If you like RPG/RTS then try out Valkyria Chronicles. Its a great experience, trust me.

Look ahead to see what games coming out in future as well. People listed some cool games in here so take that into consideration.

Valkyria Chronicles is a great game, it should be the first game you get if you get a PS3, but.......it's not RTS.

It's turned based.

Don't know if you like both equally Danne, but I know I'm not a big fan on RTS, but a huge fan of turn based strategy.

That looks really sweet!

Tower meaning stationary? Mine is about 6-8 years old... My brother told me that he isn't too sure if I can upgrade this one actually... But yeah, if I'm getting a tower (stationary) I'll build it myself (or rather; my brother's gonna build it ;)). How come you can build a good tower for $350?! We looked at this one: http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.aspx?sku=742450 The site is in swedish but you can see what parts it's made up of. In UDS it would kost 992...

I swing both ways regarding RTS/TBS: I love Civ and EU3!

Your question has been answered several times over: PS3.
It's the cheapest option, and has most games you like. Neither of these can be played on PC or 360:

Uncharted 1, 2 and 3
inFAMOUS 1 and 2
MotorStorm 1, 2 and 3
Gran Turismo 5
God Of War 3
God Of War Collection
Tales Of Graces F
Tales Of Xillia
Valkyria Chronicles
Demon's Souls
Little Big Planet 1 and 2
Modnation Racers
Heavenly Sword
RESISTANCE 1, 2 and 3
Killzone 2 and 3.
Folklore
Heavy Rain
The Sly Collection
Ratchet & Clank (Tools Of Destruction, Quest For Booty, A Crack In Time, All 4 One)
Siren Blood Curse
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1 and 2.
Saint Seiya
YAKUZA 3, 4 and Dead Souls
Twisted Metal
Jak And Dexter Collection
Metal Gear Solid 4
Atelier Series
House of the Dead 3 and 4
Time Crisis: Razing Storm + Deadstorm Pirates
Pixeljunk Series
Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection
Wipeout HD

+ You get all multiplats + Blu Ray + Free Online + awesome media center.

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Just curious, why  did you paid $130 for a HD?? I understand you bought it at a local store, but you shoudl have looked around more. When I upgraded to a slim last year in Sept. I bought a brand new 250GB HD for $55 on Amazon. I know the 320GB is more, but you could have still only spent around $80-90 on Amazon. Anyways it's easy to save money on Amazon, newegg, etc. on accessaries. 

Your right, you can easily spend a lot of money on accessaries, but if your a smart shopper you can also save a lot.

Fancy case +$100, DVD RW (With Lightscribe?)+ $30, 1TB hard drive +$100 (It's also over-priced on that website, I recently bought 3TB Western Digital with an external case for $150, I can find 500GB for <$50), also there are graphics card 90% as good for 50-60% the price (($300 for that one)

However that's a good price for a processor, and RAM.

If that's $1,000 it's because it's pre-built, those parts at local Computer Stores (for me Canada Computers) should cost $700 or less, and by removing or reduce bs extra's (do you really need 1TB? Do you have any externals ATM? You don't need a $300 graphics card, think there is a new gen of graphics cards releasing soon too, so wait for a price crash)

Still, for fun I built a $350 computer ($400 if you add a hard-drive, I was planing on using an external I have) and it's about 80-90% as powerful. I'm too cheap so I didn't buy it, and I'd have to find out which graphics card exactly, but yea. I had a 3.4 Ghz processor, same RAM, similar motherboard, a used shitty case, the Dual Layer DVD drive from my PC (but a used one is $10-$15), and a lower end graphics card. Mind you this price is before tax.

I still use a 14GB 360 as my primary console. I had to expand memory with an 8GB tumb drive, but how much is one of those now? Last I checked, it's <$10.

I also download a lot of DLC, but I do delete it for old games. Currently I have DLC for Mass Effect 2, Fallout 3, Gears 3, Forza 2, 3, 4, Alan Wake, Too human, Lost Odyssey, Oblivion, Magna Carta 2, Halo Reach, DBZ: Burst Limit, Resident Evil 6, and others on my hard drive, and I still had 4 GB left ontop of all my saved data (which I never delete).

You only really need more then 20GB if you install games. 360 does not require you to install games, and it doesn't make load times any faster (just makes it quieter). PS3 requires installation on many games, often times installs are 10GB in size. So while 20GB is more then enough on a 360, it's useless on a PS3 because you would only be able to play 2 or 3 games on it.

The 360 Arcade is far from useless.

XBL is almost useless, but not the 360 Arcade, that's a bargan and the way I see it, anybody who has enough $$$ to play PC or PS3 games and wants a second console, this is an obvious choice (unless you're considering the Wii). The price of the system is only the cost of 2 new games, and it's worth it even if it's just for Halo, Forza, Fable, Gears, and a few 3rd party exclusive shooters and JRPG's.

Although, not the cheapest option, PS3 is the best choice. 360's exclusives are largely available on PC, or not AAA quality. However I would eliminate a bunch of those games as they are available on other consoles, or have poor reviews.

What's wrong with you? Why did you cross out these games? None of them are on PC or 360.
Also, I forgot Wipeout HD + expansion. Want to cross that one out, too?