Why I Want A PS3 and Why I Didn't Pre-Order One

I want a PS3 so bad I can taste it. And it tastes better than a warm brownie smothered in vanilla ice cream with chocholate fudge on top. Let me just state right now that I am not a Sony fangirl. I simply love gaming. So, I make it no secret that I don't really understand why anyone would want Sony to fail. Sure, they can be seen as "uncool" by the hardcore crowd due to its mainstream appeal, but if we didn't have Sony (or more specifically, the Playstation brand), we may not have tons of killer exclusives that we all know and love.

And that is where my want for a PS3 comes in. My favorite type of game is the "samurai action" or "hack n' slash" games that run rampant on the Playstation 2. Games like the Onimusha series, Devil May Cry, Genji, Bunjingai, and hell even Chaos Legion are all games that get my gaming blood flowing and I could not and would not want to imagine a gaming world without those games or games like them. The PS3 is launching with no less than three games (I only need a few solid games to make a launch good in my eyes) that I want that are exclusives: Genji: Days of the Blade, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom. Did you see Genji in there? And Untold Legends? Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Games like that (I loved the first Genji and enjoy both Untold Legends games on PSP) are what make it fun to be a gamer.

Not to mention the Blu-Ray player. Yeah, I'm interested in that. Since my husband is an audio/video nut, we've already been blessed with an HD-DVD player. You better believe a Blu-Ray player, in one form or another, is in our future. And the first two Blu-Ray movies I'll bring home? Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, baby!

With early impressions from the gaming journalism community stating that the launch games for PS3 are looking even *better* than current Xbox 360 games and those overall impressions being quite positive (yeah, there is plenty of positive talk out there, some folks simply tend to overlook it), what's not to love? Don't get me wrong; I'm no graphics whore. Purdy graphics certainly don't automatically make a game good cough*Kameo*cough. That game had 5-year old gameplay with a $50 coat of paint; a polished turd, if you will. But hey, if Sony's giving me crisper graphics, why would I turn that down? About the only thing I'm kind of leary of is their tilt-sensory controller... the SIXAXIS. No one will ever convince me that isn't a Wii ripoff. However, that's not to say it automatically makes it bad. I'm looking forward to playing those exclusives that I only seem to be able to get on a Playstation console and am going into the SIXAXIS control scheme with an open mind.

There's no Sony hype here; I genuinely want a PS3 not because I'm being fed reasons to own one by some corporate suit or that moron Kaz but because with the Playstation's previous record, I know I'll be getting the games I want to play. Or at least until something crazy happens and every game goes multiplatform.

So, if I want one so bad, why didn't I pre-order one?

Because I'm a dumbass, that's why. Well, that and technically I was working at the time my local EB began taking pre-orders. Although, had I been in my right mind, I would've found a way. Calling my EB's manager and telling her "I want one!" would've been a good first step. There is sort of another reason, too. My husband and I opted to go with the console that we both wanted most. With the Wii coming out two days after the PS3 launches and Christmas a month later, I thought I was doing the more responsible thing financially in deciding to wait. And I may very well have to, but it'll be a tough wait. However, it will be a glorious day when my hubby and I bring home our shiney new PS3. Whenever that may be.