I think we have a very different idea of innovation here. Is doing the same thing that was done last gen, but bigger and better innovative? Even if one dictionary says so, I don't think it accurately represents everyday usage anymore.
I'm not saying all games are the same as last gen, as there are several that use the horsepower of the HD consoles and PCs to do stuff that couldn't be done on the Wii or last gen consoles, but the 360 and PS3 aren't really doing anything except increasing what they already had.
Aside from adding high definition graphics, the PS3 has done a decent job at emulating Xbox Live, which again has done an ok job at offering almost PC level multiplayer to console games, as well as the kind of online stores PCs have had for I don't even remember how long, but that's pretty much it. Being able to watch Blu-ray movies is probably nice for both of the people who cared about the format war, but again it only adds to the list of movie formats supported by the PS2.
These features are all nice to have, but the more I look at the HD consoles, the more they're starting to look like gimped PCs than really advanced consoles.
Out of the PS3's five highest rated games, 4 have a superior version on the PC either out or on the way, and the same can be said of 7 out of the 360's top ten. As far as I can tell, only 3 out of the Wii's top 20 games are on the PC.
Oh great. I had to go to the bathroom, and forgot what I was going to say next. Something about how the Wii is the only one that offers an experience you can't have on the PC, and how the high development costs of HD graphics are a giant stab in the face for innovative low budget games.
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