I bought the Sony PlayStation 3 when it came out and I don't care what anyone says, this thing is sweet! Not only does it have unreal high-definition graphics and gaming, plays Blu-Ray movies, has motion-sensitive Bluetooth controllers, internal wi-fi, free online PlayStation Network, Internet Browser, online Playstation Store games (Super StarDust is awesome), videos, trailers, movies, etc., Folding@home protein folding distributed computing project, Playstation Home online social simulator, 60GB hard drive, memory card reader, DVD hi-def upscaling, home network DLNA multimedia streaming, optional second OS for adding Linux, slide-in disk loading, touch-sensitive buttons on the console, etc. etc. Basically, I don't know the full capabilities of this thing yet, they keep adding new stuff and improvements all the time via firmware updates. It truly is an incredible piece of technology, well worth $599 $499! In my opinion, the other next-generation systems simply don't have the same features or capabilites for the money. Sure the xBox 360 has similar high-definition graphics, but no built-in wi-fi, no motion sensing controllers, no Internet browser, no memory card reader, no HDMI output and no Blu-Ray/HD-DVD, it's noisy plus you have to pay to use their LIVE service. Price $399 ]]>