My good old 60gig PS3 is a media center. I use playon to stream netflix hulu etc. to it all the time. Just because it's not embedded doesn't mean it's not available.
Even then the streaming cost is cheaper and with more variety with the playon solution (which works with 360 as well and I think wii) , don't need the x-box live subscription, cost was a straight 40 bucks.
To me the media center concept works from either console, no real advantage that I know of between them. MS has had it's corner of the market in FPS's for quite some time, but I don't really feel they have managed to break out of that mold. Personally I enjoy an occasional FPS, but it's by far the minority of my gaming.
360 needs a flagship app that is not a FPS. A game like uncharted where it's more adventure based would do them good. To this day when I think of 360 I think Halo and not much else. It's a perception issue that I think is holding them back more than anything (and a big reason I suspect they only sell really strong in US and UK).







