I've said this before, the only thing that worries me is MS trying to make their next-box fo to much, with their "supposed" cable feature "rumored" to come seems that MS will be competing with some juggernauts if they try to step into that arena. the real thing that worries me might be with all these new features MS might hike up their overall XBL price which would be a big "screw you" to the normal joe who just paying to play games.

I think the key to MS winning next gen would be a:
free-to-play sub
standard sub (the usual $60 a year;get early access to dlc/demos/betas/free games)(like PSN+)
premium sub( $60+maybe include the cable feature/netflix/etc

"In the past five years, Xbox went from number three to number one [in the home video-game console race]..."

Was there a meeting held to change the order of numbers, that I wasn't aware of?

i may be a Playslave but they are not number 1... LOL

also as a consumer Smart Glass is the stupidest idea i have ever heard. i won't be staring at my iPad & iPhone when watching Game of Thrones to see where they are in a map.

Do you honestly believe anything you typed there?  Not just the generalizations about American companies compared to those in other country's, but to elevate Sony for supposed 'standards' (which I'm not even sure what you're talking about there; ethics?) when just in gaming alone they have storied history of statements made by executives that were hyperbolic at best and outright lies at worst.  What is this fantasy world that you live in where ANY large company like MS, Sony or Nintendo can be put on a pedestal as some type of paragon of righteousness???

Lastly, can you (or anyone) name one single country that is a bigger market for gaming than the US ... ?