Are Xbox One buyers REALLY paying $100 more for weaker hardware?

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d21lewis said:

• The Xbox is a BIG console.  You probably get like $20 more in the extra plastic and power brick alone.  Sony gives you some generic power cord.
• You get a REAL headset.  The PS4 came with some flimsy wire with an ear bud on the end. 
• The Xbox One comes with the new Kinect.  Hate it or love it, the original Kinect cost like $150. 
• The Xbox One has apps that the PS4 doesn't, yet. 
• The Xbox One has an IR blaster that can control your TV and stuff right out of the box  (The Wii U controller can control your TV, too.  Just saying.).  The PS4 can't.
• The Xbox One has that HDMI IN that pretty much gives you an extra HDMI port for your TV AND lets you integrate functions into your console.
• The PS4 doesn't come with a free month of PS Plus (even the PS3 I got on Black Friday came with that!) but it does come with a $10 PSN voucher. 

Your thoughts?

a) Xbox is a BIG CONSOLE, that is a negative aspect of it. The difference in size has NEGATIVE value. The extra power brick takes some precious space, causing even more negative value. Let's call those values -(a+b).

b) You get a real headset but you don't get a real rechargeable controller kit etc. So this point is moot.

c) This is a positive value if you want kinect but a negative one if you don't. Now let's assume this gives /takes away a value of "c" (-c or +c) depending on your preference.

d) Apps, really? How about not complicating the interface and focusing on simplicity and functionality. This is not meant to be your PC, but your gaming console, simple, elegant, efficient, straigtforward, functional. Most people also appear to not like the Metro interface or prefer it. This is pure preference and cannot be counted either way. (to me, subjectively, the Metro interface is a garbled mess)

e) The IR blaster is very American-centric and almost entirely useless for others. At best this is a gimmick, which is aligned with your preferences. If all that is a positive to you, then you have already made your choice and you're the right target anyway, for all others (over 90% of 8th gen console users), this means nothing. I'm going to bundle this with the HDMI port as well. So count as "d" if it means something, "0" otherwise.

f) Yes, you may get an extra month of free subscription for Xbox, it does not only cost more than PSN annually but also you have to be subscribed to it at all times to get any of the benefits beyond playing single player games. Well, this alone just annihilates all the possible benefits and takes away a lot.

g) PS4 has lots of other good stuff going on for it as well.

 * The PSN subscribtion is not forced on you, potentially saving $50 / year

* PSN gives you lots of free games and stuff, this alone is worth way more than what you pay etc...

* PS4 has a much better hardware, and you're guaranteed to always get better games, this must have a value of at least $200 I believe!

Ok, I give up. XB1 is DEFINITELY DOES NOT give you $100 value more, heck it doesn't even give you the same value. PS4 gives you A LOT MORE value with a $100 less price tag. Not even a competition. I now realize what a bad idea to choose XB1 over PS4, unless there are some exclusives on XB1 that you can't just live without. All those TV and video features (most of which also exist on PS4) now seem completely not worth it.