Xbox One vs. PS4 - Decisions, Decisions.

I struggle where to spend my $500.

Here are the reasons to buy each machine.

Xbox One:

1. Xbox Live is far superior to PS Plus. Sony had always had trouble creating environments that are social and easy for everyone to move around in. Things like xbox avatars, inviting to parties, and just game updates are much more attractive than how Sony does things. Finding things in the PS3 menu environment is painful and ugly and just not well put together. I don't know how much faith I have that the PS4 will be comparable to Xbox Live.

2. Xbox controllers have always felt better in my hand. The headsets hook up easier and the mics just plug right into the handset that you're playing on. I remember it was painful hooking up the headset to the PS3. It required more time and wiring.

3. My son is on Xbox and he will probably go to Xbox One because all his friends will go there. Socializing with his friends and playing games with them is what sells him on it. Playing with my son from room to room is a plus.

4. The app. Xbox has an app that lets you access your account from the road. You can still message your friends and see what they are playing and change your avatar. There is no app for the PS3. I don't expect one for the future from Sony. Which means I can't use my phone to enter in these long email and passwords. Nothing is more painful than typing with a game controller.

5. Xbox gets DLC's first on games and sometimes exclusively. PS3 was unable to get the Skyrim DLC. Also, PS3 was unable to play my Disney Infinity. Then the patch came out for PS3 and it still could not play the game. So I exchanged it for xbox and was playing immediately. Having glitches and no playing games is why I left PC gaming. PS3 has given me reason to worry.

PS4:
1. It all comes down to games. PS4 has better exclusives. I love Killzone, Resistance, Uncharted, Beyond Two Souls, etc.  I play more of the PS4 exclusive titles than I do the xbox exclusive titles.

2. PS Plus give you new whole games for free. Once a month I believe. You just download it and play.

3. My brother will be on PS4 and we can play more together. The problem is that he has more time to play than I so there still will be limitations to this advantage.

4. PS4 is $100 less than Xbox One. Price is everything. I can get a PS4 and 1.5 games for the price of Xbox One. Not sure why Xbox priced it so high.

5. Sony is not trying to control your used game market, or monitor you. I am not a fan of the kinect being connected all the time with the NSA using any means possible to spy on Americans. That device needs to be disconnectable.

So as you can see my decision is a tough one. If money wasn't an issue, I'd buy both. But I don't want to spend that much money and I need to decide.

What are your Pros and Cons for each machine? Leave in the comments below. Thanks for assisting me on this big decision.