I still remember telling a parent that GTA: Chinatown Wars is rated mature and has elements like selling drugs as a mini-game. The parent refused to buy it and the kid started crying. The best part? The kid screams, "But so and so's parents let them play it!" The parent responds, "Well so and so has terrible parents."

So you're paying $90+ a month for an iPhone for no reason?? It sounds like you should just get a prepaid phone; or at the very least unlock that iPhone and get prepaid service.

I know they're far from direct competitors, but I really respect that Kojima can look at another AAA game and go "Wow, I think that game might be better than ours." Japanese game devs seem to have a much easier time being candid about gaming to the public. They don't seem as bogged down by PR teams and marketing talk.…

That's a very biased(and bad) comparison and it seems you haven't actually tried PSN for yourself, too? Or maybe you have, not sure. Anyways, here's something that the ps4 and even the ps3 does (I won't list the Xbox One innovations you listed bec you already know them and yes, I agree they are all true.

Missing my favorite Iron Man mashup - Lord Tony Stark of Winterfell