If you're looking at what the console manufacturers will (probably) produce in terms of hardware if they're releasing a system in 2011/2012, it will (probably) match or surpass what is currently a bleeding edge PC. For developers who's main talent seems to be taking advantage of bleeding edge hardware that are currently feeling held-back by those peasants who don't want to upgrade their PC every 18 months anymore, the thought of being able to set the "Minimum Requirements" beyond anything available today is pretty appealing ...
At the same time, I don't believe that any of the next generation consoles will be as powerful (in relation to high-end PC hardware) as the PS3 and XBox 360 were when they were released. When the PS4, XBox 720 or Wii 2 are released and are performing in a similar range to a 2 year old gaming PC will Crytek be so excited to be working on them?
