well if your looking at which one will last the longest, xbox of course. 900mhz cpu vs. a 300mhz cpu. nintendo always gets muscled out is always in 2nd place...dont know why but its prolly just their luck. (BTW gamecube has a 450 mhz cpu) Gamecube is the worst IMO because it doesnt have the third party software company's behind them, and also their hardware isnt that impressive (even though they were smart in putting a ATI videocard in there). where gamecube most lacked was in the fact they didnt put 5.1 surround sound support in there. ps2 had the optical sound and xbox went overboard with its sound (i believe they went with 6.1 surround but im not sure). my generation of gamers believe its "stupid" to put surround sound in a console but, my generation is not the main gaming generation anymore. better audio quality is becoming a must with newer games. its getting to the point that stunning visual effects are very common in videogames and not enough focus on gameplay is there anymore. mediocre audio can kill a games rating now. the playstation 3 will come out before the difference in processors will start to show too drastically, and the xbox2 will be nothing but a smaller version of the xbox1. honestly sony was very smart in marketing their system, and they will be the ones that will make out like bandits...even though they have the world record for the biggest console launch, they still lost money from it for producing the system and selling it at that price at the time. xbox is looking to muscle them out with a beefy system, but unless the games are there, they dont have a prayer. ps2 gets my vote, and i cant wait for ps3 to launch!