New Game Consoles Blow Away PCs is the name of a new article on ZDNet that talks about the next-generation of consoles, including the Dreamcast and Playstation 2. The article fails to mention the coming generation of PC graphics cards, but does point out the production costs of Final Fantasy VIII, which at $30 million were more than six times that of an expensive PC title. But, they do quote John Carmack, who brings the piece back down to earth:

"The impression that the PlayStation 2 will be light years ahead of the PC is really incorrect," says John Carmack, the top programmer at "Quake" developer Id Software Inc. in Mesquite, Texas. "We're going to continue with the PC because it will move ahead of the consoles and it gives us complete freedom to make the kind of games we want."