Topic: To buy or not to buy?

[thejeek]

Currently the Revolution looks like my best option for a new console - it has an interesting new controller and it will be sold by a company that's had a pretty good history of making consoles that I've liked in the past.

However, loyalty in buying a company's products can only go so far and at the end of the day Revolution is a games console. Buying a games console is a luxuary and quite an expensive one at that, adding up the cost of all the games I might buy over its lifetime.  I'm not obliged to buy a Revolution if I don't think I'll enjoy the games - and that doesn't mean I'll automatically defect to the dark side and buy a PS3 - I don't have to buy a new games console at all if none of the available options suits my needs.