The $4000 you spent on your PC is more than I've spent on gaming in general for the entire generation, and I own over five dozen games spread across five platforms.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=120964&page=1&str=441524424#2

If everyone here is so mighty then come discuss some pc games

You can have the exact same experience with a ~$500 PC and it helps for general use too. People spend far too much on gaming PCs; it's a waste.

Tri-core CPU $80
5770 $135
Motherboard $60
RAM $45
Case/PSU $50
640GB HDD $45
DVD drive $20

Windows license, whatever you can get that for (transfer off old PC, get through school/college/work, otherwise $100

= $435/535

Oh I know there are more reasonable ways to build a PC. I was just stunned by that figure, as it is really and truly outrageous to me.

Yeah, I did think you knew that. That $4000 should be put into game purchases for sure, if you can actually afford it. Personally I'd buy all five consoles and most of the lists of the best games of all time in order to find what I like.

I spent all of today raging at the BBC News channel about the tuition fee increases so I'm not in a good mood.

PC gaming isn't dead but its anything but king. No matter how good your graphics and mouse keyboard are consoles are way more popular now. 

Yes i could easily buy a PC that could run everything i just said for half if not a quoter the price but i use it for more than games XD also i wanted a PC that i would not need to upgrade for at least 5 years and still be able to run any game. 

For example my graphics card (which cost £900 on its own you can check if you want -.- should be only 600 in my opinion but oh well) can run crysis with very little probs at all.on that basis i should be able to run almost any game for a looooong time (though in 5 years time there will prob be a new crysis level game that i wont be able to run lol)

if you combine the 3 then yes XD

FPS, WRPG, RTS, and Adventure (point and click, mainly)? PC all the way. I don't play MMO games.

I know you threw out the number 263 million in your OP. How many of those are actual gamers (ie WoW, Sims, Half Life, etc) and how many are Minesweeper/hearts?