Rpruett said:
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. |
You're basically putting together a synopsis of all arguments that non-Xbox users use to put down Microsofts gaming console.
1. The ways in which Xbox One is inferior to PS4 makes PS2 was also then inferior to the original Xbox. Even more so as Xbox was much more powerful than PS2... We all know consoles are beyond just playing videogames... when even the WiiU is touting multimedia features and apps you know the party is over. Both consoles should plenty powerful to run games equally for the forseeable future.
2.See point 6.
3. My Zune HD, Surface RT, Xbox 1 and Microsoft made ergonomuc keyboard say otherwise. Yes they fucked jup with the original Xbox 360...I don't see this lightning striking twice though.
4. Sony has a track record of providing "me too" console features once their competitors make them available first. Why would I want to wait and see if they are deciding to implement stuff Xbox is offering and advertising on day 1?
5. Doesn't look like you've seen any new Kinect tech demos. There is no yelling or violent gestures needed to make it work. Its looks quite relaxing and even with Kinect 1, voice gestures work quite well.
6. People like cheap sure. But they also like features they will use and enjoy. Neither of these machines are cheap and if one is making a choice to spend 400 or 500 dollars, they are doing it because of what the console is going to offer now... Not what its going to offer in 4 years when its available for 199 new and 130 used. Microsoft not supporting their platform argument is dubious at best as they supported it plenty, but maybe not as much as PS3 in the last few years. What matters is that they have the games and features at launch and a massive lineup of upcoming games in the near future. They also have a massive ecosystem (windows, Skydrive, mcirosoft cloud, smartglass) that gamers can count on for enhanced experiences. Sony and PS4 apparently have more hardware power and promises to use this hardware power in games 4 years down the line...I think I will wait and see on that one and if indeed it is true, and future games are much better on PS4, I will gladly buy a PS4 for 150 bucks used in 2017.
