And it begins ....... my slow march to the PS3.

 Those who are familiar with me around these parts know that I don't have a PS3 and think that whilst it is excellent hardware, it is too expensive ($499 in my parts and that is $460 if you are in the USA, quite a bit more than $299) and it doesn't have a worthwhile quantity of exclusive titles to draw me in.  In fact, below is the complete lest of games on the PS3 I care about and I care about the middle 3 a lot and the top and bottom ones are of reasonable interest to me:
 

 Those who are familiar with me around these parts know that I don't have a PS3 and think that whilst it is excellent hardware, it is too expensive ($499 in my parts and that is $460 if you are in the USA, quite a bit more than $299) and it doesn't have a worthwhile quantity of exclusive titles to draw me in.  In fact, below is the complete lest of games on the PS3 I care about and I care about the middle 3 a lot and the top and bottom ones are of reasonable interest to me:
 

I bought Killzone 2 before I got my ps3. Only a day before...but was just preparing for it. Usually I do buy the console first though it's just I got my paycheck the day after I got Killzone 2 and could actually afford the PS3.
 
Also, Demon's Souls is the shit, I'm glad you're interested in it. It's tough but so damn satisfying.

" I bought Killzone 2 before I got my ps3. Only a day before...but was just preparing for it. Usually I do buy the console first though it's just I got my paycheck the day after I got Killzone 2 and could actually afford the PS3.  Also, Demon's Souls is the shit, I'm glad you're interested in it. It's tough but so damn satisfying. "

By the time you pick up a PS3 the new Tales of Vesperia and Star Ocean International should be on store shelves.  It's true that sometimes games that don't have a high print number disappear never to be seen again unless you're willing to pay a bit extra on Ebay or are lucky enough to catch a pre-owned copy somewhere.  Demon's Souls is an Atlus published game and they have a history of being very conservative with their print runs.  Everything you've written seems to indicate that you are not for want of games, so I think at this point you can wait until Sony drops the price a bit further down under.  
 
Actually, I think I did something similar a few years ago.  Before I had my PC built I bought Diablo because the box art was so cool.

disgaea 3 is great, iv played that game for a good amount of time, the humours what makes the series

" By the time you pick up a PS3 the new Tales of Vesperia and Star Ocean International should be on store shelves.  It's true that sometimes games that don't have a high print number disappear never to be seen again unless you're willing to pay a bit extra on Ebay or are lucky enough to catch a pre-owned copy somewhere.  Demon's Souls is an Atlus published game and they have a history of being very conservative with their print runs.  Everything you've written seems to indicate that you are not for want of games, so I think at this point you can wait until Sony drops the price a bit further down under.  
 
Actually, I think I did something similar a few years ago.  Before I had my PC built I bought Diablo because the box art was so cool. "

Good lord, sir. What country do you live in that has these offensive prices?!  O.O

" Good lord, sir. What country do you live in that has these offensive prices?!  O.O "

hey the slim ps3 is not as ugly as the normal ps3

" @oldschool:  PS3 is getting pretty damn good, just as good as a 360. I bought Demon's Souls instead of Forza 3 or Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time the other day. For some reason it was $20 more then the other games. But I bought it, I was atcually really enjoying my time with it until after the first boss battle. See I don't exactly have a whole lot of patience. I got owned by a bunch of wolves and just all my souls.   Then I asked myself; "I'm 4 hours into this game, why am I still playing it?" I couldn't think of a good answer. The messages and blood stain stuff is super awesome. I really like the combat too. But the menus and inventory screens are just plain bad. Alot of the dialog makes no sense to me. I didn't find the story at all compelling, I didn't really even know what I was doing. It's kind of like, hey you kill some demons. I like hard games, don't get me wrong, but what really pisses me off is when I have to repeat alot of stuff that I just did, it's boring.  Not to rag on the game too much. It's good, just not for everyone. I'm just saying that you should rent it first. "

" @Bones8677 said:

" Good lord, sir. What country do you live in that has these offensive prices?!  O.O "

He lives in Australia.  oldschool, you need more brawn and blood in your list. "

" hey the slim ps3 is not as ugly as the normal ps3 "

" @oldschool:  Yeah, I understand. I wouldn't say I'm strafing away from more violent video games, but more creative and intuitive video games are starting to become a must for me. I don't see many on the X360 (sorry), and I really want to pick up a PS3 soon. Too many games I'm missing out on. "

I own 3 PS3 games and I still don't have a PS3.  I've borrowed my friend's PS3 to play one of them, though. 

" @oldschool: YAY...oldschool is on his way to getting a PS3! 
I think you might wanna check Heavy Rain out. Also Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crank In TIme was just a blast (literally). inFAMOUS is also one you want want to look into.  "

" I own 3 PS3 games and I still don't have a PS3.  I've borrowed my friend's PS3 to play one of them, though.  "

" @oldschool: infamous is nothing like Prototype. Is a much more focused, story driven game.  "

This is the game that has started my march towards a PS3: 
      I love this series and I will be very disappointed if I couldn't get this game later, so now it will sit, unused, like an ugly girl at a prom, until I finally buy that PS3.  So, am I crazy?  Has anyone else made a habit of doing this, or would you ever consider doing this?

" @oldschool said:

This is the game that has started my march towards a PS3: 
  I love this series and I will be very disappointed if I couldn't get this game later, so now it will sit, unused, like an ugly girl at a prom, until I finally buy that PS3.  So, am I crazy?  Has anyone else made a habit of doing this, or would you ever consider doing this?

Is it just me or is the image link there broken?  I can't see anything. "

" @oldschool:  After 140 hours of Demon's Souls and three playthroughs, it's still fun.   The melee system is great.   While getting far into a level, the most prevalent feeling I get is the fear of being far from home base.  You're in the middle of hornets nest and there's no turning back. :] "

" @EvilTwin said:

" I own 3 PS3 games and I still don't have a PS3.  I've borrowed my friend's PS3 to play one of them, though.  "

There you go, someone who tops my behaviour.  Well done.   Although, how many games I may own before I get the console is debatable as it may be a year away. What games where they? "

" @Diamond said:

" @oldschool said:

This is the game that has started my march towards a PS3: 
  I love this series and I will be very disappointed if I couldn't get this game later, so now it will sit, unused, like an ugly girl at a prom, until I finally buy that PS3.  So, am I crazy?  Has anyone else made a habit of doing this, or would you ever consider doing this?

Is it just me or is the image link there broken?  I can't see anything.

I can see it, although I didn't use the normal method as for some reason, adding images wasn't working.  Still, it shows up for me.

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" @oldschool said:

" @Diamond said:

" @oldschool said:

This is the game that has started my march towards a PS3: 
  I love this series and I will be very disappointed if I couldn't get this game later, so now it will sit, unused, like an ugly girl at a prom, until I finally buy that PS3.  So, am I crazy?  Has anyone else made a habit of doing this, or would you ever consider doing this?

Is it just me or is the image link there broken?  I can't see anything.

I can see it, although I didn't use the normal method as for some reason, adding images wasn't working.  Still, it shows up for me.

Not sure, but I don't think anyone else can see it.  This is the url the source says :  

 " webkit-fake-url://ACEBFFC1-9F9E-40CC-99BE-3F7476D0C3AE/disgaea3.jpg "

" @oldschool said:

" @EvilTwin said:

" I own 3 PS3 games and I still don't have a PS3.  I've borrowed my friend's PS3 to play one of them, though.  "

There you go, someone who tops my behaviour.  Well done.   Although, how many games I may own before I get the console is debatable as it may be a year away. What games where they? "

Metal Gear Solid 4, Valkyria Chronicles, and Demon's Souls.  The last two mainly for the same reasons as you.  Because I don't know how hard they'll be to find by the time I get a PS3.  The first, because I'm too impatient and too invested to not finish a mainline MGS game as soon as possible. "

I'm in a similar boat as you Oldschool. I just found out that one can pick up a working, Backwards Compatible PS3 for little more than what the slims sell for now on ebay. Even with that though, there are only 3 PS3 games on my wishlist for the system. Until there are 6 (in other words, as many games as whose cost would be equal to the console), I will continue to sit on my hands. Another thing that might push me is the end of my XBL Gold membership, but we'll see. 

I bought The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the PC knowing my rig would not run it. I bought my new video card two months later, loved it. I've never bought a console game without already having the console. You're not crazy, just crazy like a fox.

" I bought The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the PC knowing my rig would not run it. I bought my new video card two months later, loved it. I've never bought a console game without already having the console. You're not crazy, just crazy like a fox. "

" I'm in a similar boat as you Oldschool. I just found out that one can pick up a working, Backwards Compatible PS3 for little more than what the slims sell for now on ebay. Even with that though, there are only 3 PS3 games on my wishlist for the system. Until there are 6 (in other words, as many games as whose cost would be equal to the console), I will continue to sit on my hands. Another thing that might push me is the end of my XBL Gold membership, but we'll see.  "

Dude ive done the same thing, meaning that i bought ps3 games before i even got my ps3 slim, overall im happy that i bought it and sold my 360. the ps3 in essence pays for itself and justifies the hefty price tag ($300 in the US) playing demon's souls now and my advice is get demon's souls before it gets rarer to find and definitely get a ps3

" Dude ive done the same thing, meaning that i bought ps3 games before i even got my ps3 slim, overall im happy that i bought it and sold my 360. the ps3 in essence pays for itself and justifies the hefty price tag ($300 in the US) playing demon's souls now and my advice is get demon's souls before it gets rarer to find and definitely get a ps3 "

Folk...lore? Dude, there's a demo available. Play it before you buy it, please. Don't get me wrong, maybe you'll like it, but those games are definitely my thing... I loved Alice, but I hated the whole Folklore demo.  Just thought I'd warn you.

" Folk...lore? Dude, there's a demo available. Play it before you buy it, please. Don't get me wrong, maybe you'll like it, but those games are definitely my thing... I loved Alice, but I hated the whole Folklore demo.  Just thought I'd warn you. "

that is quite expensive to get a system that much. i've never bought a game before  a system. i did buy a ps3 game before i got a ps3 online. it ended up working perfectly as i got my game and ps3 on the same day. i never bought a game before the system. i would buy a system then the game.

Before I got my PS2, MGS2 was hanging around in a cupboard for months, laughing at me behind my back.

Disgaea3 is seemingly endless. Finishing the game is basically like finishing the intro to the real game. 
 
i hope to be pretty much through it some time in 2015

indeed the price of gaming in Aus today is insultingly high, no doubt all of our politicians (*cough* Attkinson *cough*) should hang their heads in shame.  
And in relation to this topic, i also refused to buy a PS3 for many years but did give in once the slim came out. And tho i didnt buy any games for it before i got it, it did have about my first 5 purchases worked out in advance (Killzone 2, uncharted 1, LBG, MGS4 and InFamous just in case you were wondering).  

" Before I got my PS2, MGS2 was hanging around in a cupboard for months, laughing at me behind my back. "

" Disgaea3 is seemingly endless. Finishing the game is basically like finishing the intro to the real game.   i hope to be pretty much through it some time in 2015 "

" @oldschool:  PS3 is getting pretty damn good, just as good as a 360. I bought Demon's Souls instead of Forza 3 or Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time the other day. For some reason it was $20 more then the other games. But I bought it, I was atcually really enjoying my time with it until after the first boss battle. See I don't exactly have a whole lot of patience. I got owned by a bunch of wolves and just all my souls.   Then I asked myself; "I'm 4 hours into this game, why am I still playing it?" I couldn't think of a good answer. The messages and blood stain stuff is super awesome. I really like the combat too. But the menus and inventory screens are just plain bad. Alot of the dialog makes no sense to me. I didn't find the story at all compelling, I didn't really even know what I was doing. It's kind of like, hey you kill some demons. I like hard games, don't get me wrong, but what really pisses me off is when I have to repeat alot of stuff that I just did, it's boring.  Not to rag on the game too much. It's good, just not for everyone. I'm just saying that you should rent it first. "

March faster.

If I could, I'd get you a ps3 here in the states and ship it to you. Consider it the first thing on my list of things to do if I win the lottery.

Wow, your list mirrors mine for games I'd like to play should I get a PS3. What stops me most is the amount of double dipping I know I'd do to experience favorite games again (eventual NA release of Tales of Vesperia, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, Bioshock, Eternal Sonata...) Replaying all those game yet again would take time away from other games I'd like to play though.

" I've really been wanting to buy one for over a year now. And now that the slim model is out, it's a better time than ever. However, because of school and getting my hours cut at work, I never seem to have an extra $400-$500 laying around so I can buy the console and some games. "

Try this mate, it's awesome, your bound to love it.
 
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