OXCGN:
"E3 was a fizzling disappointment.
The launch date of the next generation of consoles is still unknown.
The economic crisis is causing innovation to be too risky and every week we hear of more studios cutting back staff or closing.
For lack of a better description, we’re at the ass end of the longest console generation in the history of the industry, and it’s utterly depressing."
I still see a place for consoles. I'm just not into sitting at a PC to game.
To each his own. I enjoy being at my desk just as much as on my couch looking at a TV.
What people don't realize is that buying a decent gaming PC from an established retailer like Bestbuy or Amazon will ALWAYS be an expensive endeavor because they will convince you that you need things that you really don't. Alienwares for example are a ripoff. Their expensive only due to their name..much like Apple.
Btw, your forgetting that there are more PCs in households than there are consoles. Its only a matter of upgrading something that you ALREADY own.
Consoles are simple and easy to use. I pay 400$ and thats it i use it for 5 years+.
efficient web surfing/email, creating documents
,deep photo editing etc.
And you also have to consider Steam. The deals on there are incredible. Hopefully it comes to consoles one day.
Btw, Salmander, neweeg.com helps people build their PCs from the ground up. Great site.
I see both options being offered, but I think it'd be foolish to cut out people just because they want a physical product.