Add to that the following:

Better design, smaller, cooler, fancier, more efficient with no gigantic power brick

Better brand recognition

Better aging process, it will have more games down the line and will live longer

Most probably better hardware durability record

Better peripherals support (like an upgradable hard drive, and controllers that don't need batteries!)

Handheld integration with Vita...

etc...

As a note on the last item, I wasn't thinking of buying a Vita as I was using my ipad as my main mobile device recently (after PSP), but coupled with PS4, Vita might be a good option. On the other hand, I have NO interest in any Microsoft made mobile system whatsoever.

Most are coming to PC, it more useful to have a PS4 PC combo that to have a  xbone PC because Xbone and PC overlap a lot in terms of games. So at the end you are putting up with all the cons for just 1 or 2 games that are not on PC or PS4.

"I have money. I can see this being an issue to those on a tighter budget though."

"what is it, $10 less per year? "

" Irrelevant for me, I don't use Netflix on my consoles"

This is brand loyalty,  giving away extra money for less features.

" timed exclusive indie titles though"

"have you seen Titanfall?"

You expeculate that the indies are timed exclusive and that titan fall is not when there is no evidence of any of those assumtions.

"Most powerful = irrelevant"

Relevant only when pairded with the best developers, Sony has better first party studios, and the fact they for the first time have access to a more powerfull easy to program console will make a difference compared to pass generations

"Best 1st party = opinion"

a widely shared one, just look at the metacritics scores, also pay attention to who has the most innovatives titles.

"that's great but I plan on playing games, not making them"

Exactly, easier programming means better and more games, but oh well

 You, in this case might have some unjustified reasons, there is a difference between a reason and justification, here you have your reasons, no justification. Giving away more money for less features cant be justified, also ignoring historical facts, like the DRM fiasco, content overlapping with PC, yada yada.

Anyway i should have made my first post more clear, people might have reasons to buy an Xbone, there is just no Justification.

Why do people care about this stuff so damn much.

IS it so hard to look back at the 360/ps3.

How much was it touted about which was stronger and by how much before release, during release, even during the 7 years they were out we still hear about it.

Yet just look at the games, they look the same. No system looks more powerful than the other.

It will be the same this gen, whether the ps4 or the xbone is more powerful and by how much. It does not matter, it will look the freaking same. Just like this generation.

Brand loyalty, same will happen with the Xbone. Also note that X360 had many First party exclusive at the beginning but when the market was big enough they neglected the core gamers in favor of kinect games and now you can see at the end that they had no commitment (like sony still publishing first party game last tlou, beyond 2 souls and GT6 at the end of the consoles cycle), just like how they stopped supporting the original Xbox.

If that's a misunderstanding, then it's pretty funny.

Yet, the PS4 is less powerful than my 1 1/2 year old i7 desktop...who cares.  I am amazed by all the people who only care about how powerful it is.  It's about the games, not the power.  All the power in the world wont make a bad game good.  As for me, I own all the current and past systems and have favorites on every single system.  People who lock themselves into one companies systems are just hurting themselves, not anyone else.  Pretty naive really.

While I will be buying the PS4 and Xbox One at some point (first time since the NES for me not buying new systems at launch), the bickering on here over power is hilarious.  My i7 says hi to your puny little consoles :)....  Anyway, anyone who thinks that the power of the console is all inportant really isn't a true gamer.

Microsoft scheduled their Eurogamer conference months before AMD even mentioned anything about new technology (I think i was sometime in April). You sir, are trying too hard. 

Was this ignorant shit said about the $600+ console? Or just cause you don't favor MS?