Thing is, when games like Fallout 3 out for PC I'll be spending money upgrading for that one game.
And gaming is the the only reason to go through these upgrades. Other than that my PC will probably be capable of other tasks for another five years.
Still having trouble bringing myself to buy XBox 360 though.
Bill Gates is Evil. If he ain't trying to get us cough up money on a new OS and the promise of DX10, He's selling you Plastic consoles that cook themselves to death.