@Hinscher:
How is xbox one bad on every level?
They basically removed all things that people hated from E3 except Kinect is still there.
THe only reason I liked PS3 more than 360 was because online stuff was free. Seeing how that is no longer true, I'm gonna guess that xbox one will be better choice "non-gaming" wise. I bet the One will let people play mp3's or use external HDD, or media servers, ect. Or at elast I haven't heard otherwise.
ONly bad news about One was the DRM and stuff that they removed.
It's $500, yet it's marketed towards casuals. And the casuals will only spend up to $500 on an tablet (like an iPad), since it can do just as much and it's portable. Voice Control and gestures can already be done on set top boxes now, and also TV's. And phones. And tablets. It's not a super popular thing, so it's not the best selling point for the Xbox One. $500. $500 for a device that stays in the living room, and large portion of it's apps, selling point, and features require $60 subscription and/or requires a cable box.
It's less powerful than the PlayStation 4 and its games run at a low resolution, which will be noticeable.
The PR alone almost killed the console. That shouldn't be happening in a time where this is it for game consoles.
They've reversed the policies from E3, but have also implied that they would bring them back (I think Phil Harrison said that "we had some future thinking features with the xbox one, and we realized that perhaps they were too far in the future, and that our consumers were not ready for them yet" or something like). Plus, Kinect is still bundled in. Casuals already have Kinect lying around in their houses. They are not just gonna randomly upgrade. They assume that it will do the same thing - useless body tracking games, and voice control that isn't worth $500, and that they can already do with their devices and cable boxes.
BTW I think the One won't allow media servers I think.
The insider information so far is something that we will have to wait and see during launch, so I won't mention that.
Microsofts vision on this thing is also troubling. It looks good in terms of games; it looks like it has a stronger launch line up than the PS4 (I say looks in terms of variety. Ryse gameplay videos were shown today and it looked like a clunky piece of crap to me. Didn't look good. It's just my opinion though.), and they have more exclusive games I think than the PS4. Though, most "casual-hardcore" players (that is, players who play COD and Madden) might just get a PS4 since it's $100 cheaper, and since the marketing for the Xbox One along with the Xbox One appearance can rub off on a gamer in the wrong way. That leaves most of the Xbox One's sales being from regular 360 players who either have a lot of friends on XBLive, prefer the launch line-up, simply like the system (I actually like some of what it is doing as well) and/or feel as if they'll find the OS very convenient, moreso than the PS4. That won't make up a lot though, because if I'm not mistaken, a lot of console sales come from casuals and parents who buy it during the holidays, and a lot of "dudebros" who, like I said before, might look at the $100 price difference - and the bad PR from E3 and go with the PS4. (I assume so since I remember some fellow classmates of mine, who, even though they were Xbox 360 people and played a lot of games on it and had a lot of years on XBL and even thought games like Call of Duty were exclusive to Xbox, said they are gonna go PS4 - why? Cause of that E3 reveal.)
Also notice how the PlayStation 4 has much more games in development, and more games confirmed for 2014. That shows they know what the PS4 is - a games console. The Xbox One has games now, but not that much announced for 2014 like the PS4 and certainly nothing about games being developed. The One has games for the holiday to keep the hardocores' loyalty, and to ensure an install base; then fully put more attention on media than games. (They'll still focus on games of course.) Microsoft execs see that the Xbox One is the opportunity to do what they wanted to do all along; rule the living room. But it's at a time where adolescents are spending more time partying and getting entertainment on their phones and tablets or watching their favorite shows through Netflix and their live shows by streaming online then watching something on TV. So the Xbox One seems a little late there. Microsoft has no clear vision. Is it all-in-one? Is it a media box with good enough graphics to compete? It's probably both, or one or the other. I guess.
So lets see; It's weaker than it's reveal yet costs $100 more. It's price point is one that conflicts with the casuals. It's vision was/will/still is a little bit fragmented. It's selling point is one that would've have worked better some time ago. Kinect won't strike twice.The system has the look of Windows 8 which hasn't caught well enough (Surface, Windows Phone, 8, etc. They slowly selling better and better, but they are still low I think). The negative mindshare has still stayed with a lot of people up till now.
The first sold insanely well early on, but fell off a cliff I assume, partially cause the uses for it weren't there. And even though there are more uses now, it still won't sell well because there aren't any major Kinect apps coming soon (Kinect rivals is coming either early 2014 or spring 2014 I think). So all we have is "Xbox On" and "moves the screen left or right and then says 'play this or that'". Not enough people will be interested in that in my opinion. The snap feature is convenient for some applications I assume. Browsing the internet? Only if they have snap designed webpages, since browsing the internet in snap mode displays the full internet explorer window that is cropped accordingly on the side of the screen, and you have to move all around the webpage to see the content. Fantasy Football on the side is good. Provided you are by yourself or you and your friends/family are in the same fantasy league - otherwise it will be a hindrance to pull up anything on the side when anyone else is around. Pulling up Skype - might be better for a person or two alone. Or better yet on an iPad where you can simply lie down anywhere and talk. Those rumors about XBLive issues and OS problems are just rumors (even though they are from insider people who have a solid rate of being correct) - no matter what. We'll have to wait and see. I personally won't be surprised, since the console itself looked like it was supposed to be released later - it seems as if the May reveal was to counter the showing that the PS4 had in February which was really unexpected for some.
That's why I think the Xbox One has been bad on every level. Or at least has not been good, neither as a games console (in an environment where consoles might be at their last straw), or as an all-in-one entertainment box.