iPhone for me, because I’m with AT&T anyway and I still get my business discount from when I worked for a large soulless multi-national corporation. And I have a Wii that satisfies all my gaming needs.

PS3!

I’ll get a real phone, thanks.

I’ll ask you now to please wait a day or two after the release date (July 11) so that I can get mine first!

BluRay + Rock Band…movies in HD are compeletely worth it, and Rock Band’s DLC constantly keeps the game fresh. That being said, Guitar Hero 4’s “full band” setup is supposed to rival/surpass Rock Band…i doubt you’ll want 2 sets of peripherals littering your living room if it turns out GH4 is the new, must own game.

To play devil’s advocate one last time:
As hometownboy started to say though, factor into the costs what it will take to rebuild a BluRay library.

Initial costs aside, the iPhone’s going to cost around $80/month in fees, that’s about $25/month more than my phone rate (thru AT&T) right now. That’s an extra $300/year over what I pay now.

That’s about 10 BluRay movies per year. Or, more realistically for your first year, Rock band and 5 BluRay movies.
And I’m not a big video game player either, but I still get probably the popular game of the year…so that’s another 50-60 bucks.

Fuck Steve Jobs

Don’t be one of those douches that has an iPhone and wants everyone to know it. Those kinda people are lame beyond all belief. At least with the PS3 you can hide in your man-cave and never come outside in the daylight. Also, sitting shirtless on your couch with a bag full of cheezy-poofs in your hand isn’t a conducive iPhone environment. It does work well with a PS3 though.

but if you can wait, why not try to score a used one off eBay or a factory refurb in a few months, and save some cash?

You can’t read McC on the beach with a PS3.

I’m no fan of Sony, but I’d get a PS3 for the Blu-Ray capabilities.

Reasons why:

1. What’s the point of Blu-Ray without a high-def TV? It’s like buying a Porsche in a country with a 35 MPH freeway.

2. The price of a PS3 along with a good High-def TV will be about the same as the cost of the iPhone including two years of plan.

3. Yes, the iPhone will have new models, but you’ll get the new model right away. We’re halfway into the life cycle of the PS3, and by the time you probably save enough to get the High-def TV to enjoy it, the PS4 will probably be close to coming out.

4. If any part of your reasoning is because you hate the rich, high-profile and egotistical CEO of the company, don’t buy anything, because they all have them. At least the iPhone’s CEO is American.

5. If any part of your reasoning is because you hate idiots who have some one to show off that they have it, well, there goes getting just about anything in the world. The only difference with a PS3 and an iPhone in that regard are people (usually) don’t carry the PS3 around. But those who wish they could just use a PSP as a surrogate as the shiny tool they always show off. (Nintendo DS’s are the same way.)

6. $4.99 for the new MLB iPhone app, which for the rest of the season, will let you get instant replays of big plays in a game, just after they happen. Great if you love baseball, but can’t watch games all the time, and don’t want to sift through a Comcast replay for a few plays. No subscription fees for that (though it appears you’ll need to pay again if you want it next year).

7. In all seriousness, you put it bluntly. You don’t care much for video games. You need a new phone. And the main ‘other’ thing that attracts you to the PS3 is something you won’t be able to enjoy. Stop listening to what other people would enjoy themselves the most if they were spending your money, and get what’s more practical for you.

I’ve already broken three free cell phone just carrying them around.

I have a very basic phone. How basic, you ask? So basic, it came free with the plan. I have no interest in upgrading it either, because it does all the things I need it to:
1. I can make outgoing phone calls on it.
2. I can receive inbound calls
3. I can text message my wife
4. It’s a company phone, so I don’t pay a dime.

The iPhone is kind of neat, my brother in law has one. I’ve used it to pull up a couple videos on YouTube. Hooray! In the past, I’d used a Treo 650, and it synchronized my email very nicely via Goodlink. Later, I ditched the Treo and got a Samsung Blackjack. It was cool. Once I learned the interface, it worked beautifully. And I was able to see my Outlook calendar, contacts, and email in real time. I’ve recently worked a little bit with Blackberrys, and they’re practically the same damn thing as the Treo. So as a corporate drone, I’d rather stick with the goodlink or Blackberry service. It’s far more business friendly than the iPhone will ever be.

I’d love to get the PS3, and that’s the option I chose… But to be perfectly honest, I don’t have a need for one. So I think I’d choose option C: Put the money in my 401K.

Give the money to me!

I’d spend the money on hookers ‘n blow, but that’s just me.