Having read Slashdot’s article on Sony’s PS3 Announcement at the Games Developer Conference 2006 it looks like Sony’s next generation console could well become my next new PC.

Given that I would need to upgrade my computer to run Windows XP let alone Windows Vista I can’t see any problem with keeping my old PC to run legacy applications: – Diablo II, Freespace, Independence War. Perhaps someone will write an emulator fast enough so that I can carry on playing it in on the PS3. 60 GB of space is more than ample to store my photo collection and if it works as a network server as well as is hinted than it can join my PS2 doing archive duties. All I need now is a facility to play Atrac3’s on it and I’ll be sorted.

With 3 ethernet ports and wireless ethernet it could well be the network hub and make a steal on Microsoft given that these facilities aren’t standard on an Xbox 360.

Just have to wait and see what comes out and at what cost.