My mate has a 360 and another has a Wii but i'm a loyal Sony man when it comes to gaming.
so was I before I traded my second PS2 in for a 360... still got my PSP though
IMO the 360 is where it's at.. I don't care about specs, brand loyalty, numbers v's numbers etc.. I just care about good games and simple fun! and IMO the PS3 doesn't give me that, personally..
Choice between the PS3 and EP35 is tricky, the PS3 as I've said just isn't currently competitive as a games console IMHO, and non of the other bumf such as memory card readers, Home ?? if it ever appears
It being like a really powerfull PC
etc etc really matter to me...
So just for movie playback.. PS3 or EP35... ermmm, I guess I would see what exclusive movies are on each and choose from that
I know it's a cliche, but you can't choose a format based on stats, it's the movies you'll want to watch so choose it according to the movies, the whole HD-DVD v's BR debate has been done to death, the simple answer is have both, which I really think you should try and do... However having said that the PS3 is stable and most likely to be profile 1.1 compatable and therefore should continue to be a good BR player when the new BR titles start to turn up, The EP35 is an excellent player offering technical improvements IMO over the PS3, but they still seem to need some tweaking... hopefully future firmware updates will improve them.
The EP35 does come with up to 8 free HD-DVD's however, which can't be ignored.. yet the PS3 probably only a couple... It's a hard choice. I guess if they both played the same format I'd choose the EP35, but thats for personal reasons, (mainly to do with the sound outputs) the PS3 wouldn't be a bad choice at all.
I still think because of the free movies, unless you wanted a PS3 for any other reason such as gaming I'd go for a HD-DVD player this Xmas and look to get a PS3 as soon as possible after Xmas, or wait for the new profile 1.1 players to come out? However if there's more movies on BR that interest you then a PS3 now and picking up a cheap EP1 in the Jan sales if poss would also make a lot of sense..
Ultimately if you can't have both it's a decision only you can make... just don't let it put you off !! They are both worth it!
Sorry for the ramble...