PS3 to make PCs obsolete...

The statement really depends on what you use your computer for.  Anyone who uses their computer for 30+ min a day, downloading, photoshoping, burning, etc, will continue to use a stand alone.  If you are just some email/gmail/yahoonews browser, there\'s no reason the PS3 or any other simple standalone couldn\'t replace your computer.

There\'s still no way any console will replace the PC in the majority of the market, however.

It\'s a bold and defensive statement indeed.

However, that recent laboratory comparison on Cell pit against Cray X1, Itanium & Opteron in scientific apps benchmarks :

Cell whipes the floor with both Opteron and Itanium and is about on par with Cray X1.

Of course, the PS3 will have to prove by means of games, putting this massive computing power to efficient & effective use.