Okay, TC, I'm gonna be honest with you here, and I hope you take my advice at least a little bit seriously, because I think there's mostly been "Go 360 now, PS3 later!" replies so far.
The 360 is getting 3 high profile games this holiday season. Halo 3, Bioshock (also on pc -- this may affect your purchase if you can run it), and Mass Effect. They will probably all be kickass games. Now, looking into 2008, there's not much to look forward to. I'm not saying that there aren't ANY games coming to 360 next year that are potential greats, because GeOW2 and Banjo 3 will probably be amazing.
To be honest, the 360 is kind of a "GET IT NOW, INSTANT SATISFACTION" system. After 2007, the PS3 is getting a flood of high profile games, while the 360 will be winding down.
If you really do enjoy and are looking forward to Sony exclusives such as GoW3, MGS4, FFXIII and Versus, WKS (looks like you're an rpg fan, you should check White Knight Story out), KZ2 (yeah, this one we'll have to wait and see, but it looks to be shaping up well), Little Big Planet (this is coming out 2007 downloadable, 2008 on bluray), Gran Turismo 5 (possible for 2008, we'll see though) and so much more. If you're into JRPG's, I really hope that you at least wait until Tokyo Game Show before deciding on the 360 and the PS3, because we're probably going to see some exclusive announcements for the PS3 from some high profile jrpg developers.
So now that we know that for YOU, the PS3 2008 lineup is going to be a whole lot better than the 360's, can you live with a PS3 for the rest of 2007? While many 360 fanboys on this forum will try and spin it the other way, this holiday is no slouch for the PS3 either.
A new R&C that looks to be the best of the series, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune from the very talented Naughty Dog, Warhawk (which has been getting rave previews), Lair (we'll have to wait and see what GS has to say -- this one's a bit iffy), LBP's PSN release, Heavenly Sword (this one is gonna be huge), Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (yes, this will be available 2007 holiday), the best CONSOLE version of UT3 (of course, if you have a pc that's up to par, this point is moot), and the PS3 is sharing many high-profile multiplats with the 360 this holiday as well, such as Assassin's Creed and COD4.
So, essentially, you're going to have a really good 2007 either way. But long-term, honestly, as a fan of Sony's exclusive series, which system do you think is better for YOU? It's hard to ignore all the 360 fans on here, but you really should judge for yourself. If your strapped for cash, the decision is pretty important since you are unlikely to purchase both systems.
All the best.
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