The meaninglessness of "HD Twin" term, predictions & prize for being right.

[Reasonable]

NJ5 said:

Reasonable said:
I thought it was only in reference to the fact that this gen two consoles offer HD graphics and one doesn't, linked to the adoption/preference for SD TV / console and HD console / TV.

That's always made some sense.

I think for most people it's much more than that.

They both have HD graphics of similar quality, an unprecedented number of multiplatform games between the two, similar online systems, similar controls, focus on media features (DVD/Blu-Ray, netflix, downloading movies etc), similar price (except perhaps when the PS3 was launched). On the business side they both lost tons of money to their respective companies, both were loss-leading, marketed towards the same demographics...

There's not much to choose from between the two beyond a few exclusive games, Blu-Ray and the paid/free online.

It's not an insult as some seem to take it, merely the realization that the two consoles are REALLY similar.

 

Yeah, I understand that.  My point is the main point of bundling them together as twins (at least for me) is to compare the adoption of HD gaming to SD gaming - i.e. are more people in total sticking with SD Wii presumerably wired up to an SD TV, or HD console?

I guess the fact that probably 90% of the games available on 360/PS3 are the same does add to the 'twins' arguement - in the end, from a games point of view, they offer mostly the same experience.