Sony, without a doubt.
To be fair, Microsoft did bring it with their exclusive games (Titanfall looks sick and Ryse, though not interesting on the gameplay front, really displayed next gen graphics). But the lack of actual gameplay during a lot of their announcements (in engine cutscenes are cool, but they don't count) didn't help their cause.
Sony didn't have as many exclusives to broadcast, but a lot of what they showed was what the fans wanted to see. Still, what they showed seemed more next gen to me (The Order stands out even though a lot of it was cinematic). Beyond that the announcements of price and features really stole the show. $399 for a truly next gen experience devoted to gamers! And pc gamers, please don't flame me, because I used the term nextgen for consoles when the conversation is about consoles. I know PC will always seems a generation ahead, but that's maybe for a few million players who have invested a few thousand dollars into a rig and throw hundreds of dollars more on a rig to continually upgrade it. We don't all have that luxury.
It's kind of sad that price will likely be the biggest news to come out of this conference, but in the end that's what it's about to a large portion of consumers, because not all of us have $500 or $600 to throw at a gaming machine like we were forced to by Sony last generation or Microsoft this one. I did buy a PS3 at launch myself, but at the time I had an alright paying job. Now I'm getting myself a decent degree after being laid off, so that $100 saved between these consoles (and the news that I can play my games forever like every other generation of consoles) goes a long way in my mind when making my decision come this fall.
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