
I definitely agree that the Xbox One has more and more impressive exclusives, but because of console policy it simply does not matter to me as an informed consumer. However, we will see how this all plays out with the general public, who may not be as put off as I am by Xbox One, and simply see that it has more exclusives. While every nerd with access to internet is on PS4's side, myself included (which is ironic, considering how big a deal always-online is, even to me), Xbox One does have better exclusives in my opinion, several are new IPs to boot, and how many in the mainstream will do their research or care about DRM and always-online is a question I don't feel can be answered by the internet.
But then it won't matter if people are put off enough they don't buy the One, failing to provide a large enough userbase, and those games are forced to stop being exclusives. And when the holiday news stories crop up, this could become a factor easily.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'd like to watch more trailers for things I may or may not be able to afford this holiday season.