Halo: Reach and why a 360 may be in my future.

I have been a gamer of some sort since I got my first Nintendo. Maybe even before that with a hand-me-down Atari. For more than a decade now, though, I've been a PC gamer almost exclusively. This longtime lovefest may be coming to an end.

As many of you may know, Halo:Reach just came out. It broke all sorts of online playing records as well as some sales records. This will be Bungie's last Halo game, so you know it has to be solid. On top of that, the multiplayer is anticipated to be VERY good.

I played Halo competitively when it came out for PC. I enjoyed the game and have very fond memories. I was never an XBox fan, but the game was really something special. I have been waiting to see something that fantastic again... and this could be it. I just have one little problem...

I don't own a 360. I don't own any consoles. All I own is a single gaming PC that is slowly being outpaced by today's games. I am trying to decide if I should get a 360 and if I do which one. I know I'll want more than one controller, that'll be extra. I know I will want at least 3 games to start, that's gonna break the bank. I know I want to be able to connect to the new Kinect and I will want to avoid RRoDs, that is going to crush my wallet... to death.

If I get a 360, I lose out on some features that the PS3 has. Large hard drive included, check. Blu-Ray player, check. Free online community/browser, check. I can't afford one right now, let alone both. I know I want to play Reach, but there are tons of great PS3 games, too. This is why having a PC is much easier. All of the games come out for it. Sure, you might have to upgrade every 3 or 4 years, but you can always play whatever they put it out for it.

The lust for a console is how I really know that PC games are dead. =(