Likely will be staying with the Ps3 till 2013+

Yes and no.

Yes if you are looking into playing new games for more then a year or two. Once WiiU launches next year Wii will pretty much die software wise. When the Next-Box launches if it does next year expect a year or two of support but most of the new great games will be next generation. Then PS4 will likely launch in 2013 and the support for PS3 will likely die down to a dull roar by 2015. If you want a next generation console your best choice for long term would be a PS3 because PS4 should be the last platform to see release. But either way expect games to begin phasing out within two years for the HD twins and the Wii will die within a year or so of WiiU's release.

No if your looking for a great console that can play existing games. But I would wait a year to buy a current console if your not looking for future software. Fact is next winter Wii's price will dive to 99$ or cheaper and if the Next-Box is released expect 360 to drop to as low as 129.99$. Even PS3 will drop even if PS4 doesn't come out soon. Software on Wii will begin to drop rapidly and within two years of the Next-Box for 360 and PS4 for PS3 expect their games to be dirt cheap as well.

I know at the end of GameCube's life a year into Wii. I could get brand new Nintendo published games as cheap as 9.99$ and third party games like Billy Hatcher for as low as 4.99$ brand new. I found the same thing with DreamCast when it went down and Xbox was just as good though I couldn't find games anywhere by the time I had my 360.

So it all depends if you want it to play existing games and those coming out in the next two or so years. Or if you want to be buying great new games for the next 4-6 years. If your looking for cheap already existing games and content I would say wait a year and buy a Wii/360/PS3, if not buy a next generation console at launch or shortly after!

Of course it isn't too late, I only recently bought a PS3 this last summer, consoles are pretty cheap now so just get the one with the games you want

Doesn't matter when next gen comes, you can buy one of those when you feel like it too

If you dont mind the graphics the Wii offer you the most diversity in games and experiance from the PC. I personally play PC-PS3-Wii and it really depends what game I want to which console I am playing at that time.

PS3- Gran Tourismo 5, FF13, COD 4-8, MGS, Uncharted, Fallout, Oblivion, Madden, NCAA Football, etc

Wii- Zelda:SS, MH3, SMG 1+2, Fire Emblem, Tales, SSBB, Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, NSMB:Wii

PC- Civ 4+5, WoW (retired), Fallout:NV, Mass Effect 1+2, Total War Series, etc

As you can see I have a very specific style I prefer, and since you have a PC I would go with PS3 if you like console shooters, GT, etc, it gives you the bluray, and free online(more important because it is not your primary console)

The Wii has the most good games that you have not had access to, many of them can be played traditionally, some not, but I think there is plenty of exclusives there to keep you busy for quite some time. Be barrier here could be graphics (seeing you are a PC gamer may be more of an issue for you)

It's absolutely not too late. Dark Souls and Red Dead alone are worth the investment.

I´d say it´s the perfect time to buy an HD console now. Christmas offers have been great so far and every console has a great library of games you can choose from. But what you like most is anyone´s guess so you just have to read/watch reviews and see which exclusives appeal best to you.

I hope you're not forgetting these exclusives:

Red Dead Redemption, Bayonetta, Vanquish, Enslaved, Brutal Legend, Castlevania Lords of Shadow, The Darkness, Dante's Inferno, Final Fantasy XIII, Battlefield Bad Company, JRPGs I don't pay attention to.

The games have in common that they're not on PC or Wii.

But wait didn't you already own a ps3 before?