![]() | PlayStation 3 80 GB
Buy used from: $235.00 1080p next gen gaming and blu-ray disc playability are the key features that make the PS3 a can't miss purchase. Sure the 360 has some exclusives that are solid, but in 2009 the PS3 has the best lineup.
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![]() | Mediabridge Ultra Series - 6ft High Speed HDMI Cable - Version 1.3 Category 2 Certified - 1080p - Blu-Ray - PS3
Buy new: $9.99 If you don't have a spare HDMI cable laying around the house somewhere, pick one up here on amazon. You will need it if you want 1080p.
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![]() | Western Digital 320GB 2.5" SATA Internal Hard Drive
Buy new: $59.98 Easily upgraded and cheap memory is something that PS3 unarguably has over 360. This 2.5 SATA is almost half the price of 360's 120GB HDD with 240 more GB of space. No excuse for this, MS.
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![]() | PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller
Buy new: $43.99 / Used from: $30.00 Sony dropped the rumble at first in trade of motion sensing technology, but after much criticism decided to release an upgraded Dualshock 3 with both features.
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![]() | Jawbone 2 Bluetooth Headset with NoiseAssassin-Black (Jawbone II)
Buy new: $53.99 / Used from: $69.00 You can use any blutooth headset you own to chat on PSN with other gamers. Definitely a step up from the unsightly and tinny sounding 360 earpiece.
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![]() | Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $17.99 Blu-Ray is now a major reason to own a PS3, it's currently the best blu-ray player under a grand. This remote is essential, who likes using a controller to scroll through menus?
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![]() | Xbox 360 Elite Console 120GB with 2 Bonus Games
Buy used from: $264.99 This is the same price as an 80GB PS3, and the only 360 that supports HDMI or 1080p, so unless you consider the Lego Indy and Kung Fu Panda games as more of an asset than blu-ray compatibility, wi-fi, internet browsing, etc...
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![]() | Microsoft Xbox 360 HD-DVD Drive
Buy new: $59.95 / Used from: $35.00 The closest thing to Blu-Ray for 360, although that is a major stretch, since this is essentially dead tech. Makes for a decent DVD upconverter if all you have is a 360, however.
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![]() | Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter A/B/G Networks Only
Buy new: $67.99 / Used from: $57.99 You'll need this to go live using wi-fi. Just a tad bit expensive for an accessory that does something the PS3 includes by default, don't you think?
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![]() | Xbox 360 Live 12 Month Gold Card plus 1 Month Bonus
Buy new: $77.99 Live's performance and interface is almost worth the price, if you can mute all the prepubescent turds spouting various epithets at you and each other. Online gaming is free for PS3 however.
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![]() | Blade Runner (Five-Disc Complete Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $16.35 If you are wondering what all the HD fuss is about, watch any of these three movies in blu-ray on a decent 1080p HDTV calibrated correctly. It will blow your mind.
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![]() | 2001: A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray]
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $8.70 Visually, the best BD currently on the market, in my opinion.
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![]() | The Dark Knight (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray]
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $10.55 The Dark Knight is perfect for a blu-ray demo.
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![]() | God of War III
Buy new: $56.99 The next chapter in Krato's bloody tale, expect this game to get a good portion of the current PS2 owners to upgrade. Killer app is an understatement.
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![]() | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Buy new: $49.99 / Used from: $43.25 The next installment of Drake's adventure. Not much to improve on, just give us the usual, a good, adventurous storyline and excellent gameplay, Naughty Dog.
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![]() | Infamous
Buy new: $52.99 / Used from: $30.00 You get to play as an electrically charged superhuman with moral choices in a riot plagued city? Looks like the 2009 sandbox game to own, we'll see....
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![]() | Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Buy new: $59.99 Fanboys unite!!! Exclusive PS3 FF project. Expect sales to follow...
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![]() | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Buy new: $27.49 / Used from: $19.65 Currently one of the best reasons to own a PS3, this game is amazing. A little too cinematic for some, but anyone who enjoyed Kojima's earlier work in the series will appreciate the fact that this games ties up most of the loose threads that have been hanging, although the ending is left potentially sequel ready, ala MGS 1.
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![]() | Killzone 2
Buy new: $49.99 / Used from: $26.98 The killer app everyone expected, this game is one of the best shooters out there, and the graphics surpass even those of Gears of War 2. Finally, the PS3 is showcasing the superiority of its hardware.
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![]() | Valkyria Chronicles
Buy new: $39.99 / Used from: $26.99 The sleeper hit of 08', Valkyria Chronicles tells a great story and has some original and addictive gameplay ideas that work really well in the context. Check out the demo on PSN, if you enjoy RPG or strategy games, I am sure you will finish the demo and promptly head to the nearest game store.
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![]() | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $21.49 Another great exclusive, it is akin to playing an Indy movie, minus all the Nazis.
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![]() | LittleBigPlanet
Buy used from: $33.88 A platformer that can be as deep as you want it to be, either customize or conquer the game, and be sure to download the User Generated levels as well, you can get free DLC as long as people are contributing.
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![]() | Resistance: Fall Of Man
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $15.87 The first "killer app" released for PS3, Resistance is very well regarded as a shooter, but failed to carry the $600 on it's back alone in the early days.
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![]() | Resistance 2
Buy new: $56.99 / Used from: $25.00 Follow up to Sony's first PS3 flagship francise, 60 player multiplayer can't be bad. Didn't do as well at the polls as the first one however, mainly campaign gripes.
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![]() | Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $19.49 A great game geared toward children, R&C has nice graphics and the gameplay is satisfying enough for any hardcore gamers.
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![]() | Heavenly Sword
Buy new: $50.73 / Used from: $18.99 This game has amazing production values, and the graphics are beyond exceptional. However, the gameplay is fairly repetitive. Overall pretty good, about on the same level as Ninja Gaiden 2.
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![]() | Folklore
Buy new: $56.49 / Used from: $16.97 One of the first PS3 exclusives that caught my eye, Folklore is a pretty good action rpg, with great visuals, a compelling story, and fresh gameplay.
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![]() | Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Buy new: $24.99 / Used from: $16.58 The definative racing series to many gamers, Prologue offers a taste of GT 5. Although not a big fan of the genre, I have to respect GT's graphical prowess and realistic physics.
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![]() | Bioshock 2
Buy new: $52.99 The first Bioshock was shipped over a year after the 360/PC release for the PS3; this time both consoles will have their copy on day one. In my opinion, this shows that devs are figuring out how to efficiently program for the PS3 cell hardware, and thus can produce games for 360 and PS3 in the same timeframe, at the same level of quality.
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![]() | Resident Evil 5
Buy new: $36.99 / Used from: $28.08 Story-driven cooperative zombie slaying, Capcom style. One of the reasons to be a next-gen gamer, Resident Evil 5 is slated for dual platform releases in March.
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![]() | Final Fantasy XIII
Buy new: Too low to display Sony lost exclusivity of the FF numerical francise with XI (nobody cared about that one anyway). They couldn't hold on to this one either, and this would have been a game Square fanboys would have had to buy a PS3 for.... at least they still got dibs on Versus.
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![]() | Street Fighter IV
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $20.99 A return to Street Fighter's roots, with slick graphics and the usual immaculate gameplay. PS3 has a better D-Pad, and since I'm not getting the arcade stick, I'm buying Sony.
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![]() | BioShock
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $15.00 One of the best experiences I had on the 360, this version has a new difficulty level and DLC for the PS3. Now if only Sony could get a port of Mass Effect....
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![]() | Grand Theft Auto IV
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $17.99 An evolution in sandbox gaming and interactive storytelling. The only dual console game I can think of that is actually considered notably superior graphically on the PS3 as compared to the 360, the tradeoff is no DLC for Sony....
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![]() | Prince of Persia
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $15.00 This game is excellent. From the gameplay, graphics, story, partner AI, it all delivers. Without a doubt, it does the PoP series proud.
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![]() | Playstation 3 Rock Band 2 Special Edition
Buy new: $98.99 / Used from: $84.99 My personal music game of choice, the DLC on this game trumps the competition. I have a friend who has just this game for PS3, and it's all he bought the system for. Now that's addictive.
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![]() | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year
Buy new: $40.99 / Used from: $32.11 GOTY 2007, this game slaughters the online FPS competition. The multiplayer ranking and perks system had me playing into many mornings.
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![]() | Call of Duty: World at War
Buy new: $56.99 / Used from: $29.00 I was holding my breath on this one, after Treyarch's subpar CoD3, but they delivered in spades. Still as fun as Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare, while going back to WWII.
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![]() | Burnout Paradise
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $13.49 Burnout Paradise is one of EA's many revered titles of 08, bringing their rep up from cashcow shovelware marketers to publishers of great IPs that are steps forward for the industry.
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![]() | Dead Space
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $14.00 Survival horror has never looked or sounded this good. A great sci-fi story with rpg and third person shooter mechanics thrown in to flesh out the gameplay.
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