its very hard to compress divx video , make mods , record games movies , Surf internet, download things , download game demo, chat, play a game with your own setting, upgrade and personalise a console. ect... only to name a few things a console cant do.....
oh and the ps3 wont be 1000x more powerfull than ps2 this is just publicity. got it?
Athlon 2700xp+ (oc: 3200xp+ with 200fsb) , Radeon 9800pro (oc: 410/370) , 512mb pc3200 (3-3-3-2), Asus A7N8X-X