well the main point is to actually reduce the wear on the laser. but yeah consoles are becoming more like plug and play pcs.

as for a ps3/360 emulator i doubt it'll ever be viable soon enough to care. I just had a look at the ps2 emulators and they're still being worked on...

at the moment, i have seen news of target reducing their 120gb ps3 to clear for $200 (which promptly have sold out) and so I wouldn't be surprised at a similar price this coming xmas sale.

in my opinion its getting very affordable to purchase a ps3 (screw 360) these days. i paid $135 for jetwing prime and much more $$$ for the FP insecticons and the TFC Hercules figures...