I don't get Microsoft's new Xbox tactic

[SvennoJ]

celador said:

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

celador said:
They want to control the living room. If a husband wants to buy something to play games on and his wife wants something to watch TV and movies through Xbox is a decent option I suppose

A Wii U with a Smart TV is cheaper and allows them to do both at the same time.

If you are ok with playing games on a small screen with low resolution.  I wouldn't be

Is your wife ok with watching tv in a small corner on the screen while you're playing games presumably with headphones on (How does it handle sound when you have both going?)

The biggest annoyance of xbox for me is the power brick. PS3/PS4 only need a standard power and hdmi cable, easy to move to a different tv. XBox either you have the power brick hanging outside the AV stand or you need to dig to get it out. At least the WiiU has the gamepad as that also has an annoying power brick.