As someone who works a lot with the new consoles as part of my job, I feel like I have some good knowledge and tips for you in regards to the XB1.
1. As far as I can tell, the console lacks a true rest mode for downloading/installing games like the PS4 has. A good long term health tip for the console is to set the Energy mode in the Power & Startup menu to Energy Saving because the Instant-On mode can cause power consumption issues, including some potential overheating incidents.
Not a bad idea to try setting the console to instant on mode if you're installing/downloading games, if you shut it off in this mode - it should continue installing/downloading them. I feel like that's what has happened in my experience.
2. The Xbox One uses a lot of space for the Operating system and (to lesser extent) the 1st party Apps, thats what the 138 GB is reserved for. Luckily, the Xbox One has awesome support for external hard drives. I bought a 2TB Seagate external hard drive, same kind you would use with a laptop, and just plugged it into the Xbox One and it works very easily! It greatly expanded my room on the console as I quickly found the 300GB for games to be not enough. This is definitely one thing that the XB1 does better that PS4 imo.
3. Sunset Overdrive is alright, has some neat ideas in it, not worth owning a whole console for imo. Ryse is also very average, decent action game with some fun MP ideas. Can't say much about Halo MCC, most issues seem fixed, seems cool.
Killer Instinct is another great exclusive if you really like fighting games.
4. They're redesigning the dashboard to be more user/controller friendly and rely way less on the Kinect, no idea when they're rolling that out.
The Xbox One as a whole is outshined by the PS4 at the moment and the disc drive itself is currently notorious for breaking/dying under certain conditions.
Very important Xbox One fact: Make sure you plug the console directly into the wall and not a surge protector. The PSU has a built in surge protector and it is very bad for the console's long term health to be plugged into a power strip or surge protector.
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