Am I the only one who doesn't understand people saying the PS4 reveal was amazing compared to Xbox One?

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arcelonious said:

I think a lot of gamers liked the Sony conference because the company stressed that they would be focusing on games.  Despite not showing off many game reveals (because they're likely waiting for E3 as well), whether they were talking about working with other developers to help create a console that would make it easier for companies to develop content, or how they would improve their gamepad, or how they felt that sharing would become an integral part of gaming (via uploading gameplay videos, chatting with other gamers, etc.), Sony was always talking about gaming, and that focus is what I think a lot of gamers like to hear.

In contrast, it is clear from their conference that Microsoft would be having a broader focus on entertainment, rather than just gaming.  While I'm personally not against that approach, I think that it is easy to see why their performance didn't resonate as well with gamers, particularly with the fans that were hoping that Microsoft's next hardware would still be a gaming console first (although let's face it, the writing has been on the wall for quite some time now).

With that being said, I'm fairly certain that Microsoft is going to try and reach out to gamers during E3.  Regardless, I'm very interested in seeing if consumers prefer a traditional gaming console or an entertainment one.  I'm going to need a lot of popcorn later this year.

Good analysis.

Its going to be interesting to see how the mass market reacts to the two different strategies over the next 12 - 14 months.