@Rushaoz: I'm also an IT guy, I'm an expert in networking, server, storage, and virtualization with a background in programming and a dual degree in mathematics and computer science, and I build out large enterprise datacenters for my pay and do web development as a (paying) hobby. However! For my phone, I prefer an iPhone-- why? because it's simple. I've been openly called a "noob" in forums for using iPhones instead of a more customizeable Android device, which is laughable... I could write the OS myself if I was that determined. For my gaming, I prefer an XBOX-- why? because it's simple. I got tired of many years of dealing with drivers and rewriting .ini files and keeping up with the rat race of latest hardware just to run the latest games. On a console, I know that every game released on it is going to run just fine. My days at work are spent in so much exacting detail and mind-numbing minutiae all day long, that when I'm off work I just want it all "to just work". That said-- I do casually compare specs on consoles, for example I'm still running an XBOX 360, but when it's time to upgrade there is no guarantee I won't flip over to a PlayStation product if it's the superior device at the time. For example, I'm watching this Project Scorpio appliance at the present... if its video card has 50% more effective computational power at the time of my purchase, then that's what I'm getting. So specs aren't completely immaterial, they are like an easy buyer's guide for some of us. There are so many games for XBOX and PS to choose from, that really this is almost the irrelevant piece to me (as long as these companies continue securing great games, of course). I do agree with you that graphics aren't everything, however if I'm buying a console that I expect to last me the next 10+ years (did I mention I'm still on the XBOX 360?) then I want the latest and greatest when I do actually buy. Anyway, my two cents-- probably overpriced at that. Cheers!