You're still off on the frame rate issue. We are having the same frame rates now we've had for the past 2 generations. To claim that they are doing so with more stuff on the screen is irrelevant because you said specifically better frame rates, not more stuff on the screen.
Frame rates will always be a balance between smooth play and everything else. The more you throw at the game, the more it drops in frame rate. We'll be 3 generations from now and still fighting the same frame rate game.
And yes, we still get slowdown this generation...as well as pop up. So long as developers throw at the game more than the game engine can handle, you'll have these two issues.
The rEVOLution is not being televised







