For the true gamer the 360 is the way to go, esp. since it now has HDMI digital out instaed of just the analog. Sony hasnt taken advantage of the blue ray technology for the games. Madden 08, basketball, COD4 and others all run better on the 360. I dont understand it if the PS3 has all that technology and power! Yeah the online play is free for the ps3 but guess what, IT SUCKS, always has since the ps2! Ask anyone who has both systems.. I'd rather pay the measly $50 bucks for xbox LIVE which you get what you pay for! Only thing the ps3 has going for it right now is the blu ray and would never pay that price for just that, a blu ray player. By the time they get their act together when it comes to games microsoft will have a new console out ready to drop.