PS3s went out of stock again

I dunno why, but I went to finally buy one, and now they're scarce again. Is there a reason to own it outside of it being a cheap Blu-Ray player all of a sudden?

OP here, the reason I'm getting a PS3 is because for reasons outside of my control I no longer have a PS2, but I'd still like to play my games. Buying a PS2 which I will inevitably upgrade to a PS3 eventually seems foolish, especially since Sony stated that price drops are very far off. I have a 360 and a Wii because the games are fun.