I know it sounds fickle but if you buy an xbox and you only ever own one game, make it halo.. It is phenominal in both quality, gameplay and the online play is paramount. As far as im aware you can get a years gold subscription to xbox live, and an xbox premium, a copy of H3 and still spend less than you would buying a PS3. Saying that, the ps3 is alright, and of course it has blu ray, but thats a whole other kettle of fish in terms of blu ray Vs. HD DVD. But you have to form your own opinons of that. Myself id say, blu ray isnt a good enough reason to choose a ps3 over the 360, and of course for an extre £99 or something, u can buy the HD DVD add on for the 360. So to conclude, get the xbox, you wont regret it i promis you. J