PS3

The power of the Playstation 3 is simply amazing. In my entire life of dealing with technology i've seen no hardware that can compare to the Playstation 3's simply striking processing power. It quite simply does everything that a normal household pc can normally do, and more. Let me come up with a short list of what i think are the most attractive features of the PS3.

- Games
With a lineup like Grand Theft Auto 4, Final Fantasy XIII and Gran Turismo 5, there is no other console that can match it when it comes to the greatest games on the planet. Even the best PC games lack the pure polish and feel of console games. Plus the fact that the PS3 now supports online multiplayer (I've just played GTA4 online and i can tell you that its more enjoyable than HALO), It seems like the PC will finally be obsolute as a gaming system. There's simply no reason to get a high end PC to play not-so-good games when you just need to spend 500+bucks for a PS3. And the 360 is simply a lousier PS3 with even suckier games. The only contender I can see now is the Wii. Although it certainly sounds a lot like a gimmick to cheat naive children,it actually is extremely enjoyable. Theres just so much fun in swinging the wiimote like its an actual sword instead of pressing a button, poking the wiimote forward like a cuestick when you're playing pool, or simply shaking it to trigger a special move. The PS3's sixaxis simply doesn't quite match up to it.

-Visuals
1080p, the highest output resolution now. What else needs to be said? After a mere three days of playing the PS3, i found my normal cable TV resolution to be a joke. And youtube was just unwatchable. Plus the PS3's processing power makes spheres, for once, look perfectly round. The ability to calculate thousands of trigonometric equations simultaneously means that in game water is now indistinguishable from real water. But the boobs still look a bit fake.

-Blueray Player
Now that the blueray has crushed the HD-DVD like it was made of paper, you will obviously Need to get a blueray player somewhere in the future. Why settle for only a blueray player when just by spending a bit more, or in some cases less, you can get a blueray player And a fantastic gaming console?.. I just downloaded a free trailer from the playstation store yesterday of kung fu hustle in blueray format and its simply breathtaking. You can even count the number of hairs on stephen chow's face.

-Its pure processing power.
Now, Homebrew developers are able to utilize the playstation to carry out tasks that it was never designed for. For an amatuer mathematician like me, it means that i can borrow the PS3's processing power to calculate pi or e to a million digits. Or do even more advanced things like simulate a chaotic function XD.

-Home
For most of you who do not know what Home is, Home is a free application that will be released by Sony at the end of this year. It is essentially a living virtual world where playstation users all over the world can live and play in. Each will have their own rooms which they can decorate etc.. There are also various minigames like bowling and pool. You can even pay to watch movies at the theatre which runs real life movies that are currently in the cinemas. Imagine if I'm bored at home, i just call up a few friends with a PS3 and its midnight pool till 5 man! We might even hustle some players into giving us their prized items. Like purchasable clothing.. etc.. Haha

Nows a great time to get a PS3. What are you waiting for!?