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Yeah, $350 computers that can run a game much better than any $1000 computer will, and, unlike computers, games actually look better the longer a system is out while maintaining the same hardware. Not to mention you have uniformity between all systems so you're plagued with fewer bugs and have more equal settings for every player in a game (don't tell me there's no advantage to running HL2 at 1280x1024 versus someone at 800x600).
If I could just attach a $20 keyboard and mouse to a console I'd never buy a computer game again, because the entire advantage of computers is negated.
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Exactly. It's easier to make a game look amazing when you know everyone has the same hardware. You can use every trick you know when making a game cause you know what the system will do and won't, and stretch every little bit of processing power of the system without worrying about end user slowdown.
I'll use HL2 Orange Box as a case in point. I can't use the bloom effects and the highest water effects on my PC cause I'm limited by my graphics card but if you've seen the videos of Orange Box on 360, every effect is in there and they all look amazing, and I haven't seen anything PS3 Orange Box yet, but I'm sure it looks even better.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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