One of the comments on my PS3 price-cut blog suggested that I was wrong to say that the console needs a decent game or two. But was I? There are a couple of arguments for buying a PS3 today - Blu-ray and er, huge potential - but playing the best games around isn't one of them. And that situation is unlikely to change until next year. Just imagine it. Early December, doing the Christmas shopping and deciding which console to get. Which one do you go for? Buying for the family as a whole? The Wii is the obvious choice, in which case you'd better cross those fingers. If the Wii is impossible to find then the 360 is an increasingly credible family console, albeit one that needs to be hooked up to Live for those kid-friendly arcade games. The PS3? Well, Singstar looks promising but is it worth 120 pounds more than the Wii and basic 360? I doubt it.
But what if you are buying a console for yourself? Want the best high end traditional/hardcore games around at the moment? Then the 360 - Mass Effect, Project Gotham 4, Halo 3 - is the only choice. Want to keep your relatives entertained while rushing back to Mario when you get the chance? Then obviously it's the Wii. Want to watch Blu-ray movies and admire the relative silence of your console then er, you get the point. But it's a serious one. There is no real reason to get a PS3 this year. Sure Motorstorm, Resistance and Heavenly Sword have their moments, Ratchet and Clank shows promise and the online Playstation Store is increasingly interesting, but there is no must-play game, no reason to choose the PS3 over a 360 or Wii this Christmas. 2008 can't come soon enough for Sony.
