finally bought Xbox360. (core system) (and please no insults either, I know exactly what I bought)
It's far the best console I've ever got in a long time.
I've turned on the console for the first time and there was no power, I checked the cable and plugs again, and yet, no power. then I tried again, and there was power, but the red light on the console was showing as a sign of errors on the system so I unplugged again and plug it back in and then ta-da! it's all green, lock and loaded!
there comes one of the coolest dashboards I've ever seen as well...I log in with my own s/n, load and save games, and I use the memory unit to go to wal mart's xbox stand and download some special cotents there such as demos and shit so I'm gonna try to go to wal mart soon and use my memory unit to download demos then take it home with me and play them on my own console.
what I'm really impressed about the Xbox360 is that you can use the guide button on the center of the controller, hold it for 3 seconds, then ta-da! you turned on the console, and if you want to open the disc tray, go to the dashboard and find that says, "open disc tray" and it will do it right away! if you want to turn off the console, use the guide button again for 3 seconds and you will find "shut down" and you automatically turned off the console without even having to get up and turn it off yourself.

thats what I really loved most lol. as well as for playing DVDs, you do NOT need the media remote to play movies as that remote is just for advanced experience, but I feel that I dont really need the remote as long as I can still use the Xbox360 controller to play movies...much like I can use the controller on the PS2 to play movies as well. that is MUCH better too. So I think I'm all good with the core sytem and got exactly what I need. I dont need the head set as I'm not going on Xbox live.
I dont really need the HDD unless I find out I need more space for my games in the future. I still have my orginal xbox to play the orginal xbox titles.
I've played PDZ on xbox360 and the graphics are quite beauiful and stunning! I loved every bit of that game lol expect for the major disapointment that it lacks subtitles!

I was surprised that it's Rare's first game to go without subtitles...wtf? so I dont know why...anyway, it's a great game and I loved it. They should do the orginal PD remake as well lol.
later on, I'll rent some games like Kameo : Elements of Power and Quake 4.

then I'll buy them later perhas after the holidays.
I have a feeling that Xbox360 would definetly beat the Playstation 3 since I've heard that the Playstation 3 won't play used discs, even a disc that you borrowed from a friend, and it wont play on your Playstation 3...that has got to be the most fucked up plan I ever heard. it would be the biggest failure in history and even PS3 owners couldn't even rent games either, tsk tsk tsk...
anyway, I'm not even abit interested in the nintendo revloution, epesically with that remote controller, which is a major turn off for me, and is only better used for less experienced gamers...bleh. sounds retarded.
anyway, Xbox360 got my vote.