Sounds very painful indeed but think of the benefits after! (Im a physio by trade and kinda love this type of stuff!) Iv got both, PS3 and Xbox and if you want a purely gaming machine, get the xbox. If you want blu ray and some games, PS3 it is. Iv just bought Ratchet and Clank - thats the first game iv played on the PS3 and iv had it 2 months!