In terms of extra features, Microsoft has a vast ecosystem of products they are integrating in to Xbox One.
For example:
Skype for Voice calling - Will Sony try to match and provide Tango or some other VOIP service and then integrate it in to gaming? If not, will this become the new "It doesn't have cross game chat with video" strike against PS4?
Skydrive for cloud storage - Each Xbox account has 7 GB of cloud sotrage on Skydrive. They can upload their in game screenshots, video captures to Skydrive and immediatly access them on their PC or smartphone. Will Sony have to strike a deal with Dropbox or Google Drive to compete here?
Windows kernel - Xbox One is running a modified version of Windows Kernel and this should give it a big advantage when it comes to multitasking, snap view, app porting etc... Sony will have to work very hard to develop XMB to be as robust as possible in order to compete Xbox One's dashboard and provide dev tools for app development as good as Windows.
Azure - It appears that Microsoft cloud is going to be working overtime for Xbox One. Other than Gaikai Sony does not have a vast cloud offerings they could utilize for non streaming purposes. They could possibly partner with Amazon S3.
Kinect 2.0 - The tracking capabilities demonstrated by Kinect 2.0 appear to be superior to anything currently available. Sony has their eyeToy but will that be enough? Also voice detection and recognition provided by Kinect should be very robust thanks to being available and perfected on the Windows side for almost a decade.
It's pretty clear that Microsoft is bringing their whole suite of services to Xbox One. Can Sony counter these features with something of their own or will they have to make partnerships with companies to match?
Will they even bother or just focus on gaming? I am not sure they can beat Microsoft when it comes to features...








