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.
Feature | PlayStation 4 | Xbox One | Wii U |
---|---|---|---|
Optical Drive | Blu-ray/DVD [1] | Blu-ray/DVD [2] | 25GB Optical Disc (Proprietary) |
Game DVR | Yes [3] | Yes [4] | No |
RAM | 8GB GDDR5[5] | 8GB DDR3 [6] | 2GB DDR3 [7] |
CPU | Single-chip x86 AMD "Jaguar" processor, 8 cores [8] | 8 Core Microsoft custom CPU [9] | Multi-Core PowerPC "Espresso" CPU [10] |
Storage | TBA | 500 GB Hard Drive [11] | 8GB or 32GB Flash |
External Storage | TBA | Yes, USB [12] | Yes, USB |
Cloud Storage | Yes [13] | Yes [14] | No |
Mandatory Game Installs | TBA | Yes [15] | No |
Required Internet Connection | No [16] | Yes [17] | No |
Used Game Fee | TBA | Yes [18] | No |
Backwards Compatibility | None [19] | None [20] | Yes, Wii |
Cross Game Chat | Yes [21] | Yes [22] | No |
Motion Control | DualShock 4, PlayStation 4 Eye, PlayStation Move | Kinect 2 | Wii Remote, Wii U GamePad (included) |
Second Screen | Vita (not included) [23] | SmartGlass (not included) [24] | Wii U GamePad (included) |
Voice Commands | TBA | Yes [25] | No |
Subscription Service | TBA | Xbox Live [26] | No |
USB | USB 3.0 [27] | USB 3.0 [28] | USB 2.0 |
Live Streaming | Yes | TBA | No |
Reputation Preservation | Trophies will be ported | Achievements will be ported[29] | N/A |
Web Connection | Ethernet, 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 |
BlueTooth | Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR)[32] | No* | Bluetooth Support [33] |
A/V Hookups | HDMI (4K Support [34]) , Analog (Component, RCA), Optical output[35] | HDMI input and output (4K support), Optical output[36] | HDMI out, Component/ Composite out |
Region Locked | TBA | Yes [37] | Yes |
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Xbox one is nothing more than a glorified DVD player.
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