PC World has a roundup of all the new game consoles, including the PS3, (just released today) the Nintendo Wii, (to be released on Nov. 19th) and the XBox 360 (already out). Which one should you buy for the holidays? Well, in my opinion, the one that’s available for the holidays-and that would be the XBox 360. There will only be so many Nintendo Wiis available when they launch that it’ll surely be sold out for months after the holidays, the North America only got something like 400,000 PS3s and they’re all sold out already, snapped up by buyers who waited in line outside of electronics stores for days just to get their hands on one…and promptly turn around and sell it on eBay for three, four, or five times the price.
Even still, the analysis goes into the pros and cons of all of the new systems on the market, and runs down some of your best options this holiday season for which console would be a good bet for different types of gamers. They examine the advantages of the XBox 360’s existing game library, the PS3’s graphics and its ability to play Sony’s proprietary Blu-Ray high definition DVD format, and the innovative gameplay and games of the Nintendo Wii. They also look at the pricing, and your likelihood of actually obtaining one of the systems before the end of the year. Here’s a hint: good luck getting a Playstation 3.
Personally? I say get a Wii if you can get your hands on one, and perhaps an XBox 360 either at the same time.