umm, you know that flash memory has limited read write cycles, so they'll eventually fail too.

Oh well pity that optical drives will fail faster so by the time ps3 hdd dies both x360 and ps3 won't be usuable :)

Actually it depends whether its wear and tear or lack of use. In the former the HDD last longer, in the latter the optical drive lasts longer. Either way however you can still use the Xbox 360 with a broken optical and HDD, its not 100% dead until you can't use it and you can store games on the internal flash memory. The same applies to the Wii, you can still use the internal flash.

This is why I prefer my NES over any modern console except maybe the Nintendo DS.

Actually HDDs are subject to failures due to various factors and so are other H/W components. So as Squillam meant no offense, it's true all Electronic components carry an eventual 100% failure tag. The time can vary upon nature of use, manufacturing defect or any other factors that induce wear and tear.

WRONG, Optical drives fail much much faster than HDD, so by your Logic ALL consoles have a 100% failure rate.

HDD are the center of PC's, they store everything, there key feature is a long durable life span, and that's how their built, having said that their is a failure rate where HDD don't work or fail with in 6months of operation, but it's with in the industry standards of failure, just as all consumer electronics are.

From my own expirience, none of my HDD have failed me, I even have a 40GB which is going on 10 years and it's never had an issue in it's time with me, but I had a DVD rom break on my after 1 year, my DVD writer broke after 2 years, and my original CD rom drive from my 40GB machine failed with in about 2 years as well.

Also, as some one pointed out, all electronics will fail, nothing human made has an indefinite life span, so it's not a matter of 'IF' it will die, but more of a 'WHEN' it will die type thing.

Now I know your just being your typical troll self, and you most likely already know this, but are twisting things to benefit your troll like ways....so this isn't for you per se, this is for those who actually take you serious, so for said people, this is just a correction of their knowledge.

Actually, if you put 100 PS3s, 100 Wiis and 100 Xbox 360s in a time capsule for 100 years I can be 100% sure that 100% of the PS3s will not work.

The Xbox 360s and Wiis at least have a chance to be working...

Will it take longer than 10 years?

Don't be ridiculous. Teh C3LL is a time machine, so it can just travel 100 years into the future and be exactly like it was when you put it in.

The Cell will be perfect but the HDD is unworthy of the Cell and its bearings would have siezed within a few years of being inactive. Because the optical drive isn't as delicate, it actually might still work.