Can i get my Xbox 360 games work on the PC?

What do you see as possible pros and cons of PS3, Xbox 360, or Wii to watch vids and play next-gen games?

• I want to network a game console into an existing network so that we can watch media (avi, xvid, divx etc) on the television in the living room and play next gen video games. (I don't plan on playing "illegal" games or playing mmos with cheats) I've been looking stuff up online and I came up with a list of Drawbacks and Advantages for each of the three consoles. Advantages: Xbox has Halo, the Orange Box, and probably Portal 2 when/if it is ever released and if I get one it will be one that can play Xbox regular games too so I will have new access to a wider range of games and it's easily network-able you can even stream video over the network especially if you do it via hard wire. It has USB drive to which a Hard Drive can be connected making it almost limitless expandability as far as storage goes if you don't want to stream content. PS3 has Katamari Forever which I will be honest is way more tempting than it should be. It also has the built in Blue-Ray player which is apparently better than any stand alone one on the market according to it's fans. It also can be modded fairly easily and Sony shows you how to do alot of it so I assume they won't get pissy about a mod and claim you've violated user agreements. Wii has the updated old school Nintendo games which I do really want to play. Streaming video from the network pc seems to be very Point and Click. Disadvantages I have seen: Xbox 360 likes to die and if MS thinks you might be playing hacked games you can get banned from internet usage on that system for life. In order to use it in a network you have to be running a specific version of windows (XP Media Center Edition) and not all routers work (ours is a Linksys WRT54G V8 and isn't specifically listed as compatible on the Xbox website) PS3 I have 2 PS2s and there's nothing special games wise to PS3 other than the posibility of more Katamaris and maybe the output issue (apparently the output isn't as high quality as some would like.. but this may have been with earlier models) I already have a blue ray player built into to a computer and since I don't even own any Blue Rays yet it seems silly to buy a second player. The Wii has those rediculous controllers, maybe it's cause I'm not old enough to be traditional controller retarded (or unskilled if we're being PC) but I am old enough to have spent my formative years trying NOT to shake the controller at a the TV like a frustrated monkey while playing, or maybe I just need to get used to them but my first instinct is no to want something with more sensible controlers. I have all the older Nintendo Consoles so there aren't really any games I want for Wii that I don't already have at least one version of already. Each time I start research on a console I get convinced the one I am researching is the one I want to get then I read up on the next one and get convinced THATs the one I want. Does anyone know of any other cool features I have over looked or major disadvantages to any of these consoles? (not specific games available unless they're Katamaris or Portals)

• Answer:

  Xbox only does 720p and most online stuff requires paying all PS3s do full 1080p HD picture and sound. It also has The Orange Box. I have used mine for a wireless media center for my TV and works great. I can stream files straight from my computer. Wii has very low quality video but some games can be fun. Great games are few and far between though.