Rath
Today Will Be Different
It's inevitable that launch model consoles will have some issue, hardware or OS. But eventually those bugs and issues get fixed, and people will enjoy the console to its fullest. I do have this feeling that the PS4 and Xbox One won't have as many issues as they did with the PS3 and Xbox 360. I say this because both Sony and Microsoft have been working on their latest console for years, plus the industry standard for quality is a lot higher, thus their QA department is going to have better funding, therefore hopefully root out all the potential bugs and issues people might encounter otherwise.
But in regards to hardware, it's hard to predict. Most of the time hardware failures can be caused by the chip manufacturer and is out of Sony's and Microsoft's control. Things like that happen all the time and it's not exclusive to consoles. And worst case scenario you'll have to RMA the product and get a replacement, big whoop.
With that I stand with my original statement, neither launch model console will have as many issues hardware wise compared to their predecessors. OS glitches and bugs, thats another story. But those get patched in updates. :p