Xbox One's downsides outweigh its benefits

WARNING : DEBATE STARTED BEFORE MICROSOFT'S U TURN SO VOTE ACCORDING TO THE MERITS OF THE DEBATE I believe I have made a good case for Microsoft's console having good features, good games and a lot of value for one buying the console, that would outweigh the downsides, including the stringent DRM rules and any resale control measures. That is also what many gamers consider, having preordered XO a little less than PS4 but not by much[XO_PS4_similar_preorders]. But my opponent considers I have ceded the argument in his favor on a truckload of issues, therefore I am inclined to do a step by step comment on all of those issues. '1.5 Mbps is twice the speed most broadband users receive' I stated before that for users with limited connectivity there should be a lot of single player games that do not force the user to have broadband connectivity just to play the game. Therefore I have not ceded this point. There will be also be few exclusive titles that will make full use of server connectivity for single player like Forza 5 or Titanfall, and gamers might choose XO over PS4 for multiplatform games considering the other online services. '119 million Americans do not have broadband at all' One bullet point too many considering the previous bullet point. 'Microsoft could render your Xbone useless by shutting off the Xbone servers' Steam is the DRM done right I have put in my previous arguments. If Valve suddenly decides to shut down Steam and the last hard drive of the last computer where you had a game installed and playing by rewinding the clock dies than you lost access to that. And so is your Yahoo or Google or Microsoft email account. I am sure most of us in this debating consumers roll our own email servers considering problems that can occur with email. 'The first sale doctorine[as quoted] is a principle of copyright law' Having even one games reseller like GameStop operate a resale shop with no Microsoft tax on the money being exchanged would make them exactly like Sony on this matter, quote from my previous argument: 'Taking a large cut from the resales will put them at a severe disadvantage to Sony so they will not do that'. So I have not ceded this point. 'Microsoft is a member of PRISM, and has been since 2007' Computer is safe when shut down. That is correct for Xbox360s and PS3s as well. I have not ceded this point in my arguments above. Or would any of you write PSN chat messages that would put you in trouble with regard to PRISM on Xbox Live chat or in Hotmail email messages? 'Microsoft has restrictive patents relating to Kinect, that could limit how many people can watch or participate in Xbone activities like watching Netflix' I have touched on Microsoft being held in check by competition from Sony when it comes to taxing resale of games. This is the exact same situation so I have not ceded this point as well. 'Xbone is more expensive than PS4 and Wii U' Microsoft considers that 100$ is good value for the integrated Kinect interface to games with server unloaded processing, TV and the internet and they are coming with that offer to the consumers. Considering [XO_PS4_similar_preorders], an article before the 'u' turn on policy, they have an audience for what they are trying to sell to video game console customers. One more point I have not ceded. 'No other console has always online, DRM, or spy-cameras' Now we're at two bullet points too many. Same set of bullet points considering twice the online check DRM and the PRISM related issues so I have not ceded the same point from above here either. 'PS4 has a greater graphical capacity' XO may or may not have marginally worse performance than PS4, unlike Nintendo Gameboy that was trounced by Sega Game Gear in performance, and we know what juggernaut was the Game Gear in the marketplace. But I did semi drop the point on this one. Because it's like Nvidia vs Ati or Intel vs AMD. One has better brand and for the current generation of GPU or CPU one has better performance, but at the same generation the top of the line part will play new video game releases just as well. So I did not consider this to be a horrendous downside for XO in any way shape or form. 'PS4 is region-free, while Xbone is region-locked' Most gamers are not interested in releases from other regions so I have not considered countering this argument. I believe it is besides the point. Also many japanese games are region locked on the Wii and that has not stopped it from soaring on top of Xbox360 and PS3 in sales. Thank you for reading my arguments. [XO_PS4_similar_preorders] http://www.cinemablend.com...