MetroidJunkie said:
Can you imagine if he had gotten a Gaming PC instead of a Ps3?
Chris would never choose a gaming PC over a console. Gaming PCs, for all their superior capabilities, require more thought and upkeep. You have to worry about graphics card capabilities, DirectX support, driver versions, operating system maintenance, and all the other little tasks that go along with running a general purpose computer. Granted all these are relatively simple matters for a normal person to handle with a little research, but they are beyond Chris' motivation and probably his capability as well.
Chris wants a system where he can simply shove in a disk and grab the controller, and he is more than willing to trade off quality to get that ease.
Which is a pretty good metaphor for the rest of his life as well.