I really dig my PS3. It's a quite capable Blu-ray player.

As for my 360, it plays a lot of games.

Sigh... I guess I'll just wait for MGS4...

Lets see I'd really like to play MGS4.

If I had one I would play:
Uncharted
Resistance 1 & 2
Killzone 2
Can't think of any other titles that appeal to me except Persona3 if BC.

I also want the ability to play with a 360 controler it just fits my hands better. It would be interesting if the aftermarket would address this.

Needs to be around a $250 pricepoint for me to jump onboard.

Well I have both now. I was going through a war at the start of my current generation war.

I'll tell everyone what I did:

Xbox 360 traded it in for a 60GB PS3
60GB PS3 exchanged it for a Xbox 360 Elite
Xbox 360 Elite traded it in for a 80GB PS3

Then I finally bought a Xbox 360 Arcade separate for $280.

I perfer the Xbox 360 more than the PS3 just for the simple fact there are not that many games that garner my tastes on the PS3 and plus the Xbox 360 has more games and the achievements is so much nicer :D

I recently had a Gamecube and PS2 and was looking into getting a original Xbox so I can have all consoles from last generation. Then I realized that I wanted to focus more on this generation (X360, Wii, PS3) than rather focus on last generation (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube). So I gave away my PS2 and my sister now has 2 PS2 and a Gamecube.

I could care less about BC, I should of bought a 40GB, but I'm satisfied with my 80GB, it prevents me from buying another HDD, and besides I know Playstation Home will need some GB's if you know what I mean :)

Sorry pal, actually there are people who never played or liked FF and who loughed the hell out of the MGS's storyline and the hilarious voiceovers. I'm one of them

I thought i wanted a PS3. Fortunately, i played Uncharted through a weekend with my cousins machine. That was it. I LoLed at all those who said how wonderful RFoM was, and bashed at a year older Quake 4 (masterpiece among its kind). And then i bought a Wii, for you know, the family entertainment. So, until Eight Days arrives, I won't be needing a PS3. And when I need, I guess I'll borrow it again...

Actually, your very wrong. You see, she had to have a Playstation 2 for horror games. The GC had RE4, but that was it. The Xbox had SH4, but that was it. The PS2 had the RE4, and SH2-4, and the entire Tomb Raider franchise that she loved so dearly.

The issue is that, although the PS3 has them still, the Xbox 360 has the SAME games at a lower price point. If I buy her a PS3, what games is she actually going to get, on a PS3, that she can't get on a X360...That she actually WANTS? Singstar? I have Rockband (much better). Twisted Metal? Vigilante 8 is coming out well before a new TM comes out for PS3. SotC? She's never played it, and neither of us care about it.

It does NOT look great to PS2 upgraders. Unless you have a fetish for overpaying, your not really getting a better deal on the PS3...Your either paying $400 for a Playstation with litterally no BC (which is very critical for both her and I), or $500 for a system that still won't have many "Must Have" games in her eyes. Like I said, I'd gladly buy her one if there were any exclusives she was interested in. And there aren't. Her little 8 y/o niece is having the same issues: Her PS3 doesn't have the games she wanted. Her Wii and Xbox 360 are getting far more play, since they have the PS2 games she wanted.

And I wouldn't use the "PS3 has more Dev support" argument. Any preiceved "better" Dev support is 1st party, not 3rd. The 3rd party market is, at a minimum, the same. Both systems have a few games here and there that are good for their respective console: The PS3 has more J-centric games that are exclusive, and the 360 has more W-centric games that are exclusive.

So it basically comes down to that unless your in that crowd that will die unless you play MGS, Final Fantasy, or Gran Turismo, 3 games of thousands (all of which were PS2 staple games), you won't need a PS2. Because for those 3 big staples, the 360 has about 50 of them that are either 360 exclusive, or multi-platform at a cheaper price.

And mind you:

I bought more games for my Girlfriend's PS2 than my own Xbox....So don't pidgeonhole me as a Xbox elitist. I buy the system where the games are. And I'm still buying more PS2 games than 360 games right now!!!

i will never buy this machine because i am XBOX fan boy, but i am thinking of getting a Wii some time next year...

I will not get it now, I will probably get it later on, on ebay. For my collection of game systems. (about 200$ with 10 games included)


xbox is just really, really good right now.

yeah... your story is shit because of your sig and the only two games you own are psp games. (not really all you own, but can you prove otherwise?

What can the PS3 offer to me that the 360 doesn't?

#1 Great Exclusives - I want to play GT, FF, and MGS4!!
#2 ... no wait, thats it

My guess is I'll start looking at purchasing around summer 09.. The PS3 will have another price drop (maybe even 2 if MS doesn't totally blow it), and I'll more then likely be able to find used copies of MGS, GT and FF..

I figure I can get all three games + console for less then $500 including tax....

So I guess my official answer is when I can purchase a PS3 + GT5 +FF+MGS for less then $500 (tax included)