All hail the PS3! =)
I'm only four years off my original prediction, but the next year is gonna be it's year.
By saying that I've doomed it to utter failure within the next 24 hours.
All I know is what's behind the PS3's pretty shell. It's a kick ass hardware plateform, it's just taking forever for it to take hold, as a game system itself I could honestly care less, unless they port World of Warcraft to it =)
I have always considered the fact that if any human builds it another can figure out that design then copy it or modify and improve on it.
I dont game but I fully support the rights to copy and share resources whenever possible and I fully encourage others to find ways around a system limitations be them physical, electronic, or imposed limits placed there by someone else.
If someone tells me something is impossible I have to find out why and then find out how to get around that impossibility. Fortunately there are countless others like me who also feel the same and who have skills in areas I dont.
Long live the hackers, re-engineers, and rebel re-designers who do it so everyone has a more level playing ground or simply a cheaper but yet better product!