The orignal xbox was better than the PS2? Even Microsoft admitted it wasn't! The PS2 held it's £300 price tag for the first year of release, the xbox had to lower the price to £199 within 6 weeks because no-one bought it, and just to add insult to injury M$ had to give three free games to everyone who paid full price. Sony wanted a 10 year life cycle for the PS2 and it's done it, the xbox was discontinued after 5. It wasn't as bad as the Dreamcast but it was a disaster. The PS2 on the other hand is unbeaten on sales to this day. I'm guessing when nfbr mentioned wireless gaming I'm asuming he meant it's got Wi-Fi built in, unlike the xbox which costs an additional £60. The PS3 will have Sky next year. The PS3 can also connect to a PC, mine is connected to my Mac. I've owned two 360's and I can honestly say that the PS3 is far superior. It's a more grown up console, there are no annoying kids shouting down the mic, the interface is a beautiful unlike the childish one on the xbox and it plays Blu-Ray's. The console war will always rage but at the end of the day the BD drive in the PS3 is the winning factor, not so much for the films but for the sheer capacity of the discs. Multiple discs in 2009/10 is an embarrassment, it just reminds me of my Amiga days. Next year will be very interesting for both consoles. My money's on Sony, House.