[quote name='crunchewy']The problem with PC games is that if you don't have the latest and greatest hardware you are at a disadvantage. If you have the latest and greatest and can afford to upgrade every year, you're in good shape. For the rest of us, consoles offer an even playing field, which to my mind is a substantial benefit.[/QUOTE]
Bullshit.
A great video card from 2006 can still handle games being thrown at it from today. I played and beat MW2 on my PC using a GeForce 8800 at a higher graphical quality than either the 360 or PS3 versiosn.
The only thing you need to do is start clipping off the extra graphical settings like Anti-Aliasing, which really doesn't exist in all that many console games to begin with.