: As for me, I have only used my 360 to play games, never for streaming video
: or social networking or even for watching movies (I have a standalone
: Blu-ray player). Not only do I have a PC, but my Panasonic plasma TV can
: do Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, etc., etc. I don't need yet another device to
: utilize these services. I don't mind having to use my TV remote to switch
: AV channels and looking through the channel guide isn't a hassle. It's
: just the way I've always watched TV, and I never felt like "Wow, this
: is inconvenient. I need voice and gesture activation functionality."
: I just don't see myself ever using the XBO for all these additional
: features that formed the focus of today's presentation. I don't even have
: a Skype account, and even if I did, I wouldn't want to be running my mouth
: to friend in video chat while watching a movie or playing a game. And why
: would I bother running my Xbox all day in addition to my DirecTV DVR just
: to watch TV? Maybe they're expecting I'll turn my DVR box in to avoid
: having to pay the monthly device fee? I dunno. While the XBO's features do
: elicit a "Neato!" response, I fail to see much in the way of any
: practical advantage over how I already do things. I'm not interested in
: the "future" of watching TV and movies. I'm interested in the
: future of games. And I know I'm not the only one who feels like it.

I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum here. I do use my Xbox for streaming content, Netflix and the like. I have it connected to my Mac to stream my movies and music, too. If the new Xbox can make that functionality even better, and add television to the list, I'd love it. Switching inputs and picking up the remote obviously isn't a huge deal, but if I don't have to do it, I think that's awesome.

Now, obviously, the games are still the main thing I'm interested in, and we didn't see much. Obviously we already know what the big ones will be: Forza, Halo, Gears of War, etc. Hopefully we'll get a much better presentation out of E3, because games did unfortunately take a backseat during this reveal.

Maybe I just have some misplaced sense of brand loyalty, but I do like what they've shown so far, whereas the PS4 doesn't excite me at all.

Like I said, hopefully E3 will paint a better picture for us, but my gut tells me I'll still end up with the new Xbox.

(Xbox One is still a dumb name, however.)