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OK, I know I’m late to the party, pal. But Since I had to get it outta my own pocket change (mostly lint), don’t blame me that EA doesn’t consider my blog prestigious enough to send a review copy to! They’re just lucky I love BioWare even though they are now part of the EA collective…

Anyway, I am pleased to say that even after spending only 30 minutes on the PS3 version of Dragon Age: Origin, I can safely say it’s going to be my favorite console game of the year. And that’s despite the fact that the PS3 version is stupidly limited to 720p resolution even though my TV goes up to 1080p.

C’mon, Sony, pull your head out of your heine on that one! Can’t believe the company that sold PS3 on being “the only 1080p-native next-gen console” is letting so many developers give them 720p max while giving Xbox 360 1080p max on the exact same games. Idiocy!

Despite this, Dragon Age: Origins looks great even at 720p and is one whiz-bang of a traditional RPG. Having picked up tips from Oblivion and Fallout 3, Dragon Age: Origin shifts your origin story based on the character-generation choices you make, but certainly tells a compelling story from the word go.

Now, I can’t say much more just yet being only past the first 30 minutes or so of play, but I can tell you I’m already hooked. Who needs cheap vacations when you have a game like this to enjoy?

Tonight, my wife and I bid farewell to our Nintendo DS units and all our DS games. My wife selflessly gave up her PSP a few months ago for some trade-in credit toward a new Xbox 360 unit, because her PSP was broke anyway. We both prefer the PSP library of games and finally decided to bite the bullet and give up our DS habit to get her back in a PSP.

Sure, we didn’t have the extra-fancy Nintendo DSi to trade in with all the bells and whistles and rackmount LCD. But with a chubby DS, a DS Lite and about 16 games, as well as a PS3 game we didn’t care for tossed in for good measure, I hoped we’d at least have enough to get her a PSP Slim.

Well, not only did we get her a PSP Slim for about $110, but we had enough left over to pick up Dragon Age: Origins for the PS3, as well as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona for the PSP, as well! Talk about a nice deal? For me, Dragon Age: Origins is enough to make me forget all about those DS games… Phoenix Wright who? I’m playing BioWare’s latest and greatest, baby!