Lets get this out of the way right now...the PS3 is not the wonder machine Sony claims. Like the Xbox 360 the PS3 is a stop gap no more. The PS3 is a multi media platform, Blue ray,games and internet all rolled into one shiny package, but oddly only the Blue Ray player really shines (more on that in a sec).

Better sound graphics and game play thats what we were promised. Graphics and sound oh yes indeed in spades! The PS3 can throw around some amazing visuals provided you have the right gear to help it on. (side note: my review is based on the fact im using a Samsung 50" plasma with a stand alone surround sound audio set up). But the games! man oh man we are being feed the same stuff as we played on the PS1 and the PS2 just buffed up and made shiny. You will not find any thing new in the current crop of games lining the shelf that i promise you. The same tired racer/shooter/first person games that populate every system with better shiny graphics and sound. What in the name of… more »

Lets get this out of the way right now...the PS3 is not the wonder machine Sony claims. Like the Xbox 360 the PS3 is a stop gap no more. The PS3 is a multi media platform, Blue ray,games and internet all rolled into one shiny package, but oddly only the Blue Ray player really shines (more on that in a sec).

Better sound graphics and game play thats what we were promised. Graphics and sound oh yes indeed in spades! The PS3 can throw around some amazing visuals provided you have the right gear to help it on. (side note: my review is based on the fact im using a Samsung 50" plasma with a stand alone surround sound audio set up). But the games! man oh man we are being feed the same stuff as we played on the PS1 and the PS2 just buffed up and made shiny. You will not find any thing new in the current crop of games lining the shelf that i promise you. The same tired racer/shooter/first person games that populate every system with better shiny graphics and sound. What in the name of captain Kirk were Sony thinking when they lumped their next Gen console with a last Gen controller??? and took out its rumble feature! and!! shoe horned the dreadful six axis tilt and slide thing which does not work....at all! honestly could Sony have been any more transparent when Nintendo produced the Wii remote? None of the games ive played use the Six axis in any good way. Its like trying to play with dead fish stuck to your hands while skipping in a barrel full of greese. With Sonys vast cheque book and amazingly smart R&D dep and this is the best they can do????

So to the Blue ray player. This is the PS3's strongest selling point. Good mid entry player that works amazingly well and will play some of the most unloved dvd's (my collect of *cough* scratched adult movies work fine on the BR player) and it remembers you postion on a disc after you take it out! how good is that?

So the upshot is if you want a pure games console buy a Wii,(avoid the Xbox 360 with all your might!) if your new to games then this will suit you fine and you will get a nice BR player in the bargin for a good price , but dont expect any thing new.