1. My Live will be up at around July of next year.
2. I am extremely frustrated with the complete butchering of the Forza Motorsport franchise with its latest installment, but GT5 has not displayed terrific promise as of late.
3. The only game that I play now on X360 is Modern Warfare 2, and my usual crew is now preoccupied and rarely can get together to play anymore, and I don't want to drop money on Black Ops until I have decided.
4. My two favorite games on X360 besides Forza Motorsport 2 and MW2 are Tales of Vesperia (which lacks an English PS3 release) and Final Fantasy XIII, both of which are available for PS3.
5. The primary reasons that I am considering the PS3 for at the moment is Gran Turismo 5 and the next Persona.
6. I do not use any of Live's bonus features (i.e. Netflix, Last.fm, ESPN, Zune, whatever).
7. My friends are heavily skewed towards X360, but a few are on PS3.
8. I have no Blu-Rays.
9. I have a quality gaming rig whose only obsolete component is a NVidia GTX260 896MB. This is what's going to be my main console in the future, so 7G may be my last console (unless a new Persona comes out).

1.  I have just recently replaced my X360 launch console with a X360S (a week after its launch).
2. I have a mediocre stack of X360 games, worth $600 and 4 XBL arcade games. I will not be selling my 2 LEs, FM3 and MW2, even though I will have no system to play them on.
3. I have 2240 MS Points currently on my account and have just realised that I can use them to buy games through Games For Windows Live.
4. I will be keeping my Gamertag for GFWL-enabled games, so in the event that I do get the next-gen Xbox or whatever, I will still theoretically keep my Arcade games and MSP.
5. There is no more PS2 support on the slim (dang, I wanted to play SSX3 and Persona 4 again!)
6. I currently have borrowed a copy of GT5 and a PS3 from a friend, and I'm finding that GT5 is very flawed in all respects short of anything related to driving physics itself, everything about the Premium Cars and trackside graphics. I am thoroughly unimpressed with Standard Cars (except how they look in photomode), loading times, challenges [licence tests, specials] and boneheaded AI.
7. What is the probability that Persona 5 is exclusive to PS3? Or will they go dual-plat like FF13 and DMC?

1. Gran Turismo 5
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops
3. Final Fantasy XIII
4. Metal Gear Solid 4
5. Uncharted 2 (maybe 1 as well)
6. Dirt 3 (undecided PC or PS3)

1. My Live will be up at around July of next year.
2. I am extremely frustrated with the complete butchering of the Forza Motorsport franchise with its latest installment, but GT5 has not displayed terrific promise as of late.
3. The only game that I play now on X360 is Modern Warfare 2, and my usual crew is now preoccupied and rarely can get together to play anymore, and I don't want to drop money on Black Ops until I have decided.
4. My two favorite games on X360 besides Forza Motorsport 2 and MW2 are Tales of Vesperia (which lacks an English PS3 release) and Final Fantasy XIII, both of which are available for PS3.
5. The primary reasons that I am considering the PS3 for at the moment is Gran Turismo 5 and the next Persona.
6. I do not use any of Live's bonus features (i.e. Netflix, Last.fm, ESPN, Zune, whatever).
7. My friends are heavily skewed towards X360, but a few are on PS3.
8. I have no Blu-Rays.
9. I have a quality gaming rig whose only obsolete component is a NVidia GTX260 896MB. This is what's going to be my main console in the future, so 7G may be my last console (unless a new Persona comes out).

1.  I have just recently replaced my X360 launch console with a X360S (a week after its launch).
2. I have a mediocre stack of X360 games, worth $600 and 4 XBL arcade games. I will not be selling my 2 LEs, FM3 and MW2, even though I will have no system to play them on.
3. I have 2240 MS Points currently on my account and have just realised that I can use them to buy games through Games For Windows Live.
4. I will be keeping my Gamertag for GFWL-enabled games, so in the event that I do get the next-gen Xbox or whatever, I will still theoretically keep my Arcade games and MSP.
5. There is no more PS2 support on the slim (dang, I wanted to play SSX3 and Persona 4 again!)
6. I currently have borrowed a copy of GT5 and a PS3 from a friend, and I'm finding that GT5 is very flawed in all respects short of anything related to driving physics itself, everything about the Premium Cars and trackside graphics. I am thoroughly unimpressed with Standard Cars (except how they look in photomode), loading times, challenges [licence tests, specials] and boneheaded AI.
7. What is the probability that Persona 5 is exclusive to PS3? Or will they go dual-plat like FF13 and DMC?

1. Gran Turismo 5
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops
3. Final Fantasy XIII
4. Metal Gear Solid 4
5. Uncharted 2 (maybe 1 as well)
6. Dirt 3 (undecided PC or PS3)

Its made of candy!

don't get a ps3. stick with the 360.

Since you seem to be into racing games and hate Forza, wait for GT5 reviews and get when they're good, get a ps3.  Also, the ps2 thing shouldn't be an issue.  Those things are really cheap.

If you have got the money and like video games, then having a PS3 will certainly do you no wrong. It is a great piece of hardware with decent online features and some truly great games.

I don't want to sound like a dink or anything, because you should defiantly experience both, but I owned both systems up untill about 2 months ago. My PS3 collected dust, there was nothing on it that interested me (other than GT5 that I got tired of waiting for). I think Microsoft just does 'more' with their system. The only time I'd use my PS3 was for blurrays, now that doesn't seem like its worth it considering the streaming services available. Gamewise, think long and hard whats available, because I really feel that 360 has the edge in exclusives.

It won't break, free online, God of War 3 and Collection, Heavy Rain, Final Fantasy versus 13, 3 Ratchet games, 3 Motorstorm games, Wipeout, Killzone 2+3, Valkyria Chronicles, Littlebigplanet 1+2, Move. 360 exclusives are starting to come over like ME2. Valve and Sony are cool now and Gabe just teased 3 huge announcements. A lot of the games I mentioned are mad old and would only cost a few bucks. I ditched my 360 for a PS3 maybe a year ago, after my pro broke for the third time. Wasn't sure about it because all my friends had 360's, havn't once regretted it. Some games are better on PS3, FF13, Eternal Sonata etc.
 
@Burns098356GX: Some people like owning their movies/physical media.

" If you have got the money and like video games, then having a PS3 will certainly do you no wrong. It is a great piece of hardware with decent online features and some truly great games. "

First off, don't listen to the hate. I always seem to hear tons of shit about the system that one it doesn't deserve and two those people can never back it up. It's a great system, that can be used for way more then just gaming. Blu ray, internet surfing, MLBTV, Hulu. 

@jelekeloy:

@Pessh:

It only does everything.

Just take a look at the library and the online benefits, then decide.

" It only does everything. "

" If you have got the money and like video games, then having a PS3 will certainly do you no wrong. It is a great piece of hardware with decent online features and some truly great games. "

" It only does everything. "

" @Supermarius: Er, give me a reason? 

" Just take a look at the library and the online benefits, then decide. "

Why can't you have both? 

My PS3 recently became self-aware and has started eliminating my enemies for me.  My system is a fat, and I don't know if the slim would have this capability or not.   The only downside is that it's a bit too chatty and insists that I call it Luis. 

" @NekuSakuraba: That's what I was thinking. Yes, I do have a gaming rig. 

none of your "issues" you list have anything to do with the ps3 aside from lack of backwards compatibility, which honestly i don't know why people still expect in 2010, when it hasn't been in any new ps3 models since 2007. 
 
i say go for it. also, valkyria chronicles might fit your interests.

all i saw was pessh giving you suggestions about why lots of people get the PS3 and then all i saw was OP shoting them down and saying hoow much he doesnt like them

" @NekuSakuraba: Out of those 4, I hate all of them except LO, which I loved.   

" @NekuSakuraba: Forza 2, PGR4, Lost Odyssey. Possibly Bayonetta, which was too hard for me to beat and is terrible on PS3 due to tech issues. "

" @NekuSakuraba: Yes, 1000/1100. I don't play the other two anymore. "

Atlus and Japan both love Sony. Fact.

" Why can't you have both?  "

Demons souls and  Valkyria Chronicles  are games that are really good

" @Aus_azn said:

" @Supermarius: Er, give me a reason? 

If you already have a 360, then the only reason to switch is if you prefer the ps3 exclusives. Do you? If you don't then you are just going to be wasting money, and you will spend significantly more than you save in live fees. If you didnt have a 360 and were deciding between a ps3 or a 360 then i would say you could reasonably go either way. If the situation was reversed and a person had a  ps3and was thinking of switching their collection to the 360 i would also tell them to seriously think about not doing it. "

Updated as of GT5's release, still in the market. 
 
Help?

Because Ken Kutaragi said so.