I don't play old games because there's plenty of new games that that I don't need to "settle for less" as far as graphics and gameplay. I don't play old PC games and I don't play old (non next-gen) console games either.

I have an Xbox360, gaming PC, DS Lite, and Wii, and that list is the amount I play on them, most to least. I also plan on picking up the PS3 and PSP by years' end.

I would have to say the 360 is my primary platform, due to frequency of use and number of games purchased. The wii really is a backup system. I play it once a month, if that. There just aren't enough good games coming out for it, but more importantly I am very disappointed with the graphics. Because it's not HD I stuck it up on my bedroom tv rather than my living room HDtv for when someone wants to play something in the bedroom. Which isn't very often.

As for older gen systems, I haven't touched them since the day the 360 came out and I traded in all my games for them. Once next gen was here I refused to "settle for less".

I love all the next gensystems but I don't love them equally.

[QUOTE="WeeWeeJumbo"]I wouldn't complain about PCs if they weren't so damn hard to build. I like to save money, but the frustrations involved in trying to get all the parts to agree with each other can sometimes be indescribable. If you go on and buy a prefab machine from one of these assemblers, you're really bending over and taking it, but then the machines just work. So you're stuck either paying far too much (yes, $1800 is far too much for the kind of technologies we see in modern PCs) or growing grey hairs trying to put your own machine together. Both options totally suck.imprezawrx500

what do you mean? you put all the bit together plug it in and away you go. stick windows in the drive come back in 20 mins and its ready

It's not that simple. The components have to be compatible with each other, and finding out what will be compatible with what is a huge headache. I was going to build my own but I ended up just buying a pre-built one after I realized half the parts I bought wouldn't work. I returned them, but I had to pay restocking fees and I lost money. Then there's the risk factor. These expensive parts are fragile, and no matter how "easy" you say they are to install, if you should happen to make a mistake, like accidently touch something you aren't supposed do, you could watch hundreds of dollars get flushed down the toilet. It's not worth the risk. I'd rather let a place with close to wholesale prices like Cyber Power build my PC and know it will work. Anyway it does take some technical inclination to build a PC. The people who say it's "easy" probably have that. But if the average person who's never done anything like that before tries to make sense of instructions they will probably be overwhelmed.

Heck, even a lot of the BRAND NEW PCs on the market can't handle the new games. 95% of the PCs on the market are built with word processing and web surfing in mind, not gaming. You have to buy a "gaming PC" now, buying a new PC is not enough, and they cost a lot more.

I feel like I got my money's worth. I'm really enjoying my PC games, games that are exclusive to the PC. This expensive baby, and the overtime I had to work to pay for it, was well worth it. And it will be worth it in 6 months when I have to upgrade it again.

PC gaming is not for everyone. It's very high maintenance, and you've got to be willing to spend money. Helps to do your research and learn about the components of a PC also, so you can choose them yourself instead of getting stuck with a PC that's really not designed for gaming.

BUT if you can"tolerate" the above, you are WELL REWARDED.

And I am not saying anything against the consoles because the 360 is still my favorite, and I buy all the consoles. As far as I'm concerned, the "best option" is to buy all of them!

Why don't you bother to mention how many more Xbox360s are selling over PS3s? And comparisons to original xbox are irrelevant. That machine was a "practice run". This one they "get it". I hated the PS2 - does that mean I shouldn't buy a PS3? No it doesn't, and I'm still buying one.

As for the Wii once the novelty wears off and the lack of 3rd party support continues interest in the system will wane and people will start to care about the fact that the graphics are old-gen and not HD quality.

I loved the original Metal Gear Solid game, but I have been very disappointed with subsequent games. The series, since then, has been overrated in my opinion. I plan on getting a PS3 by years end and I don't care about MGS4, I'm getting it for other games (which is not to say I won't get MGS4, but it had zero to do with my decision to get a PS3). I'll probably give MGS4 another chance but I could take it or leave it.

Vote: Splinter Cell