Buy a PS3?
I have been considering buying a PS3 but I can't quite bring myself to do it. My interest in the PS3 ramped up a couple of weeks ago when Warner Brothers announced they were going Blu-ray exclusive. This solidified my belief that the HD format war was Blu-ray's to lose and that the best that HD-DVD could hope for was a stalemate. I have two primary reservations about getting a PS3: the number of exclusive games that I am interested in and the video quality difference between DVD and Blu-ray.
My first reservation stems from the fact that the only PS3 exclusive that has come out that I am interested in is Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Some other games on the horizon look interesting (Little Big Planet, and others), but they are at least several months away. The other source of doubt for me is that the difference between DVD and Blu-ray is marginal on a 26" HDTV like I have. That said, I do spend more time watching movies than playing games and while I can definitely tell the difference between HD and DVD, it isn't a make-or-break situation. In order to sway my decision I need more justification to spend $400 than just somewhat better video quality, ie. interesting games to play. The PS3 is also the most future proof Blu-ray player making it the obvious choice for a player if I'm going to buy one.
The wild card in all this is that there are a couple of movies that I would like to buy (Blade Runner: The Final Cut, Planet Earth). But there is no point in buying them on an obsolete format so why not get an HD player already? Maybe I'll wait for my economic stimulus from the government and blow it on a PS3 to do my part for the country. For the foreseeable future, however, I'm going to stay in a holding pattern. But if a couple more PS3 exclusive games look compelling or they drop the price again (come on Sony you know you want to) I'm going to have to cross to the dark side.
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