Deserving of your respect? Its a f'ing game machine, they all are, respecting a toy is moronic.
I dont give a crap if its the PS2 the Gamecube, or the Xbox, they are all freaking toys.
You say the X-box is the most like a PC, I say they all are similar to PC's, in that they all run on processors.
To think a console is anything other than a toy for playing games is crazy. You guys put way to much time and effort into this crap.
I play games I like and could give two hoots over what console I play them on.
What I am saying is at the moment the X-box has the most games I like, I also like the controller the best as well.
As for Microsoft, I could care less if they ran nintendo and Sony out of town, I wouldnt lose 2 seconds of sleep over it. I see no problem with windows and I commend Bill Gates on his ruthless business practice, thus is the American dream. Sadly with it comes all the whiners who think life isnt fair, oh please make him stop, screw them, you want him to stop, get bigger than him and put him out of business.
This has nothing to do with maturity, age, or the size of one's unit. These are games and to think one is evel and one is good is both pointless and childish.
Games, thats all they are.