No, my gut reaction would be to say not at all but I do like having the ability to see what Microsoft is doing.
Other than that it's not at all.
The Xbox One was a bad idea that they tried to fix but instead somehow made worse.
They showed it as a multimedia console and I was happy with that. Power was sacrificed to be able to be an overall entertainment device. Digital only was also a huge selling point for the console.
Once people threw a fit Microsoft went away from being a complete media device and mainly worked towards games. Problem is that they still don't have the power to compete against "other" consoles this generation when it comes to power and the gap widens each year.
Because of the power issues we've see the Xbox One lose out on over 150 games so far this generation. They've lost exclusives like COD and instead have paid a lot of money on poor returns like Tomb Raider.
Also because of the focus on just games we've seen the multimedia options regress to where they're worse experiences then we had a generation ago.
The UI is a disaster and is so buggy and laggy even after all this work that it puts people off the second they start up the console.
The controller is a step back from the 360. The first one was just obnoxious with it's lack of a headphone jack but even with that fixed the sticks are too loose and the oddly shaped controller design reminds people more of the Duke when it comes to overall accessibility.
Xbox Live isn't the draw it used to be. Don't get me wrong it's still the best but it's by the slimmest margins. Games for Gold is a pretty weak program and still uses the outdated release schedule that is not consumer friendly.
The thing people should know is this. Microsoft already took a hit to the security side of things when Stepto (Stephen Toulouse) left. Just a few weeks ago they also lost E (Eric Neustadter) and that should worry everyone. He was the one of the people who created Xbox Live as everyone knows it today. He was the one who knew what scale things had to be to work smoothly. People thought he was crazy when he suggested the size of the infrastructure needed for Halo once it went online but he was right. He has an uncanny ability to see what others can't. For years he was Microsoft's little known weapon. Him being gone is a concern with 2016 being the start of real cloud based computing for games.
I don't regret my two Day One editions but I don't consider them quality purchases.
If I had to say one good thing about the system it's that I enjoy the textured sides of the thumbsticks.
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