Console;
-ves
Clunky controller (vs Mouse & Keyboard)
Single purpose
Designed for living room
Games more expensive
Impossible to upgrade (replace only)

+ves
Plugs into existing TV
Cheaper hardware

PC;
-ves
Expensive
Complex to setup & administer

+ves
Multi-purpose
Designed for office/games room
Possible to upgrade
Decent controller

I've tried every console out there and in Jan I will be buying a new games PC.
Consoles are just too limited and I hate the controllers. Why use thumbs? They are the least mobile of all your digits!
I will probably spend £1500 and get a machine that will be usable for 5 years.
My last machine has lasted 5 years (AMD64 3400Mhz, 1Gb, ATI9800XT) and still gets regularly used to play HL2 and GTA:SA. New machine is for GTA4, Crysis, and FarCry2.

There needs to be a place for everyone. I have nothing against people playing on consoles (they make for good target practice anyway ;-) ).
Seriously though, the gaming industry needs as many gamers as it can get, and I can perfectly understand that there is a fair share of the population that has no desire to bother about buying, installing and learning about how to use a PC.
Especially with all the "death to n00bs" idiots who think their brand of OS is the only way to go.
Ugh, what am I saying ? We're talking about gaming, so the only brand that's worth anything on the market is Windows.
And don't tell me you can dual boot. Yeah, I know you can, but a console user going for the hassle of learning 2 quirky OSes instead of just one ? Give me a break !
No, we need consoles for the mainstream users who require a system that is dedicated to games, and we need PC users to try out the new hardware and catch the glitches for the next generation of consoles.
PC users do stay ahead in the hardware curve, but that is at the cost of compatibility headaches and driver issues, problems which consoles are not supposed to have (but hey, once MS got into the console game all bets were off on that point).

...and then you read crap like this: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/michael-capps-part-two !!

It annoys the hell out of me, how in one breath people say "PC gaming is dieing, piracy is killing it... blah blah blah" and then in the next hardware sales have increased AGAIN.

Urgh!

And that dude at Epic Games is seriously making me consider boycotting their games - because he's an ass with crap comments like that. Meh! Going off topic, will save the rant for another time ;)

Just as I bought my HD4870 1GB :P

according to sources at motherboard makers.


AMDs upcoming Phenom X4 20350 and 20550 CPUs will be renamed to Phenom II X4 920 and Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition, respectively. The launch date of the products will also be delayed from November this year to during CES 2009 in January next year.


The companys 45nm AM3-based CPUs will also be renamed to the Phenom II X4 900, X4 800 and X3 700 series, and will launch in the second quarter of next year. AMD is also planning to launch a quad-core high-end CPU, Phenom II X4 945 Black Edition, in the second quarter next year along with the Phenom II X3 600 and Phenom II X2 200 series.

Too BAd Cheap Unlocked Multiplier does ?Less Good. Item is to show similarity to previous Intel Numbers, yet 945 is preVista. I believe faster AMD Processors Run Better.Opps, believe thats 945 came when Intel was using tiered numbers & from(previous) next Gen.Must Be BAD Stuff!
Drashek

Death to consoles!
And why aren't there any more 
non widescreen LCD's anymore?

Seriously who'd in their right mind bet against the PC? User configurable hardware that updates every 6 months, arguably better games with a more accurate interface, more versatile display/sound output options and it can actually be used for non entertainment tasks with ease.

I don't think either format will ever 'win' or push the other out of existance, both consoles and PC's are here to stay in whatever form they take in the future.

When people want to save money, they stay in - watch TV - and play games

Seems only natural that they'd want the best kit to do that on

Wonder how many UK properties (on the verge of repossession) are lit up right now with 42" HDTVs and the glow of Crysis being played on uber-PCs with 4870x2 cards ?...