You have options, since you still need different consoles if you are really into videogames, but PS3 is the single most valuable in my opinion:
- It can't be always decently emulated on PC
- Exclusives still today (mostly japanese)
- Games need space so they are best to buy retail, they are cheap and on bluray (great durability over time)
- You probably already have a 1080p display, so it work well on it.
- You can play movies and cd audio on it, so a great companion to every desktop PC
- Also eventually hackable if you prefer
- It's so cheap to buy
I really like what the shaders community is doing but these setups-time and expensive retro-hardware makes my just wanna find the first crt I can in a random vintage market, more faithful and less expansive.