Just a little disclaimer. I am just going to explain why I threw my lot in with Microsofts console. Please do not take this as an excuse to start slagging off the distinguished competition. The main reason I have stayed away from the PlayStation is because I have always found the controller uncomfortable, to the point of being painful after a 20-minute session.
But first, follow me down my videogame console family tree.
As you can tell, I am a little partial to brand loyalty. And the reason why I chose the Xbox 1 over the Gamecube, when the choice was there to make was simply one game. Dead or Alive 3. That game was my introduction to the delights of the new console. Didn't care too much about the potential of the console or a little something called Xbox Live. But now that I have the Xbox bug, I am so glad that I went down the Microsoft route. So many games on that system that I played to death, from Ninja Gaiden to PGR 1&2, Spiderman 2 to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. And when Xbox360 came out, well, I think it is fair to say that I haven't played so many games since the heady days of being a student and enjoying the N64 at uni. Those were the days.
But that is why I chose the Xbox. Dead or Alive 3 and the digital representation of female pugilists. Or in other words, very crude advertising. I am a man, after all.