Not ready for next-gen?

The last few weeks I’ve seriously been toying with the thought of finally shelling out for a Xbox 360. Yes, yes, I know that I’ve said it many times before, but this time I really mean it. Or meant it, should I say.

Allow me to explain.

Currently there are many really good games out for the Xbox 360 and I’m looking very much forward to playing Crackdown and generally getting my GamerScore way up into the high thousands.

But what is holding me back is that an Xbox 360 is expensive. Very expensive. I have and old TV which I need to replace with a new fancy HD version if I plan on having the full Xbox Experience™. And that is even more expensive. It looks like I’m going to cough up with something around $500 for the Xbox 360 (as they cost here in Denmark) and $1.000 for a HDTV. That’s a lot of monies… much more than I’m comfortable with.

And on the other hand I have my trusty Playstation 2 that have served me well in many many years. It hooks up perfectly for my TV and cheap games are easy to find.

Furthermore, there are some really great games coming for the PS2 in the next few weeks and months. Games like

God of War 2

Okami

Final Fantasy XII

Burnout: Dominator

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

That’s more games than I could possible have time to play for a very long time, and that is even without buying any new hardware.

At some point I definitely have to get me a next-gen system, but currently I have a hard time convincing myself to shell out the $1.500 needed for it. If I wrong please guide me down the right path.