Good call for the 60gb model, of the PS3.  Of the 3 to 4 models of the PS3, the 60gb one is the best.  To be fair though, I own a 360, and it has a generally better game library (minus the backward compatibility issue, but the 360 is still worth it), i’m curious to know what games you plan on getting for the system (or what interests you, with regards to the games you’ll eventually buy).  But, I hope you have some fun.

At least the PS3 can run Linux, so who cares about games

My girlfriend was nice enough to get me a PS3 about a month ago.  It’s pretty nice, though I’ve read the power consumption is harsh, don’t plan on using it just for playing a DVD anymore.

I’d recommend looking for used copies of games from like a Gamestop or some type of store like that.  That’s what we did and got several games for half of their retail price nice.  Even some of the new prices are much lower than in stores like Walmart or something like that.

PSN ID = HastyP.

I’ve had luck at Blockbuster with used PS3 games.

Might I recommend Warhawk and Everyday Shooter off the PSN? ES is all-consuming.

Marc, you can take a look at my Wish List to see what I’m hoping to add to my collection before too long. There’s a number of titles due out by Christmas I’m looking forward to.

Elwed, you’d be surprised at how easy Sony makes installing Linux as well. There’s actually an option on the XMB labeled Install Other OS.

Chief, I’m definitely looking at used games at the moment though Best Buy appears to have a number of titles that are marked down in price already as well. I’ve had good luck with used games in the past and the higher prices for PS3 games will make that an even easier decision.

Rgip, my PSN ID is SEB_Dude. It took me an hour of trying different handles before I found one that would work. Of course they don’t tell you that the system doesn’t like spaces in the ID, but I eventually figured it out. Even then most of the gaming handles I normally use were either unavailable or unacceptable for some reason.

I’ll take a look at Everyday Shooter and I’m definitely interested in Warhawk seeing as I still own the original PS1 game. I’m currently connecting to my home network using the wireless capability and haven’t had a chance to see just how stable that will be, but it’ll have to do for the moment either way.

Oh, one thing I am definitely happy about is the PS3’s ability to use a standard USB keyboard and mouse. Might get me to play a few FPSs on the system now.

Does the USB mouse and keyboard actually work with FPSs on the PS3?  I’ve not bothered trying to hook up those kinds of things since I assumed that would mostly be for internet browsing and entering text as needed.  It would be nice to use it for Call of Duty 3 though, there’s so much going on in that game at all times that its overwhelming with only a standard controller.

It depends on if the developers put in the code to use a keyboard and mouse. There’s no reason it shouldn’t work as the PS3 will recognize and use keyboards and mice if you hook them up, but if the game isn’t programmed to use them then the answer is no.

In the case of CoD3 the answer is no.

My belated birthday present was a flat screen LCD TV for my PS3 and once you get one you’ll see that the difference is amazing.

I’ve still not tried any blue-ray dvd’s but I’m looking forward to it.

Well the best buy I have made to date in PS3 games is super rub-a-dub, download it for under 5 dollars, and enjoy 6 axis fun, playable by anyone over 3 (although my 2 year old keeps trying, she just doesn’t understand that there is a goal to it other then making the big duckie jump).

Other then that; 6 dollar rentals are much better ways to enjoy heavenly sword etc, I know I can’t afford $55-70 per game for games that I’ll only play once or twice and that only last 10-12 hours ( yes I know reviewers say 6, unlike game reviewers I haven’t dedicated my life to video games)

welcome to the fold, the fold still waiting for that must have game.

Gingerbeard does have a good point.  If you’ve got a weekend to dedicate to Heavenly Sword you could likely finish it before you have to return it to the store.  Then if you liked it enough to own it, you invest a little more down the line when the game runs 20-30 dollars.

I do like that you can easily download demos.  It’s already saved me a bit as I was thinking about getting AFL 2K8 but found out I really didn’t like the game enough to invest in it any time soon.

Sorry for the double post but I was wondering if anybody knew how (or if it’s even possible) to transfer a Playstation Network account?  I signed up for everything and created my handle accidently on my girlfriend’s PS3 login.  Now I can’t seem to transfer it over to my login.  It’s not necessarily that big of a deal just sort of annoying that I can’t even login to the Playstation store unless I’m logged into the PS3 as her.

chief what happens when you try to sign into PSN with a new account of your own? It just won’t let you sign in?

GB, there’s a couple of titles I’ll probably end up renting. As for must-have titles, they’re coming soon enough that the purchase is well time for me.

Chief, I’ve no idea but I’ve only played around with the PSN a little bit.

Incidentally, you can browse SEB on your PS3, but it looks like crap.

rgip, I could create a whole new account of my own it’s just that I used my normal username for the other account and it annoys me to think I have to create a whole other one just because I’m on a different PS3 login.

Les, SEB was actually one of the first sites I went to on my PS3.  It actually worked out that one of the videos was just about the size of my tv. Pretty much anything on the PS3 looks like crap as you have to scroll horizontally on any site and even then it’s hard to read things.

Thanks to a small financial windfall and the fact that I saved up my birthday money, I’m now the proud owner of a Playstation 3.

Let us recognize that the wife has been saving (putting aside a little) money per paycheck since August to add to the birthday money for SEB’s PS3 fund. Taking all this into consideration we can still equate:

Small Financial windfall = all the mileage reimbursement (from the time SEB began his current “new” job to now) from work coming through on the last paycheck.

The mileage coming through quickened the process by about 2 pay periods:-). SEB was, unknowingly, very close to getting his PS3. (LOL)

Gives an entirely new meaning to “your mileage may vary”

Another reason why I love my wife, she helps me to achieve my dreams no matter how ludicrous they may be.

Given the current atmosphere in ‘the barracks’, fancy a swap?

You’d need to transport them somehow…

Airmail?

It’s possible this didn’t help.

slingshot?