One console only people - what do you think?

[greenmedic88]

"Though you will notice the sheer number of people who sided with just one console at the beginning of this generation has shrunk to barely any."

That's because every console this generation has plenty going for it. The stand out games of the current generation are essentially split among the three consoles. For a hard core gamer to say they only need one console borders on rationalizing so they don't have to make adjustments to budget everything in.

I can understand this for a college student, or a high school kid buying games with money from an after school job, but for most in the working world who manage their finances well enough to have a decent amount of disposable income?

Gaming is a relatively inexpensive hobby for anyone with a job paying the national average salary, assuming all other living expenses are well within those means. $1000 will buy a PS3, 360 and Wii. That's not a lot of money if your primary form of home entertainment is video games.

I think the only people who might be "bitter" about having to buy multiple consoles to play all the releases they're interested in are those who don't have their finances under control and are essentially living beyond their means. Debt leaves a pretty bitter aftertaste.

If you're gaming on a budget or games aren't your obsession, a PS2 is only $129 and has the largest library of games ever seen on any platform, a huge number of which are $20 or less. If that's not enough to cover your game needs on a budget, then maybe, just maybe, you've succumbed to the mindset of keeping up with Joneses.