Granted, Nintendo stole the show this time around with the Wii and they proved that gaming doesn't need to be limited to couch potatoes. Nintendo aside, there were a ton of things happening on the PC side that were not ignored. There were some great new games being showcased including Prey, Quake, Scarface, Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, and of course the latest expansion pack for World Of Warcraft, just to name a few.

PC gaming is growing, competitive gaming is becoming a spectator sport, and large companies are starting to recognize this phenomenon. I'm not just talking about the hardware companies; I'm also talking about large companies in general, like Redbull, Coca Cola, Burger King, etc. In-game product placement is touted to be the fastest growing industry in advertising. Competitive gaming is here to stay, no doubt, and PC gaming is leading the way.

Microsoft will launch Vista sometime in 2007, an operating system that will seed the ultimate entertainment experience platform. With Microsoft Vista, the entertainment experience will be elevated to a completely different level. At the same time with the right hardware, you can enjoy the most detailed, most intense gaming experience on a PC with many new games. Games are getting more detailed and with Ageia powered Physics, I see the future of PC gaming becoming more realistic and more interactive.

Nvidia and ATi have both released solutions for large format WQXGA displays -- in other words, you can play a game at 2560x1600 and to be perfectly honest, there is nothing like it -- no console on earth can touch it (although you have to spend around $2000 just on the display alone). I'm certainly not dissing consoles; after all....

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