PS4 or Xbox One?

What console you should be getting?

It is a great time to be gamer as Playstation just released the PS4 and Microsoft the Xbox One.  These 2 companies are doing everything they can to get your money! from having a cheap price ( as most people thought that release price would be around $750) to show you exclusives, apps, features etc....

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Let's see the specs first

	Xbox One	PlayStation 4
Price	$499	$399
Availability	November 2013	Holiday 2013
Blu-ray	Yes	Yes
Hard drive	Built-in (500GB)	Built-in (500GB)
Motion control	New Kinect (bundled)	Move controller
CPU	8-core x86 AMD	8-core x86 AMD
RAM	8GB DDR3	8GB GDDR5
USB 3.0	Yes	Yes
Wireless	Yes (802.11n w/Wi-Fi Direct)	Yes (802.11n)
Gigabit Ethernet	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes (in and out)	Yes
Suspend/resume game support	Yes	Yes
Background downloading	Yes	Yes
Native gameplay sharing (video)	Yes	Yes
Real-time gameplay steaming	Yes (Twitch)	Yes (Ustream)

 * Not all the specs have been released yet, this is what we have so far.

Pretty similar eh? well lets have a look at the few differences:

1. RAM 

(8Gb DDR3 vs 8Gb GDDR5) the quick answer is that PS4 GDDR5 is better, but not by much. DDR3 is better at supplying the CPU what it needs and the GDDR5 is better at supplying what the graphic unit needs. So which one is better? probably the GDDR5 as it operates at a higher clock rate. The difference is pretty small and what really is going to make a difference is how developers use it.

2. HDMI

The PS4 has HDMI but the Xbox One has HDMI in/out which will able you to watch TV in HD right from the console (not changing inputs from console to TV) and as the Xbox One has DVD and BlueRay player you wont need to change inputs at all. Unless you have a Nintendo Wii or other console.


3. PRICE

Xbox One (inc. Kinect) $599

PS4 comes at $499 

However if you want to purchased the PS4 Eye it will cost you an extra $60 which would make the total of $559. The good thing about PS4 is that it letting us make the choice if we want the PS4 Eye while Microsoft is selling all Xbox One with the Kinect, even if you dont really want it (Always on - Privacy issues anyone?) 

If you are not interested in the camera option, probably the PS4 is the better choice here, you save yourself some money ($100) and dont have to deal with any privacy issues. But if you are interested, the Kinect would be the better choice, as MS has more experience with the Kinect and has more features and in general is a bit more polish that the PS4 Eye.

Bottom Line

Soo what console you should be getting? Its your choice!! each console has pros and cons but I think you should get what most of your friends get, as gaming with friends is what makes these consoles so much fun.. if all ur friends are on console X I dont really think you should be getting console Y as the differences are pretty small. Happy Gaming!







Leave a comment in case I missed something important  or just wan to share your opinion :)