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Why would any "level-headed person" buy the Xbox One when it's: More expensive, less powerful, Comes with anti-consumer restrictions It's a no-brainer.

by bvc32 13y ago

zht 13y ago
they may feel that they could get a better TV experience that the xbox has been trying to tout.
jabits 13y ago
So these are you criteria, not the feature set?
- Dylan16807 13y ago
  The feature set falls under 'less powerful'. The two machines are basically the same thing. The only notable difference is that the xbox has a forced kinect bundle. Everything else is barely noticeable except for some performance numbers.
  - venus 13y ago
    > Everything else is barely noticeable except for some performance numbers. Did you type that with a straight face?
randyrand 13y ago
I personally really like the multitasking aspect of it. As well as the TV integration with kinect control. That easily justifies a $100 price difference in my opinion.
- Alphasite_ 13y ago
  Sony did a terrible job advertising it, but PlayTV filled exactly the same role that this fills, and had dvr functionality, along with the same eternal hardware required requirements. Im surprised that they haven't done something similar for the ps4 yet.
- jimwalsh 13y ago
  We aren't even sure if the TV integration works yet, even in the US. Every other attempt at it has failed (Google TV, etc). Sony's video after their conference showed multitasking while playing a game, on par with what Microsoft has showed us so far. So if those were your only points to pick an XBone over a PS4, you may want to hold on a second.
- meskyanichi 13y ago
  Problem is that that's all that the Kinect is good for. It does more bad than it does good. Gaming wise it has been a disaster. Also, the specs of the PS4 are FAR superior to the XBOX One's. Definitely worth much more than the $100. I can't believe they priced it at $400, almost everyone was expecting north of $600 due to their specs. Golden move.
InclinedPlane 13y ago
Not to defend the Xbox One's many faults, but the answer is very simple: Because they want to play the games that are only available on it. Or they want to play games with their friends on xbox live. Those can be very powerful motivators, games and friends aren't commodities.
- runevault 13y ago
  The trick is a LOT of people on twitter/etc are basically saying screw MS right now, so if that holds than playing online MP with your friends will go Sony's way. That leaves only exclusives, and beyond Halo and Killer Instinct I haven't heard of much that would sell many copies.
- chii 13y ago
  if the xbox one receives more bad press than it already has, some publishers of games might start to think that an exclusive with xbox one is not going to give them a large enough customer base! I certainly hope this happens. I for one, hate platform exclusive games - it means vendor lock in, and it is anti-consumer.

Why would any "level-headed person" buy the Xbox One when it's: More expensive, less powerful, Comes with anti-consumer restrictions It's a no-brainer.

by bvc32 13y ago

Why would any "level-headed person" buy the Xbox One when it's: More expensive, less powerful, Comes with anti-consumer restrictions It's a no-brainer.

zht 13y ago

they may feel that they could get a better TV experience that the xbox has been trying to tout.

jabits 13y ago

So these are you criteria, not the feature set?

Dylan16807 13y ago
The feature set falls under 'less powerful'. The two machines are basically the same thing. The only notable difference is that the xbox has a forced kinect bundle. Everything else is barely noticeable except for some performance numbers.
- venus 13y ago
  > Everything else is barely noticeable except for some performance numbers. Did you type that with a straight face?

randyrand 13y ago

I personally really like the multitasking aspect of it. As well as the TV integration with kinect control. That easily justifies a $100 price difference in my opinion.

Alphasite_ 13y ago
Sony did a terrible job advertising it, but PlayTV filled exactly the same role that this fills, and had dvr functionality, along with the same eternal hardware required requirements. Im surprised that they haven't done something similar for the ps4 yet.
jimwalsh 13y ago
We aren't even sure if the TV integration works yet, even in the US. Every other attempt at it has failed (Google TV, etc). Sony's video after their conference showed multitasking while playing a game, on par with what Microsoft has showed us so far. So if those were your only points to pick an XBone over a PS4, you may want to hold on a second.
meskyanichi 13y ago
Problem is that that's all that the Kinect is good for. It does more bad than it does good. Gaming wise it has been a disaster. Also, the specs of the PS4 are FAR superior to the XBOX One's. Definitely worth much more than the $100. I can't believe they priced it at $400, almost everyone was expecting north of $600 due to their specs. Golden move.

InclinedPlane 13y ago

Not to defend the Xbox One's many faults, but the answer is very simple: Because they want to play the games that are only available on it. Or they want to play games with their friends on xbox live. Those can be very powerful motivators, games and friends aren't commodities.

runevault 13y ago
The trick is a LOT of people on twitter/etc are basically saying screw MS right now, so if that holds than playing online MP with your friends will go Sony's way. That leaves only exclusives, and beyond Halo and Killer Instinct I haven't heard of much that would sell many copies.
chii 13y ago
if the xbox one receives more bad press than it already has, some publishers of games might start to think that an exclusive with xbox one is not going to give them a large enough customer base! I certainly hope this happens. I for one, hate platform exclusive games - it means vendor lock in, and it is anti-consumer.