The ScooterBlog

So I finally caved … of course, it helps to sell a ton of stuff on eBay that you’ll never use again to get you to the point of being able to say that you caved. I now own a 60 GB PS3, and it’s the only model I would be willing to touch. The arguments for why have been laid out before, but since I’m here, I’ll do it again.

• Sony has made it clear now … it doesn’t view backwards compatibility as important anymore, but I do! Enough so at least that I was willing to pay $50 more ($450, Game Rush, Northern Kentucky) to get the 60 GB system instead of the 40 GB variety. That seemed like a fair upcharge for the functionality, as well as the extra hard drive space, which will be handy when Linux gets installed on there … which it will!
• I wanted the memory card slots and extra USB ports. These are not important likely in the grand scheme of things, but if I have tons of flash media scattered about, I want the ability to use them without thinking about it (a.k.a. card reader, which would be lost).
• I didn’t mind having first generation equipment with the PS3. These machines have proven to be extremely reliable so far with low return rates, so having the first generation doesn’t worry me in any way.

How many games did I buy this system for? Maybe five or six right now …. after going through the list of PS3 exclusives (I will still play multi-platform games on 360 primarily), Motorstorm, Ratchet & Clank, Unreal Tournament, Heavenly Sword come to mind right off the bat, and Hot Shots Golf 5, just because it’s a personal favorite series.

I’m happy I got it. The 60 GB versions were getting nearly impossible to find in Columbus, and only through the good fortune of Game Rush not pushing them in my old home turf did I luck out and get the right kind. Happy it wasn’t used, happy to have the system, happy to go home tonight and finally get to play a PS3 game on it (instead of using Folding@Home, which is pretty darn cool!)