Yeah, I had a hard enough time paying $299 for my first PS2. If this is the case i know alot of people that wont be getting one until they have a price drop, Myself included.

well thats why i say always go for the pc! with 500$ u can install some MEANN hardware inside...

the only thing consoles have over us are the fighting games, god i love those, thats why i bought an xbox :( but everything else is pc>consoles, always was, always will be...

Wel, to be honest, that ain't strictly true. System Stability plays a huge part in how good your PC Gaming can be. (and there's only so much stability you can get from Windows ;) ). That is something a console will always have over a PC.

And maybe the PC graphics and stuff may kick the a*se out of the current consoles, but the next-gen systems will be just as good, if not better than PC gaming IMHO...