Is a PS3 even worth it for me?

I don't really game anymore, is the thing. When I have free time, my girlfriend and I may bust out a game of Dragon Age on her brother's computer, but that's about it. I have a modded PS2 that I every-so-often have played the remaining games I have left from my old collection on, including Devil May Cry (1, the only good one in my opinion), the Xenosaga games (mediocre, but interesting I guess, which I own as part of a longstanding obsession with Xenogears), and my roommate plays Guitar Hero World Tour sometimes. That's it.



I have my PS2 modchipped so that I can play foreign, downloaded and backed-up games on it. I can also load games onto the hard drive for faster loading. I do this with Vagrant Story (my original copy is too scratched-up to play off of, so my burned copy is legit and useful, and it's one of my favourite games) and Final Fantasy X International (which I owned but seem to have lost the disc for...). I can also play emulators off of a burned disc on my PS2, which is more of a novelty than anything; I've only really done it once, and, while cool, I just don't have the time to do it anymore (though it would be cool to play Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana again sometime...)



Can I do any of this on a new PS3? I'd pretty much just be buying it to play Blu-Ray discs and play Dragon Age. Can I load movies off of a flash drive to play on a PS3? Can I somehow play emulators on it? Or my burned copy of Vagrant Story? What about the PS2 games that I still own and might play? Or my Roommate's copy of Guitar Hero: World Tour? Would everything be compatible, and would buying a PS3 be worth it to me as an ultra-casual gamer? I'm sure 1 or 2 games may come out in the future that I'd buy (like Dragon Age 2, or something), but I really don't see myself ever gaming that much again...



Where can I read up on cool stuff I can do with the PS3?Is a PS3 even worth it for me?
The PS3 and PS2 are on complete opposite sides of the spectrum when it comes to modding, so if you want to mod, the PS3 is not for you.

The PS3 does not play burned games, because it is illegal. Playstation media of any sort does not qualify as media that can be backed up for your personal benefit (read the United States Copyright Laws more closely), so any burned Playstation media you have is NOT legit (which is why you need mods to make it work).

The Fatboy PS3 lost the ability to install a 3rd party OS in firmware 3.21 (the Slim never had the option). You can only run emulators on the PS3 with a 3rd party OS (and you couldn't run that many anyway, since the RAM was so low, among other things).

PS3 has not played PS2 games in over 2 years. Only consoles from '06 %26amp; '07 do (be prepared to pay at least $350 for a used one).
With that said, yes, its worth paying $300 for a PS3 just for Blu-Ray movies, as it has enough features to justify the price if you compare it to stand-alone players.Is a PS3 even worth it for me?
well the PS3 cannot be modchipped because it only plays it's current gengames with a bluray drive.You can load movies off a flash drive it can be AVI.The current ps3 slim cannot play ps2 games.The only PS3 that can play ps2 games is the 60gb version which is very hard to find and it's discontinued because it's prone to getting the Yellow light of death.and the ps3 is worth the money because it's a bluray player and a very good game system and it is affordable