With three of my best friends, the only reason any of them has a dual core machine (the others are back on P4s with a gig of RAM) is I sold one to him for cheap.  They have several Xbox 360s which are more powerful than anything they've got in computer land...they play League of Legends, but that's it.

I gotta admit, computer gaming is expensive and I'd be better off if I wasn't set on it.  I just have no desire to go console only.

You don't need to leave your name like a tool, we can all see you by your name right beside the post.

I just use website warehouses  like mightyape. These guys stock pretty much everything and don't actually have a brick and mortal store. I am one of those who still likes something physical with my purchase but I do get downloadable games that are relatively small.

I don`t care how badly PC games do at retail anymore.  I usually buy games on steam during their crazy sales.  I was interested in Alpha protocol, I was going to buy it at retail.  Then steam put it up today for $7.50.  Retail cant compete with that.

If PC games do die(Never going to happen).  I`ll find a new hobby.  I have a guitar sitting near my desk, I haven`t learned to play yet.  I have a new hobby waiting for me when the time comes.

Ahh...No.  I`ve tried guitar hero, Not good.  That is clever though, I like it. 

Plus, while consoles developers tend not to be any smarter than "let's make a game where we shoot stuff!!!! Preferably foreigners!" and "let's not be sexist, put a woman partner with the hero. But give her as little clothing as possible.", the PC crowd seems to be "what ways can we stop our customers using our products this year?" and, of course:

Person 1: "So, digital download, that means we don't have to pay to make physicals discs, don't have to deliver to all the other shops"

Person 2: "You know what that means, don't you?"

Person 3: "We can lower the price significantly?"

Person 2: "..."

Person 1: "..."

Person 1, 2 & 3: "...LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!"

Person 1: "Yeah, that was funny"

There may be PC gaming's lifeline right there:   in the economics.   PC games are downloadable and that makes them cheaper.   Console games are getting more expensive; no doubt about that.   The free market will establish an equilibrium at some point, and PC will still be in the game.    Of course, consoles will see that and start to offer download options, but they still have to advertise, and for that you need a web browser.   And managing disk space is not exactly one of a console's strengths.

When you say "the same" you just mean that they share the same core design. That you think RTSs made 10 years ago and those that got released this year are the same just shows that you don't understand the progression of games'n'gameplay but it also gives people the impression that you're just after new, cool things. That makes you a casual gamer that would like Kinect, Playstation Move and such gimmicks.

You are talking hardware, and I am talking software. Right now, there is almost no difference between the games that are played on notebooks and the games that are played on desktops. That's why "gaming" notebooks are expensive and trying their best to match desktop abilities while keeping them portable. That's plain and simple too. Plain and simple, portability has nothing to do with it. If i want to play Civilizatoin V on my notebook or Civilization V on my desktop, Civilization V is no more portable for one or the other, but can scale down certain qualities to fit less powerful components. This trade off you speak of is just a myth, a myth that isn't even original and naysayers have been beating their drums for the better part of a couple of decades now with the same mantra.