Originally Posted by
Knoxville
Can't say I see the attraction of that game personally but I bought a brand new widescreen T.V back in the day for the release of Metal Gear Solid 2, after I bought a PS2 pretty much soley for Gran Turismo 3..
Actually, that's something of a pattern for me with Sony hardware as I picked up a PS3 pretty much exclusively for GT5 and MGS4 and they're the only games I've kept around for it. Even the Uncharted games and other big exclusives have been traded back in at GAME over the years, Heavy Rain and the Shadow of the Colossus/ICO bundle are the only other two others that still remain.
Those might seem like small, almost silly reasons to shell out £300 on a console but Sony have a great knack for releasing tech that fills a percieved gap in my home entertainment system just as it begins to develop... As the owner of a smartphone I could never justify something like an iPod Touch for one game, but £300 on a dvd player that also lets me be Solid Snake from time to time or £400 on a Bluray player that does the same has never been a huge leap for me as a gamer though, so I do see where you're coming from.