As we head into E3 this year, itfs easy to remember how different things were back in 2013, when both the Xbox One and PS4 had been announced, but there were still many questions about each system ahead of the event.
The dueling press conferences during the show from Microsoft and Sony made for one of the E3Œs most memorable years. In Microsoftfs event, it was clear that the Xbox One still had confusing used game polices as it did when it was revealed months earlier, heavily pushing consumers toward digital consumption. The One also still required an internet connection to check in with Microsoft once a day, and the Kinect was promoted as an absolutely essential part of the console. The Xbox One arrived with all these problematic issues, and a final price of $500, perhaps the biggest unwelcome surprise of all.
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