Firmware version 3.0 also borked my ability to to play Uncharted. As a new PS3 owner, I'm pretty upset about it...

Just a hunch but I get the feeling that the computer industry has been overselling to the consumer for several years now. I think that the majority of consumers out there (ie. not anyone that reads these blogs) can get everything they want out of a computer in a netbook.

You can add hardware intensive features to an OS but it would be difficult to show its value with a higher price unless it is something that compelled the consumer to buy it in the first place.

Agreed. The problem is that most bloggers are the type of computer users that generally require larger screens and more more power for applications such as photoshop.

yes!

Yes!

oh yes

I'd like one.

I'd imagine that 95% of the people doing so would be so that they could run pirated games.

The other 5% would be to either protect their orininal discs or to run homebrew apps.

windows

XBox360