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PlayStation 3 is Suddenly Available, So I Finally Ordered One

Resistance_2Wow. PlayStation 3 is kind of like that hot cheerleader in high school that every guy wants to date, but for some reason she gets dropped down a peg or two, and then she's suddenly available but not nearly as many guys are lined up to date her.

I had been reading about how the PS3 wasn't selling for a couple weeks now, yet everywhere I looked for one, I came up empty. Well, today I finally scored. And I'm sure a lot of other folks did, too. I discovered that Amazon and Best Buy were offering 60 GB PS3s for the retail price. Finally! Wal-Mart and a few other sites also had PS3s, though some of the offering were bundles that cost up to $1,300.

I decided to go with Amazon because I get free two-day shipping and because my last experience with ordering online from a big retailer ended in extreme disappointment. I had order the Wii from Walmart.com and the bundle I was forced to buy included eight games, and only two of them showed up. The shipping service was also ridiculously slow. In short, it was a grueling experience that has led me to avoid Walmart.com at all costs.

I grabbed a 60 GB console, plus an extra wireless controller and a copy of Resistance: Fall of Man. I decided I was only going to purchase one game, Resistance, because I had no interest in shelling out another $60 for a weak launch title. I'm actually excited to play Resistance; I tried a demo version of the game at E3 last year, and it looked pretty good. Resistance and Heavenly Sword, which has been delayed until later this year, are pretty much the only two PS3 games that have interested me so far. I hope the launch library expands, and fast, because it's pretty weak so far.

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