This is exactly what a company should be doing to sell their console: make the overall player experience better.

Now, it remains to be seen once the console is *actually* launched to see the details of all these claims, but it's really great to see a console company fully embracing the cloud. I'm curious about bandwidth usage though... that Google Fiber is looking even more attractive now.

Some more info on the controller:

http://www.polygon.com/2013/2/20/4006374/playstation-4-dualshock-4-controller-detailed

Just having something as simple as a micro-USB charger is progressive... no more proprietary bullshit, and this from the (former) king of proprietary technologies.