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Remember when Xbox required a Live subscription to use the any streaming entertainment app?
I distinctly remember them failing a console launch spectacularly by (among other things) trying to pass it as a media center and talking about how great it is to watch TV on.
Don't forget one needed to stay online with Xbox Live subscription even for basic functionality and gaming during XBOne's E3
Not to mention games were heavily reliant on DRM so you can't trade discs easily
Meanwhile Sony...