Basically I agree with this article that the X1 amazing line-up has a huge impact on the next-gen war/conversation and that the policy changes, as stated below, are well accepted :

"Now that the Xbox One no longer has these short comings, and owning a PS4 isn't as clearly advantageous, have people forgotten the initial furore? In part, yes, I'd argue.

In truth, it was always going to happen. Today's major bugbear is usually nothing more than tomorrow's forgotten niggle, and even without the policy reversal the Xbox One would have eventually started to sell more and more as big name exclusives emerged. FIFA 14's bundling alone would have caused many to forgive and forget. Now that we've got the best of both worlds, thanks to Microsoft doing the right thing, which should be applauded and not continually criticised (as Sony's Mr House did), there's little to separate the competition. Yes, the PS4 is supposedly the more powerful unit, but the actual results of this added power are yet to be seen.

Customer consciousness has definitely been altered, and although I doubt the Xbox One's changes will persuade those now solidly invested in the PS4, those who were unsure, or possibly leaning towards the PS4 may now think again. In fact, UK retailer, Game, recently announced it's no longer accepting pre-orders for the Xbox One Day One Edition, as that version of the unit has sold out. Game has also stated that pre-orders for the standard edition cannot be guaranteed for launch. Clearly, plenty of people are interested."

Read more: http://www.denofgeek.com/games/xbox-one/27054/xbox-one-vs-ps4-has-the-battle-turned-around#ixzz2dTuJCjnV

No.

Man you guys are trying haaaard lately. It screams insecurity. It's getting really fun to watch.

The battle for the ultra hardcore is lost for Microsoft. They tried their best but the internet, most gafers, distroided any chance of recovery.

However, there are many others battles to be fight.

The semi-harcore.
The casual.
The familie.
The competive player.
The social player.

It seems like everyday I see something saying the X1 is gaining ground and catching the PS4, but I don't believe it.  Ill believe it when Microsoft actually reveals their pre-order numbers, since they haven't said anything that basically indicates that the number is not that impressive especially considering that Sony has already revealed that the PS4 has over 1m pre-orders and Microsoft has stayed quiet. 

Honestly this post is just sad XBOX fans are now trying to sway public perception by writing articles like this in hopes some people will see it and be like "hey yeah now we should buy and XBOX One instead".  Please don't use the terms bugbear or niggle in a post ever again if you hope to be taken seriously. The XBOX One and Microsoft have some gloomy days ahead sorry accept this and move on. You will not be able to change reality with posts like this...read the poll results to your own opinion:)

Pre-orders disagree.

Before people say pre-orders are meaningless to longevity, I agree. I'm simply using the data we have available.

The battle turned around indeed.

No. The X1 will turn it around with a Kinectless bundle + Halo next year most likely.

I think the tide has turned, but not the same as implied in the OP. I think that Sony is no longer running away with their momentum. I think they both have similar momentum right now, but Sony has a significant pre-order lead due to the early crazy momentum that it had. Sony will probably keep whatever unit advantage it has for pre-sells, but the ratio will consistently diminish as we get closer to launch.