Screw the X-box and long live the PC game system!
Halflife, how long has that game survived and how long has it been popular thanks to the availability of mods?
Online gaming experiences are geared more towards the PC gamers if you ask me. Online console gaming is not much more than just talk right now, say good by to the SEGA Dreamcast and any hopes they had of doing an online gaming community.
PC systems might cost more but for the serious gamer it's the best option. 5.1 surround sound, exceptionally tight graphics, the ability to mod and tweak virtually any part of the game you play, and the list goes on.
Consoles? They are cheap, that's about the only benefit to them I see.
I do want to see Halo come out on the PC systems though. I also want to see what Planetside looks like, WWII Online turned out to be a glorious pile of dogdookie though. The Ghost Recon game looks like it will be awesome though. I also want to see what the next Westwood game will be like, the one where you're one of the Command&Conquer RedAlert troops on the battle field and it's a first person shooter where you get to explore all the buildings and vehicles.
I'm currently happy with my P3/Radeon based PC, it will be awhile longer before I need to get a new system to stay current or ahead of the minimum system requirements. Look at how many games out there currently require the use of DirextX 8 as part of their minimum specs, not many but it will slowly become a standard. Same goes for graphics cards, it will be another 6-8 months before I consider getting a Geforce3 or even a Geforce 2 64meg DDR. I'm thinking it's gonna be another 2 years if not more before I need to buy or build a new base system.