They make it complicated for themselves because microsoft has been flopping for like 15 years now.
Question: “why should i buy this console over that one”
Answer: “this console has better game offerings, through 3rd party and first party offerings”
Aka Playstation gets every 3rd party game, including exclusives as well as award winning first party titles. Xbox owners are gaurunteed neither
I always assumed people buy Xbox first because they feel the need for Halo, Gears of War, Forza, etc and people but Playstation first because they feel the need for The Last Of Us, Horizon, God of War, etc.
Outside of that, I've always said everyone is playing the same games...meaning that everyone is spending the overwhelming majority of their gaming time playing multiplatform games.
I've been pretty consistent as far as that goes. I used to clown all these guys for going back and forth on which consoles has the most "P's and FPS'".
Console choice is about which exclusives you want most, and what platforms your immediate friends play on. It's really not more complicated than that.