I don't understand the hype surrounding the PS3. Sure, it offers new shiny things, but what new console hasn't? Isn't that the entire point of a next generation console? Don't get my wrong, I have nothing against Sony as a whole. I have the PS2 and, unfortunely the PSP(did support just die, where are the games?!).

I guess for 600 bucks I expect more than flashy new graphics. Why should I waste 600 bucks for games to look prettier? I don't play games to look at pictures, I play them to have fun. I don't care if they have life like graphics. If the game is garbage I won't play it. Ok, they can run at a smooth frame rate. Great, but you know what? They better be. Any game better play at a smooth frame rate. If not I will nto play it. I will not spend 50+ bucks to play a buggy game.

Which brings me to my next point. Their launch line up is just awful. A lot of those games will be out for the other consoles as well. Why would I want to drop 600 bucks to play a game with slightly better graphics? Give me a better reason to buy your system Sony. Genji, crabs, "historic battles", need I say more there? Resistance could go either way. Looks pretty basic with a sub par weak excuse for another lame WW2 plot. Only this time it's against aliens.

Ah, so marketting. Sony has some deep problems here. It just seems a few months ago they were saying consumers would pay 600 dollars for anything no matter what it was. So basically Sony things we would pay 600 bucks for a stick called PS:Stick. Then they say the PS3 is not a gaming machine. Ok Sony, why would I want to buy a 600 dollar machine that won't play games? What does it offer otherwise? Oh, blu-ray. No thanks DVD's are cheaper and just as good.

So what's the hype behind the PS3 exactly? I don't see it being the games. They are pretty lackluster or will be out on other systems. Gaming machine, well Sony said it wasnt a gaming machine. So I would be paying 600 bucks for what exactly? Tell me Sony, what do you bring new to this generation outside of flashy graphics?

Maybe I'm too cynical. Maybe I'm too critical. But I have no reason to buy a PS3 in the foreseeable future. The biggest hype surrounding the PS3? 600 bucks.