Feature
By Jon May
Husky Herald Reporter
Every decade, brings new
inventions to the world before us. Two inventions this year would include the Xbox
One and the PS4, the new generation of gaming consoles; the 8th
generation to be exact. Although
there is a third console in this race, it will not be included in this article.
The PlayStation 4, or PS4 for short,
was released on November 15th 2013 by a foreign company under the
name of Sony. Microsoft, an American company, released the other console of the
8th gen, the Xbox One.
The PS4 has 3 predecessors’ the
PS3 released in 2006, the PlayStation 2 released in 2000 and the PlayStation
released in 1994. Its competitor also belongs to its own family of pre-2013
consoles including the Xbox 360 released in 2005 and the Xbox released in 2001.
Both companies have competed
back and forth to determine which company truly runs the console wars of 2013.
As of Jan 8th 2014 the PS4 has sold approximately 1.4 million more
units than the Xbox One.
Both consoles have many
differences but one thing that remains the same is how they are put together. The
technical properties between both are closely related.
What does the general public
think about these two consoles? Brian Tomiuk (’14) recently got a PS4 for
Christmas. “My favorite thing about the PS4 is how amazing it looks”. “It looks like real life” said Tomiuk.
“My
mom actually thought it was a TV show when she saw it”
Tom Coop (’14) chose the other
console, the Xbox One. His decision
towards getting one was very unique.
“My
Xbox broke right before the new consoles were released, so I got extra money
towards a new Xbox One.” I asked him what he treasured most about his new
console and he said “I enjoy the Xbox exclusive games and the multitasking
function.”
So what does this mean? Should
one get the Xbox One or the PS4, well that would depend on what a person enjoys
the most, if they enjoy to be social and American-made projects then they are
leaning towards the Xbox One. However, the PS4 also has its own brand of very unique
game and is less expensive.
To see an exact specification comparison of
both consoles look at the chart below.
Feature
|
PlayStation 4
|
Xbox One
|
Price
|
$399.99 [1]
|
$499.99 [2]
|
Release Date
|
US:
11.15.2013
EU: 11.29.2013 [3] |
11.22.2013 [4]
|
Optical Drive
|
Blu-ray/DVD [5]
|
Blu-ray/DVD [6]
|
Game DVR
|
Yes,
PS+ subscription not required [7]
|
Yes,
with subscription to Xbox Live Gold [8]
|
RAM
|
8GB
GDDR5 [9]
|
8GB
DDR3 [10]
|
CPU
|
Single-chip
x86 AMD "Jaguar" processor, 8 cores[12]
|
8
Core Microsoft custom CPU[13]
|
GPU
|
AMD
Radeon Graphics Core Next engine w/ 1152 shaders [15]
|
853
MHz AMD Radeon GPU w/ 768 shaders[16]
|
Live Streaming
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Reputation Preservation
|
Trophies
will be ported
|
Achievements
will be ported[54]
|
Web Connection
|
Gigabit
Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi [55]
|
Gigabit
Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 & 5Ghz)[56]
|
BlueTooth
|
Bluetooth
2.1 (EDR)[57]
|
No*
|
Wi-Fi Direct (for Device Connection)
|
No
|
Yes
|
A/V Hookups
|
HDMI
input and output (4K support), Optical output[61]
|
|
IR
|
No
|
IR
out, IR Blaster (Kinect)
|
Power Supply (PSU)
|
Internal
|
External
(power brick)
|
Near Field Communication (NFC)
|
No
|
No
|
Region Locked
|
No
|
No [62]
|
GPU
|
AMD
Radeon Graphics Core Next engine w/ 1152 shaders [15]
|
853
MHz AMD Radeon GPU w/ 768 shaders[16]
|
Peak GPU Shader Throughput
|
1.84
TeraFLOPS/s[18]
|
1.31
TeraFLOPS/s (estimate)[19]
|
Storage
|
500
GB 5400 RPM SATA II hard drive [21]
|
500
GB Hard Drive [22]
|
External Storage
|
No [23]
|
Yes,
USB [24]
|
Removable Hard Drive
|
Yes,
must be at least 160 GB, thinner than 9.5mm [25]
|
No [26]
|
Cloud Storage
|
Yes [27]
|
Yes [28]
|
Play As You Download
|
Yes [29]
|
Yes [30]
|
Remote Download
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Account Access from Multiple Consoles
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Mandatory Game Installs
|
No
|
Yes
|
Required Internet Connection
|
No
|
No,
but required for mandatory day one update.
|
Used Game Fee
|
No
|
No
|
Digital game sharing or gifting
|
No
|
No
|
Feature
|
PlayStation
4
|
Xbox
One
|
Backwards Compatibility
|
None
|
None
|
Cross Game Chat
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Controllers
|
DualShock
4 (included)
|
Xbox One Wireless Controller(included)
|
Controller Batteries
|
Rechargable
(built-in)
|
AA
(2). Rechargable battery packs (sold separately)
|
Motion Control
|
DualShock
4, PlayStation 4 Eye
(not included), PlayStation Move (not included)
|
|
Second Screen
|
SmartGlass
(devices not included) [47]
|
|
Voice Commands
|
Yes
(scope, TBA)[48]
|
Yes [49]
|
Subscription Service
|
||
USB
|
USB
3.0 (2 ports)[52]
|
USB
3.0 (3 ports)[53]
|
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