Ah, man, who knows. I can say that, from my own perspective, I'm very pleased with what I've seen from the PS4 so far. It sounds like an excellent system for people who like Sony games and traditional gaming.
However, it's not unusual for products that enthusiasts think are the best to perform the worst. I mean, AKB48 owns the Japanese music charts, right? What the hell?
That is to say, I think the Xbox 720i could be AKB48.
They've got the financial backing, they've got the advertising and the slick marketing, they've got the cat ears and short skirts. Microsoft can bring the fluff and circumstance like no other. Based on that, and that alone, the next xbxoxox could win. If they pack the goods and are comparable to the PS4 in gaming, plus the pretty-pretty-meow-meow factor, plus old people and teenage girls who don't really know what to do with themselves, it could add up to winning points.
So, yeah.
Or the Wii U could do something extremely clever and mind-bending, like Mario & Bayonetta's Dance Party Samurai Warriors, which takes off and sell 83.2 million copies in one week.
Even if the PS4 turns out to be the best gaming thing, it might not turn out to be the most trendiest thing, which could make it a second-place thing. Which is where I think it will end up.
