My "New" PS3

So I finally joined the "next generation" of gaming by getting a PS3 last night. I'm only 3 years late. I've had a Wii for a while and liked that but it always seemed a bit obnoxious, even for a casual gamer. I'm and old school type of gamer: I like to lay on my couch and not wave my arms around to get my character to swing a sword.

When I plugged in the PS3, I was immediately impressed. Wireless controls, simple internet connection setup (wired), and great picture. It was everything I assumed it would be and more. I can turn it on and off from the control, without having to get up. I can surf the web. I can play music, look at my pics, and what movies and TV shows. It has one of the best bluray players out there. Oh and it plays games.

It has demos! I can try a game before I buy it. And best of all, I can do all of this while sitting on my couch! I've tried 10 games tonight alone.

The next trick is to set up the media server piece and I've got a full system. It doesn't seem to be too hard, based on the blogs.

This is what gaming and a game system should have been from the start. Is it the best system out there? Probably. The hard drive is upgradeable, you can run other OS'es, it has USB ports that work with keyboards, webcams, etc.

Is it worth $400+. No way in hell.

Lego Star Wars Complete Saga - One Big Game of 52 Pickup

I've been playing the Lego Star Wars Complete Saga on the Wii for a few weeks now and I would summarize it like this: One Big, Continuous Game of 52 Pickup. The game is pretty fun. It's a pretty faithful adaptation of the movies. Any liberties taken work into the story well. Overall it's a good game. My only gripe is the constant collection of "studs". These aren't required but they're highly recommended. And are required if you'd like to complete the mission with Jedi status.

During the course of the game, you wind up destroying and moving things that release studs. You have to run around in circles, picking up all of the lego pieces before they flash and disappear. This happens throughout the entire level, in multiple locations and times. It basically turns into one big game of 52 pickup.

Running in circles throughout the entire game will just make it a longer game than it needs to be.