Lol.....i remeber i had started one same topic way back with the same intention but alas then realised that there was not end to it
Well now first to start off with Both are separate entities and have different purposes for itself.....where a persons sole purpose would just be to Play games and possibly watch some DVD Movies then u know what to go for a "Game Console" as the name itself suggests that its main priority being gaming.....btw a person who needs a Multipurpose thing like Browsing the net,Working on his Accounting stuff,listen to music,watch movies and yes of course play games.....in short needs all these things in a single package definetly looks no further and goes for a PC.....So ya see its clearly evident what choices u have for suiting ur own purpose....plus again if u wanna compare gaming levels on Pc and gaming consoles say PS2 then there are its Advantages and Disadvantages of its own Probably Ps2 accepts all games and Displays good graphics as the games made for it are perfectly made to run on it....whereas in case of a Pc thats not the sole purpose So one has to constantly loo out for Graphics card upgrade and other stuff but That gives a whole new Change and fleibilty for the PC as when a New game like Doom 3 is realeased they are first tested on its Graphics capability via the Use of Gfx cards and are hence tweaked accordingly to enchance its Performance and Graphics and make way for new Technology to enter in faster.....as for Consoles are concerned when once launched have to be tweaked in such a way that they atleats remain stable for sometime as there cant be any Graphic add-on in later stages
Plus when u say Doom 3 and Hl2 being tweaked for Nvidia and Ati cards it simply expands the rise in technology and resulting in a clear expansion for Hi tech hardware advacement....and so when u gotta have these games to achieve its sheer experience of realism (which i doubt Consoles now lack out) has to be done on the Best Graphics card upgrade and other materials as well
So the point of comparision is just Biased when it comes to Console and PC....both run on a diff purpose from itself and which one serves ya....well thats a matter of ur choice buddy!!!!! 8)