Well, technology as a whole is advancing every day (obviously) and because of that, what used to be simplistic and single-purpose pieces of equipment have all been striving towards becoming what thirty years ago would've been barely workable on your Macintosh computer. Cell phones are becoming mini computers, so I'm not surprised at all that they're advancing gaming consoles. And why not? I mean, Microsoft [i]did[/i] make the 360 and they're a computer company, so it's no surprise they would work on such a goal. And with youth today, we spend a lot of time on the internet (for Facebook and Twitter and such), listening to music, playing video games, watching YouTube, watching movies, and etc.
I agree that the next generation of consoles will probably have some bigger computer-esque features. If the 2nd generation PlayStation had the capabilities of a DVD/CD player and now the 3rd can use Linux, it's a no-brainer the route they're taking. Even workout programs/games have been made for these puppies. If it keeps up, consoles will pretty much be all we need anymore. Especially if it can toast bread, play Call of Duty, and download pornography for you all at the same time. Every college guy's dream...