Dartmerc

What?

Of course it's more reliable, you only need to look at the decrease in reports of rrod to see that. Considering the new competitive pricing and some of the deals going around at the moment, now would be an excellent time to make the purchase if you haven't already.

Please all, take off the fanboy goggles - The cost for rrod replacement is in the billions of dollars, and those values are represented in this data.

"decreased Xbox 360 platform costs," meaning console REPLACEMENT costs.

xaiax, I think ESRB rating for iPhone and indie apps is a great idea. For most indie devs, the ESRB rating will cost 800 - 1000 dollars, which is pidgion feed compared to the rest of the development costs.
Yes, it does raise the entry bar a little - but it should also raise the quality bar, and removing crap and the flood of 99c apps from the app store might actually make it useful again.

Your joke sucked on that one

Fragchuck + motion controller = ?

I think he made pretty decent lemonade.

Buttons > Touchscreen

I used to pirate pc games, I'll admit that. But after finding Steam, I haven't pirated a game since. I pirated games for the convenience, and Steam gave me that.
I'd think PSN would have a similar affect, but I guess some psp owners are just cheap.

So CZ, you don't own a current gen handheld, but you can somehow make comment on the 'lackluster' experience?
I think maybe you should pick a psp or DSi up..