Quote Originally Posted by Pete for President View Post
Lately I've seen articles on gaming sites titled like 'where are the next gen consoles', '10 reasons why we need the next gen consoles' etcetera. I laugh at those, because this generation has brought little else than shinier graphics.

eh... True media hub potential, indie developer support and promotion from PSN and live arcade, online play becoming standard and a necessity, the massive push for creation and user generated content, and as much as I personally hate it, motion gaming? I feel like we've probably taken the biggest jump in the history of consoles this generation, other than the advent of 3D environments in the PS1/N64 era.

I don't think consoles are going anywhere. It's a matter of comfort and convenience. My consoles are where I'm comfortable, where I entertain, and where my family is. A desk is nowhere near as comfortable as a couch or lovesac (amazing, highly recommended, buns in comfort forever) sitting in front of a big screen TV. I feel like I'm hiding from the rest of the house in a computer room. Yeah, I know I could hook a tower up to a TV, but I like the division. Most things I do at a computer, but when it comes time to relax and game or watch movies, I want to move over to a giant sac of foam. To me it's like arguing that TV's are going to disappear because monitors have better resolution and you can stream most anything now.