The thing is seriously sick....I had one for a while (a 60GIG) that was backwards compatible. AT the time I was using my NIkon D40 (newer toy) more than PS3 So I sold the Ps3 for 700$ as a bundle with some other ****.

Well my new one came and I played on it more (hours wise) than the 1st one. **** is sick, you can like download games and demos its like ITUNES for the PlayStation. I am really digging it!!!!

I am actually already looking at upgrading the 80GIG to a *320GB 7200RPM* Drive and considering throwing Yellow Dog Linux on it.

Coming from someone who pretty much ditched console systems when he was 16 and moves to PC's now I am 24 and I can see things have changed alot over the years. Games are hella expensive though $59.99 ....god christ! How are 13 year old kids suppose to buy the dame games.

I think $49.99 should be tagged for all console games.

 

Linux is the way to go man. Really opens up the potential of the PS3 -- er, just makes it more like a desktop PC.

 

Ebay/Craigslist for games. Gamestop is a rip. Best Buy frequently has $39 sales on popular stuff. I only pay $60 ($65 w/ tax!) for a game if it's a new release that I must have right away.

 

Yeah ^^ they really get you on games. On the bright side Sony is dropping prices for PS3 in April to 299$ so anyone who wants to buy a Ps3 can

 

i like my 360.... lol

 

playstation store = DANGEROUS

 

Gamestop is a rip, but I like their used game program. If you buy a used game, you can return within 1 week and get a full refund. Easy to rent/demo games.

 

Yeah I stopped in and bought one of those game cards for 14.99

 

how certain are we that the price is dropping in April?

and I've heard the backwards-compatible PS3's are worth like $1,000 now...

 

I've got one myself (and a Wii) and I've been very impressed as to the performance of the PS3... but read this article it was pretty amazing what the did with a bunch of them....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/200901...4sw21clLv637YB

Seems they linked 16 together to calculate blackholes in action. Linked like that they essentially made a super computer! Now that's impressive!