Games. I don't think either company has done a great job with games, but I'd take what MS has offered every time over what Sony has. And I don't give a shit about Japanese games, so the de facto standard exclusives it gets in that area are irrelevant. I mean, as packed as people say 2017 is for PS4, I might buy Horizon if it turns out to be any good. That's probably it, since I have absolutely no faith Grab Turismo will be any good. Meanwhile I could list 6 or 7+ Xbone games coming this year that won't be on PS4 that I will pick up day one.

The Xbone controller is miles better than the DS4 imho. The absolute only thing the DS4 has over it imho is the rechargeable battery being included, but its got such a bad battery life it actually is more.of a negative. I'd prefer to be able to pop in some Eneloops and have a superior battery life. But the Xbone design is pretty much flawless imho.

I prefer Xbone because Live is more reliable than PSN, has better matchmaking, faster downloads, and better voice quality. You asked if its a big deal, yes to me it is a big deal. The UI is also much better on Xbone imho.

I also like that if there is a game from last gen I want to play, its probably BC or will be added eventually. MS is losing and thus they are also open more to services to makenthem stand out, so I like that they allow EA Access, while Sony denied it because it would siphon off some customers from PS+ and PSNow. In general I think if Sony were losing or if it were more of a contest than it is, wed be seeing a much better Sony this gen. Then again, who knows what MS wed be seeing if they were winning.

I also like that MS is creating an awesome ecosystem for gamers with their PC/Xbone merging. Meanwhile whatever I invest in on Nintendo/Sony platforms, I do so feeling as if its a one-off investment.

There are other things I am forgetting, but this is a long enough list for why I prefer Xbone. All things listed above are imho of course, and YMMV.

I always felt like games pushed by MS were more gameplay, options and multiplayer driven while games pushed by Sony were more cinematic, single player, story and great graphics driven. 

People value what they want and I think it's perfect we have more options. 

For example I will always chose Forza (especially Horizon) because I can do more with my cars and the community.
Same goes for Halo where the multiplayer is always incredible even if the single player is ok.
I rather get Kinect because I can play with my family than getting a VR headset where only one person at a time can experience it.
Backward compatibility is awesome... it is!
Controller feels perfect to me.
I get to put any external HD to X1 with ease

These features are mostly important to me as a gamer and X1 has them. 

Day 5, still waiting for the logical and valid points.

i mean i thought my point was fairly reasonable.

Not you, OP. There are plenty of reasons to buy an Xbox or to develop for it. If OP can't think of a single one then he failed at thinking.

Isn't Halo the only exclusive on your list though?  I thought those other games were on PC aswell. 

xbox brand is just better in my opinion

The choir.
You're preaching to it.
In addition to all that, PS4 just feels like "indestinct games console" which I like. Whereas whenever I turn on an Xbox, Microsoft just loves making it feel like I'm joining their cult. But that could say more about me then about Xbox...

Everything is IMO
Better controller
Superior online network
Better UI
Backwards Compatibilty
Better looking console(as compared to ps4 slim and Pro)
Xbox play anywhere
4k Blue-ray player
Forza, currently the best racing game series
Huge entertainment hub(more apps, tv connectivity, etc)
I still think PS4 is better, but only slightly.

Well considering Xboxes biggest exclusive Halo hasn't hit PC since Halo 2 days and even than those games sold better on Xbox.
Why choose PS4 when PS Now is becoming a thing where more PS exclusives are available than X1s.
Really why buy a console at all if you own a gaming rig.
Some just simply enjoy the console experience hence why Xbox still sells.

Lets not even compare the multiplayer online experience that Xbox offers over PSN.