Hey all, I was just wondering where do you guys see game development going in the next few years? In particular, do you think we''ll have the same balance between console games and PC games? I read a little blurb that Sony''s planning to launch the 3rd generation playstation in a few years, and it''s going to have a processor that''s *200* times as fast as the ones we have today!!! It makes me wonder if all the hardcore gamers are going to play console games, so the PC game industry will only be left with the "occasional gamers" who don''t care enough to go out and spend money on a console system. Consoles are also catching up to PCs in other ways. We''re seeing things like DVDs, etc, as standard components. Also I heard that the playstation3 will have massive support for online gaming. This is probably going to be a big deal because up til now, I think that even though consoles may have had limited support for internet play, PCs ruled in this area. But that might change, so the way I see it, the reason for gamers to stick with a PC are becoming less clear. Another thing which is nice about console games is that once a gaming system is released, it never changes. In the world of PCs, hardware configurations and things like that are always changing so it''s really hard to ensure compatibility. With consoles you never have to worry about it, so once you learn how to program for that console, you''re set. (Well until a few years later when it loses popularity). But I don''t know because if all this stuff about consoles is true, then why are people still playing PC games today? I think the Playstation2 and XBOX are pretty huge competition against PCs yet I haven''t heard any apocalyptic reports of the PC game industry going up in smoke. So I''m curious to see what you guys think! Rajan