Went and dropped $440 last week on a 160gb PS3 slim, spare controller, God of War 3, MK9, and I couldn't be happier. I haven't been into console gaming for a number of years, but MK9 drove me to buy a PS3. Been a huge MK fan since I was a kid, and I am extremely satisfied with MK9. Had a near 24-hour 2 & 4 player session with some friends the day I got it, and it was tons of a fun. 4 player tag with best out of 5 rounds makes some for fun fights.
Wrapped up the story mode on Sunday, and currently chipping away on the challenge tower.
How are you guys able to play online even though PSN is down? Does MK9 use its own online service or something? I got my PS3 a day into the PSN outage, so I haven't been able to make an account yet. Do I need to have an established PSN account before I can play online?