I feel like they've been getting worse from 12 on. Unless they make something drastically different from their formula, they're done for.

This is AH-mazing!!

In all honesty, until a huge console leap happens in which developers have a feasible means of taking advantage of such powerful hardware, PC gaming won't be the "upgrade every 6 months" shenanigans that it once was. I mean hell, my Alienware m14x (gt 555m/i7 combo) isn't as powerful as my desktop (hd5770/Corei5 combo) and my Alienware will still max every game out @720p. On the same note, my 5770 will max everything out on the market and it is 2.5 years old! Dx11 and all. There isn't a real reason to grab 3 GTX580's unless you want a system that will max out every game for the next 3-4 years (like 3 gtx295's from 2009; a system with 3 of these gpu's will max out bf3 @1080p, along with every other game on the market)

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the new console from Microsoft (Xbox 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 ?) will not have a disc drive. I'm thinking that it will feature gold subscription bundles that will organize and deliver multiple services. A kinect-like experience will be either built in or bundled with the console. I can't see it getting rid of it's typical xbox controller; rather, optimize an experience around the controller and the kinect. Cable/ internet service will channel through the device; exhibiting the same features that Google TV has (Bing TV?). I'm thinking that Xbox will further embrace cloud integration and subscription based services through Zune and, perhaps, create a cloud based gaming subscription service similar to Apple's icloud.

I remember that the original PSP looked amazing on paper as well. It did everything; it even came with a free copy of Spiderman in the early days of adoption! What killed it was the price, battery life, and lack of portablesque gaming. The Psvita has a competitive price; so that won't be an issue. I'm skeptical over the battery life; hopefully they pop in a 1950mA battery to get the best out of both worlds. The games look good, but, in my opinion, lack the same casuality that the psp lacked. The one thing that will make me buy this, however, is the hacking. The PSP was an incredible device once hacked and had some homebrew on it. I hope Sony can be successful in their endeavors, but I'm very skeptical.

Actually, the game does look a lot better; on higher end systems anyway..

@ thesaad You can buy a decent sub-100 dollar card now (hd4650, hd4670, hd4770) that will run crysis at medium settings very well. If you dont mind paying around 130-150 you can get a dx11 card like an hd5750 or hd5770. I have a 5770 atm and i love it. I can crank crysis up to max settings under 1280*720 rez (w/out AA) and get around 30-35fps. If you want the same performance as an hd5770 but save some cash, you can get an hd4870 or hd4890; although, they dont have dx11 capabilities or eyefinity (multi monitor capabilities). Hope this helps :D P.S. This is only the ATI line-up of budget gamer cards. Nvidia carry cards comparable to the plethora that I mentioned. Unfortunately, I have not had enough experienced with them to comment on them. I believe they are a tad bit more expensive, but have physx capabilities that enhance gaming effects with compatible video games.

whatever.. i have a 400 dollar machine that can compete with a 5000 dollar machine and have the same performance.. i like my chances..

I still have the beta for vista ult. and i must say, pretty impressive