@RimacBugatti: Who are all these people saying it is not going to do as well? Link?

So what is next after Titanfall you ask? Heard of Project Spark? I am playing the beta now and the game is deeper than I anticipated, and can suck you in as you create your own world. MS could be onto something big here. Think Minecraft or Little Big Planet on steroids!!

After Project Spark, the Xbox One has a couple multi-platform games, Watchdogs,Metal Gear Solid etc....And let us not forget the exclusive from Remedy, Quantum Break. Their is also some interesting news to be coming out of GDC, regarding Direct X12 and the Xbox One.

@ZZoMBiE13: Great response. Some of the speculation around J.T. stepping down, revolves around a change in direction for the Playstation brand. Sony is really going to focus on a digital delivery plan, where it is about services and online content. J.T. is a traditional console guy and that is no longer the direction of the PS platform.

@CarnageHeart: They did something similar last election. Big picture, as with the internet, online communities, services are not immune to these types of advertisements. Sony and MS are both sitting on some serious advertising revenue.

Carnage, I do not believe that the author was inferring, that social media is a driving force behind word of mouth. What the author is stating, is that having a robust online service, coupled with a strong social networking vehicle, Xbox Live party chat, friends list, multi-chat across games, and twitch as examples, will ultimately decide which console will be most successful. Here is the authors opening paragraph...

"Comparisons between the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 home gaming consoles usually revolve around chipsets, display resolutions, and controller designs. But integrating social tools and fostering online community may be the most influential factors in which of the two take the superior position in terms of market share and consumer loyalty in the eighth generation console war."

While it is reasonable to draw your conclusion, that more PS3 owners used Netflix do to the lack of a pay wall, you are neglecting that online activity on the Xbox 360 was tied more to gaming. Anyone on an Xbox 360 gaming online, has access to services such as Netflix because of the XBL subscription. However, 360 owners spent more time gaming than watching Netflix. What is being measured here, is the type of activities online on each console. And as the article suggests, is the reason why Sony focused on "gamers" this gen and MS on entertainment.

"The NDP Group reported in October that 50 percent more players used the Xbox 360 for online gaming than the PlayStation 3. Nielsen’s numbers back up this conclusion. Console owners typically spent 33 hours per week playing online games on the Xbox 360, versus 18 hours per week playing online games on the PlayStation 3".

I am not so sure all core gamer's feel the same. Especially those core gamers who have been indoctrinated early in social media. BK, I am assuming that you are of the elder age group here in the forums. If you are, their is a different perspective to social networking and gaming with the younger generation of gamer. We are seeing a paradigm shift, in how we interact with games and other gamer's online.

@S0lidSnake: Interesting news....Sony is restructuring.....perhaps his departure is part of what is going on internally.

@Pffrbt: Really?

I just stumbled across this article and the author has an interesting take on what will ultimately decide this console gen. If someone were to ask you what you thought would decide this console gen, some of you would say games or the console with the most power.

What is almost never discussed, are some of the other intangibles that could potentially sway support for one console over another. Social media or networking, has impacted many areas of our own lives, from a personal and professional perspective. Gaming is not immune to this, as evident by MS early investment in Xbox Live 13 years ago, and recently with the simple addition of the "share" button on PS4 remote.

What are your thoughts on this article and topic?

http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/05/social-networking-will-win-the-console-wars/

Unfortunate that she is no longer with ND. However, I am sure ND and the Uncharted franchise will be just fine. To start predicting disaster and assume that the sky is falling, is very premature at best. All of this will just blow over with time.

Pedro take it easy on Solid. As he will ignore you if you bombard him with a variety of perspectives other than his own. :-P

You have touched upon many of the issues the game has. In reality KZ was more of a glorified tech demo for the PS4 and holds the title of best looking game so far this gen.