| rocketpig said: The high-end PS3 is $500. For roughly $100-150 more, I can put together a gaming PC that will annihilate the PS3 in every way, shape, and form. It will perform office tasks, run Photoshop, Illustrator, browse the internet, and do almost anything I might require of it. It will also run Crysis at medium-high settings, something the PS3 could only dream of doing. I know this because right now, I'm scouting out deals to build a new rig for gaming. And don't bring up monitor and speakers. After all, without a television, the PS3 isn't much fucking good to anyone, is it? |
A TV is a device people usually own regardless, owning a monitor in the bulk of situations only makes sense when you own a PC. IMO it´s a definite cost consideration to the advantage of consoles.
There are many people who only own a PC for webbrowsing and email, these functions are technically possible to achieve well on a console like the PS3 connected to a HDTV.
The PS3 is powerful enough to run Crysis like games, I think next year you will agree with this as well. As for providing a superior experience, many may not agree with you. The fuss of checking specs, upgrading hardware, TVs/HDTVs usually being bigger than the most common 17´inch monitors, having to use Windows on the PC, playing with friends using multiple PS3 Sixaxis controllers on the couch, etc. IMO it´s not as blank and white as you claim, some may well even prefer a Wii for gaming, maybe due to Mario or the Wii-mote. For others one specific exclusive game like Final Fantasy XIII may make the PS3 gaming experience superior as well. Back to the orignal point, it´s not impossible the PS3 will be a viable platform for a decade nomatter the latest and greatest GPU or CPU available for the PC.
