I hear that reserving one still may not get it for you, you still have to be one of the very first waiting in line , because many stores are only going to get a few systems each you may have to be one of the first 5 or 10 people waiting in line!?? I always enjoy the hype of a new system at launch. I would consider waiting in line for one if I didn't work just so I could sell it for profit and use the cash for some Fishtanks! Unfortunatly this is a big part of the problem, I think it is much more noble or NERDY depending how you wanna look at it, to actually buy the thing and play it or give it as a HOly Grail gift. I always wait at least a year before buying any new system just to see how its working and how the games look, not to mention the never fails price drop. The best games never even come out until a couple years anyway, and the old systems still have some life left in them. I have been correct on the future of every system since the 8 bit NES. I guessed that the PSP would be a stinker(WTF ,did they think crappy expensive UMD movies would really work?) and bought a DS,Nintendo owns all handhelds. In my %100 unbiased opinion I predict that once all the dust settles the PS3 is still gonna be the number #1 system, I still have almost no interest in a 360 (except for dead rising and not that I don't think it's still a great system) and while I would like the WII for all of its Nintendo owned characters, downloading classics(my favorite part) and it's novelty games, The big N has even said that it's not trying to compete and it cleary doesn't have the tech muscle to do so(tech speaking of course). If anyone here gets a PS3 and actually keeps it, Please Pm me and let me know what you think!!!!