I broke the bank today, spent much more than I normally do for a weekend. Felt the need to come brag (... or cry) about it. :\
- 250GB Xbox 360 Console with Halo 4, Forza Horizon, Fable III and Tomb Raider
- 500GB PS3 Console with GTA 5, The Last of Us and Beyond: Two Souls
- Lollipop Chainsaw - PS3
- Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition - PS3
- Forza Motorsport 2 - Xbox 360
- Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Collection - Xbox 360
- Forza Motorsport 4 - Xbox 360
- Gears of War - Xbox 360
- Gears of War 2: Game of the Year Edition - Xbox 360
- Gears of War 3 - Xbox 360
- Halo 3 - Xbox 360
- Halo 3 ODST - Xbox 360
- Halo Reach - Xbox 360
- Halo Wars - Xbox 360
- Project Gotham Racing 3 - Xbox 360
- Project Gotham Racing 4 - Xbox 360
- LEGO Lord of the Rings - 3DS
- Mensa HQ - 3DS
- Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog & New Friends - 3DS
- Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends - 3DS
- Super Pokemon Rumble Blast - 3DS
- Puzzler Mind Gym - 3DS
- Rabbids Rumble - 3DS
- Steel Driver - 3DS
- Xbox 360 Wireless Controller + Windows Receiver
- Xbox 360 Wireless Controller + Play and Charge Kit
- Xbox 360 Media Remote
- Xbox 360 Play and Charge Kit
- Misc Chinese Junk (3 HDMI cables, 5 AU USB wall adapters, 3 port HDMI switch, Wii U screen protectors, Wii U pouch)
- Random Steam Games
= $1,264.04+ well spent?
Overall I'm very happy to have picked up an Xbox 360 since I've never bought into any of Microsoft's consoles and the price seems to be quite decent now. I'm amazingly excited to see how the firmware interface and functionality compares to that of the PS3. I'm aiming for this to be a Christmas present to myself so hopefully I can restrain myself from opening it until then.
As for the PS3 purchase, it was a little hard to justify as I already have a PS3. The main reasoning behind purchasing it was for the 3 games packaged with it + an extra controller. Purchasing them separately would have cost me $287 at local stores so I'm quite happy for a $112 PS3.
Lastly, whilst not strictly related to purchases, the idea of having a Xbox 360 forced me to clean those hard to reach places, organize things and most importantly give my PS3 a good blow out. The amount of dust which came out of that thing was spectacular and it has now reverted to its super quiet state rather than sounding like it is getting ready for blast off.