I now have a PS3
 

I didn't ask for a PS3, and today I am told that a PS3 has been purchased for me for Christmas. I'm very happy because it's a PS3 and I'm sure that there will be great games for it in the future. I am going to buy Resistance: Fall of Man.

I really wanted a Wii for Christmas, but now that I know I'm getting a PS3 I'm going to kind of focus on that, as well as my XBox 360. I'm probably going to save my money and buy a Wii when I have enough.

This was a total suprise for me, I wasn't really even considering getting a PS3. Are there any games that I should consider buying?

Right now? No.

BUY GUNDAM! LOLZ! WHOMG!

But seriously, I think my parents got me something huge, and that something might be a PS3 as well. We'll see come Christmas.

Question. Why would you be told? That seems kinda lame.

LOL, that Gundam game recieved a horrible review from XPlay.:D

I guess the reason I was told is because my parents are going to give me the PS3 when it arrives, which should be this week. So I get my Christmas gift early.

Man I wish my parents would spend $500-$600 on me. I'm barely getting $200 of stuff for Christmas. How some kids are spoiled these days....

Or how some families are just better off than others. Sometimes it has nothing to do with being spoiled.

Christmas isn't about giving gifts, AMIRITE?! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I missed the word 'off' first time I read this. Makes a pretty big difference. :lol:

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Watch. In three weeks you'll be nagging everyone about how we're missing out and acting like fanboys by hating the PS3. Have fun :P

Thats a pretty cool gift to get for christmass, I'm thinking of getting a PS3 during the summer.

Heh by then MGS4 might be out along with a few other games I want to get.

If I got a PS3 right now I'd totally sell it on ebay.

The odd thing is, that's where my Mom bought my PS3, off of ebay. Somehow she got a really good deal, it was about the same amount (or alittle more) as one you would buy at the store. I am getting the 20 harddrive one, not the other one. How much more space does the other hard drive have, 100?

The 600 dollar version has 60 GB, a couple more slots and Wi-Fi.

Oh ok. The bad thing is, I can't buy the stuff to upgrade my PS3 can I? Because I was able to upgrade my XBox 360 by buying a harddrive and a wireless controller for it.

Never happen, because what are you guys going to be missing out on? A lame FPS and crappy ports? Come on.

Correct. You have no options to upgrade it. It's also not so surprising that the PS3 your mom got went for regular price. Ebay is flooded with them. The market is over-saturated and the demand just isn't there for a $1,000 console. People who bought 5 or 6 are going into a panic. Either they sell it and at least make their money back, or don't sell it and lose thousands of dollars.

I think you can upgrade the harddrive but nothing else. At least they added the HDMI port.

I think there's the ability to hook up a separate hard drive, but I don't think you can actually replace the one inside the console. The 360 actually has one on the outside, so upgrading it is easier.

Thanks for answering my questions, Barkworm and Peanut. Well, I'm probably only goes to use the PS3 for games anyways, so I probably won't miss the extra slots. I might miss the Wi-Fi and the extra hard drive space though.

I should probably google this, but I will ask it if anyone knows: What kind of battery does the PS3 controller have? I hope it's rechargable, or I hope I can buy a rechargeable battery. I really don't want to be stuck using regular double A batteries.

I think it has somewhere around 25-30 hours of life, which is pretty standard for a wireless controller, but also pretty confusing considering it doesn't even have rumble. It should last at least twice that long. The problem is you need to charge it up using a short as hell USB cable, so unless you like playing games a foot from your TV, you might have some problems.