Microsoft have so of the best hardware engineers. Have you seen the Surface RT and Pro as imo there is no better looking tablet on the market right now.

The Xbox was also a solid device compared to the PS2 and your forgetting the PS3 had the YOLD until they went to the PS3S.

Also the xbox one imo looks a lot nicer than the ps4 but then again ive never liked any of the PS designs apart from the PSOne but love other Sony products like there TV's and hifi systems.

@ Mcstorm.

The PS3 YLoD? Do you think that as many PS3's died from this as did 360's from the RRoD? No, they did not. Every product has ones that break. That does not mean they are equal in that area.

I think when the XBox 360 loyalists I know in real life have had theirs break 3 or 4 times from the same issue it is not only a huge difference personally but a huge difference from the actual statistics.

I am not talking about hardware design for the looks. I am talking about engineering. The size difference is astounding. The PS4 is as big as the PS3 Slim. The XBox One is bigger then the original PS3 and it still has a power brick to come with it. The PS4 has higher performance and uses separate chips for other kinds of processing and still uses less power then the XBox One. Less power required for a higher performance system and in a smaller package.

Tablets are far different. They use parts that aren't as prone to overheating so making a sleek design isn't as difficult. I do love the design of the Windows tablet though. A kickstand built into the back and they included the keyboard case with it which I really like; it's rare for Microsoft to give extras like that. It is however overpriced by competitors standards. A Nexus 7 has the same processor yet it performs better despite having less RAM. It is also half the price. They overcharge. They spend money on others to push Windows mobile for them but they could do it themselves if they would just give better prices and release updated hardware more often.

Microsoft might have some of the best hardware engineers, MIGHT. They just don't use them like they should. If Steve Balmer actually knew about his work he would look at the box and ask why it's so big when it is an APU they are using.

It would be stunning if later on they released a version that could fit into the Kinect itself. I don't think they have vision though.