Well, I knew that the PS3 was going to be expensive. For the premium model, it'll cost $659 CDN plus tax, which is %14, for a total of $751. That price does not include an extra controller or a game. My 360 cost me $568, with tax, plus $60 for another controller, plus $70 for a game for a total of $698. I don't think I'll be able to justify purchasing a PS3 until there is a price drop. I barely justified the 360 at its price, though Ghost Recon really sold me and I needed something to show off my new hdtv. Now. The PS3's controller has been redesigned to be combination of the old dual-shock, with a 360ish centre logo button, and motion sensing which is most likely an offspring from the Wii. Coming with a hard drive for both models is a good idea which I think MS dropped the ball with. The "core" PS3 comes with a 20GB drive while the "premium" comes with a 60GB drive. Now I hear that that is not all that is different between the two versions. Rumours are floating around that the built in networking and memory card slots are missing from the "core" edition. The only game demo I saw was for Gran Turismo so I will not say much about the graphics yet. From what I saw, though, the demo did not show graphical abilities far superior to the 360. Perhaps at 1080p it'll look great, but I just bought an hdtv that I plan on keeping for at least 5 years and it can't display that resolution. Will my PS3 games just end up looking the same as the 360? Another note, I did not hear that all games will be in 1080p. From what I have read, it only means that the PS3 is capable of displaying in 1080p. Will developers choose to output in 1080p at the cost of other features considering the processing power required for 1080p? Well. More to come, but I thought I'd get that off my chest. Upcoming:: My review of PD0 for the 360. Thoughts on the Nintendo conference Thoughts on the MS conference.