i must be only person stuck on which console to buy??? ps2, xb and gc is too late to buy, 360 and psp is too faulty, ps3 and pc are too expensive, wii is not appealing to me so as ds, and so on...
I would go for a ps2 then. You should be able to get one practically for free, if you try. For instance, pick one up with read errors and fix it yourself, often a real peace of cake (just clean and regrease the rails the laser platform moves on, 10 minutes work, usually does the trick. If that doesn't work, clean and/or adjust the lense).
Same with the xbox, but then you'll find yourself paying for live.
Alternatively, if you can afford a 360 but not a PS3 and that's the only thing holding you back, well come-on, work a few Saturdays or something.
But picking up an xbox or PS2 is what I would do in your case, especially if you haven't had a PS2 before, then why not? So many great games, so many already on budget, there's tonnes of free demo discs around, etc.
My take is assume you will spend 100 euros on hardware each year. You can spend 100 euro on a PS2 now while saving up for a PS3 (just an example, you can substitute this for Xbox). By next year, these will have dropped about the same amount in price. If you take the 'PS3-is-good-to-have-lifespan' as six years, then you'll still be spending 100 euros per year on console hardware. Or you can buy a PS3 now, and assume you've spent 100 euro for the next six years in much the same way.
