Great thread. Your scenario could end up coming true however I believe there is no reason why PCs and consoles can't coexist. While you can get your PC to do almost anything the upkeep is much higher especially in terms of hardware upgrades. So while PC gamers must make sure that their PC is up to date and capable of running the latest games, console gamers know that their games have been optimized for their console.
Consequently I don't see consoles going away anytime soon. On another note I don't see consoles going backwards as far as being turned into multimedia centers. I see consoles having a symbiotic relationship with PCs well into the future.







