WTF! how many?

[Bodhesatva]

I don't mind this personally.

However, I do feel it puts an end to any arguments that PC Gaming is some other planet that can't be compared to console gaming (I felt the argument was stupid in the first place, but whatever).

Thanks to multiple SKUs, consoles now have semi-regular, un-essential hardware upgrades. They have operating system updates. In the case of the PS3, you can even buy another hard drive for extra memory space.

So again, I personally think the multiple-SKUs are fine, I just don't want to see anyone arguing "PCs are totally different!" anymore. I'm tired of people ignoring PCs when its convenient to their argument (e.g. the 360 and PS3 have the best graphics).

The 360 and PS3 are about as different from the PC as they are from the Wii.