My New Expensive Toy

Set up the PlayStation 3 and the girlfriend says "It takes up too much space." The PS3 really is an eyesore and looks out of place.

Let's not forget how much heat the unit generates when simply idling. Always place the PS3 in a well ventilated area, preferably with a desk fan blowing cool air towards the unit. Well, I'm not sure if the last part is necessary - or even helps at all.

And what's up with downloaded games having to be installed? Isn't this a video game console, not a Windows PC? =\

I do like that the PS3 is relatively quiet compared to the Xbox 360. But that's about it so far. No games for my PS3 until Metal Gear Solid 4 comes out in 2008. Well, that is if you don't count PS2 games, of which there's plenty for me to play with upscaled graphics and smooth shading.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night with smooth shading puts the Xbox 360 version to shame.

Just for Fun

My blog getting a PG rating is quite an amazing feat in itself. I'm surprised with myself actually. Just wow. That's not like me at all...

Disgust

I'm disgusted with myself. I caved in. I went against everything I said about not buying a PS3 for years. With the $100 price drop for the 60GB model plus the announcement that future models will not have the Emotion Engine chip, the urge to buy now was hard to overcome.

I went searching for the PS3 at local retailers, most of them already sold out by the time I got off work. Amazon.com turns out to have the best deal, given the fact that there's free shipping and no sales tax (at least for me).

So yeah, I will soon be the owner of a PS3, but without any games that I really want to buy until MGS4 comes out next year. On the plus side, I can start buying Blu-Ray movies.

Hurry up with Transformers and Spider-Man 3 on Blu-Ray disc!