From the moment the console was officially announced, hell even before that its been a disaster.
let's just count the screwups so far
when the community comes up with negative connotation taglines like you're gonna get Xboned or don't get Xboned about your product and it hasn't even been released yet that's not good.
let's just count the screwups so far
- allowed rumors of always online to linger damaging brand and perception to enthusiast early adopters
- TV centric unveiling showing minimal to no games
- Used game policy with phantom benefits Microsoft refuses to nail down but promises everyone will benefit from
- Microsoft cancels post e3 media press event which apparently suggest they aren't gonna go infront of the media and take questions.
- forced camera on console that invades your in-home privacy by doing things like head counts before letting you watch a movie. required to be on for console to work.
- console required to be online once a day to phone home if you want to play games.
- potential destruction of user ran secondhand market. unable to eBay or Craigslist games that require activation codes from big brother to work.
- compromised specs resulting in a weaker system further dumbed down due to bad chip yields
- when any public representative from Microsoft is asked a question by the gaming media about Xbox One they usually reply with a company line that has no real meaning or give confusing information
- Microsoft gives middle finger to indie developers telling them either get a major publisher to back you or go kick rocks
when the community comes up with negative connotation taglines like you're gonna get Xboned or don't get Xboned about your product and it hasn't even been released yet that's not good.