Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On 2006-12-19, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> number of sales that the previous generation had recorded... more houses can
>> afford them... in the case of the PS3 it obviates the need for a separable,
>> standalone PC.
>
> Too much of what people do on their PCs requires privacy (email, chat)
> to work well, which is lacking using the TV in the living room as your
> display, so the PS3 only obviates the need for a standalone PC if you
> locate it where a standalone PC would live--the desk, the kid's
> bedrooms, etc. Very few people are going to buy PS3s to stick in places
> like that.
In addition, who the hell wants a retro-pc which is half as fast as
current ones?
Modern spec Windows/x86 PCs are a much more powerful gaming solution
than a PS3 anyway.
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