Changing hardware is what allowed Sony to make massive price cuts with the PS1 and PS2.
And as x4 pointed, current 360 is in serious need of a redesign (noise, heat, power brick, RRoD)
...says the man with "froggz" as pseudo... you're as good as an anonymous coward for as long as you don't use your real name.
Now go back to your swamp.
Yeah. IMO if anything the PC as a high-quality graphics gaming platform is on its way out, PC gaming in the years to come will be all about MMORPG, flash games... and console ports.
Most crashes are never reported I would guess, only PCs with a permanent connection and users that allows reports to be sent back are counted, a small minority overall, and probably not too representative.
Vista was unusable for me with an nVidia card because I kept getting the NVLDDMKM crash that was common. Switched to ATI and haven't looked back, took a hit in speed but at least I can use my computer.
