Seeing as the United States is on the verge of economic collapse the NSA will use any tool to figure out what dissidents are up to. They'll use the Xbox One's Kinect spycam to observe anyone they consider to be a threat which is basically anyone with even half a brain.
The Xbox One is such a train wreck that only a fool would buy one at launch when you know it's gotta have a drastic price drop to remain competitive with the more powerful PS4.
NSA subsidies mean more to Microsoft than actual paying customers who want to just play video games on their home console. The Xbox One marketing strategy seems to be in total disarray to the extent that I now believe even the Wii U will outsell it globally.
This is what happens when you try to sell a high-end console with out high-end games. Not having something like Super Smash Bros. available during the launch window was a HUGE mistake.
The Wii U will become more desirable when Mario Kart 8 get's released but by then it may be too late as most serious gamers will probably already own a PS4.
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