Like so many things, it depends on the need. Phil is normie scum (but wouldn't have to be with one afternoon's research and a bit of elbow grease...haha, I know, the very idea, right?) and so what he'd be looking at is a GPU upgrade once every 3-4 years IF he wanted to be playing new releases on Very High, which, let's face it, would likely make his eyes bleed, a potential one-time power supply upgrade and possibly more RAM, which would be likely a one-time thing as well. For what he spends on a new console (that's one new console per generation, when the fool buys more than one) he could play every new release and have access to the largest library of cheap-as-free games in existence. Most new games have controller support, so no reason to whine about his precious hands and wrists hurting, and he wouldn't need to invest in a new controller as X360 controllers work fine provided his haven't been battered into nonfunctionality. An entirely new system is warranted if you're running a Pentium II with a whopping 512 megs RAM and a CRT. Phil's lemon could be easily rehabilitated with the take from one or two First-Time Marathons.