Well its been three weeks and it feels like I've had the system forever already. I must say my doubts as too owning the machine are gone and in just this short time frame its quickly looking like my primary console. I'm pleasantly surprised at how smooth the interface is, I've used XMB with the PSP but I really wasn't using any of the features with it. The PS Store is also quite nice but I'm still quite put off by my experience with adding funds to the Wallet and now the apparant lack of my local Blockbuster getting PSN Cards to take advantage of DLC not too mention the puzzling choice of not giving them a universal wide release like Microsoft did with the point cards.

In terms of games its going great, I've already broke down and picked up 5 games (I've had my 360 a year and a half and only have 9 at the moment if that goes to show you something). So far I've picked up MGS4, Uncharted, Resistance, Warhawk, and Ninja Gaiden Sigma. I'm loving all of them. MGS4 is hands down GOTY , Resistance made me a fan and I'm eagerly awaiting R2, Warhawk is a blast online but it sucks not being able to get the 3 map packs to join more games, and Sigma I'm finding to be a much more enjoyable experience than NG2 and the definitive version of NG1.

As for picking up the new 80GB its great, I don't see myself needing the extra USB ports and memory stick readers. Its also very quiet, I can't even tell that its on most of the time which is a big difference from the jet engine that you hear with my pre-falcon 360. The lack of PS2 backwards compatibility sucks but its giving me a reason to revisit PS one games and giving me a good reason to build up PS3 collection. Also I sacrificed my PS2 collection and my near dead PS2 (its a miracle I was able to sell it in the first place) to cut the the cost of the system in half as well as allow me to pick up 5 games and only spending $55 for all of them. But even if I got the original 80 I doubt I would use it for PS2 games much anyways with all the great PS3 games and the detterant of random problems with software emulation.

Overall great system, I'm definitely satisfied with my purchase.

Well today I picked Warhawk come home play the game for a bit and decide to download the 3 pack map pack DLC and maybe get Sire Blood Curse while I was at it since they are both cheap. I never bought anything from Playstation Store yet so I hadn't tried to add my credit card to my account. First try invalid, so I did some fiddling maybe this needed to be that and so forth. Still saying my info is invalid. Hmm I was beginning to wonder what was wrond so I pull out an old statement and look at my billing info copy it word for word letter for letter. Still comes up invalid information. Though after this point so many attempts hve been done Sony has now deactivated the wallet portion of my account for 24hrs and tells me to contact customer service.

Now I'm off to check out the help page on the customer service page of their website and wouldn't ya know it the solution, well explanation to my problem was right there. Please do not use PO Boxes, my billing info is under a post office box. I can't put my street address or it will say invalid, and I can't put my billing address because its invalid. So essentially what Sony is saying is we don't want your money no DLC for you.

Not to mention the ever mythical Playstation Store Cards which were the answer to Microsoft Point and Wii Point Cards have yet to see a real wide release. Random areas throughout the country have them mostly in the west andmidwest and no where near me on the east coast. And for who knows how long for sure as I've heard the vaugeness of soon to the awfull sometime in early '09. So no downloadable content whatso ever for me now.

Well I've been away for a while and why not start out by saying after months of talking and no doing I finally picked up a PS3. I was a bit disapointed that my only option was the revamped PS2'less 80GB but the great price was only helped by the fact it made it easier to part with my meager PS2 collection that I had left and my near defunct PS2. I picked up MGS4, Uncharted, and Resistence along with it and I am having a blast. MGS4 very well may be the greatest game I've played in twoconsole generations.

In other news I've been sticking around Giant Bomb though I'm returning to GameSpot after a few week hiatus. After getting my PS3 I realized that GB's PS3 community is borderline dead and filled with some not so great peeps and I always had a good time with the PS3 folk here on GSpot so I've come back.