| landguy1 said: What you are saying is exactly my point. Most of the M$/XBOXOne haters seem to only acknowledge features that they want for themselves(somewhat understandable), but find a way to totally dismiss any feature that doesn't enhance their vision of core gaming. The features that I mention do only directly impact a smaller portion of the buyers TODAY. The Home Theatre area is an exploding market and will impact system sales and uses much more every year going forward. |
Most haters believe one of several things, not dismissing 'features'.
1.) It's a video game system first and foremost. It looks to be inferior in a multitude of ways in that regard currently.
2.) Games, for the said video game system. Sure, a lot has been made of the Xbox One's launch lineup, yet the real concern with Microsoft is their long-term game lineup. They've proven time and time again that they don't fully support their systems. (When is the last non-sequel, AAA, fantastic game the Xbox 360 saw? How early did the original Xbox get pulled off the shelves?)
3.) Hardware reliability. I don't know how anyone could with a straight face completely trust Microsoft in manufacturing electronics at this point. Last generation, they were like first generation car company (KIAs). They were that bad. Now you want to use their hardware for every function in your living room and expect it to handle the load? I think many are skeptical.
4.) For all of the 'Multimedia' features that the Xbox One has, how many of those do you truly believe will be 'exclusive' experiences that can't be done elsewhere? Truly, not many. PS4 will have plenty of multimedia features, after all they manufacture all sorts of entertainment devices.
5.) Many people aren't really that interested in 'voice chatting' their TV. I can't imagine a significant percentage of people age 30+ trying to relax after work that want to sit there and yell/make gestures at their TV all night. Setting aside the fact that plenty of people have some concern over their privacy given how Microsoft so willingly provided information and access to the government in the past.
6.) Price. Self explanatory.
