Yeah, I don't know about the lasting longer comment. Especially when it comes to simply becoming outdated within the market.
Buy a laptop and its outdated within 2 years unless you upgrade it (read $$$) yourself. The Xbox 360 and the PS3 are 6 and 5 years old respectively and are still the current, most up to date hardware.
Also, what Sacha said is so true. My N64 is still sitting out on my entertainment center and I could fire it up right now if I wanted; same goes for my original Xbox or my PS2.
I'm a big fan of consoles. Computers are only great for gaming if you have the $$$ to spend on freakin' awesome computers and the upgrades they require year to year to play the latest stuff.
