Something tells MS was caught off guard with the quick PS4 announcement, as well as all the positive buzz that has come with it. If MS missteps on their HW announcement, they have pretty much handed Sony the US and UK. With all the rumors that surround the NeXbox, Kinect required to work and a less powerful system to keep costs down for shipping Kinect in every box, I think MS is having a hard time figuring out how to sell it. On one hand, they want casuals to know that this is going to be their system of choice, as they are focusing quite a bit on them from the get go. On the other, they don't want to come across as TOO casual, otherwise they will lose the core gamers to Sony.
Sony was wise to go first, excluding Nintendo, of course. They showed what next gen should/will look like for a powerful console. If MS can't at least match those visuals, they are going to be in trouble.
