about price:

uhuh yeah but just cause most ppl already have a pc doesn't mean:

1. its connected to a tv
2. it can play any of the modern games
3. it can be upgraded to work with modern games (too old)

so, if the pc is so old, its cheaper and better to buy a console rather than buy a new pc/major upgrade (cpu and motherboard is considerd major imo)
because:

1. a console is always connected to a TV, not only because of the connection it has, but because:
2. it is small and the design is better. therefore, it fits in an entertainment center. a small PC is again 1. more expensive and 2. less suitable for gaming because they usually don't have 1. the same power as large desktops 2. scalability
3. assuming everyone has a pc, but the pc needs to be replaced or upgraded to play games, you can use the PC for anything like FAQs and cheats and even modifying the console's savegames, that does not mean you have to actually play the game on pc
4. in terms of cost, console is definately more value for money. if you already have a PC, this is even more true because virtually any PC is suitable for most standard things but gaming (word processing, web browsing, IM, email etc). also the console plays music (replacing the cd player), dvds (replacing the dvd player), blu-ray or hd-dvd (assuming u get a ps3 or 360 with hddvd) (replacing the need for a nextgen player and adding hundreds of dollars in value), and replaces most functions of a harddisk recorder except for the harddisk recording function

about games:

sure yeah old games are fine i totally agree and i worded my last post a bit wrong BUT: the issue here revolves more around being able to play the new games rather than the older ones. again assuming u already have a standard PC, which you can play old games on, getting a console is better.

and
there are exclusives for both PC and console. there are good console games that will never be released for PC (all nintendo games, except emulated, Saints Row, etc whatever), but there are also lots of pc games that will never be released for console (Supreme commander, HL2, etc). so this evens it out.

about emulation
most consoles can be hacked or natively support emulation (ps3 ps2 ps1, xbox is hacked, 360 is hacked, wii supports all previous nintendo consoles) and it is better to play console games on a consoles than with mouse and keyboard on a pc.

and again about your last sentence...

in ur post
and in real life,
you assume the person in question already has a pc
upgrading a pc to play new games for the next 3 years at least (which is what a console allows, even more actually)
will cost you 2 to 3 or even 4 times as much as an xbox 360. and after 3 years, there will barely be any new games that will still run on ur pc, but there will be new games that run on the xbox 360 (and they will generally be very good because devs are used to the xbox 360's power by then).

so if its about playing the latest games
get a console. that's what theyre for

BUT, if you have the money, then go ahead and invest in a PC :P but that's after you have 2 out of 3 consoles :P



ps
i like debating
this is not meant as an offence of any kind
just healthy
debate
not
argument.
:)