Uhh.. his best buddy and brother bought the PS4.
Why buy the less popular and less powerful system, to save a few bucks? Amoratize that over 5-6 years and it is almost nothing.
I have both, but the XB1 sits most of the time. The MP games are all better on the PS4 and what little real exclusives the XB1 has are nothing to get excited about (I have FM5, SO, H:MCC and DR3). Bloodborne on the other hand is a game that will define the generation.
You say that because Bloodborne is current the only game worth going out of the way to buy a PS4 for, in spite of being the more powerful system. The rest of the PS4s play list is comprised of HD remasters and shared third party titles, whereas even you cite a list of decent exclusives.
Bloodborne is a great game but hardly generation defining. Its the same Souls game we've already seen with a few extras thrown in. I'm not saying that is necessarily a bad thing because it's a good game in spite of it, but there is a danger that they won't innovate further out of fear they might alienate fans.
The PS4 at $400 was definitely the better buy when the XB1 was at $500, but at $350 the XB1 is the better buy overall. You get solid gaming, full external drive support for both media and games, and full multimedia support for playback and streaming. The PS4 is still the better hardware, but the value simply isn't there as it once was when you look at the alternative.
Sony drags their feet on these features because they claim that it's the games that matter, yet where are all the games? We are 18 months into the PS4s life and all we really have is Bloodborne. Oh wait, we did get that re-remaster of FFX/X-2. Forza 6 comes out later this year and information about GT7 is still scarce. Halo 5 is coming out later this year but where is the competition.
I love my PS4, but it's my XB1 that stays in continuous use. I'd rather play the games that are out there rather than keep waiting for the games that aren't.
The PS4 will continue to outsell the XB1 because it is solid hardware and holds so much potential down the road, but I usually suggest to people that if money isn't a huge strain then they should buy the XB1 now and buy the PS4 when the more tangible exclusives get released next year. Bloodborne will be cheaper by then also.
My 0.02