Macs aren't really great gaming machines, also the newest iMac (I think it is) can be upgraded though I doubt they will allow many third parties into their ecosystem. Consoles, yeah they are catching up to current midrange PCs but that just happens in the life cycle of consoles. I remember when the first Xbox and PS3 came out boasting these crazy numbers and many more cores than even some high end PCs at the time. I think it took less than 6 months for PC to rise back up and place them back into the dirt literally right up until this generation of 4k capable consoles rolled out. I've played games on PS4 and using my GTX 1080 and even though I only run 1080p the quality difference on say Warthunder is night and day. The real advantage of the console is code being so finely tuned to run on them, literally taking advantage of those little tricks they create to pump better visuals out of still limited boxes. I have seen the next gen console specs and as impressive as they are, they are not faster than high end PCs though they do step on midrange. You will always be settling for 2nd best with a console at least for the foreseeable future. What is more likely to happen is that PS4/Xbox compete to allow cross-platform which will serve to bolster the PC community. Many console defectors do so with good reason, that is where there friends are at. If at some point we can all play together (Warthunder, Rocket League, etc) in most games it is my belief that PC will benefit the most. I agree it should be interesting to see if these new half generations (probably need to be less than that) will work or if it will just annoy console gamers. I own a PS4 and shortly after I got it the Pro came out, I was rather annoyed but since I game on my PC I let it go. Had that been my gaming platform I feel like I would have had some rage but I suppose that can happen with any video card at any time. Great post!