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Interesting, 
but i wish they had more technical details. It read too much like a press release. 
Yes, That's What I Didn't Like About It 
It didn't really say all that much other than "valve took the hard way and did the best possible!" while providing no real technical insight. 
Valve 
are awesome! 
Btw 
stop buying new pcs... ps3 is future entertainment!

It makes baby dolls cry! 
I Still Haven't Seen That Ad 
Than: shouldn't you be spruiking the Wii anyway? 
Core! 
stop buying new pcs... ps3 is future entertainment!

Core all the way, baby! 
I Would Totally Sex The Wii 
And it's a much cheaper gold digger than the PS3 anyway. 
 
lol@ps3
its not out yet and already beaten by 8800 performance
nextgen... my ass

wii has no interesting games so far (except zelda maybe) 
Speeds 
The point of a next-gen console is not to have games that look better then its possible on the PCs. The point is to have GREAT looking games at a pricepoint noticably lower then what you would have to pay for it in the PC world.

In the PC world, 600 euro gets you a PS3 and 650 euro gets you a 8800GTX. But with the latter, you also need a case with a 450W PSU, a motherboard, a fast CPU, RAM, a dvd drive, a harddrive, keyboard and mouse and finally a monitor.

With the PS3, you just need a TV. 
The Games Themselves 
especialy for the PS3 are much more expensive. But then again video rental/trade in stores solve that problem ;) 
Or Buy 2 Wiis For The Price Of A PS3 
Netflix-style video game renting might drastically change how many games I buy. 
RPG: 
I think they do have something like that. I see commercials for something called GameFly... and there's GameTap... I think one of those actually mails you a game disc netflix-style. Not certain, though. 
I've Seen Those Ads, Too 
I also saw one online a couple years ago, but I don't remember if it was one of those. It was the same setup as Netflix, but I think it was more like $30 a month. It might still be worth it, though; especially for someone like me who generally only plays a game once. 
Cheers. 
Speeds, no not lazy, just ignorant. I'm asking here because people might actually make sense here.

Like,

Daz, I take your point. At the moment I am playing stuff like Prey, Dark Messiah, etc fine. I don't think I'd have problems with anything released about now, except Morrowind2/Gothic3. So it is more for forthcoming games, Crysis etc. But having a 3 year old PC, oh the shame!!

But, how long do you think it will be before DX10 cards and Quad Core CPUs are reasonably affordable??

Also, if it's going to be a while, but it is definitely worth waiting for that, are there any intermediate simple upgrades I could do? More ram? GFX?

Jago, cheers for that, will bear that in mind, subject to the waiting/not waiting option. 
Shambler 
something to think about could be to get a SLI compatible motherboard and have 2 gfx cards going. 
As An Intermediate Step?? 
Hmmmm....

Wouldn't that be a bit much?? 
Depends 
how much gfx cards are over in england. I wouldnt consider it here in oz, but it seems things are cheaper overseas. 
Hmm 
more ram always helps, its dirt cheap for a 1gb stick these days.

Thats about the only quick fix I can think of, as all the new GPU's coming out are PCI-E as apposed to AGP (you have AGP shamb??) then even something like a graphics card upgrade would mean buying a new motherboard at the least.

as for quad-core and dx10, its very close. Christmas / Q1-2007 will be the liftoff point I think, with prices coming down soon after, worth the wait imo, as none of the next-gen games are due until after then (crysis, hl2 ep2, bioshock, ut2007 etc) so may as well hang onto the cash and get a nice system just before these games hit. 
Hmmm. 
Yeah I see it's making sense. Q1 2007, okay, so delayed until Q2 2007, and becoming affordable in Q3 2007....I play more games in the winter anyway.

I presume I have AGP....is there any sense in getting a good AGP GFX card, over sticking with the 9800 Pro?? 
Shambler 
No. Why would you invest money is a new video card now, if eventually getting a new CPU/mobo is going to force you get a new one anyway? Most (95%) of new motherboards do not even have AGP slot at all. 
^^ 
what jago said, PCI-E mobo's dont have agp slots so it would be a waste. HOLD TIGHT SON 
But 
I do have to mention that there are mobos that do indeed have both, it's just that they are rare. My current motherboard AsRock 775-DUALVSTA has both AGP and PCI-E slots. But if you definately do want to upgrade your AGP card now, be prepared that you might have to hunt for a specific motherboard when the upgrade time for CPU/mobo/ram comes. 
U Are Not Getting Much Of A Worthy Advice Here, Xcept From Jago 
sli - bs
quadcore- bs
dx10 - vista only. long way to go

tho 8800 is a killer and its great if u have huge moni with insane resolution and money to waste

again. for a new sys
_any_ core2duo and any 7900 (whatever money u are willing to spend)
if u want AGP upgrade - 7600gs is prolly the best u get - 150$ here. maybe u can find 7600gt, not sure. ~200 bux

Jago: 600EU would get me PS3 NOT. its just not being sold in EU\RU. Strong point, isnt it?
"just need a TV" - u mean HD TV that would cost more than entire _reasonable_ gaming system.
(what is plasma/LCD TV response time btw? )

at ps1 launch PCs were crap for 3d games
at ps2 launch PCs were much weaker (gf256 ddr was the absolute top card then)
prior to its launch ps3 is already behind PC

to me, the strongest point of consoles is that they have very good exclusive games. but I dont see many of those... yet 
Speeds 
See, it's worth me asking on here ;).

So, what do people say in response to Quadcore and DX10 being "bs"?? 
The Same Thing 
I said to the people saying dual-core and dx9 was bs...

"SHUT UP" 
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