The cut-down PS3 costs the same as the Xbox Elite, has lost of its key features and still has that cracking Blu-ray player

Video support isn’t the best, but the PS3 remains a superb piece of kit

The latest Grand Theft Auto has all the hallmarks of a classic and is the perfect excuse to invest a PS3 or Xbox 360

Where incremental steps forward are becoming commonplace, the Sony is a giant leap – simply stunning

A Media Center Extender, upscaling DVD player and great games console

Pure fun in a box. Get some friends round and swing your Wiimote until the early hours

New songs and a battle mode make Guitar hero III a winner

The best just got cheaper. World-beating force feedback and superbly responsive steering, but not quite as good as the more expensive Driving Force Pro

Occasionally glitchy with some sources, this works well enough with most. The lack of HDMI's a pain, but as a bargain solution to a problem that afflicts most gadget fiends, it isn't bad...

Over 60 new tracks plus more to download means our love affair with Guitar Hero continues. It’s only rock ‘n’ roll but we like it – a lot

No sane gamer is going to head out and buy this as their new console, but we'd advise 360 and Wii owners not to forget about Dre - there's some truly superb games still coming out for PS

If you're buying a new 360, get an Elite - simple as that. If you've already got one, this is pretty much a cosmetic upgrade – but you might want to look into getting the separate 120GB hard drive when it comes out...

A capable cam that'll take the knocks and matches it rival, the Panasonic HDC-SD1. It can’t quite better Canon’s HV20 on sheer performance though

The marker has been laid down. Sony's pulled off another AVCHD stunner that will be hard to beat this year

Small screen, but it's packed with features, including DivX playback, slot loading DVD, HDMI, and a digital TV tuner.

This is a pretty decent little webcam – it's just that, without games to fool around with, it feels like a low-end PC webcam plugged into your Xbox. EyeToy this ain't