[quote name='goosedude']There is really no burning reason to own a PS3 right now......unless you are dying to watch BLU-RAY Movies.....which you aren't because you don't have an HDTV......NETFLIX does rent Blu-Ray and HD-DVD vs. BLOCKBUSTER Online which does not.[/QUOTE]I disagree about the TV because I could have upgraded my TV, but I chose to go with a PS3 instead. Although I cannot take advantage of the graphics by not having an HDTV, I'm perfectly happy playing games on an SDTV and they look impressive to me. Also, I'm just not willing to pay a lot for a TV, because it more so feels like an extra accessory to me, because I rather be playing games I enjoy, over playing next to no games on a nice TV (plus, outside of games, I don't watch many movies and rarely watch TV).
I disagree. I just couldn't live without some of the awesome downloadable content (F1 demo, MotorStorm demo, GT HD, PS1 downloads, etc.). Also, in my case, despite how people say they Xbox 360 has too many good games already out, I highly disagree. My biggest problem is that many of the popular games, are into genres I don't like and I didn't even enjoy they despite playing demos or renting. Most of the games I liked are on PS2/PS3. What it comes down to is 3-4 Xbox 360 games I definitely like (that cannot be found on PS3/PS2. As a note, the games are PGR3, Lost Planet (based on demo impressions), and N3. DoA4, DR, Kameo, Moto GP 06, Cromehounds, etc. were games I wanted, but didn't like them at all when I bought or rented them) compared to 2-3 PS3 games I definitely like (that cannot be found on 360). Although some may feel I'm too much of a Sony fan, but I'll be honest that I bought a PS2 near launch (I was an even bigger Sony fan back then, compared to now), and I didn't like it anywhere near as much as the Dreamcast (Dreamcast had 10X or more games I liked, mostly because the games were in genres I liked and enjoyed most games I played for it. This is coming from someone who hated Sega for a while, but always liked Sonic). And since I'm not an online gamer (I only play online 2 times a month), the PSN service is just perfect for me (Plus, the avatars are free and are to game series I love, like R&C). I heard many say there was no reason to get a PS3, but since the 360 was having difficulty appealing to me (I was mostly playing PS2, PSP, DS, and GBA instead), I just felt the need to give PS3 a shot. Once I did, it ended being the console that suited me the best, and I'm finally enjoying next generation gaming (for a while, I thought I would skip next generation for a while since it wasn't appealing to me). If you're into Sony's first party games the most, like I am, it's probably the best bet to get a PS3 first, since you aren't going to find SCE games anywhere else (and there's 100+ in development for PS3). I'm not trying to say PS3 is the better choice automatically, over the competition, I'm just stating how some may feel a certain console may be way better (because it has been out longer and has games that may be considered to be quality), but that may not be the case when many of its games you like can be found elsewhere, along with there being very few games you like.
I'll also add that being able to play my entire PS2/PS1 collection (of 250+ games) is a nice bonus for my PS3 (and nice because I can ditch all my 16 memory cards, but them on the HDD), using wireless controllers instead of wired.
@ goosedude, Mikeohara already has a 360.
