Did I say it was either? I do think it takes quite a bit of the edge out of the FPS itself - might as well have a chess game with the computer telling you what the best move is, or an RTS that builds and deploys units automatically to save you frustration.
If you can play a more advanced game on the 360 without toning things down manually, they've been toned down automatically. And I do 'really play PC' and I disagree that the games 'feel' worse - there was a lot improved in 2k3 than the graphics, and there were a lot of things that could be pulled back apart from the resolution and graphics.
Standard hardware is 'awesome' until you keep in mind that it'll soon be an outdated standard and it was an overpriced standard when you bought it off the shelf. Good luck upgrading that 360 to play the next XBox's games when I'm spending a fourth of what you paid for it on a new graphics card that'll blaze through an even better looking game anyway. Consoles are planned obsolescence defined - even if they don't break, there isn't much you can do with them apart from playing the approved and licensed games.
Jeff
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