Wednesday, May 22, 2013

XBOX One vs PS4

This one could be one of the main decisions to be made for our gaming life in the near future. One thing that struck me is that I'm not American so I can state different arguments for choosing between this two great upcoming consoles. So what's the pros and cons of these two next-gen consoles?

Both will have 8 cores of CPU, 8 GB of RAMs, and a lot of similar features taking advantages of the huge technology leaps.

Playstation 4









Pros

  • Integrated Playstation Move and touchpad into the DualShock and Playstation Eye
  • Suspend and resume game/console capability with a touch of button (just like smartphone devices)
  • Capability to stream your gaming session without leaving your session
  • Lots of supports from AAA game companies
Cons
  • No native PS3 backward compatibility
  • No voice command like Xbox One
  • No snap mode like the Xbox One
XBOX One


Pros
  • Voice command, just say "Xbox on" and it will turn on
  • Improved Kinect, to the extent it will sense your heartbeat
  • Windows 8 like snap mode — use two applications at the same time
  • Lot of exclusive titles from EA and Microsoft game studios
  • Perfect for all-in-one home entertainment system with features it offers
Cons
  • Voice command will be useless for non English speaking players
  • You need to connect to the internet once every 24 hours to play Xbox games
  • Cannot trade used games offline (however it can be traded online, says Microsoft)
  • No touchpad on the controller
  • Xbox One Live TV only available in US
  • Individual games will be tied to only one Xbox Live account, meaning you cannot even play your games on another console in the same house with different account.
  • No support for indie developers
What's your choice? Personally I'm going for PS4 since I'm a PS guy and I prefer Dualshock 4 over Xbox controller. And lots of Xbox features are a dealbreaker. I'd prefer my PS3 over Xbox One (no that's not a type). And a lot of PS exclusives are my favorites, like Gran Turismo series.

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