Definitely either the Xbox 360 or the Wii. PlayStation 3 is getting nothing but bad press.

What's this bad press for PS3 you speak of Isaac? Sorry, I'm pretty uninformed on gaming news

Overpriced, running late, grumbling from developers, etc. $999 is incredible.

I agree with 87997.

Whatever you buy, give it a shot first yourself (shop, friend's house, etc), and don't buy into hype from any console. Even listening to me, you're putting trust in my opinion on the matter.

I have got a lot of use out of my original Xbox (games, movies, whatever) but you might have other needs, prefer specific games or whatever. e.g., the Wii controller looks really interesting, but I wouldn't buy one without trying it first-hand to make sure that it wasn't a gimmick.

Really I'm just hanging out for NBA Live '07, Madden NFL '07 and MLB 2K7. I'm not into stuff like driving games or role-playing or shooting, just sports games mainly

Not sure if they come out for the Wii. Just go with whatever's cheapest then perhaps.

Movies? Music?

I liked the NBA Live series better personally. I'm only really looking to play games with the system. I usually use my PC for movies and music

Stay away from EA??????
who is talking this talk???
NBA Live all the way...

river raid is better than both...

I will buy a PS3 when the price comes down. a lot. The games are just better. The xbox will always be more powerful, but what great games did it have? Like Halo, and that's it. For now i'll stick to PC games (Diablo 2, big game)

88018, modded Xbox can emulate SNES, PSX and loads of arcade games. ;)

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But yes, you wouldn't want to buy anything until prices come down. And the PC is superior for certain games like BFII and other FPS, RTS, etc.

"river raid is better than both..."

I prefer Frogger actually..

What is Blu-Ray? Is it some technology that's years away from becoming mainstream?

Here is blu-ray information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_ray

Without sounds like a tosser (for a change) blu-ray utilies a shorter wavelength compared to DVD or CD, hence more storage space on a disc.

Sony has announced that the PlayStation 3 will be shipped with a 2x Blu-ray drive, likely read-only as for most game console optical drives. According to Sony's press releases, it will support DVD(8x), CD(24x).

Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are the two upcoming formats for higher density DVD (similar to DVD-RAM/DVD-ROM and VHS/Beta and so on). Industry players are lining up behind one or the other.

3, in your case, unless developers make full use of the space available (not always likely - plus even if you have 50GB for high-res textures, you don't have the processing power to use them) or you want to watch high-definition movies, it's not going to be that big a deal.

You can't really win in siding with one or the other. While both have some solid electronics pioneers (Philips, Samsung, Panasonic, Pioneer vs Toshiba, NEC, etc), they both also have the interest of DRM fiends (e.g., Microsoft) and big labels (Warner Bros, Universal, Paramount, Fox, Walt Disney, etc) who are all out to make your life (legal or illegal) hell.

Both will have DRM, both will be expensive initially and either could become the "next Beta" (e.g., a superior format that failed in the light of a more popular alternative).

Blu-Ray seems to have regained ground and could be the superior choice between the two, but in my opinion it's too early to be making bets either way.