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....
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) |
1. RAM
2. HDMI
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
Leave a comment in case I missed something important or just wan to share your opinion :)