| JerCotter7 said: The Vita is closer to a smartphone so I would put the Vita closer to being a "smart" console. But even that isn't right. The bone isn't. |
I'm speaking in terms of the elevation in user experience, not form factor.
The X1 is something I can put in front of my sister who's clueless with technical things and needs to ask me to change inputs so that she can watch a movie or something ... I can put that infront of her and she can just say "XBox On". "XBox go to Netflix". And it does all that without having to cycle through TV inputs, etc.
It just saves a lot of headaches. I'm almost contemplating buying one for my parents when the price is cheaper just because it makes TV/movie watching so much easier for them and they can Skype with friends no problem.
I think after XBox 1 ... consoles won't be the same anymore, much in the same way the iPhone/smart phones completely changed what it meant to be a cell phone. A cell phone that just makes phone calls and can fire off texts today isn't what consumers expect anymore, they expect a lot more now.
