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. |
Almost all of your points are valid in some way. I didn't say anything about them and don't discount them. You made my point of the post that you quoted, as most of your responses have nothing to do with the capabilities of this topic.
# 3 Can't argue that, but M$ has made many announcements regarding the steps they have taken to ensure that the XBOXOne will not have the same problems.
# 4 is irrelevent, as if i followed that logic - I don't need any next generation game system because i already have a dozen other game systems that play games and a bluray player.
# 5 Not sure of your age, but when I was a kid, every piece of electronics had a knob or button to turn it on. When the basic remote control came out, people said that it was a feature that nobody needed "why can't you just walk over and hit the button!". If you think that people will be using a remote control forever, you are very short sited. Most electronic devices will be either gesture or voice controlled over time. Once the voice recognition technology reaches the right level and some of the supporting tech is there, this will happen. Don't worry, we will always need our controllers...
I was saying that most people can't even accept that the OXBOXOne has some cool features, even if you personally don't want to use them.
