Console Pcs are nothing new, people have hacked the Xbox , installed Linux and used 10 of them on a network to render 3d. Consoles have always outpaced Pcs for the first few months of their release , This new batch of consoles look like they will overtake Pcs for several years, the Xbox 360 with 3 processors and the PS3 with 8 , while quad core chips are not set to be released until 2007 .
Consoles will never replace Pcs... They aren't upgradeable and the manufacturer doesn't make nearly as much profit as with a PC .