The I3 model for the alienware alpha is around $400 and it does play next gen games. You'll probably want to upgrade to 8 gb of ram eventually but it does seem to run current gen games at least well enough to give users a good experience. For the 400, you are able to play current games but at the end of it, you have a window operating system not to mention the thing is tiny and you can upgrade it.Add up the value for all the parts including the xbox controller and adapater, windows, and the free games they give and I actually thought it was a pretty good deal.
With that said, I'm not even sure there is enough room for 3 competitors as it is. I feel like if Nintendo doesn't hit a homerun or atleast a triple with their next console, they may find themselves pushed out of the console market. This along with a shrinking handheld market and you begin to understand why they are branching off into industries. They are making lots of changes, hopefully in a few years they land on their feet because I really enjoy their games.
