The holiday season is still months away, but it's already clear which game console will dominate.

The Nintendo Wii is expected to launch Nov. 6 with the much-anticipated "Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess," "Super Smash Bros: Brawl" and "Metroid Prime 3: Corruption" in tow.

The Playstation 3 will launch Nov. 17 with no killer apps whatsoever.

Without giving an exact price, Nintendo recently announced that the Wii will not cost more than $250.

The Playstation 3 will cost $600 (or $500 if you don't want wi-fi support -- but you do).

Sony has shot itself in the foot. With the game console competition hotter than ever, why would Sony charge $600 for its hardware -- almost the sum of the cost of its competitors' systems?

The PS3's Blu-Ray player and other high-tech features are driving up the price. But I'm not sure Sony understands its consumers. The DVD player on the Playstation and the Playstation 2 were a nice bonus, but it wasn't the reason people bought the systems.

Also, Sony's two-tiered launch plan is even more ridiculous than Microsoft's was. For $500 you get a system with no online or HDMI output support and 40 fewer gigabytes in the hard drive. By the way, if anyone ever tries to sell you a 40GB hard drive for $100, hit them in the face.

A new X-Box 360 will run you $400 (for the one that's worth buying), and the Nintendo Wii is going for $250. So why would anyone buy one console when they could almost have two?

Let's face it: Even the cheapest used PS3s are going to go for around what a new X-Box 360 will cost.

I love me some "Metal Gear Solid" (see my Facebook group: I Lost My Job Because I Played Too Much "Metal Gear Solid"). However, there's no way I'm going to pony up $600 clams to play its fourth installment. I don't care how much Raiden doesn't suck now.

When I play as Solid Snake, it's going to be in "Super Smash Bros: Brawl" -- on the Wii.
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