First off, the biggest flaw for me is that they mostly advertised it as a media center than a game console. This could work...if they didn't already set up the Xbox line as being a console. This doesn't seem right, the games should be top priority, and the other aspects, like for example Netflix capabilities, should be second to the games. You can tell me the N.E.S. was advertised as a toy not a console so my argument is invalid. However, remember that before the N.E.S. came out, the game crash of 1983 occurred. No one wanted a game console at the time, so Nintendo had to find a way to reach out. With the Xbox One, however, we have an abundance of consoles now, ranging from the Wii U to the PS4, to last gen consoles to PC gaming, which is getting big now, and we are very pleased with what we got. Plus, as a minor note, the launch titles weren't really that appealing to me.
Also, I find the whole idea of the Xbox One trying to make TV being hand and hand with my gaming a bit off. Basically, I can watch TV, while I play games, and I can use the Xbox One as to change the channel. I don't watch a lot of TV, only when I'm having a meal or something like that, so why is a device that I used to not watch TV, is having TV be one of it's biggest features. I remember an argument I had with a friend of mine telling me the Xbox one is cool, I told him the concept of making TV be a big part of the console is bad, but he kept telling me a lot of people buy Xbox's for Netflix. I find this flawed because, I already own a computer, a smartphone, a Wii, a 3DS, and an Xbox 360, and all of these can play Netflix, so why should I buy an Xbox One to watch Netflix, when I have endless ways to watch it that are also cheaper. Even if you don't own an Xbox 360 you can still watch Netflix on other platforms. Now first off, I'm not bashing the Xbox 360, I like it, it's a great console, and better the the One in console wise, it's cheaper(price I'll get to later) and I have a big library, also I'm not bashing Netflix, it's awesome. However, I find it dumb that Microsoft tells me I should buy an Xbox One for Netflix when I already own a 360.
My last point is this, the price is ridiculous. They want you to pay 500 dollars for an Xbox One. Really 500 dollars Microsoft, first off I'm pretty sure every kid doesn't have 500 dollars lying in there pockets, and second were you expecting aristocrats to buy the system. This just seems flawed. This could seem fare, if they didn't say there was no backwards compatibility. Why no backwards compatibility, I wouldn't of written this article if there was backwards compatibility. I hear they fixed this, but I don't know exactly, this is just a big flub for Microsoft.
I'm going to have to end this hear, there's a lot more issues I can name for the Xbox One, but if I did, I'd be here all day. Overall, if could, I'd say stick with a 360. It's cheaper, has great games, and you can play your old Xbox games on it. Thanks for reading, and remember to keep ranting n' raving.
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