The 3rd console curse is totally true
That being said I can't see Xbox One downright bombing, I just don't see it being nearly as successful as Xbox 360 was. In this case, it won't have a one year lead over PlayStation like 360 had on PS3, it will be the more expensive system and on top of that it has crappy anti-consumer DRM. Here in Mexico the removal of used games is going to be quite a big thing against Xbox One, I'm pretty sure.
BTW, Nintendo, can you please resurrect WiiU already? You have my attention tomorrow.