well you will never burn a disk or read afterdawn.com on a 360. it depends what you want, the 360 will play games smooth and it is easy to do, setup, install, but you will need a hd screen to get the most out of it. a new pc is more upgradable/flexable, and by easter the graphics cards available will be miles infront of the 360s. i am waiting to see what the ps3 is realy able to do, and which games come out on each before i make my mind up on this gen of console. [bold]buy one for the games you want to play not for the badge on the front[/bold]