I firmly believe that the best console is based on the user. And this comes from as ex retail and a bit more diplomatic point of view. Granted I Own a 360, and I love it. Have played PS3 and it's great too. For those who have been PS gamers since PSOne, then it's the system for them. Backward compatibility only makes sense for gamers who have been playing PS1 games for the length of their gamerlife. Truthfully, other than the multiple technical discussions about which is better, each system has its better than truths. I'll spare myself the redicule of knowing all the technical facts and beign able to debate them all.

I will say this. Wii is a perfectly fine console for the gamerlite, and children. Despite a smaller catalog of games, they do have some games that are fun with the motion controls.

360 is a fantastic console, and with the NXE update, the additions of Netflix, and Upload of games to the Hard drive, it's a great expansion bridging you from gamer console to entertainment console.

PS3 is a great console too, to me it's only downside is the con backward compatibility with it's PS2 titles. THe blue ray player is a win, with the demise of HDDVD.

I'm looking to buy a PS3 in the near future, So I would like to own both systems. To each their own when it comes to these systems. What's best for you is what's best for you.