Playstation 3

I just saw some screenshots of the Playstation 3 set to be released next spring. Although the Xbox 360 looks like it'll do quite well, the fact that the PS3 will be backwards compatible all the way to the PS1 will most likely cement Sony as the dominant console manufacturer of the next generation. I've said it many times: Anyone who owned an original Playstation and enjoyed it will buy every Playstation he/she can afford. Even if the Xbox 360 is backwards compatible (Microsoft has no choice IMO), it can't compete with that big a game library. There are still some Playstation1 games that I would play today, and I don't see pretty next generation graphics changing that one bit.

No matter who ends up dominating the next generation, IBM is gonna make a killing. All three next-gen consoles had their CPUs designed with IBM's help. That kinda teamwork CAN'T be free.