interest in consoles...
I remember when the PS (1) came out, they were priced at about 2000 Francs (about 300 euros today). At the same time, a decent home PC setup was about 12000 francs/1700 euros.
Today, the tendancies have evolved: a half decent home computer can be had for about 700 euros, flat screen included, and games at about 40 euros a pop, but as the home PC prices have dropped by over 100%, the console prices have increased by the same factor - and the games seem to be 50% more expensive.
The games console was supposed to be a game-only replacement for a home computer... and it would seem that the console makers have forgot this... this is also probaby why the much cheaper Wii is working and the others are not...
Cheers,
Daniel