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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 6143265" data-attributes="member: 58416">I've been a big fan of XBox ever since the original machine.  I reserved the 360 pre-launch; no questions asked; I knew it was a product I wanted.  However, I feel as though the day is quickly approaching when Microsoft may have lost me as a customer.  I watched the press releases; I watched and then re-watched the E3 presentations of today, and I checked the available facts online.  Thus far, I believe the Playstation 4 will be the first Sony product I've owned since Playstation 1.First, I'll hand it to XBox; many of the games they revealed looked great.  Many of the features they advertised looked great as well.  They put on a show that was even better than I expected.  However, there are concerns I have about their product which bother me.  The fact that the Kinects (which is now required for the system to work) is always on and always listening is somewhat scary given the recent NSA/Verizon scandal.  Microsoft is currently heralding a used/borrowed game policy which is -imo- overly restrictive as well.  There's also the fact that they seem too concerned with things which don't appeal to me as a gamer.  I completely understand wanting to transform your product into a media center and the center piece of a living room, but don't forget that I'm buying your product to play games.  Lastly, some of Microsoft's new policies when it comes to dealing with independent publishers are overly restrictive as well; there's been something of a mass exodus from XBLA (XBox Live Arcade,) to other systems.  I wholeheartedly expected to be amped up for the next XBox, but -after coming away from the presentation feeling negative- I tuned in to see what Sony had to offer.  Games were showcased that looked every bit as good as what I saw on the XBox presentation; sometimes slightly better.  Beyond that, I was told that Sony has no plans whatsoever to restrict what I do with a physical disc once I purchase it.  They also confirmed that the system will still work perfectly fine even if I don't sign online once every 24 hours.  Being intrigued by such prospects, I kept watching, and I came away from the presentation feeling very positive toward Sony and the Playstation 4.  The games looked good, and the priority of the company seemed to be to enable my experience as a gamer; not restrict it.  I like that.  When it comes to a new console purchase, I believe it likely that I purchase a Playstation 4.Did anyone else watch E3 today?  Thoughts?</blockquote>

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