This isn't probably the best place to ask this question.

Ultimately, like any console, it comes down to games that exist and games that WILL exist. These are the games that earned a 75% or higher from metacritic.

1 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The 2007 93
2 Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2007 89
3 Resistance: Fall of Man 2006 86
4 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2007 86
5 Virtua Fighter 5 2007 85
6 MotorStorm (JPN Import Version) 2006 84
7 Fight Night Round 3 2006 83
8 Super Stardust HD 2007 84
9 MotorStorm 2007 82
10 Gran Turismo HD Concept 2006 82
11 Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection 2007 82
12 NBA Street Homecourt 2007 81
13 College Hoops 2K7 2007 81
14 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 2006 81
15 NBA 2K7 2006 81
16 Darkness, The 2007 80
17 Virtua Tennis 3 2007 80
18 Call of Duty 3 2006 80
19 NHL 2K7 2006 79
20 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2006 78
21 Calling All Cars! 2007 78
22 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent 2007 78
23 Ridge Racer 7 2006 78
24 BIGS, The 2007 77
25 Madden NFL 07 2006 76
26 MLB 07: The Show 2007 76
27 Tony Hawk's Project 8 2006 76

if none of those games appeal to you, or you'd rather buy them for the 360, then don't buy it. If you are interested in some of these games, and some of the exclusives to come, then you SHOULD buy it.

I'll just get a 60GB PS3 later on used.

I wouldnt buy a 60GB PS3 for BC... I'd buy a PS2 and play them on an SD screen if thats the most important thing for you.

But Spunior is right.. zero reason to buy one now.. wait until Sony actually releases those exclusive titles.. and see what the price is at that point.

I wouldn't be shocked if many of the supposed Q4 2007 titles like Drake's Fortune, Ratchet & Clank, and UT3 slip to next year.

We're more than halfway through the year, the PS3 is an ultra-complex platform that's causing development times to drag on and on, there's no marketing push yet for hugely expensive titles from well-known developers, and Sony executives are already downplaying the importance of hitting the holiday release window. These are all signals that many of the big exclusives won't be making it on time. I wouldn't depend on the system having a significant number of them until Q1 '08 at the earliest, so, unless 100% BC is a huge priority for you, there's little reason to rush out and pick one up yet. There'll almost certainly be a comparable PS3 out at $499 or less by the time there's more than a tiny handful of decent exclusives.

Oh, and Little Big Planet is looking an awful lot like a sandbox game with which most people will spend an hour with playing through the pre-made levels, noodle around a bit with the editor and never pick up again. There, I said it.

It's beautiful, though...

Hey jag, what's up?

The only reason I've thought about a PS3 is for Blu-Ray. Warhawk looks very cool, for some day in the future, but who knows when? The price drop helps, but I'm getting a new TV before I get a PS3. And I might decide that I need a new laptop first...

I've said my view in a few other threads, and others have summed it up here, so I'll keep it brief.

First, consider this:

So if by those criteria you should be considering a PS3, I will now give you three criteria to help you decide if you should buy one now rather than six months down the road or something.

1. Do you have an HDTV that can take advantage of Bluray video and/or upscaled DVD video? That is, does it have HDMI and is it at least 40" or larger?
2. Does PS2 backwards compatibility matter to you? If you already have a PS2 and have a nice SDTV that you don't mind playing on, maybe not, but if that nice HDTV is the only thing you game on then you might.
3. Are there any games that come out between now and December (ie, Lair, Little Big Planet, etc) that you are interested in?

If those things hold true for you, then personally I would recommend going and hunting down a $500 60GB model. If not, I recommend waiting a bit longer (ie, until the 80GB model is $500 or less).

As for the games that are already out, the good stuff is almost all downloadable for now. I was underwhelmed by Resistance, and didn't feel compelled to complete it. I liked the Motorstorm demo, but I'm still waiting for Gamefly to get their act together and ship me a rental. As for Ninja Gaiden Sigma, I haven't yet had a chance to play it either (other than the demo), but if you have never played either of the Xbox versions I would definitely recommend that as a purchase.

Well, Ninja Gaiden Black was the first/final re- release of Ninja Gaiden that was done by Itagaki-san. Ninja Gaiden Sigma was project that was entrusted to one of the new comers to Team Ninja team... who in turn asked Itagaki-san if can try to expand the audience for NG series. So with that Sigma is final for NG 1 release. As for new, Itagaki-san mentioned that he is either will be starting or already started the development of Ninja Gaiden 2 for Xbox 360.
With that said, every release of Ninja Gaiden brings new tweaks and improvement to the core game. Not to mention new content, this seems minor at hand... but yet adds to the game.

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Although, there is also Ninja Gaiden for DS... I have no idea what is that about.

I guess Motorstorm and Resistance must suffer from some weird demo representation. I thought Motorstorm was ok until I tried the full game, and I loved it. I still haven't picked up Resistance for the same reason (demo didn't do it really) but I keep hearing too it gets better. So I will probably go out and get it at some point.

I think some people said the same thing about the Condemned demo for the 360 among others too, not the best demo, but a great game when fully fleshed out. Shrug.