Yesterday at E3, Sony held a conference in the name of the PlayStation 4 that literally beat the shit out of Xbox One. Essentially Sony is doing everything better than Microsoft in the world of new console gaming. Many fans have already thrown in their green towels and are trading in for a different system in their minds? Why you may ask? The answer is simple, Sony cares more about their consumers.
Always Online:First and foremost, the Xbox One will constantly require their users to be online. Aside from the vast privacy issues that users might endure, the system will automatically log users out of games after an idle time period. In addition, no game will work whilst off line. Users can still watch DVD’s, but cannot game offline. This is utter and completely ludicrous, and unnecessary. The PlayStation 4 does not condone or indulge in these workings. Used Games:Another huge argument in the who’s console is erm…. better. Another huge win for Sony comes in the realm of used games. Where Microsoft is allowing publishers the right to set their own rules with regards to allowing them to be re-sold, Sony is doing no such thing.
Pre-owned games will work on the PS4 just as they do with the PS3 and the PS2. You can lend a game to a friend simply by handing them the disc. However, with Xbox One, you can only lend a game to a person you’ve had in your Xbox live friends list for longer than 30 days, and you can only do it once. This could lead to reduced availability and/or increased prices for pre-owned titles, though it’s hard to predict how it will all shake down when the consoles and games finally go on sale. “We designed the Xbox One so game publishers can enable you to trade in your games at participating retailers,” said Microsoft on the Xbox site. “Microsoft does not charge a platform fee to retailers, publishers, or consumers for enabling transfer of these games.” Microsoft is trying to kill the used gaming economy. Game Stop’s will no longer be in business and any Xbox One user will be spending an obscene amount of money on this hierarchy of brand new games. This is fucking ridiculous.
The Price:Each of these console will be released in time for the holiday season next year. The Xbox One has been indefinitely confirmed for November, the PS4 has not been given a release date yet. The PS4 will cost $399 in the US, £349 in the UK, €399 in Europe and $549 in Australia.
The Xbox One, meanwhile, will cost more – $499 in the US, £429 in the UK and $599 in Australia.
The price always matters, always. Especially in a time of economic crisis for so many countries and considering most of their consumers are younger individuals this means the world to decision making between the two.
Agreeing on an AMD CPU, Let’s Talk Specs:
As much as the two warring systems are different, the core of the Xbox One and the PS4 remain extremely closely related.
That’s because they’re both running x86 octa-core CPUs, and these eight-core processors are built by the same chipmaker, AMD. The use of AMD in the Xbox One and PS4 is a change for both companies.
Previously, Microsoft had used an IBM PowerPC processor, while Sony partnered with Toshiba and IBM on its own complicated Cell processor. While the Xbox One will run a heavily modified eight-core AMD processor, PS4 will utilize a x86-64 “Jaguar” CPU. One of the most impressive things about the PS4 specs has been its use of 8GB GDDR5 RAM. Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One to have 8GB RAM as well, but it’s DDR3 memory variety.
That may mean more to game developers in the long run as opposed to gamers right now, but it’s still an interesting choice for the Xbox One. This may open up a lot of doorways in the future of gaming.
Which has the better controller?
The Xbox One controller vs the PS4 DualShock 4 controller is a debate that won’t be won anytime soon, mostly because gamers’ already have a locked-in preference.
The reason for this is that neither Sony nor Microsoft have radically changed their respective controllers over the years – they’re more like evolutions 2000 and 2001.
The DualShock 4 is a little bigger in the next-generation thanks to its unique front-and-center touchpad. Sony remained partial to the dual analog sticks down in front, but at least have a central divot recess for easier gripping.
Microsoft also didn’t mess with success, only slightly modifying its controller in the jump to the Xbox One. It’s 40 design innovations are subtle, including the tweaked D-Pad on the bottom-left of the game pad.
There is a lot to consider in all of this information, however, I will leave you with this final note. There are 140 games already in the process of being released upon release of the PlayStation 4. Forty of which are PS4 exclusive titles. This is leaps and bounds head of the Xbox One, unless they are hiding something wonderful up their sleeve of Microsoft, which I doubt.
What’s your choice going to be?