I don't understand what you are getting at.
Sadly, I don't think we'll reach an agreement on this. Lets just say that despite all the videos outthere that portrait the Xbox One's TV switching and Kinect in a very good light - I'm sure that a lot of people are taking that and portraying their own expectations on to it.
I just see the appeal to be very limited in a practical sense. I'm not the first to argue in this very thread that only having one HDMI in and out is severly limiting the One's ability to become that "one device", the missing link. I'm sure that in a very limited context, the One will work very well. Kinect commands will work, TV switching, browsing all will be flawless - as long as you're using it in that very confined area.
But I'm also sure that in a practical sense, once you have it set-up in your livingroom, you'll most likely figure out, that while shouting commands at a peace of plastic might seem very cool at first, it still doesn't eliminate the need to keep your remote close by, or having to switch sources on your TV or your AVR, or that some of the 'revolutionary' features aren't all that revolutionary or even more convinient yet.
Sure it has a lot of potential and the tech is extremely impressive - I'm not arguing that. My point is rather, to become that "one device", it is simply not enough to do some things better. What's the point in using voice commands for your Xbox, if you still require a remote for that one device that can't be controlled by it? In this example; adding a Xbox hasn't eliminated the "old-age" tech - it just added another element of how to use an additional device in your livingroom. Or what good is that seemless switching, if you have 2 more devices that can't be hooked up to it, but have to be connected through your AVR or TV directly meaning there's no way to integrate them into this new way of controlling?
My bet is that the whole concept of using your voice to control everything will fall flat due to the simple things that won't work very well. If you can't replace your remote with your voice, it's probably more convinient to use your
less convinient but more consistent experience traditional remote.
It's a bit like when the PS3 came out and for many of us - being able to use a browser on your TV screen was a something like a new revolutionary feature. Even with all its flaws, it was kind of cool to use it. Then eventually, the novelty wore off and we were back to using our old means of accessing the internet - either through a at the time 360x240 pixel smartphone or starting up your slow malware infected laptop. Why? Because in the end, we tend to prefer less convinient but more consistent experiences over inconsistent but more convinient ones.
I'm betting the Xbox One's experience will be pretty much the same. A lot of potential, but ultimately not really practical or consistant across the entire experience. It can't be your HDMI switch, because it has limited connectivity, either forcing you to exclude certain devices from the experience or hook it up in a way you'll lose sound through hdmi (no hi-res surround codecs). You won't be able to use your voice to control everything because it won't connect to everything - or there's a high likely hood you're connecting a device to it that has some features that aren't compatible. Even using an IR blaster (which I am not even sure is actually confirmed or supported and not some idea on how to solve the inherent problem) will not make it more convinient. IR blasters tend to be faulty and create a lot of lag - something that will ultimately hamper the experience to the point most people will be fed-up by it and wonder why not simply use the remote that has worked for years.
Little things, like Kinect not understanding every command (or having a rather high fault rate depending on your voice, the ambient noise, whatever) could quickly become a big nuisance.
Sure, for some people who have very limited set-up - one device, no AVR, and happy to use the One and its apps to connect to a wide range of services - I'm sure the machine will work just as intended. But I do question; from the majority of gamers that most likely happen to be technology-freaks (on some levels), how many of those do have such a limited environment?
All these reasons IMO make the One's TV functionality at best a "nice feature", but not a definining one. It means the Box will still be predominently bought by gamers (and judged by its gaming ability foremost) and less by technology-freaks that are less regular gamers (the crowd that buys expensive tablets and smartphones on a yearly basis).
