I priced up a gaming rig a few weeks ago that came to just over a grand. The last time I spent that much on my pc I was looking to upgrade again in 12 months as it was struggling with the latest games. I know someone who recently spent over 1k on a pc and it was struggling with Crysis on day one. I'm not exagerating in the slightest.
You overspent, it's that simple. I bet you went overkill in one or more areas.
My PC probably cost about £550 tops, and it's actually overkill for pretty much every game out bar Crysis, so it's proof you don't have to spend a grand and it's really that simple. I'm not going to waste my time arguing if you're not going to be objective.
My 360 has lasted 2 years so far and will likely last another 2. For £300 that's an absolute bargain - especially as it's easy enough to spend that much on a gfx card alone. The hardware just doesn't last long enough and there are far too few exclusives. Fortunately, the only pc game I want to play runs on my old rig just fine. Gotta love the Source engine.
It's funny that you mentioned how the PC struggles with Crysis (which is obvious considering it's designed with future hardware in mind, and people don't seem to realise they can turn the settings down to suit their system), because my Xbox 360 struggles with half the games I play on it as well.
Simple games like PGR4 turn into a slideshow if there's plenty of rain, and I recently bought Mass Effect and have been playing it like mad but the
constant low framerate (slideshow when fighting against biotics) really annoys me. I won't even mention Halo 3 not being HD. Consoles aren't perfect either.
That said I still love both platforms and this is seriously my last post in this discussion unless you stop exaggerating and discuss the issue properly. Even though I love gaming on my 360 I avoid this forum because I can't stand the anti-PC drivel that gets thrown about like confetti, and it's a shame.