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Originally Posted by Russic
That's not just a list I copied and pasted. Those are just the exclusives that I feel are purchase worthy (taken from a larger list). Half are out now and the other half will come out over the next year or so. If you have time to play that many games then you have issues.
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How the heck can you advocate purchasing a game that hasn't even come out? I wouldn't even give that recommendation to a Blizzard game until I had played at least 5 hours of it myself.
Personally I'd buy a PS3 as more of a nerd toy so I could attempt to turn it into a kick ass media player. The gaming system would be a simple aside that I probably wouldn't play around with much (Rachet and Clank? Heavenly Sword? no thanks...). The only game on the PS3 at the moment that even piques my interest in the slightest way is Resistance, but it seems Gears of War offers similar game play so I'm contented. That said, PS3 is getting Bioshock which is in my top 3 games ever played, but that kinda leads me into my main point.
This is a major thing to consider this round is that nearly all the big name games aren't locked into a specific platform (sports games, GTA, Rockband/Guitar Hero, etc). So purchasing either system will offer a near identical service. Sony's online service will eventually cost money (if PS3 sales ever pick up). Unless they have no plan to ever match Xbox Live's functionality...
I would recommend that you test both systems out before buying and pick the one who's controller you prefer. My biggest gripe with the PS3 is the POS controller it comes with. The Sixxaxis does nothing to improve the horrible design on the original dual shock 2 controller, which I never could get used to. The Xbox360 controller, on the other hand, is very comfortable with every button easily accessible. I use it as a my PC gaming pad as well since I've never seen better on the market.