When I bought mine, it was for nothing more than a cheaper Blu Ray player. I'm enjoying PS3's functionality for that reason alone. HD gaming feature is really more of a rare "bonus."
I think it's pretty clear that Nintendo won over the gaming market with Wii because of it's simplicity and unorthodox approach to a mass market vs. the select Techno-Geek Mob which gaming systems traditionally target. However, Sony is still a powerful machine and I'm sure I'll eventually use it as a networked entertainment system (for music, photos, etc.) Right now...for me it's basically a Blu Ray player.
If HK had HD TV broadcasts I probably would have saved the money....I think I just ended up buying a PS3 because I was pissed off that they sold me a 1080p TV set while Hong Kong had no programming to show on it!!! WTF?! So I had to justify my stupid purchase of a high-end TV with another stupid purchase of an HD player.
