I would agree with the sentiment that a lot of this will go over the heads of the average consumer. Most moms and CoD/Madden players have no idea what "DRM" is and they probably don't care about the 24-hour check-in policy.
However, what they MIGHT care about, and Sony would be smart to push this home, is that lending, trading, and renting with the PS4 is easy and simple. Buying and selling used games is easy and simple. That difference, if communicated to the masses, could be key.
I also want to comment on the thought that Sony won't have as many high-quality games as the XO. I honestly don't believe that will be the case, as there are still several World Wide Studios development teams who have yet to reveal their projects. I think this goes in-line with Sony wanting to no longer reveal new games too soon. This also leads me to believe that Sony's game releases will see a nice curve, so that they won't have a barren second year. I'm more than a little confident that they have some quality stuff for the future. I don't think they felt the need to pull everything out the way Microsoft did, for obvious reasons.
