Mandatory installs, pay for online, micro-transactions from both Sony(GT6) & MS(Ryse). Fuck that, I'll just stick to my PS3 and Wii U. I'll still get the big 3rd party games (MGSV, Evil Within, Dying Light, AC) on my PS3, and Nintendo's games on my WiiU

Honestly it has everything I want in a console. Solid specs, good multimedia device, strong 1st party and 3rd party support, great value, and no annoying gimmicks being shoved down your throat.

Sony bought a lot of goodwill last gen. Investing in new IPs and losing money hand over fist. Sony really cemented themselves as 'for the gamer' by around 2012. Now they're cashing in on that goodwill by charging for online and not selling their hardware at too much of a loss, but people don't seem to mind because of the reputation that Sony has (re?)built.

Because it has those over 1.8 FLOPS for 100 less and Indies indieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! . I don't blame you . even i wonder why its so popular when all it has 2 AAA where one is lame and the one is fun but nnot so great and teh rest are few really short indies,, 2 betas and 2 mmos lol

$400 for what you're getting is cheap if you have the means and very reasonable if you have to scrape together every time you buy a new console. Sony engineers packed quite a bit of power into a modestly priced box.

Since there's a fair amount of overlap for 3rd party games (AC, Battlefield, CoD, Tomb Raider, etc.) the same $60 one would spend on a PS3 or XB360 version looks sharper, runs smoother and in some instances, has extra features. I won't say multi-gen ports are the reason to buy a PS4, but personally, if I'm spending $60 on a game, I'd like to pay for the better version. And no, I don't particularly care for gaming on my workstation, so the PC argument is out.

there are mandatory installs on ps3

if your not paying for psplus youre jus missing out and you know it

you dont have to pay for micro transactions 

OT: its going to have the best games and everyone knows it. the ps3 blew the 360 out of the water the last few years with games and the ps4 will do the same. 

unfortunately, the game experience is not the same on the xbox one.. and is NOTICEBLY an INFERIOR experience..

and it is also 100 DOLLARS MORE for a camera.. when KINECT was not the main selling point of the XBOX 360, but microsoft wants to shove a motion camera down ppls throats like nintendo did with motion gaming.. 

if it were about the stats.. the ps4 would win.. if it were about the xperience or gameplay.. the ps4 would win.. and it's 100 dollars cheaper.. I actually don't understand why anyone would get an xbox over a ps4.. unless they are a huge microsoft/halo/gears fan.. otherwise.. every other game is also on ps4.. and better on ps4..

i mean i only recently went back playing with my ps4 because of outlast which is great horror game!. If it wasn't for that it would be collecting dust till infamous or teh next AAA after that. I played and finished all teh games that it has to offer except for betas and MMO s which you can't finish.

1. Hype for new gen.
2. POWER (them 1080p vs XBOX one graphics lol).
3. XBOX one initial bad press (people lost trust in Microsoft)
4. Sony fans BELIEVE ironically lol.
5. Sony fans are adopting early so they don't get another VITA on their hands. (i.e. lots of sales = confidence to devs)

@leo J cause at the moment Xbox one has a btter AAA game lineup then the ps4 knack and kill zone. I got xbox one over ps4 and i am not even a halo, gears fan. i bought mainly for the game offerings tehy had at launch and what was about to game down the track like D4 , titanfall, Quantum break. The price had nothing to do with teh reason as to why i bought my xbox one. Where i am from Xbox one is only 50 bucks more then ps4 not 100 bucks. teh 100 bucks more version comes with games and play and charge kit. The difference in price in nz is very small. Regarding kinect,, Need for speed on xbox one i would say is a better version as the kinect as a voice controlled GPS . Make it easier to set a route when you under chase by cops rather then stopping and going through the map which you have to do on ps4