User blog comment:Lancer1289/MICROSOFT PROVES IT LISTENS!!!!!/@comment-217683-20130623081712

Unless, of course, they purposely announced a crappy console with all these features no one liked, all the while anticipating the negative feedback and angst so that they could then "decide" to do away with those features to prove that they do listen in a cynical attempt to boost sales.

Sorry... just got hit with a bout of cynicism. As far as the new XBox goes, I'm of a decidedly "meh" opinion at present. The 360 is still a very capable platform. I'm not entirely sure they needed to roll out a new one now.