Because I don't waste money on consoles I've never had a problem updating my PC every other year with newer better hardware and have never had a problem playing any game on it. Not only do I use it for the latest greatest games in high-def on my bigscreen, just like a console, but I bought two playstation2 controllers and a single usb converter and I can use them to play any game that doesn't absolutely require a mouse. PCs are very versatile and adabtable, both the cell processor and blu-ray/hd-dvd drives will be improved upon and released for PCs and you can simply update those parts instead of having to buy an entirely new system, that's bleeding-edge technology!