Looking for a Sony PS3? Gamestop has a special this month...

I personally think the PS3 is going to be *the* system to own, as it just out processes everything out there. Also Sony (unlike microsoft) will support this system for a good 10 years. The addition of games on blueray discs allow for a huge amount of game data on each disk. When the games start flowing this system will be a monster. As far as backward compatibility is concerned it is a very good system. It will play most ps2 and ps1 games. The only games it will not play are imports, and anything recquring a special controller. This would include guncom games and unfortunetly Guitar Hero. The game itself would play, but the controller would not work. I'm sure there is a Guitar Hero in the works for PS3, so once a new controller comes out, GH 1 and 2 will work with no problems. I have a friend with a ps3 who says that the ps2 games play and look way better on the ps3.

The games i am more worried about being backwards compatible is my old favorites, Final Fantasy, God of war, Resident evil. Those kind of games you know? I know the system itself is going to be off the chain. I just want to make sure the bugs are out of it first.

It is backwards compatible with those games. My cousin just took up that gamestop offer yesterday and we spent most of the night playing with it. I think after checking it out, I will be getting my own in a week or two. We tested several games including Final Fantasy XII, and God of War and they worked just fine. The only caveat is that in order to transfer over any saved game files from the PS2 to the PS3 requires you to buy an adapter for about $15.