Wherever the heck did I suggest anything of the like that HD-DVD would "make a comeback?" I'd highly appreciate it if you would please REFRAIN from trying to put words in my mouth; I *do* know what I mean, even if others would like to think that they know what I mean better than I do. Do *not* try to construe my posts to have vague meanings that don't quite fit; it'll only serve to make you look ridiculous.
For reference, the first home DVD products, which had *no* competitors, first started selling in 1996, and it wasn't until around June 2003 that DVDs started truly out-selling it. Blu-Ray was released for the first commericial products in 2003, though it's still far, far behind DVD in sales levels... And way, WAY off track to have a hope to capture the market in the ~7 years it took DVD... I might estimate that it might take it at least 7 years *once* the "format wars" are over, whenever that happens. It'll certainly be a rockier road, as well: the PS2, from 2000 onward, was there to really help DVD along, (with some nearly 20 million units sold in its first year) while the PS3 clearly is not anywhere near as present.
How did the PS3 versions become "on a par" with their 360 counterparts? By more or less saying "good-bye" to their ability to play older games? And perhaps a slight adjustment to their features otherwise? I honestly don't see much of what's changed... And as for PS3 exclusives this year... Last I checked, the only really strong game coming would be MGS4, for which pretty much all odds are pointing to it being ported to the Xbox 360 not long afterwards. (perhaps at the time when it'll debut the Substance/Subsistence/Sub-whatever edition?)
And again, one OKAY year of games would be insufficient to bring a console's lineup to be competitive against a lineup that is already *excellent*, and most importantly,
is not standing still. (that last bit being a key point that literally 100% of the PS3's fans miss) Remember that
Gears of War and
Mass Effect are the first games in their own respective trilogies, with all three games planned as 360 exclusives or 360/PC Microsoft exclusives. And then there's the likes of
Too Human,
Fable 2,
Ninja Gaiden 2, and
Banjo-Kazooie 3.
Yes, there is all that talk about games for the PS3 in the distant future... But are people going to assume that they're going to come out at a time when there are no other games being released? And you really can't jab the 360 for being full of sequels if you're defending the PS3's future lineup... I mean, what with it having
MGS 4,
God of War 3,
Gran Turismo 5, and all...
Well, I'd doubt it was a "serious" RROD, sincethey were effectively eliminated with the "Zephyr" revision; part of the problem apparently stemmed from the 90nm process that had been used for the CPUs; "Zephyr" units (which include all "elite" 360s) use parts made on a 65nm process instead.
Make no mistake: I'm not defending the 360 here. I'm attacking the PS3. The two are *not* the same.