I have the original 60Gb PS3 & the original 20Gb Xbox360. I never thought I'd play PS2 games for my PS3 but to be honest, the PS3 game library is nothing compared to the Xbox360 game library. My girlfriend and I enjoy playing the PS2 games that are available. They're still good games with great gameplay and decent graphics. The blu-ray aspect is great & wish that Microsoft would adopt blu-ray as well. If you're a fan of Sony, have PS2 games already, and like blu-ray movies then the PS3 is a great buy. But if you want the best buy available for high definition gaming then I'd go with Microsoft's Xbox360. It's true, you can't install Windows XP or Linux on an Xbox360 like you can for Sony's PS3. I, for one, already have a PC, but the Xbox 360 has many options going for it that Sony only dreams of. The thing now is that Sony is tired of dreaming and have recently begun adding those same Xbox360 features to the PS3 (downloadable movies, better online capabilities, rumble, in-game music capabilities, achievements, etc.) I'm sure that soon Sony will include voice chat during any game, movie, or whatever and possibly add some type of instant messenger, TiVo, and better choices of movie downloads, all-of-which the Xbox360 now has. Through Sony and Microsoft's competition, we as consumers get better products. It's too bad that HD DVD died and that Sony's Blu-ray won 'cause now Sony hasn't improved on anything regarding blu-ray. Had HD DVD still be around then we as consumers would definitely have bigger, better, and more options regarding high definition viewing and possibly gaming. As of yesterday, game producers have said that blu-ray really hasn't changed anything like Sony claimed it would in regards to having games on blu-ray. The quality of games still look the same whether on blu-ray or regular DVD9's. By time the games actually do improve, there will be a newer technology better than blu-ray.
As I tried to mention earlier, the Xbox360 is still the better buy even though Sony's PS3 has come down in price. The devices that they're offering now are just "watered" down versions of the original 60Gb and offer a lot less. I enjoy having backwards compatibility 'cause the PS3 game library is still lacking. All the games that are coming out now have been out for the Xbox360 so there's no reason to revisit them. Sony needs more exclusives without Microsoft taking them.
Product reviews by 'kishan73'
Sony PlayStation 3 40GB
Rating: 4 / 5
Value for money: 2 / 5

