As the months go by, the PS3 is starting to become a more tempting purchase for me. Here are a couple of reasons:
1. Media – I’ve been wanting a Blu-Ray player (recently sold the 360’s HD-DVD drive on eBay, the 360 is too noisy). Plus upscaling DVDs to 1080p would be great. Upcoming DivX support would totally replace my hacked Apple TV.
2. Lower power consumption – The latest 40 gig model may have axed backwards compatibility, which I wanted… but the lower power consumption is pretty cool.
3. More open than the Xbox 360 – Being able to replace the internal hard drive and plug in an external USB hard drive is cool, so is user-created content, like Unreal Tournament III. Sony is also more lenient with their DRM.
4. IR Remote – Nyko’s Blu Wave Remote comes with a USB IR dongle, meaning I can use my Harmony 880 remote to control my PS3 
Lack of IR has been a big gripe for me.
5. Rumble, finally – It took forever, but the dual shock 3 is hitting the US this spring.
6. Home – The Home online community is looking pretty cool, plus it’s free. Take that Microsoft.
7. Cool downloadable games – Little Big Planet and some other cool downloadable games are coming out. I’m a junkie for small games.
So, the PS3 might end up being pretty cool. The only problem is I don’t feel like it’s worth getting yet, at least not for me. Maybe by spring they will bundle the system with the dual shock 3 (and maybe Metal Gear Solid), PS3 Home will be out, and the console will have full DivX support. If Sony wants my money, they’ll make it happen
