I've been mostly a PC gamer and the PS1 was the last console I've ever owned. PC's are becoming useless to me thanks to digital distribution. Due to my unique gaming morality (hate digital distribution), I've been thinking maybe buying a current gen console so I can go to a store and buy a game for it. I also figure that since they are about to be replaced by newer gen consoles, many games should be at blowout prices, or at least not always full price.
Now, some things to note before voting:
I hate FPS games and won't be bothering with those.
Third-person shooters are a mixed bag, but not really into them either.
I burned-out on RPG's many years ago and won't be bothering with those.
Cutesy games are the bane of my existence. No flower and bunny games.
Love racing games like Flatout. Or any racing with extreme damage models. Weaponized is really fun.
Love action or action aventure games. Especially hand-to-hand combat styled games in a fantasy setting.
Prefer fantasy settings over realistic settings. (but that's not set in stone)
Love classic retro gaming.
Flying space bang-bang games would be lots of fun.
No intention of hacking it (unless it would be stupid-easy) or ever hooking it to the internet. Single-player only. I'm perfectly capable of connecting it to the internet, but I'll only be playing single-player games on it, so I don't see the point of doing so.
Keep in mind I've never even touched either system before, ever, other than seeing them in stores. So that's why I figure I'd ask GBAtemp members which I should get, since you guys are a lot more familiar with the games for these systems.
At this point, I'm sorta leaning towards the PS3 because I enjoyed the God of War games on PSP, but I really don't know much about any other games for those consoles or which would provide more of the games I'd enjoy. Whichever I get will be a version with the largest harddrive they come with. I'm happy to say that money is not a problem at this point.
So based on all that crap I just said, which would be best for me?
Now, some things to note before voting:
I hate FPS games and won't be bothering with those.
Third-person shooters are a mixed bag, but not really into them either.
I burned-out on RPG's many years ago and won't be bothering with those.
Cutesy games are the bane of my existence. No flower and bunny games.
Love racing games like Flatout. Or any racing with extreme damage models. Weaponized is really fun.
Love action or action aventure games. Especially hand-to-hand combat styled games in a fantasy setting.
Prefer fantasy settings over realistic settings. (but that's not set in stone)
Love classic retro gaming.
Flying space bang-bang games would be lots of fun.
No intention of hacking it (unless it would be stupid-easy) or ever hooking it to the internet. Single-player only. I'm perfectly capable of connecting it to the internet, but I'll only be playing single-player games on it, so I don't see the point of doing so.
Keep in mind I've never even touched either system before, ever, other than seeing them in stores. So that's why I figure I'd ask GBAtemp members which I should get, since you guys are a lot more familiar with the games for these systems.
At this point, I'm sorta leaning towards the PS3 because I enjoyed the God of War games on PSP, but I really don't know much about any other games for those consoles or which would provide more of the games I'd enjoy. Whichever I get will be a version with the largest harddrive they come with. I'm happy to say that money is not a problem at this point.
So based on all that crap I just said, which would be best for me?