So as can be seen by my profile, I now have a new gaming system. I purchased the PS3 60GB when the price cut was announced. I already had the PSP so I was playing around with the Remote Play feature (very cool). Because of the price cut, I purchased Ninja Gaiden Sigma (great game), Blazing Angels(good game but seems a little easy at times), and an extra controller. I couldn't be happier with the system. I'm researching now some HDD upgrades but I'm not getting warm fuzzies on the specific model of drive to get yet. I've looked into some and there are reviews of users who are finding that the replacement HDD is either running much slower than the OEM HDD,much hotter, or isn't physically fitting into the bay (footprint is too big). If anyone reads this and knows of a good replacement drive or has a suggestion, let me know.

As a gift, I was given LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth II for the 360. Love the game...hate the performance on my 360. I choose 3 or 4 groups and frame rate goes to 0 and then picks back up after a second or two. This also happens during larger battles. So annoying. I had to trade it in. I'll get it for the PC where I know the system will be able to handle the load.

I'm exceedingly happy with both the PS3 and the 360. I've been a fan of Play Station since the first one came out but play the 360 a lot too. I never thought I would be one of those people that had multiple systems, but there are compelling reasons for both systems. And now that I have these 2 consoles out of the way, what's another $250 for a Wii? ...and how do I hide it from the wife when I set it up ... (jk. She knows I'm a gamer. Love you, babe!)

Later...

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Work has been ungodly lately so I haven't really had time to do much here.  I did notice that I reached level 21...not b/c of a lot of activity, but b/c of the length of membership.  Unfortunately, I just don't have enough time in the day and gaming comes before commenting on gaming.  :~)

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I may be off, but I'm a little put off by this move by MS to put out another SKU for the 360.  It seems early in the life cycle of the 360 to upgrad the system with a brand new SKU.

I'm not sure what they really wanted to have happen.  Unless you have a lot of spare $, I don't think that any current owners are going to go for a more expensive unit.  So the real target market are those that don't have a 360 yet.

My personal opinion is that MS waited to see if the PS3 was really going to see at it's price point and then decided, "Hey, if people are really buying the PS3, lets upgrade our system and increase the price just enough that it's nearing the price point of the PS3.  People will obviously pay."

Just my opinion and a little disappointing to me.  Please feel free to agree or disagree.

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