I'm pretty sure that every previous halo games on console ran with a 30FPS cap except for maybe master chief collection ?

This is a bigger problem than anyhting right now, and they've taken a lot of flak for it. 

I think they are focusing on the right things for the most part. I don't think the order or driveclub are good examples of focusing on the right thing as the order was linear as hell and extremely light on content while DC was broken at launch and a long while after even after numerous delays.

I think MS need to focus on multiplayer in their exclusives again though, they dominated Sony in that department last gen and even the gen before but this gen has been lacklustre for online play. I can only point to maybe Titanfall as a big multiplayer exclusive and even that wasn't that big. There is no GRAW, Shadowrun(these aren't first party but still), no Halo 3 and no Gears of War so far this gen for MS. I think this is why so many played on the 360 last gen and the one point were Sony is particularly weak on.

Graphics aren't a big deal for me. As long as the game looks alright and is fun, I'm happy . A game with nice graphics is nice but I care more about the gameplay and plot than graphics.

absolutely agree that the general public doesn't give a crap about 60 fps.  30fps with detailed worlds will always be hyped moreso than 60fps with less detailed worlds.   you can't market 60 fps but you can market a really awesome looking screenshot.

the other thing i want comment on is your bit about sony having really passoniate developers.  i just don't see passionate developers on the ms side anymore now that bungie and peter are gone as well as their relationship with epic/cliffy.  this E3 especially kind of reminded me of those paint masterpieces by number kits you can buy,.. halo, gears, and that reto game especially hit all checkboxes of  a AAA productions but something about it was just off.  they looked like big budget productions but they didn't look like art.  not sure exactly how to describe it but some intangible was missing that you see in uncharted 4 , dreams, horizon, and TLG.  the only ms studio that seems to have passion anymore is turn10.

The HDMI in is maybe my favorite thing about the XB1. Sure it is not a game changing feature but I still love it.

XBox problem is the lack of diversity, it's the "dudebro" console with shooters and racing games (or at least, it's the Xbox image).
Sony has great looking games, fewer shooters and racing games, but has some family-friendly games (LBP, R&C...), and a lot more japanese and niche games (Dreams and TLG last E3 for example). That's, for me, the biggest difference between both consoles.

Well for me, games like Ori and the Blind Forest, Dead Rising, and Sunset Overdrive all to be exceptional in terms of presentation.

I know everyone's arguing the point, but I can see where you're coming from. In the past a new console generation meant that you were getting the next great system with the new awesome graphics. A lot of people don't want to get the next system just because the new games happen to be on it. We've come to want that graphical leap. So I guess I can see both sides of the issue.

Quite, yes. Of course a game like Dead Rising 3 would in no way be possible on last-gen, they just wouldn't be able to handle all the zombies and I still think this game is technically impressive for a launch game and considering what can be done in this game.

Yet Sony did a lot better job with Killzone. The game itself wasn't any better but to convince people about what is possible with the machine they are going to buy it's an easy choice to make.