I've been saying since launch that I wanted to get onboard in time for GTA IV, which is October something-or-other. The $500 price on the 60gig model is about as good as it looks to get, and once the 60gig is gone, all that's left will be the new $600 80gig.

Which no longer has hardware-based backwards compatibility... it will play PS2 games only through software emulation, which could stand to be just as annoying as the 360's abortive and ridiculous backwards compatibility that kept early Xbox owners guessing as to which games would work on their new system.

Not that I plan on continuing to play a ton of old PS2 games, I just like the idea of it being manufactured-in-hardware instead of written-in-software. But it's not like Sony is going to break into my home and steal my PS2 as soon as I buy my PS3, so this isn't really a point for buying now.

Although if I'm buying before October, I might as well buy at $500 and enjoy my tangible Emotion Engine.

Then there's this:

This "deal" goes on until October, so it is entirely likely that I will take advantage of it. Even though it is terrible. Buy a PS3, get five unsalable, weirdly-tiered Blu-Ray movies!

I mean, look at that. What kind of awful choice is that? Choose ONE from each row? What complex algorithms are at work here?

I guess I go with Chicken Little as the lone kids' movie option. Then Corpse Bride (although I could go Blazing Saddles). Category 3 is a puzzler... Resident Evil 2? Why not. Then on to #4... which Italian Job is it? With that unknown, I have to go with Babel, covering the "arthouse drama" category. And then wrapping it all off with Kiss of the Dragon, just because Jet Li is in it.

So there's five movies I would never, ever have purchased... but will likely receive for free once I hunker down and pick up that PS3.