my friend has ps3, and i played it, well not in india anyways, and it was AWESOME. but u also have to look for the choice of games, in which the clear winner is the 360. its not about the beast its about the ammo dude. if u like games im sure u want to go with the console with the better games. get xbox360 and u can even software mod it to play pirated games, which i do not reccomend. although buying a game worth 2.5k is a pinch, and not even worth it, the xbox360 rules. for now i suggest u stick with ps2 though. it has a huge collection of great games that u should play before a better version of xbox360 gets released. gud luk and just because next gen consoles came out doesnt mean its a waste to get ps2. there are hundreds of games for ps2 that are worth getting like god of war, kingdom heards, final fantasy etc.