This is pretty much why my friends are too.  As my friend Brock put it:  "Sony said:  This is a console for gamers.   And I was sold."

You mad bro?

i owned all consoles of the last gen therefore I won't switch
i simply won't give money to a company that has 0 respect for gamers,gaming and games.

on the other hand i'll have to say thank you ms:
They could have tried to use the bad old "step by step" "bit by bit" tactic,implementing restrictions one after another(i'm pretty sure they will use this tactic now)
and the sheeple won't have realised it because they got softly used to them and I have to say thank you because they made all my predictions and conspiracy theories about ms and us corporations come true
and ms has proven that even smart people turn into lemmings and are willing to give up their rights and being obviously fooled and they accept this just to play some games and stupid brand loyalty.

Owned 2 xbox 360 this gen but i doubt i would get the ONE eventually because i lost some trust in them. First: RROD, Second: when i realized the 4 primary games rotation, Third: Xbox one anti consumer policies. They will need to do a lot of their marketing magic in order to get me back but i doubt it.

I haven't seen anything from Sony that would make me want to buy that system. But I have seen some things that would make me want an Xbox One.

Plus, I already realize like my Xbox 360, so it would be an upgraded and enhanced edition of that.

All things being equal – but the controller, I would still get a X1. I think the controller alone will be that much better (and I have used an X1 controller.) But I think there are more differences than that. I currently see Microsoft as a much more innovative company than Sony. I think they are pushing the future, and bringing it to us more than current Sony Corp.

Sony, was a great company, but seems to me to be just an empty bitter shell of what it was.

So, no, I am not going to buy a PS4.

What would that be exactly?

If the OP is asking 360 owners a question, surely I qualify. I have more Gamerscore than a lot of the 360 fanbase here, including you. I have spent more time gaming on my 360 than I have my PS3. I have had a Live sub for over 6 Years. Microsoft probably value me as an Xbox customer more than they value you.

Its a valid question that Michael is asking. I for one was firmly in the "I want to buy the next Xbox" camp, before they revealed the damn thing. I was excited. I thought they would win. That quickly changed between reveal and E3, with E3 itself pushing me further away than I thought I could be. The recent 180 has me interested again, but Im finding it really hard to justify buying one until a few Years down the line. Ive said that in all probability, I will eventually own an Xbox One. But within the next 2-3 Years? Its highly unlikely. There are better options for me currently and in the future for gaming experiences.

Its a thread to say why they lost certain customers (And maybe, how they might get them back). Microsoft acknowleged this, as is clear with the management shakeup. The Xbox team acknowleged this, as is clear with the 180 on policies. Xbox fans should learn to accept it, that they fucked up and lost a lot of momentum (and trust) when the ball really was in their court.

I'm switching cause its cheaper and the console is more powerful. I'm still getting an Xbox One though but when its price drops to $399 or $349. For some reason though I still think my primary console next generation will be the Xbox One.

TV, sport, TV, sport, Kinnect, TV, sport.

Things I'm either not interested in or can already access for free.

Plus I don't trust them after the whole DRM thing.

This response should be titled "why I'm not buying an XB1 as an XB360 owner" since the 360 was at no point ever my gaming platform of choice.

In short, I'd rather play on a Windows PC than an XB1.

For the few XB1 exclusives that will be released, I can and will wait until the platform has more of these reasons to pick up another console and most likely at a price of $399.

As for why I pre-ordered a PS4: it was $399, if I only had one console currently sitting under my HDTV, it would be the PS3, and I can expect to see the same franchises I enjoyed playing on it appear on the PS4. Lastly, if I switch back to PSN+, then I know I'll have more new content to play every week than I'll have time to actually play. 

I strongly disagree and I'd venture to say most of the world does too.  Outside of some downloadable titles, you do realize that the Xbox 360 didn't release a 90+ rated metacritic title (Not named Gears, Forza,Halo) since 2006?  There simply is extremely limited variety on the platform and that's why I will never personally purchase a 360 or Microsoft console until they fix that.  No games, no care to innovate, no care to create more software experiences.  All they've done is degrade the industry in my opinion.   

Turning the industry into an exclusive 'content' or timed-release exclusivity type situation in which nobody benefits.   All the money spent moneyhatting third party publishers would be far better invested into creating new, unique, genuine games.  They 'seem' to be trying to change that this generation but anyone that's giving them the benefit of the doubt just hasn't paid attention to their track record at this point.  Sony is the only system to consistently maintain support across every console.  

Obviously, it's all a personal preference but by and large Microsoft has rode the coat tails of Halo/Gears and Forza and very little else for far too long and their track record for supporting a consoles full lifespan is downright horrible.