User blog comment:JAlbor/Stars Showcase - Next Gen Consoles/@comment-6901124-20131010193759/@comment-4712589-20131016204008

Yeah I completely agree. Microsoft listened to the loud minority of gaming fans who made the impression that the majority weren't favourable of their game sharing and online requirements (not helped by the media jumping on the bandwagon), and because of that they undermined their unique take on the future of the gaming industry. If they stuck with it and waited for the storm to blow over (like it did not more than two weeks after), Sony would be the ones looking like idiots with their refused to evolve and adapt. Conservative marketing in gaming and technology gets you nowhere, you need to be brave and take a gamble.