[Gavin78]

maybe thats why HP have already pulled out and want to stay on the software side of things?

The downside to consoles are is that pc technology moves on, console technology doesn't and the ps3 is stuck back in 2006 because thats where the technology lies a pc can keep going because they are upgradable.

PC's no longer really stick out for 1/2 player games over the last few years the pc market has shifted to online gaming and this is where the console market starts to lag behind, maybe in the next gen console things will be different but at the moment you can't really compare the 2 as the pc still has the upper edge. you can still use a controller to play games on the pc as I have the xbox pad

I've read plenty of reviews where ps3 and xbox360 games lag a lot especially when it comes to online gaming. with a pc they are upgradable I dont have to wait 6 or 7 years for the next gen technology to come out.

Saying that it depends what people want...most are just happy to use smart phones and tablets for limited life things. for me my pc does many things a lot of others can't which doesn't inc gaming. so until something better comes along I'm happy to be where I am at the moment.

Although I have to mention the browser based games coming out, battle star galactica, startrek infinate space and I think everquest 2 has one as well where with these games have high end graphics but dont need your own pc kitted out to get them running because its all done server side