Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
If I went with a PlayStation...

A PS2 is $129.00
A PS3 is $399 for 40GB or $499 for 80GB.

Will I be sorry if I purchase the PS2 and end up wanting the PS3?
If I buy the PS3, is it worth the extra $100 for the additional GBs? Why do I need a hard-drive anyway?

The last time I bought a gaming system was the original Nintendo. I was still living with my parents so I'm guessing that was about 18 - 20 years ago!

After doing some research, I'm leaning towards a PS. It doesn't sound like the graphics on the Wii are up to par with the PS or the Xbox. And it appears that the PS has some motion sensor in the controller, so I suspect that Wii type games will be available on the PS system in the future.

To try and answer Bobsticks' questions...the main monitor for this unit will be a 42" LCD HDTV with a lovely 5.1 sound system hooked up to it. I'm not really concerned about whether the unit can store music or play DVDs (although the blu-ray feature is an added bonus, it's not really a selling feature for me).
I store a bunch of stuff on my 60g HD. Pics, videos, music, games....stuff like that. It's cool when you have family over and can do a slideshow of pics or play some family videos. All in one place and ready to go. It has digital media card slots(not sure about the 40) so I can take photos/video and just pop the card in the PS3 to transfer it over. Online games can be purchased for as little as $1.99 up to about $9.99. There's also a bunch of free stuff. Built in wifi allows you to easily connect online if you don't have a router close by or don't want to run the wire.

The motion sensor in the controller is used quite a bit during game play. Bowling, shooting freethrows, driving and so on. I only know of one game that uses the motion sensor only for the entire game but more will come.

I've had my PS3 for over a year now with no issues.