3. PS4 Is A Games Console, Not An Entertainment Hub
Games consoles are increasingly becoming entertainment hubs, which goes a long way to explain the early popularity of the Xbox 360, which prided itself on delivering a wealth of diverse content over Xbox Live, such as TV, movies and so on. In fact, 40% of Xbox 360 activity was reportedly non-gaming. The PS3 was slow to warm to the idea, and never managed to operate in as smooth and slick a manner as the 360, largely due to the more challenging layout of PSN. The PS4 launch blew the Xbox One away, though made it very clear that the console is aimed largely at core
gamers. While this is music to the ears of folk like myself, research suggests that casual gamers are swayed by the wealth of ancillary options available on a console, and as such, they might find themselves more at home with the Xbox One, which is going to offer a glut of media options that Sony don't seem so fussed about.