A philosophical war is being waged in the world of video game consoles.
One
view is represented by Microsoft’s Xbox One: the console as home media
hub, combining television, movie watching, video streaming, games and
computerlike features such as Skype into a single device that’s as much
set-top box as gaming rig.
A
second view comes from Sony, whose PlayStation 4 is for playing video
games first, for streaming video and watching DVDs second, and for
little else.
As
often happens with philosophical debates, right and wrong are
subjective determinations, but as also often happens in life, simpler
tends to be better.
Original piece at New York Times
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