So Activision has an easy way to use dedicated servers and they still refuse? COD is a joke

That isn't permanent, the promotion will end when the Xbone comes out, sadly.

Good thread Jay.

Next-gen buddy.  It has not been confirmed for Xbox One as of yet.  So far it has only been confirmed for X360 up until the X1 launch.  it seems to just be a temporary thing as of this moment.

I think it should be noted though that features like smart matchmaking and smart reputation will make matchmaking longer to set up. Also, those features won't help if there are very few people online.
Also, Skype will available to PS4 users as well and I would guess Microsoft will give away free games with Gold as well to be more competitive with PS+.

Have you got a link for that?

Im sure after the initial sales of launch games that Xbox One will continue this as well. 

Are you trying to compared XBL Gold and PS+ or XBL and Sony's online service? Also, it seems you have included console features that have very little to do with the services (for example, Kinect, multitasking, Vita remote play). Could you try to clarify the situation a bit instead of throwing everything together?

EDIT: Oh, you're including all key-features, not just XBL Gold and PS+ key features... You might want to change the title to avoid confusion, seeing how several people got confused already.

what a strange post of features not included in either subscription. Weird lol

Read the very first line.  Also Key-Features.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/21/xbox-live-gold-members-get-free-game-on-1st-and-16th-of-each-month-through-2013/

"Microsoft has outlined its plans to give away two free games to Xbox Live Gold members each month until the end of 2013, starting with Assassin’s Creed 2 and Halo 3."

If you'd read the edit I made to my post, it'd be nice. I basically recommended you to change the thread title a bit to avoid confusion because it's obviously confusing, seeing how several people have already got confused by your choice of words.

EDIT: As you might have noticed, people take the word 'key-features' to be related to the words 'XBL' and 'PS+' so they think 'XBL and PS+ key features'.