Man, all three next-gen consoles have huge Day 1 updates that add important features to the console. At least in the case of the PS4 and Wii U the updates aren't absolutely required to just play a game, but this still sets a bad precedent for releasing a console before it was totally ready (especially for the XBONE). I wonder if MS or Sony will be suggesting that people should unbox their console and update it before wrapping it up as a Christmas gift like Nintendo did.
Honestly, even though it's an inconvenience for us, we shouldn't be rejecting it on these terms. It doesn't mean that.
For the gamer, it is actually best this way. It means they will spend extra months working and polishing all the different OS features, and aren't bound by when they start mass producing the units themselves. That's a huge boon. For launch systems, the deadlines are always remarkably tight. Sony started planning for the PS4 in late 2007 and have not stopped since, and yet we still require the patch. It's not about not being ready, it's about making sure it works as best as it reasonably can. And that means tweaking until the latest possible moment (and it also is why we continually get patches upgrading these OS's throughout the lifespans of the systems, because you can never have everything on day one. There is
always something more you can add).
Same for Microsoft Xbox One and its patch. Although the patch that's coming because the 180s is unique (and does indeed suck), the regular OS upgrades and such that will be in their patch are par for course. It should be seen as a way to deliver us the best possible experience on day one