Next Generation Gaming Systems

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Whether the features are revolutionary or not, the one thing I do know is that Microsoft's response to consumers was poorly handled. Personally, I don't care how much better the system is or is not. I will not give up my money to a company that treats its customers the way that Microsoft did. From the deal with it guy, to the oh we have a product for you people who can't afford the Xbox1 or don't have Internet, it is the 360. Consumers can be as pig headed as they want, they are your customers and should be treated with respect. Because, in the end customers will "deal with it" and buy your competitor's products and not your old 360. So to sum it all up as Sony capitalized on the consumer's stupidity is a bit insulting. Had Microsoft educated the consumer, and not treated them badly, then there would have been nothing for Sony to capitalize on. Sony did what any good company would do, they listened to the consumer and gave them what they wanted. They did not try to tell the consumer what they should be doing, and get mad at the consumer for not agreeing with them.

From my understanding, the PS4 uses only about a GB of its ram compared to the Xbox1's 3GB of ram used for the OS. So that leaves the PS4 with 2 extra GBs of faster ram. As for cloud computing, considering that the Xbox1 no longer requires an Internet connection that feature may be dead in the water. You have to make your games for the lowest common denominator (i.e. those with no Internet connection now). So I'm not exactly sure if cloud computing can be used to position the Xbox1 as significantly better hardware wise compared the PS4.

As for the integration features of the Xbox1, no thanks. I'm sure they'll all be tied to having an Xbox Gold membership like the 360 is. As for the Kinect, no thanks. These are just my personal opinions of course. Some people may not care about spending the money for an Xbox Gold membership, and they may love the Kinect. The point is they don't work for me, but that doesn't make me "pig-headed". Fortunately for me, Sony offers a competing product and offers the consumer a choice. I don't want to have to pay Microsoft 15 bucks a month to stream videos through their Xbox. I have countless other products that allow me to do that for free.

Prior to their reversal, I wouldn't have even considered an Xbox1. I probably still won't get one. It is a possibility now though, but none of their exclusives really do it for me. If that changes in the future and the price is right, then maybe. Time will also tell if any games really take advantage of the Kinect aside from dancing around.

Either way, wish everyone the best of luck on their chosen next gen console. Both should provide tons of quality entertainment.