I was having a debate with a friend of mine and this topic came out: which is better, 1080p 30 FPS or 720p 60 FPS.

The reason I bring this up is because all next gen consoles will obviously be able to play games at 1080p but, will all games be able to play at 60fps? imo they won't. But all the console will surely be able to display games at 720p with 60fps (surely with some exceptions), the main question is this: will developers prefer smoothness over 1080p displays?

I believe 720p 60fps is the way to go for next gen consoles, for some people the frames don't really matter (heck, some can't tell the difference) and prefer the HD graphics, but for me as a gamer playing games smoothly with no frame drops is 1000x better than 1080p.

Which one you prefer? 

what i prefer is full AA and no framerate drops no matter what the rate is (obviously above 25fps)

if i had to chose i would go with 1080p

Consistent 60 FPS is a must. Unfortunately most games on the 360/PS3 can't do this. Hopefully next gen can utilize constant 1080p+60 FPS.

1080p 60fps +AA

60 fps means a more responsive experience (objective) whether or not you can "see" the extra frames (subjective).

Do you think all the next gen console will be able to do that? 

both is bad so i prefer none of them but i take what i get for consoles.

720p 60FPS...one actually matters, the other doesn't

I think next gen will still be 720p at 30fps.

This gen could have had many games at 1080 and 60fps, as long as graphics were somewhat downgraded. But developers prefer to showcase better graphics. I think they'll keep the same mentality next gen.

Personally, if I had to choose, I'd prob go for 60fps.