Umm, how do you do the math on that?

The PS3 (for example) is available for £230 ($299), now. This console has a planned 10yr life cycle, so around 7yrs left.

How much does a gaming PC cost again? How often do you upgrade a GFX card? How much does that cost? How much does a monitor cost you? Etc......Damn, to keep up with PC games you need a good GFX card every 2 years and that can be £100 to £200 a pop.

Even buying a new console every 8-10yrs, it's cheaper in the long run.

Nah, you buy a console and stick with it till the end of it's lifecycle. You'll likely upgrade your PC several times in that time, if you want to stay up to date, that is. Doesn't have to be huge upgrades all the time; maybe new memory kit one year, new CPU the next.

It's just that you can do so much more with a PC, so as far as I'm concerned you get more for your money. And of course you typically have better graphics and performance (load times, frame rates if you don't go overboard on IQ).

My current CPU cost as much as a 360 Arcade costs now. :o

lol.. well pcs are more expensive... but you can do a hell of a lot more with one... you can to a report on a PS3, you cant do photoshop and stuff on a console, your cant do alot of things... cause from what I understand consoles are mainly for games....

I myself think consoles are a waste of time... Thats why I gave up on them after the ps2....

No it is not. When you take into account the cost of games, the pc comes off better in the long run and you can sell your left over hardware to recoup more than 60% of the investment in hardware, if you are on a concistent upgrade cycle. The reason why pc games cost less than console games is the fact that consoles have licencing fees for developers, which they obviously delegate to the consumers.

:damn: YES YOU CAN.

The PS3 can do all of those things.

and console games have less replay value in my book... I find that alot of console games are just S***.

your talking to someone who knows 2 fact about ps3s and both facts are rong...

Anywho I still think they are a waste of time... and wish they would dissapear....

The disparity between PC & Console Games is not that much, assuming you pay retail upon release. PC games usually retail at £35.99 while Console games retail at £39.99. No big difference there. Also, both media types allow for resale or trade in, so it matters not.

As for hardware, true. But I would contest that you can recoup 60% of your initial outlay on PC hardware. If you are able to recoup that much you are buying the hardware (say GFX card for example) at release, which will cost you a premium and then selling it again within 6 months to ensure there is still demand for it.

Some do, some don't, as with PC games.

As for modding. No console games can be modded. Did you read my post up there re modding and the decline of PC sims?

Never buy retail, thats just silly, the premiums they charge are ridiculous. Personaly I buy hardware straight from the company producing the damned things or from companies that supply retail outlets here localy. With games, one of the cheapest places to buy em online is game.co.uk iirc.

o I did not... I shall revise my post apon hearing this...

Ack, anything but game.co.uk. They are probably the most expensive games retailer in the UK.

Try CEX, Shopto or Amazon, anything but Game.:o

my mind is probably playing tricks on me, am slightly hung over. And by slightly i mean im still hung over after two pints.

Yep, It's true.
I've nothing more to say for now...

Is that speculation or do you have some facts to back it up?