Consoles have been in recent years trying to mimic what PCs can already do, with the invention of "online" games, hard disks, etc.
PCs will only get better at what PCs do, and consoles will get better at what consoles do.
That doesn't mean one will ever replace the other.
Look at the quality of RPGs (okay, old RPGs) on the PC, and then look at the console systems. Final Fantasy?
That type of game will never replace a real PC RPG.
The money-maker of current years in PC gaming: MMORPG? I think I'd be forced to commit seppuku (sp?) if I had to do that with a controller in my hands.
Consoles are great for console-type games. You'll never have a good fighting game on the PC, and you'll never have a good RTS on a console.
If you want pretty, jumping, shooting in 3rd person, racing, block-flipping über-puzzle, or fight games, then a console is for you.
If you want in-depth, micromanaging, detailed, expandable, configurable/controllable games, load one up on the PC you already have.
Drop $200 on a new video card, $100 on RAM, and $100 on a new hard drive, and you're good to go for the same amount of time as a console's "life span."
The only way a console will replace PCs for gaming is if that console becomes nothing more than a graphics/performance based PC itself. But then it's not really a console anymore, it's Sony's Workstation Extreme (WSX for short).
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Consoles have been in recent years trying to mimic what PCs can already do, with the invention of "online" games, hard disks, etc. PCs will only get better at what PCs do, and consoles will get better at what consoles do. That doesn't mean one will ever replace the other. Look at the quality of RPGs (okay, old RPGs) on the PC, and then look at the console systems. Final Fantasy? That type of game will never replace a real PC RPG. The money-maker of current years in PC gaming: MMORPG? I think I'd be forced to commit seppuku (sp?) if I had to do that with a controller in my hands. Consoles are great for console-type games. You'll never have a good fighting game on the PC, and you'll never have a good RTS on a console. If you want pretty, jumping, shooting in 3rd person, racing, block-flipping über-puzzle, or fight games, then a console is for you. If you want in-depth, micromanaging, detailed, expandable, configurable/controllable games, load one up on the PC you already have. Drop $200 on a new video card, $100 on RAM, and $100 on a new hard drive, and you're good to go for the same amount of time as a console's "life span." The only way a console will replace PCs for gaming is if that console becomes nothing more than a graphics/performance based PC itself. But then it's not really a console anymore, it's Sony's Workstation Extreme (WSX for short).