lol an xbox player complaining about exclusive (timed) content. easy answer is, microsoft did not pay a fortune to get the beta early like they tend to do with most games
man you are not alone. i would not be worried though, there will be plenty of xbox players, i just dont know how many tend to hit the forums pre-launch. also of note is the later launch date for consoles. when it does launch you will have plenty of people to play with for sure.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/07/sony-pushed-for-the-elder-scrolls-online-to-come-to-consoles
lol, no it couldn't. This isn't Skyrim Online, and so far the XB1 crowd has been the absolutely most vocal about not wanting to pay a subscription fee.
The xb1 following so far has been the lowest in all of the polls, but they will definitely sell a nice sum of copies on it, that I have no doubt.