I got mine last Friday - the supposed final day of the starter pack with the 2nd controller and the games Resistance:FOM and MotorStorm. I also lashed out and bought F1:CE and a Logitech Driving Force EX steering wheel.
Sure, close to $1000 is a lot of money, but there are some people out there that wouldn't even blink at paying that amount for a PC graphics card, then you'd need the rest of the system to go with it!
As for bugs, my PS3 has been absolutely faultless. I've had two XBox 360s and both of them immediately gave me the RLODs (Red LEDs Of Death) the moment I turned them on. It was only after lashing out on a 120GB HDD that the problem went away.
The PS3 boots up faster than my 360, it establishes an online connection faster than the 360 and offers way better graphics.
The main reason for the purchase is GT5 in both Prologue and full editions. I cannot wait, especially with the opportunity to race against up to 15 other people online! Forza 2 on the 360 on the other hand only supports racing against up to 7 other people, and that's only when I can successfully join a race. About 80% of the time on XBox Live I'm unable to join listed Forza 2 sessions.
I've not yet had any such problems with Playstation Network.
All in all, I'm a VERY happy PS3 owner and I'll be all the happier when the next Gran Turismo instalments come out!
02/09/2007 / Canberra, ACT