Here's the thing though. Adam Sessler had a video up about why people shouldn't pre-order any next-gen consoles at the moment. I don't have the link to the video right now, but you can probably find it on youtube. Granted, I don't entirely agree with everything he says there, because you can pre-order one for 20 to 25 bucks and just cancel it later on. But some things he said did strike a chord with me.
I've said this before, and I'm gonna say it again, because I have to give a reality check here.
ReviewTechUSA brought this up in a video, and it's pretty much what I was thinking (I think he may have even mentioned Sessler's video too). To paraphrase, it doesn't matter what Sony's saying in those articles about not having DRM, and what Sony's talking to GameStop about, etc etc. If there is a MAJOR RELEASE, say Destiny is coming out. Now I'm not saying this will happen with this particular game, but I can see it happening with other games. Say a major company was going to have DRM on the XBox One, I guarantee you that Sony would let that blockbuster title on the PS4 with the DRM. If a major game is coming out and the company went to Sony and said, 'Look, you either have DRM or you're not getting the game', it's gonna have DRM. There's no way it isn't. Anyway, watch the video, because it's really a hard point to argue.
Also remember there was a major crisis point in console gaming in the 80s. It was called the Video Game Crash, considered one of the biggest industry nightmares of its time. Gamers essentially got fed up with the poor quality of the games and the way companies were doing things, to the point where they said 'screw it', and switched to PC games instead. I don't think most of today's gamers realize just how close console gaming came to being wiped out for good.