MS betting big where they succeeded already: XBox Live. New console to be a cable box, almost more so than an actual gaming console. Personally, I don't give a damn about such features. But it will be interesting to see if it will click with the audience. Netflix on console is certainly a good template to base expectations on, and is proof enough that there's a future there, so it will be interesting to see how the console's TV features will resonate with the non-core crowd.
Gaming-wise, I'm not really impressed. Not a single title really made me say: Wow, I need this!
I'm not sold on the look of the console. They call that kind of design elegant, I guess. But it looks flat and I found its design uninspired. But that's the least of one's worries once it's connected and stored in your shelf/desk/whatever.
Forza 5 looks promising, but I've always been more of a GT fan. Being used to the franchise since the very first title in 1997, and never missed one since... But it might be the title to go for if Drive Club doesn't deliver for that kind of racing game on Next Gen consoles.
Other than that, exclusive content is good, but DLCs aren't really a game changer. And when it comes to exclusive features in multi-plat games, not much was talked about. For all I know, they could be Kinect centric, and I just... don't care about Kinect.
So, to me, it was underwhelming. Because I want my game console to be game centric first and foremost. And MS didn't focus much on that aspect of the console. They're keeping some bullets for E3, just like Sony is. So I'll reserve my final judgement for then.
All in all... I don't want a cable box. I want a gaming console. And MS didn't deliver on that for me. I don't care about sports games enough to make me choose a console over an other based on exclusive features. And the few that was shown other than those were either exclusive, or in the case of the only game that triggered my interest, Quantum Break, they didn't show enough to let me know what the game actually is.
So... E3 it is.
