Why the Xbox One is a Hard Sell, Even to a Diehard Fanboy

A happy PS4 owner (as well as a disillusioned Xbox fanboy) discusses what Microsoft needs to do to get him to buy an Xbox One.

[Mankey]

Axe the Kinect.

[Beastforlifenoob]

I'm Telling you PS has always delivered the best brand quality and 1st party games aswell as a slew of 3rd part support.

PS1 destroyed N64
PS2 destroyed Gamecube and xbx combined
PS3 Was the best 1st part EVER and it did not rely on casuals, had a HUGE starting price, launched late and was still neck to neck with its competition
PS4 Well lets be honest, it has no feasible competition at the moment.

PS exclusives and 1st party has always been the star highlight of the brand aswell as the graphical fedilty of the games produced on their system aswell as the extra features given to customers (First console with Blu-ray, First console with dvd, First motion controls, etc,etc,)

Long Live SONY and PLAYSTATION!!!

[Sitdown]

PS had motion controls first?

[LexHazard79]

Lol..

[Alsybub]

@bgamer if we're talking about motion controls then there are examples of this a lot earlier. One that I can think of is Samba de Amigo on Dreamcast. That was released in 1999.

Also, motion control is considered to be a controller that uses accelerometers to judge movement. In that case the Wii in 2006 would be the first.

I suppose Eye Toy was the first to track movement, kind of, using a camera peripheral.

[fonger08]

Come on man, do your your research, Sony was not the first console to have motion controls drag and nintendo did it almost a decade before the playstation eye was introduced.

[warczar]

have none of you ever heard of the power glove? or seen the movie "the wizard"? Goddamn I'm getting old.

[randomass171]

Sony and nintendo, if you ask me. Both of those companies make games for their systems. Nintendo is in a bit of an identity crisis, but they still make fabulous games. Sony has gotten out of their PS3 midlife crisis and now they're champions of the gaming market again. It's because they know games. Period.

[Ittoryu]

@bgamer actually the gimmick of motion control has been around for a long time Atari actually had the first motion controller for a home console in the late 70's, they also had the first wireless controller and other futuristic before their time ideas.

[Elda]

AMEN!!

[DarXyde]

I think PlayStation has always had the best balance for third and first party support. Personally, I enjoyed the N64 (and still do from time to time) more than the PS1. Both great consoles, but I was much more about gaming with buddies. PS2 was an absolutely amazing console. I can agree on that, thanks mostly to its games lineup. Sadly I did find PS3 to have better offerings for first party overall, but Nintendo's multiplayer games had me revisiting quite often. But also, Nintendo does have some overlooked games that were phenomenal (Pandora's Tower, Xenoblade, and The Last Story to name a few). All very memorable games.

Honestly, I really want the PS4 to succeed this generation, but if I really had to care about sales and adoption rates, I hope Nintendo comes in second. Microsoft really doesn't need the revenue from the gaming industry like Sony and Nintendo do. That aside, if Sony and Nintendo fail, the original online vision for the XBOX One might actually become a thing for the next XBOX and without any well-known competition, you can count on Microsoft laughing all the way to the bank. Nothing against XBOX. It's a great console, but Microsoft is not a company I can say I like very much.

We will see how this all plays out going forward.

[nosferatuzodd]

george im going to give you something special.. the nelson laugh
HA HA

[gman_moose]

"I bought the original Xbox partly because, in my mind, the PS2′s enormous success killed my beloved Dreamcast, and I wanted to exact some revenge, and at the time it seemed that Microsoft wanted to continue where the Dreamcast left off."

OMFG I was right all along. THIS is why MS fanboys exist... former Sega fans who are butthurt that PS2 obliterated their precious Dreamcast. Well, at least it was one person's reasoning anyway. ;)

[KinjoTakemura]

Wow! Brutal honesty.

[reaperofsouls]

The xbone has been a monumental disaster with a catalog of F**K ups longer than an elephants dick so lets list them: Always online,DRM, Dom mattrick PR antics, 180 u-turn, Mandatory kinect, 720p vs ps4 1080p, The price, geologically long install time, under powered, too big , massive power brick, everything behind a paywall, Micro-transactions....

[DigitalRaptor]

You summed it up pretty well there dude, but you also missed out Larry's "can't flip the switch" moment, Penello's desperation PR spin posts on NeoGaf, and Adam Orth's "#dealwithit".

Perhaps even the true reason behind an always-listening Kinect is worth a mention: http://adage.com/article/sp...

The biggest failure of all was building a multimedia box that ALSO plays games. It's affected it in the medium-term, and unless the secret sauce comes up trumps, it's a long-term disaster that they probably never saw coming.

Regarding the games, they may have had more launch games, but those were all rushed to release on Nov 22nd, and all needed a lot more development time based on the final products minus the manufactured hype. At least, they're looking at turning things around best they can.

[Ritsujun]

Don't ever give up, MS!!!!!!

[Yi-Long]

Microsoft's biggest failure came years before.

I was a HUGE fan of both the original Xbox and the 360, both outstanding consoles.

However, a few years ago MS decided to shift focus from concentrating on the 360 as a console with great original cool 'core' games, and instead switched to focussing on Kinect, dashboard-apps, and ruining their exclusives with excessive 'greed' through DLC-milking (Gears, Forza, etc).

THAT's when they lost me! Prior to the XBO announcement (which was terrible because of all the restrictions and customer-unfriendly tactics and 'TV TV TV TV TV' and mandatory Kinect 2.0 and such that were touted as 'the future', while I'm just interested in buying a console for GAMING first), they already had 3 terrible E3 presentations in 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Don't get me wrong, I still play and love my 360 (mostly because of a great backlog, including many amazing XBLA games), but after those last few years, with the direction MS decided upon, they already lost me.

For me, as a gamer, there's absolutely no reason right now to consider buying an XBO. Normally, the 'exclusives' would pull consumers in, but the Fable series has never lived up to it's full potential, and the fantastic Forza games have, for me, been completely ruined because of all the DLC-greed...

[MasterCornholio]

I can understand the company making a mistake or two. The firm is run by human beings so mistakes are inevitable. But Microsoft made a ton of mistakes with the XB1 which is something that I dont understand. You would think that if the firm took the industry extremely seriously there would be less of them. Microsoft has the resources and human capital to accomplish that.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

DRM is starting to sound like an excuse since everyone constantly uses that support their one and only argument.

That would be like saying someone doesn't trust PSN because it got hacked. I mean, Come on, that's ridiculous .

Its part of MS list of screw ups, in fact its the biggest one. But everyone wants to focus on the negative (back then) and the not the growing positivity (present).

At the moment I dunno if a 400$ price will make it sell like hotcakes alone. They need great line up of games and new compelling Ip's that are must have's and have that "Halo" kind of hype behind it.
Plus more and more support for the smaller guys. MS needs games from all shapes and sizes.

On top of making sure people understand that once and for all X1 is a definite games console that has Tv, apps, media etc as secondary and NOT the main focus like some other former lead Xbox guy.

The message needs to be crystal clear and the X1 needs to be crystal clear. No more confusion or backtracking.

Because honestly that back tracking is what's hurting MS right now as a whole. People wanna know wtf the X1 is, and what aspect of the console will be focused on the most.

Now that gaming is the aspect that we wanted all along from the One. MS needs to stick to it.

NO MORE CHANGING.

[beebap]

AngelicIce drm is not excuse to bash microsoft it is sensible grievance as it was microsoft decision to introduce these measures 24 hr check in, no sales of second hand games except when you pay them a fee.The fact is that they wanted to control the second hand market and use of your games. This is what microsoft do try to control the market.In fact they still dont seem that sorry about it, as any respond talks about how they could have explained it better, not how they should never consider it as family sharing was nothing like people hoped it was play for hour then pay.Sure in future we are going to be more digital so options will need to be looked at but this was not way as there are far better solutions. Also some peopke still go on about psn hack which you mention.It was a serious attack from skilled group,software always open to hacks so when this happened sony done the best thing and overhauled their system with better security. Microsoft has been hacked too they just hid it better.

[Bennibop]

The install times on x1 drive me around the bend it is so irritating and not a big fan of the UI (Metro style)

[Why o why]

Well said beebap.

I had an analogy about catching your just before she was about to do something and her intentions being paramount even though she didn't actually do it...... but I couldn't word it eloquently enough.....please fill in the gaps for us and you'll get my point... cheers

[Matt666]

the whole 1080 Vs 720p thing never bothers me in fact most of the things you listed don't bother me. Do you know why, because I enjoy the exclusive games on both consoles.

[Matt666]

Oh look the fanboys disagreed with me while the true gamers know what I talking about and agreed with me. Furthermore fanboys make me laugh, a few years ago they would of been supporting the Xbox 360 and hating on the PS3 now they jumped ship. That called being hypocritical.

[Chevalier]

Hypocritical? How has MS supported gaming? Please come up with how the last 3 years without games on 360 was supporting fans? Sorry PS3 support during that time was and still is fantastic. Whereas MS fans talk about amazing amount of exclusives when there are a handful only and conveniently forget 3 years dry spell. If you guys weren't hypocrites you guys suggesting exclusives as your reason to own xbone then why not just get a PS3? But it's okay you'll just make up more excuses? Your reasoning for jumping ship isn't even a reason. Yeah, your a true gamer alright.

[Matt666]

@Chevalier so jumping ship from supporting Microsoft Xbox 360 to Sony's PS4 isn't hypocritical. Mmm if you say so it be like saying I going to support the winning team this year then who ever wins next year I going to support them all because there the most popular. I never jumped ship if you actually read what I put because I own both Microsoft's Xbox 360, Xbox One and I own Sony's PS3 and PS4 so if that isn't a gamer I don't know what is.

[Alsybub]

@CapraDemon

Kinda like PS3. We all know how that turned out.

[iceman06]

Not really the same. The same arrogance? Yes! But, the two companies are not in the same boat. The PS3 suffered from a large price tag and an extremely "alien" architecture. The E3 presentation did them no favors. However, that was about it. It turned out the way that it did because, luckily for Playstation, they didn't abandon their first parties. So, they had content that could prove what they were saying about the console's power. MS primarily relies on 2nd and 3rd parties to trumpet their excellence. But, this time, they don't have the sales lead, or ease of development as of yet, to get 3rd parties to run to them. Things might change, as you hinted, but right now this is where we are.

[randomass171]

The Xbox One can recover, but it most certainly will not overtake PS4. That ship sank long ago when they created their own PR disaster over the DRM restrictions.

[cyber_daemonx]

Another convert lol. PS4 wins pretty much hands down tbh.

[bumnut]

Still lacking games though, only a fanboy would deny that.

[cyber_daemonx]

But of course your not a fanboy, stupid argument. Neither PS4 or xbone has a massive library at the moment.

So now Titanfail has been and gone what now ? Come back in a couple of years and say that. PS4 will kick xbones ass in the long run.

You're just salty cos the guy don't want an xbone lol.

[ltachiUchiha]

U still using that same BS excuse since the ps3 launch. U remember how it ended right? I just find it funny u can use that same BS line when we all said it is a marathon & the ps3 has been dishing out exclusives left & right for the last few years while core 360 owners been getting kinect crap & the same exclusive sequels & now the ps4 is outselling the XB1 by a large margine which increases every week world wide, u same ppl are saying its a marathon now lol. Dude u guys need to make up your brainwashed minds lol.

[avengers1978]

Currently more games to play on PS4 than XB1, and take a look at what's coming out the rest of the year for both consoles, PS4 way ahead... Unless you only count 60$ full retail "AAA" games, as games.

[bumnut]

"Come back in few years and say that"
I live in the present.

Why even mention titanfall? I think its the most overhyped game this year.

Looks like I hit a nerve saying ps4 is lacking games, so there is some truth in my statement. Everyone I know who owns both consoles only play on one............. and it isn't ps4.

Cue lots of disagrees and vanishing bubbles

[Flutterby]

Funny how every xbone fanboy says that every one they know owns both consoles yet only plays the xbone, but there are nearly double the amount of ps4s out there in the world with people playing them daily. Here is some facts for you trollnut the ps4 has the most users, the ps4 has the most games, the ps4 has the better performing multiplats 100 percent of the time, the ps4 has the best looking exclusive so far and it is also the most powerful console ever made. Maybe get back to us when the xbone does anything better than the ps4 in gaming besides having the most low rated flops.

P.s I have both consoles because I am a manager at EBgames I got them for free and I don't use the xbone at all.

[Grave]

You're kidding yourself if you think the PS4 doesn't have games. It might not have games you want to play, but that's a subjective argument. Trying to say it outright makes you sound like a fanboy there bub.

[badz149]

@bumnut

You saying that the PS4 has no games is equal to me saying that no one is buying the xbone just because I don't buy one. But guess what, the world doesn't revolve just around you and me.

The bigger picture says that the PS4 is outselling the Xbone almost 2:1 worldwide and that is all the fact that you need to know right now!

[jkendrick]

@Bumnut

What, is this your first generation of gaming? Please stop with the "no games" talk. Yes, you have your updated 360 games now, but what will you have later on? This is the same thing you x bots were saying the last generation. Better first party games coming out along with the best multiplatform games, PlayStation 4 is the must have console.

[Chevalier]

Yeah lack of games from a MS fan no less. The irony is 3 years of no support for 360 and now you get a handful of exclusives must seem like it's raining exclusives. PS3 had more exclusives and PS4 will continue that. Please continue to grasp at straws cause it won't last long. Don't forget 360 had exclusives to start and how PS3 just kills in quantity and quality exclusives.

[Dfooster]

I always find its best in the long run to convert to the best available console in each generation and don't end up with a lame duck through blind brand loyalty. First half of last gen was microsofts then I switched to PS3 to play the brilliant exclusives and I'm 100% certain I'm going for the PS4 when the good games start coming out.

[Alsybub]

I'll generally buy the console that appeals to me at launch and then when something comes out on a competitor platform, that I want to play, I'll then buy it.

Right now it's Xbox One - I like Forza and Titanfall, so shoot me - but when a killer app comes out on PS4 - I don't like Infamous, it's my preference - I'll be buying one. Games that aren't out yet don't count.

[jhoward585]

Simple.

We know a good deal when we see one. X1 is not a good bargain, maybe later.

[BattleAxe]

Honestly I think both consoles are a hard sell, and I can't believe that there is this much excitement for the PS4. The world has changed in a very significant way it would seem. People crave online subscription fees, sub-par exclusive games, micro-transactions, multiplayer-only games for the price of fully featured games and demos that cost $30.00. This has to be the worst time to be a gamer, and getting worse as time goes on.

[blackmanone]

Preach. I never thought I would give up gaming as I grew older, but now I can't see myself lasting another decade with the way things are going.

[Omegasyde]

BattleAxe - Left go back in time to the PS3 launch.

Barely any games, one great launch game. Look at the original motorstorm, that game only had 9 tracks when it launched. Sure it had multiplayer, but the rubberbanding of pole positioning and the "no incentives" for unlocks sorta made the game boring.

Let's not talk about that "Dragon" game....Eventually Heavenly sword came out but as awesome as it was, it was not worth the full price You could beat the game in ~5 hours.

Within the first year of the console being out there were only a few great games (opinion). The console had no rumble controller, and was priced higher than a ps4 especially when you count inflation. The HDD was only 20gig or 60 but at least you got backwards compatibility.

Now you have a cheaper console with some great "console" exclusives, good 3rd party selection, and better specs HDD/ram/cpu wise. If you got a Vita then that's also a bonus.

Yes - You have to pay to play online, but at least you get a "free" game included and cloud storage. I still think Sony did it wrong with the PS+ being mandatory for online, and should of instead made barebones multiplayer free.PS+ should of been social features to be locked under PS+.

But Sony knew if Microsoft could get away with it....

[URNightmare]

Which is why Microsoft can NOT be supported this gen. We all already know where they want to go with the console business and it is not a pretty picture according to what the XBone was announced to be the first time. If we've come to the point of paying for online is because of Microsoft.

Why is it that Microsoft fcks up everything they put their hands into??? An American company anyway. They love to rape peoples wallets. I'm an American citizen btw.

[zeuanimals]

I actually don't care that PS+ has MP locked behind it, I'm staying subbed for as long as great games keep coming for it. The positives greatly outweigh the negatives. It would be great if there were no negatives but the few negatives that do exist (MP locked, need to stay subbed to play IGC games), I won't be experiencing because the service is too good to drop.

XBLG... I was always in fear of it running out (around the time it should be running out, not everytime I used my 360) because I knew there was little reason to renew it and it would only restrict me and not benefit me in any way. It still baffles me that I need Gold to watch Netflix...

[rainslacker]

I think right now both systems only have a few great games worth buying a console for. It's not really that much different than last gen. The rest of the year is looking pretty good for both systems. The no games argument doesn't work for either system as far as I'm concerned. I personally have 8 retail games for the PS4 so not sure what people want since most people don't buy that many games in such a short time to begin with. I think the whole things boils down to if the games are appealing to a particular person.

With the PS3 I did like MotorStorm, Folklore(one of my favorites of last gen), and I was even looking forward to Lair. The control change ruined that game though.:(

[TheTrooper]

Obviously the PS4 isn't a hard sell, being that it has sold 7 million consoles in five months,

[bennissimo]

If a console has games you want to play on it, then it's a good deal.

I wouldn't know what to do with a PS4 right now, so I'd be wasting $400 on it. The only thing I'd want to play on it at this point with any regularity would be War Thunder, but that's not out yet, and I'd rather not pay $400 for an indie, anyway.

The PS4 will have plenty to do on it in 6-8 months. Better to get one then.

[Fireseed]

Agreed. Sure the PS4 has some irrelevant (to me) things in it's favor right now like hardware advantage, and sales. But to me there isn't a single thing on the system I consider worth ponying up 400$ for. Maybe down the road when I see a game I really want.

[DARK WITNESS]

the same argument can be made for the xb1.

I have had more fun out of my ps4 with Warframe alone then I have had with my xb1 and KI, Dead Rising, Titanfall and BF4. I didn't include Rise and Forza because after playing demo's of those games I didn't even want to go as far as buying them because I knew they would be a waste of money.

There isn't a great deal on either console right now, but after being and xbox fan for the last two Gens and seeing how MS and Sony went through last gen, I still put more faith in what sony has lined up later down the line then what MS is currently offering right now or what they may offer later on.

You have a system with 1 or 2 really good/great games on it and you have a system with lots of average games that mostly seem to belong with the last gen.

Neither are worth $400 or more right now but I know which one I am still happy I spent money on and which one I regret buying so soon.

[Fireseed]

@DARK

Exactly my point. That the console of choice is a preference. Yet we got this guy in the article stating his personal opinion as fact.

Plus the thing that kind of raises a red flag on this author is that he claims to have been exclusive to Xbox for the past two gens even saying he was "oblivious to the PS3..." and yet says he wants JRPGS... IDK about you, but it was fairly evident the last 2 gens that if you were a JRPG fan, you weren't exactly getting many from Xbox.

[MetalGearBear]

Call me when Xbox one is worth $200-300 without kinect.

[zeuanimals]

It's worth $300, but it doesn't cost it.

[Julion0715]

I love my x1 no matter how many bs articles I see and read

[Robearboy]

Agreed, as a multi console owner I can say with the amount of time spent on DR3 and Titanfall I have got my moneys worth out of the XB1 more than my PS4 so far

[Why o why]

Nothing wrong with your opinions... its just that more people share the writers opinion at this point in time. Many more xbox guys have jumped ship than ps guys. Their reasons vary but the fact is many 360 guys are either holding out or straight switching to the cheaper more powerful console this gen. Many of those same converts remember how ms front loads only to fall off just after mid gen. Many see ms's lack of quality in house output as a negative especially when compared to the track record of the competitions.

It's the exclusives that differentiate so the more and varied they are, the more likely you are to enjoy more. The greater commitment to producing in house, the more likely you are to produce a greater number of goty contenders and winners... see 'last gen' if you need proof.

Why couldn't ms finish the gen with a god of war, beyond two souls and a the last of us.

The final thing I'd note is that, that same kinect so many champion is the also one of the reasons many feel ms switched focus to cater for. Afer it was announced/released, the ratio of core to casual as flipped on its head heavily favouring casual kinect. Now its mandatory, ms will probably push even harder to keep it relevant which is understandable but what will the fallout be this time? Resources can only be stretched so far.

[jkendrick]

I bet you don't even have a PS4!

[Kavorklestein]

If E3 isn't big, then Xbox one has little chance of gaining ground, I would hope it does, seeing as I love the Xbox brand primarily, but at the same time, I also know when to pull out of a sinking ship, and if E3 isn't big, or Next year's line-up isn't gonna impress, then I'm going to have to Support Sony more. Just Common sense.
Or I may just continue to upgrade my PC.. ugghh there's just not enough hope for us poor folk.

[URNightmare]

What can Microsoft possibly show to top what Sony has in hands:

-Project Morpheus, demos, game announcements.
-Playstation Now
-The Order, more gameplay, release date, etc.
-Uncharted 4?
-Gran Turismo announcement?
-God Of War?
-Planetside 2 release date?
-H1Z1 gameplay? Release date?
-New games announcements?

And that's just what comes to my head right now. Sony has so much games related stuff that it will take a lot for MS to top whatever Sony has.

[Flutterby]

I am very excited about H1Z1 I can't wait to get my hands on that game, I hope I can make a girl I don't want to talk on a mic as a girl with a man avatar lol.

[Benchm4rk]

-Quantum Break
-Sunset Overdrive
-Project Spark
-Halo 5
-Halo 2 Anniversary
-Forza Horizons 2
-Crackdown 3
-Gears of War Prequel/Sequel
-New Game Announcements
Those are just what comes to mind at the moment. MS has stated 15 Exclusives in the works so we can expect some kind of announcements at E3.

[iceman06]

Don't get it twisted. MS has the bank roll to pretty much purchase any lineup that they want. We already KNOW that they have games coming. The question, because they are totally new IP, will be about how good they will be and how quick they will be adopted. Also, how long can they continue to use this particular strategy to compete? Timed exclusives and DLC won't dig them out of this situation. They need a clear and concise message for the future of the console. (they already seem to have the man to deliver that message) Then, they just need to prove it...at least to the mass market...die hard fans have already planned their purchase or have purchase it already.

[Kavorklestein]

if Microsoft play their cards right, I think they will be able to top anything Sony has to offer except for maybe uncharted 4... if e3 isnt that great then I will have to get into a ps4 as well.. But, For instance, if the order 1886 is all graphics and no real substance then Microsoft only has one game to beat and that's uncharted 4. I got tired of God of War after Chains of Olympus.. I have played planetside 2 and it's a broken game That means nothing to me personally. so unless it gets greatly improved I don't really see that being something to worry about and just because they give the release date for a game that already exists, would not make me more excited than something brand new being shown at e3 from Microsoft. Like I said, I think if e3 goes well, then Microsoft will have nothing to worry about whether or not their system is more powerful. I'm in this for the games, how powerful a system is has little to do with how much I will enjoy it that is why I was a fan of the Gamecube as well as the Wii for what few good titles it had.

[zerog]

Just think, e3 is around the corner and sony done said over 180 games were in development yet less then half have shown themselves. Pretty sure there is still much more greatness to come.

[Julion0715]

Both systems are good they will end up being great they both have a lot of things missing but the potential is there give both of the systems time, why are we so quick to make articles the systems are only a couple months old let them evolve first

[xx4xx]

A child wrote that article...a child.

He actually lists 'credentials'. These esteemed gems include: liking the 360 controller and still having an HD-DVD player....and (gasp)...even a few HD-DVDs!!!

[zeuanimals]

Pretty sure he's trying to drive home a point... The point being that he was/is a hardcore Xbox fanboy.

If he simply said he was a hardcore Xbox fanboy but listed nothing to back it up, then I bet you'd be saying he's lying and that he's just a Sony Pony pretending to be an Xbox fanboy so he could make the Xbox One look bad.

If he didn't say he was a fanboy at all and says why he prefers the PS4, I bet you'd be saying he's a Sony Pony and nobody cares about his opinion.

[G20WLY]

You're off topic (author's age is irrelevant - it's his opinion and so it's valid), he's clearly NOT a child. In fact, he states:

"I'm a musician, daddy, and long-time gamer. I write about games at shoutsfromthecouch.com and gamemoir.com, and I'll occasionally tweet from @couchshouts. You can find me on XBL and PSN as JervoNYC"

It's ironic; you calling him a child is, in itself...childish.

[Hicken]

A child wrote your comment.

It's like you're not able to understand what qualifying a statement or a given position means. We know you do; most Xbox fanboys do. But it seems to be more their speed to ignore that in order to paint a specific picture.

Like you just did.

"I'm a big Ferrari fan. I've owned a Testarossa, an F-40(my favorite car ever), a 430 Scuderia, a 360 Modena, and even an Enzo. But after blah blah blah, I just can't bring myself to buy the FXX."

See how adding in the products you already own lends more credibility to your claim of loving the brand? That's so people who share or at least understand your passion grasp just how serious your disappointment is.

Most people would use their heads and understand this without it even having to be explained. But you, for some reason, read such a thing and somehow came away with the opinion that the author was being childish.

I can only hope it was intentional, and not that you didn't really get it.

Though I can imagine that with him, a self proclaimed Xbox fanboy, saying the same things those damn Sony fanboys say, it must be hard for you to accept.

I think they call that cognitive dissonance.

[DARK WITNESS]

Exactly...

I feel the same way.

It does sound kind of childish, but it's like if you don't make the effort to state you actually own the systems, people will just pass you off as a fanboy of said company end off!

I use to be such a huge xbox fan it was not even funny.

Even when I talk to my friends on xbox live they constantly tell me stuff about xbox and I am like, You guys know this is me you are talking to... I know all there is to know about the system and I have always been a bigger xbox fan then all of them so when I say I think the ps4 is better, it's not without good reason and hands on experience and there is nothing you can tell me about the xb1 that I don't know.

I have one just like I had the original xbox and xbox 360.

[YodaCracker]

Tell that to the 4+ million people who already own the console!

[URNightmare]

Those are the hardcore Xbox supporters. Those were the easy sales for MS. To the others, it will be hard for MS to justify the price of their console. More and more people will convert to PS4. I know a couple who bought the XBone and later exchanged it for a PS4 and they both agree the PS4 is much much better.

[avengers1978]

Well there's no proof of 4 million sales at this point in time. And that is a million less than MS projected the XB1 to be at in this time frame

[MysticStrummer]

3 of the 4 million bought it before the 1st of January, then sales fell way off. That's the diehard effect.

[ramiuk1]

that blog is me exactly.
felt like i was writing it as i was reading it.

[djplonker]

Remote play is better than any xbox feature and there is still the streaming service and vr on the way... what does the xbox have going for it?

The only thing I see xbox fans say is ps4 has no games but xbox has NEVER had the most games on their platform playstation has alway beat them in quality and quantity!

[Robearboy]

you state that as a fact and not an opinion

[HurtfulTimez]

It is actually a fact, look at the amount of ps3 exclusives and the quality of them compared to xbox exclusives - there is no contest hell ive yet to see a better looking game than MGS4 on xbox 360 and MGS4 came out in 2008

[steve30x]

Three things turn me off the XBONE. (1) Mandatory Kinect , (2) The Xbox live Gold poay wall where almost everything needs Xbox live gold (I can watch netflix on my computer without needing to pay extra to watch it) (3) the price.

[Kiwi66]

yet you don't even need the kinect for the console to work so you can sell it like my son did

[avengers1978]

How do you sell something everyone that has the console has.

[zeuanimals]

What avengers said. I can understand if the Kinect worked with PCs as a webcam, but it doesn't. It only works with the Xbox One and all Xbox Ones come with the Kinect, unless it's a refurbished Xbox One that doesn't have a Kinect or someone sold the Xbox One to someone else without the Kinect.

[LightDiego]

Release a new Banjo or just give the franchise back to Nintendo. Cowards!

[HappyWithOneBubble]

XB1 doesn't have anything interesting.

[bumnut]

Don't buy one then, I think the same about PS4.

Buy what YOU want and screw what anyone else thinks.

[Prime157]

If you don't want a ps4, why do you always say it had no games.

Oh wait, you can't log into both stores like I can to see the difference. Carry on in your ignorance.

http://m.ign.com/wikis/play...

[bumnut]

I will eventually get a PS4, when something that interests me releases like Uncharted.

Had all consoles last gen and will have all consoles this gen (except Wii U because it sucks)

[DethWish]

People seems to have completely forgot this always-on, debacle. Sure Microsoft lets you turn the console/camera off now, but who actually does?
And who's to say they suddenly stopped sharing this data with agencies only because they said so.

I will never put a XONE in my house.

[beerzombie]

"Always-on" was the one thing that made want a X1. if everyone is online that is cool. A connected people all gamming and if you cant afford that thats is a you problem. Drm is coming to every game console that's just a fact developers hate used games and Game stop.

[DethWish]

No I was more concerned with what the whole facebook/hotmail/nsa spying business would do with a always on camera+mic+tv in peoples houses.

Very easy to draw parallells to the dystopian novel 1984's telescreens

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[green]

Both are in my opinion a very hard sell. After 14 years, I have gone back to PC gaming. Built my pc over the weekend and now, just waiting for my gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 280X graphics card to arrive from amazon.

Will buy an X1 towards the end of the year when Forza Horizon and Quantum Break are released. So for now, will stick to 360 and PC.

[cyber_daemonx]

PS4 sales figures would beg to disagree.

[green]

I do not buy consoles based on sales but of what games interest me. And i wrote in my opinion so i am in no way talking about others but myself.

[beebap]

Is quantum break comfirmed to out this year, also havent seen enough about to decide. At least the order has shown some gameplay as in general xbox people talk about future games when no time frame been set with no new info trailers or gameplay. Driveclub has been delayed on ps4 but at least i have since footage of it process through bulids.

[green]

I am hopeful that it would be out this year because I am a fan of Remedy Games.

[Fasttrack76]

So bored of these kind of articles now,if u don't like don't buy,some of us enjoy our xbox ones,i know i do.

[marioJP87]

As a PS4 and X1 owner, I am spending waaaay more time on my X1. I currently have In famous: SS, TRD on PS4 & Titanfall and Ryse. X1 entertains me more.

[Fasttrack76]

Lol,same.i went back on ps4 and got platinum on infamous then since then back on my xb1

[Priestwithgun]

buy ps4 now if
1.You are concerned about 900p vs 1080p
2.you want to play infamous:SS,killzone,knack or any other game exclusive to console or coming in near future
3.you own a vita
4.you like free games with PlayStation network
buy Xbox one now if
1.you don't care about small resolution differences
2.you want to play ryse,forza,DR3,titanfall,proje ct spark or any other game coming/available in near future(like below)
3.you want multimedia features
4.you want ease of use
5.Its a family console
6.you like kinect

[beerzombie]

"you like free games with PlayStation network"
This will ruin gamming the fastest they are teaching young people that everything should be free and guess what free games suck.
Eventually allot of gamers will not even buy games that cost 60 dollars then the quality will go down and gamming will crash. Over simplified I Know but once you teach people they don't have to pay they don't want to pay.

[MysticStrummer]

"free games suck"

The list of free games from PS+ says otherwise.

"once you teach people they don't have to pay they don't want to pay"

They're still paying for the PS+ subscription.

[beebap]

Ps4 is a family console so cant make it seem like xbox is only one. Ps4 has knack, playroom with camera,remote play for vita for when other people want watch tv.xbox Tv features that only work in us.Even if tv did work I dont have tv anymore everything i watch is on demand so netflix is there just need nowtv added.skype the only thing I can think of. Ps4 is just as easy to use so that crap too. Infact if you like kinect for the voice features then ps4 you can use voice with headset included or camera.

[voodoochild346]

I like the part when you said "small resolution differences" like a million more pixels(720p to 1080p) is small. Somebody needs lasik's surgery...

[choujij]

Your list seems a bit one-sided.
-Both have multimedia features, except PS4 offers 3D blu-ray playback whereas the One doesn't (yet anyway).
-Both support online video streaming services like Netflix, except One is always locked behind a paywall (along with it's internet web browser).
-PS4 doesn't require additional online service subscriptions for subscription based and free-to-play MMOs.
-Both are easy to use (well the fun-house of mirrors takes some time getting used to).
-Both have parental controls and are great for the family.
-PS4 offers an overall lower cost of ownership and doesn't even require the purchase of batteries.
-One forces you to purchase it's camera sensor, the other is completely optional.

[Budobear]

These arguments are pointless, but I feel the need to wade in, as I like a pointless debate!
Pro xbox guys mention Kinect as a good thing but I've noticed its never in regards to gaming. Its only ever in relation to navigation!
Games, I would say that neither have a huge amount of games out at the mo (and to be honest even less that I want to play) but its not really that much of a problem as funds are low (well my funds are). There are a lot of DL games though that I've got, mainly because they are cheaper.
Ease of use, from what I know both are easy to use though the PS4 seems more straight forward to use, its a damn site easier and quicker than the PS3 anyway. They both come across as family consoles though for some reason I've always thought of Playstation as a more family friendly console, when looking at the games my children like to play.
The xboxone however does feel more rounded than the PS4, its got more stuff in general and kind of makes the PS4 feel a bit more 'bare bones'. But then I like that as its for playing games.

[beerzombie]

You are right the Ps4 is more straight forward. That's why the games look great now. If look at how the X1 is built you can tell it was built to be connected all the time. If everything Ms says is possible in 2015 with DX12 and cloud compute then we might see a shift in how the X1 really plays games.

[Priestwithgun]

Ease of use in the matter that you can just be coming from bedroom to living room and say xbox on,turns on everything from console to soundbar,I show my dirty face and it signs me in,i say go to titanfall(or any other game) and it opens that up,xbox watch tv nickelodeon, so its easier that way
And I am not talking bout future like 2014 q3 or 2015 I am talking about the present,what they offer,like xbox one has a variety of genres right now,for all ages,and sports rivals is a family blockbuster, but ps4 is certainly more powerful,so yes if that bothers you,buy a ps4, and you wont regret it,same goes for the one,just be clear about what you want to buy,both are great

I know I am getting dislikes for bursting many bubbles,but it was from a consumer's perspective

@purp13 there are always a few people who are unsatisfied with their purchase,i have seen a lot of people shifting consoles from both sides
I hope you enjoy you ps4

[Budobear]

I don't see much difference in ease of use, is all. My kids both have their own log ins, we all log into the PS4 via face recognition, the only thing the PS4 doesn't do is turn on with the voice.
I'm not defending either one or arguing which is more powerful, they both do the same thing in slightly different ways so I've never understood all the anrgy fist waving that goes on between different console owners but a healthy debate without name calling is always good.

[purp13m0nk3y]

I bought both pretty much at launch (well the Xbone 2weeks after) and to be honest I have been very disappointed with the Xbone so far.

I have been quietly hoping that MS could turn it around. Full points to MS for continued updates and improving the functionality of the console, but it's looking pretty barren in terms of "must have" games for the foreseeable future.

I'm seriously considering selling my Xbone and perhaps purchasing a "slim" down the line, once there is a decent back log of exclusives.

I can in all honesty say I have clocked 15-20hrs on my Xbone. And literally hundreds of hrs on my PS4. There is just no reason for me to power it up. All multi platform games I play on PS4 for obvious reasons. And there are no Xbone exclusives that interest me.

Sad really. I was expecting more from MS.

[infectedaztec]

What exclusives did you clock alot of time with on the PS4?

[purp13m0nk3y]

Shadowfall was my launch fav. I played through the Campaign several times and still go back to MP on a regular basis. MP rocks hard!

I've clocked countless hours on Resogun. It was seriously my favorite PS4 game prior to Second Son releasing.

Recently Second Son. Currently on my second play through. Seriously addicted at the moment.

Not sure if they count as exclusives but the Dead Nation and the other PS+ freebies have been great and continue to entertain. Dead Nation in particular is a real challenge on the harder difficulties.

Played all the Free to Play games to varying degrees.

Other than exclusives BF4 has chewed up 150hrs or so.

Xbone exclusives on the other hand. Son of Rome I didn't even bother finishing. Never liked Dead Rising games, not my cup of tea. Forza was a real letdown. Not into fighting games. Doesn't leave me much.

Oh and Titanfall I played on my PC and was bored shitless after a couple of hours. I really don't like COD though. So that might be why.

[TitanUp]

the x1 is becoming more appealing with updates but their exclusive games so far besides forza arent the type of games i usually sink a whole lot of time in. ill play any type of game but i still want to play the ones that excite me.

anyone who has read my previous comments know i mention my cousin a lot when it comes the x1 well thats the only place i have played one.

just a light explanation as to why i always mention a cousin in these types of articles.

Titanfall is a good game don't let the other playstation owners tell you any different. there are things i dislike about the game just like anything else but nothing game breaking.

[urwifeminder]

I am a hardcore fan and pre ordered the day after E3, drm pffft still does not bother me. But a lot of playstation fans are also interested all you have to do is read any positive xb1 article to see their true love hating.

[jimbobbeers]

I've owned every PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox over the last 20 years, and it wasn't a hard sale for me? Snapped it up day one, and will be purchasing a PS4 in the near future.

These articles are opinions, but its one mans opinion not mine.

[infectedaztec]

Honestly mate I might have agreed with you about 3 months ago, but can't anymore.

You're focus is on games so I'll address that.

On the one hand you cry about old ip being all that xbox offers (yet infamous and uncharted don't count for the ps4), but then don't consider the likes of Titanfall (didn't impress me intially but after a few hours playing I'm now addicted) to be appealing.

You haven't mentioned the likes of Quantum Break in your article - which judging from the past work of the developers will be up there with uncharted. PVZ, while I dont own it, looks unique so theres a new experience for you.

By this stage you should know about new ips coming out on the xb1 so I'm not gonna list them off.

On the kinect side, I'd advise to look at the indie game FRU - can't imagine you've experienced anything like that before. D4 also has alot of potential.

What I don't get is why you are saying you that while you loved the old ip from xbox you purely want new ip. Yet on the PS4 nearly every ip you mention has appeared on the PS3. You could've bought a ps3 for those games and saved some money.

[tgunzz]

Interesting article... I own both systems,and I totally enjoy them both (currently playing titan fall the most). This is the second article that seems outdated... There is a very strong exclusive list for 2014, that seems to be growing, most of which will come to light during this years E3... Maybe He will see something there. I know I will....

[TitanUp]

imo titanfall was over hyped at launch now it is underrated.

people should give it a try even if you don't own an x1 like me.

played it at my cousins and really enjoyed myself.

[kennyng1026]

Got my ps4 in late January and the xb1 two weeks ago.

I was having fun with killzone, fifa 14 and infamous before gettng the xb1.

Right after spending several hours with titanfall on xb1, I decided to go back to infamous and buy a dead rising 3.

Talking to xb1 is fun, but I can't find much that I can't get it from ps4

If you are only to buy one console only, ps4 is definitely your choice.

Even you can afford both just like me, I would only recommend you to buy the xb1 if you really want the exclusives on it.

[Android]

Me and you are kinda alike in terms of when we bought our consoles. I bought my ps4 launch and Xbox one during titan falls launch. I have to disagree with the voice commands though it's so pointless as its way quicker navigating with the control. Titan fall felt a bit boring to be honest, so did killzone. Although thats probably just me being sick of first person shooters. Didn't you feel as though the Xbox one was so clunky and cumbersome after using the Ps4? I'm disappointed by it. I didn't know mandatory installs took so long. You said you bought dead rising 3.....dear god the installation was crazy. I traded needs for speed (ps4) to get it and I got the shock of my life waiting for that thing to install updates etc.

I was an avid Xbox 360 user and an occasional ps3 user particularly for its exclusives. This time round it's my Xbox that's taking the back seat till 'its' exclusives merits a 'temporary' resurrection.

Like what you said ps4 definitely should be people's first choice, however if they can afford it they should get both for their exclusives.

[pornflakes]

Is Playstation MOVE still available in stores?? /s

At least MS is supporting their hard/ software.

What did Sony? They invested Billions of dollars for products which flopped totally! Thats why Sony is making losses since 5 years... their shares are falling and falling since months.

Sony is a great company but they dont bring something to end if they touch it.

Playstation Home, Playstation Move, Playstation Eye??

Nobody is talking about that... the fans dont have any interest of what sony is throwing on the market!

They are talking now about Virtual reality, that only Sony can provide such powerful hardware and so on and so on.. but believe me guys, at the end you will leave the google in shelves! The best thing PS fanboys can do is to talk about the competition in all forums/ sites available.

Go and buy games!

[Budobear]

Dude are you going to mention all the stuff that Msoft has dropped and or failed at too?
Zune.....hmmm didn't last long and they dropped support for the original xbox pretty quick (which stung me as I loved it)
Their shares have fallen by more than most (more so than Sonys) they just have a bigger pot of cash to soak up any loses. A pot created by windows and their coporate service side of things not by games.
But none of this has anything to do with games, and should have even less to do with what you or I spend our money on.
Yes there are move games planned for the PS4.....the new PSeye has such demand the price has gone up, Sony continue to support their older machines, but none of it matters or is worth getting worked up over.
Msoft is good at intergration of systems and has bankrolled some good games but again none of this matters at the end of the day.
You make the choice of what console to buy based on what it can do, what games there are or will be for it and if you play on line, what your friends have. Try not to buy into the coporate waffle as it only does the coporations any good, not the consumer!

[pornflakes]

Dude, Sony made a loss last year by 5 Billion Dollars, they sold their notebook branch, they though of even dropping the TV branch.

You are talking about ZUNE? Nothing compared to the HUGE announced flops of Sony.

"Yes there are move games planned for the PS4...."

Yeah planned... thats it xD... Sony plans many things thats what i am talking about... but planing means not selling.

All you Sony fanboys can do all the time is to talk about the future.

"Wait until..." legendary words!

[Chevalier]

Your talking about "wait for".... yeah and we haven't heard wait till DX12, cloud power and unlocking Esram power?! Games yeah you got a couple exclusives and somehow Xbone is the choice system? Lol. Right how were the last 3 years of 360? Right almost no games at all and most of their major games got put on Xbox One launch (Ryse, Crimson Dragon, Forza all started as 360 games). You believe MS who left 80 million 360 owners without exclusives other than DLC for 3 years is going to continue support? Hilarious.

[SoulSercher620]

Microsoft DRM BS left a bad taste in my mouth. And you can they turned it over all you want but the first impression is the biggest. Not to mention to needed to do a one time online update just to get the Xbone to work. That means people without Internet can't even play the damn thing. That's inexcusable.

Making the Kinect mandatory is just as bad. It's a gimmick that adds $100 when it doesn't need to, but Microsoft knew it would sell like s**t.

I can go on and on about why it's a bad sell, but these are the biggest reasons.

[Azzanation]

You should be worried about the quality of the games then words from a companies mouth. DRM doesn't stop a game being great. I could say I don't want a PS4 because Sony lied about Killzone SF 1080p/60frame Multiplayer. I don't complain about what companies say because a game is a game, doesn't matter what a company does, it doesn't stop the game from being good or you enjoying it.

[kainslayer]

sell xbox to samsung or lg and be done with it allready jeez 720p vhs player and the odasity of 100 bucks premium and delayed to my country till september without the tv program features outside us canada ...BIG FAT FAIL MS AND NO XBOX ONE SERVERS CLOUD SMLOUD YOU GOT OWNED BY SONY SERVES YOU WELL

[etownone]

Gears
HALO
and now Titanfall.

I couldn't get anything but an Xbox because of the exclusives.

And a price drop at $399 seems imminent.
Then.... I'd say it would be a good competitive console war.

[Grave]

I really agree with this article. As a PC gamer and a Sony fan I did own a PS3 and a X360. I enjoyed them both, but now I have a PS4 and can't really find it in me to even be remotely interested in the X1. Here's hoping E3 2014 will change this sentiment.

[Predaking77]

Wow, so many xbone fanboys claiming to own a PS4 when they know they don't.

Is that the latest tactic on the xbone camp?

[kennyng1026]

I played last gen. mainly on xb360, while ps3 is for exclusives and Japan titles.

This gen. is reversed. PS4 as main stream while xb1 for exclusive.

When I unpack the xb1, I really love the controller. I was then shocked by the bulky console and the fact that it can't stand vertically.

I bought the titanfall bundle so I knew it is hell to get the installation complete. It took an overnight to download 16.x gb in Hong Kong.

I was well informed for the 13gb patch for dead rising 3 so I let it download another overnight.

I always believe that if you are an adult with adequate purchasing power, you should go for all platforms so you won't miss any good games, and more importantly, save the time to be fanboy to argue with others.

[purp13m0nk3y]

You pretty much mirrored my own thoughts both with the first impression of un boxing the console and my rationale for purchasing it in the first place.

I'm 34yr old now and have enough disposable income to lash out and get both consoles (though my wife would probably disagree lol). But honestly I wish I had waited to buy the Xbox1. To me it just feels like very large, expensive paper weight at the moment.

And if I could only afford one console at launch (as was the case for many years when I first started out) I could not recommend the Xbox1 as a purchase. It's not a bad console by any stretch. But currently, IMO, it is severely out classed by the PS4 on almost every level.

With more "must have" games, better performance (hopefully MS delivers on this promise) and some software support for Kinect, the Xbox1 could become a desirable product.

I have all my fingers crossed. As an Xbox fan from the very first time I ever saw Halo running. I want the Xbox1 to succeed.

[PS3and4_HAS_GAMES]

great article. i know alot of 360 owners who are now ps4 owners. just the better choice.

[Flames76]

If the X1 is hard to sell then why did it outsell the PS4 in march in america?That dont say to much for the PS4 at all.Fact is the X1 has hit 5 million consoles in 13 countrys in 4 months which is amazing no other console could ever do that.It took the PS4 57 countrys to hit 6.9 million sorry sony fanboy but your article fails.

[user9558903]

I'm an Xbox fanboy. Wasn't a tough decision for me at all. I don't like Sony for my own reasons. Doesn't mean I don't like people who bought a ps4. To each their own

[Azzanation]

X1 available in 13 countries, PS4 available in 53+ countries. Its a no brainer in sales terms. There's nothing wrong with Kinect and I am glad its bundled with the system, I use the voice commands and love playing around with the motion controls on the interface. You can all hate it but the system did sell over 4 million units. X1 also has the better online multiplayer games and services. X1 controller with rumble triggers is also another great option for the system. People need to stop comparing system sales when 1 system is available in 2/3rds more countries then the other. X1 is a fine system leave it the way it is.

Reminder X1 sold in 13 countries, PS4 sold in 53+ countries.

[Hicken]

Reminder: Xbox is being outsold in every country in the world, even in the 13 countries.

I'm curious: do you feel better telling yourself that it really matters? Is it so hard to accept reality that you're consoling yourself with intentional misconceptions?

It's pretty pathetic.

[Skankinruby]

Lol I assume based off the 6.9 number that you're using vgchartz as a source. In which case X1 has only sold 4.2. It was only able to outsell ps4 one week in march, the titanfall release week. The game that had the hype unlike anything else this gen or even last gen other than maybe gta 5. And they still had to bundle the game with the console for free just to get those numbers. Then the following week ps4 was back to double X1s numbers. Nice try

[Gunstar75]

Seriously.... are we still arguing about this?

[Illusive_Man]

I loved my PS3 but switched to X1 because I thought it was overall a better console despite being slightly less powerful. I do more than game so X1 fits my needs, Kinect and TV integration work well. Aside from maybe TLOU there are very few Sony Exclusives that I just wake up and say "I've gotta play that".

[dv310p3r]

I have both XBone and PS4. I've had the PS4 for 3 months now. My son played and beat Knack. That's it. XBOne is the only console that get's any playing time. There's nothing to play for the PS4 that you can't play anywhere else. Infamous? Seriously? How about I'm 60 hours into Titanfall already. I'd say I've gotten my money's worth out of the console already.

I buy all my games electronically. So I switch between TV, games, netflix, amazon, etc... without picking up my controller, all seamlessly, no need to eject, stand up, etc... It's connected to my audio receiver, TV, Cable box. All of it works so smooth. Yeah sometimes I say something and it does something else. But that I just say it again, and it gets it right.

If I really cared about graphics so much, I'd get a PC. They have better graphics than both already. The purpose of a console is to enhance your entrainment experience through games. My Xbox does that, and then some, it's a much better value than a black box sitting there waiting to play games.

The PS4 will earns it's worth when they come out with some good IP. But that's still a ways off. Sure they got the jump in sales because of the mess ups that MS made during their reveals. If they hadn't messed up then, this would have been an entirely different discussion.

[Skate-AK]

I am not sure if I will ever get a Xbone. They would need a killer exclusive that I could get on PS4. That hasn't happened yet. Maybe Gears of War will do it.

[SpinalRemains138]

MS has already tipped their pitch.

We all know what their vision and desired direction is.

Draconian policies, restrictive anti consumer rules and more expensive, less fulfilling gaming experiences.

No thx