Thursday 13 June 2013

Xbox One Vs PS4

So of course everyone is talking about the new generation of consoles. The Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 have both been officially revealed at the E3 event. There's some happy fans but some not so happy fans. 

Obviously the PlayStation 4 is cheaper than the new Xbox as the PS4 costs £349 and the Xbox One costs £429. However the Xbox One is based around the idea of a all-in-one entertainment system and the PS4 has focused more on the gaming. Here are some of the features of both of the new-generation consoles and the Wii U.
FeaturePlayStation 4Xbox OneWii U
Optical DriveBlu-ray/DVD [1]Blu-ray/DVD [2]25GB Optical Disc (Proprietary)
Game DVRYes [3]Yes [4]No
RAM8GB GDDR5[5]8GB DDR3 [6]2GB DDR3 [7]
CPUSingle-chip x86 AMD "Jaguar" processor, 8 cores [8]8 Core Microsoft custom CPU [9]Multi-Core PowerPC "Espresso" CPU [10]
StorageTBA500 GB Hard Drive [11]8GB or 32GB Flash
External StorageTBAYes, USB [12]Yes, USB
Cloud StorageYes [13]Yes [14]No
Mandatory Game InstallsTBAYes [15]No
Required Internet ConnectionNo [16]Yes [17]No
Used Game FeeTBAYes [18]No
Backwards CompatibilityNone [19]None [20]Yes, Wii
Cross Game ChatYes [21]Yes [22]No
Motion ControlDualShock 4, PlayStation 4 Eye, PlayStation MoveKinect 2Wii Remote, Wii U GamePad (included)
Second ScreenVita (not included) [23]SmartGlass (not included) [24]Wii U GamePad (included)
Voice CommandsTBAYes [25]No
Subscription ServiceTBAXbox Live [26]No
USBUSB 3.0 [27]USB 3.0 [28]USB 2.0
Live StreamingYesTBANo
Reputation PreservationTrophies will be portedAchievements will be ported[29]N/A
Web ConnectionEthernet, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n[30]Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n WiFi [31]IEEE 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, LAN via USB dongle
BlueToothBluetooth 2.1 (EDR)[32]No*Bluetooth Support [33]
A/V HookupsHDMI (4K Support [34]) , Analog (Component, RCA), Optical output[35]HDMI input and output (4K support), Optical output[36]HDMI out, Component/ Composite out
Region LockedTBAYes [37]Yes
Looking at these stats this shows that Xbox and the PS4 are completely the same. But the PS4 is cheaper.They both have a lack of backwards compatibility which everyone is annoyed at. The Xbox charges extra money for pre-owned games, which is absolutely ridiculous. PS3 sold more consoles than the Xbox 360, will they do it again?

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