First you proclaim Xbox the winner, then you say time will tell, and there will be little difference.You can't take out the games and just read a spec sheet. Like I said before we don't game on spec sheets. If we look at a wii u/ps3 comparison chart the wii u would win every category, yet I don't think anyone here would say its the better system.
But even looking at a feature comparison Xbox has playstation beat.
The Xbox CPU is faster than the ps4 the ps4 gpu is faster than Xbox. Time will tell how this plays out as far as performance goes. But judging from history and the games we can see there won't be much of a difference. Plus Xbox is running direct x and has a history of great dev tools, so it could still have the better looking multiplats.
Beyond the specs of the systems. Xbox one is backed up by the cloud. The prospects of having 300,000 servers dedicated to gaming is a huge deal, and it's manifested early on in the fact that COD has dedicated servers for Xbox and not for ps4. Also you get unlimited storage in the cloud, which negates the need to upgrade your hardrive. There's your $100 right there, without even talking about any of the extra features.
Also I know you dismissed the kinect, but the things it adds to core gaming more than make up for the price. Instans sign ins, smart controller switching, voice/facial recognition make your everyday gaming experience better. And $100 is a steal for an impressive piece of harware like the kinect.
And for the subscription requirements why do you care? I thought you only cared about gaming. Aren't you gonna buy an online subscription anyway so you can play games?
You make some valid points tho, and apparently concede paywall fukkery is afoot... I cant be mad at that.
No ones opinion on either console should hinge or be greatly influenced by what CoD is doing I'm a Battlefield guy tho and avid CoD hater so it is what it is
Maybe i'll warm up to the kinect at some point, but for now