Right because that's less important in a console yet makes it prohibitively expensive for a lot of people - a groundbreaking new controlling method makes just much more sense. Here I am, an avid PC gamer buying a console... why? Because it comes with an invention PC cannot really offer right now at a very reasonable price point.
If you want real HD gaming, buy a good PC. I play all of my games in 1920x1200 for years, ever since I bought my former X800XTPE on the week of its launch... my water cooled X1900 still serves fine - only if I could resist and NOT to upgrade to a water-cooled BFG 8800GTX now...