Topic: Is there any point in buying a PS3?

[Inferna]

I've not really been that big on home console gaming this gen, my wii is sitting gathering dust! I know the PS4 is coming out but I missed a lot of good games that came out that I always wanted to play because I never owned a PS3.
I owned a PS1 and PS2 so I'll probably be using the PSN to download old games like Spyro etc and a I'll probably buy a few new releases like Kingdom Hearts 1.5 and the Last of Us.
Also if I get one am I better buying one preowned? GAME has preowned ones for around £150.
so yeah tl;dr should I buy a ps3

[Del]

Apparently the PS4 doesn't have backwards compatibility with PS3 games, so any PS3 games you're interested in (The Last Of Us, for example) are pretty much exclusive to the PS3 console, until Sony inevitably announce PS3 games on the PSN in like 4 years or whatever, so if current-gen games are what you're mainly looking to get, definitely go for the PS3.

I'm not 100% on PS4's PS1/PS2 backwards compatibility (they're doing some sort of cloud-emulation deal for the PS4?), but it sounds like they'll be playable on the PS4, so if you're mainly looking at the older games it might be worth waiting for the PS4 and future-proofing yourself for next gen? The PS3 would be fine of course, but if you're gonna spend money to play older games I, personally, would go for the console that lets you get the newer games as well.

If you do go for the PS3 though, I don't think there would be any issue with grabbing a used one. Just, obviously, double check the HDD space. Nothing worse than getting a console for digital games and then running out of space almost straight away. Some absolutely solid games on the PS3 (Heavy Rain is one of my favourite games from this gen) so it's definitely worth picking one up if you've got the money for it.

[Angelic Lapras King]

I'd wait shortly after the PS4's release. The PS3 is bound to drop to a more bargain price by then for those who cannot afford PS4s but still want to give money to the Sony Cooperation.

[Milsap]

Used Xboxes are cheaper, but it depends on what appeals to you more in terms of the exclusives. For me, the Xbox had better exclusives (Fable III, Forza etc) so I got one of those over the PS3.

[MOP]

I would get one for all the PS1 games available to download and a lot of classic PS2 games have HD versions. ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Ratchet and Clank.

As for PS3 titles then Little Big Planet 2, Wipeout HD, Ni No Kuni, Lemmings , Journey, Fat Princess, Valkyria Chronicles, Last of Us, Puppeteer, Tokyo Jungle, Resistance 3, Infamous and so on. Might love some, might hate some but they're worth a look.

Lots of games on PS3 and Xbox like Read Redemption, Outland and Dragon's Dogma which aren't on PC and if your PC can't do much (like my previous one which struggled to even load the menu for Portal) then a console is an easy way to play Deus Ex, Bioshock, Prince of Persia etc without spending much since consoles are cheap and the discs are really cheap second hand.