@MikeB

I'm with you at this point.
I mean: PS3 is a well rounded multimedia solution that gives good performances against not so high cost.

I think the day My DVD player will broke and/or I'll get an HDTV maybe a PS3 could enter my house.

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@MikeB

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Advances in living room technology also helps. For example great 7.1 channel audio (PC speaker sets, even those claiming to be 5.1 are really just 2.1 sets with additional speakers), large screen 1080p HDTVs, fast wireless Wi-Fi internet connection, being able to use many multiple wireless gamepads simultaneously, etc.

As an example, cheap C-Media "virtual" 5.1 are just POS.

My desktop PC's 5.1 speaker set (Yamaha 5.1 Hi-Fi receiver unit) has 6 channels and it's connect to ASUS Xonar D2 7.1 sound card.

My old Logitech 5.1 has 6 cables that are connected to ASUS Xonar D2 7.1 sound card or Audigy 2 ZS (currently not being used, I have both external ExpressCard and internal PCI versions). My PC's mainboard has Realtek 888 codec i.e. 7.1. channels (and ports).

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The PS3 serves my comfort desires much better than modern gaming PCs from such perspectives as well. I would never put a noisy high spec gaming PC in my living room. I do use my laptop in the living room, but that's no joy and pretty low spec for gaming.

My ASUS G1Sn 15.4" laptop is capable to play multi-platform 2008/2009 games at 1280x720p with high details and has 2X BluRay-ROM/DVD+-RW drive (Panasonic UJ-120). Power consumption around 50 watts.

In Oz, we can claim PC related expenses on our income taxes i.e. up to $800 AUD per "item" per financial year.

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@MikeB

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The PS3 serves my comfort desires much better than modern gaming PCs from such perspectives as well. I would never put a noisy high spec gaming PC in my living room. I do use my laptop in the living room, but that's no joy and pretty low spec for gaming.

Why would you need a high spec PC? For $500-$600 one can build a PC that outperforms the PS3. If you're careful about your selection one could do fanless. So no worry about the 'noise'.

@MikeB

My PC is an Athlon64 X2 runnin at 2.01GHz with 2GB of DDR2 800MHz ram and I have a generic NVidia PCie video card with 512MB and I play World of Warcraft:WotLK on a monitor that is 22" widescreen with a resolution of 1920x1050 and I have almost all the graphical settings turned all the way up. The PS3 could not run WoW as it's cpu ram is only 256MB

As WoW is the #1 retail game on the planet: PC gaming > PS3 gaming.

IMO

from CAPCOM:
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Capcom, traditionally a developer with a focus on consoles, has recently started to bring more of their games like Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV to the PC. "We feel we can create an incredible and perhaps different experience than the PC has had before," he said. "The PC versions of Street Fighter IV and Devil May Cry 4 will be the definitive versions of the game."

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