This was a very interesting read. Thank you for it.
Though things have changed slightly here and there, MS is a software company and Sony a hardware company. Going digital makes sense for MS while for Sony there are conflicts with that model. Sony wants to sell more hardware in future generations. It's in their DNA. MS? I'd imagine that they would love the One to possibly be their final console. So the move to digital would allow them to move the strategy they implemented to a limited extent on the 360 (that of incremental enhancements through system updates) and take it to a level previously deemed impossible.
Yes, the Xbox One could potentially be the most future proof console ever made.
It's in Sony's best interest to maintain the status quo. Some think it's in gamer's best interest too. Is it worth giving up a perceived loss of ownership for the exciting possibilities of the future?
