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Comparing the Xbox One to the Playstation 4

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The console wars were becoming ridiculous in the future

At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who has the most RAM, jigglywatts or Kinections when it comes to gaming. It’s all about the experience that is earned from saving the day on the big screen. Right now though, you lot don’t care and want to see some numbers instead. FINE! Here ya go!

Processor

  • Xbox One: Custom, AMD 8-core x86 CPU
  • Playstation 4: Custom, AMD 8-core x86 CPU

RAM

  • Xbox One: 8GB DDR3
  • Playstation 4: 8GB GDDR5

GPU

  • Xbox One: AMD powered
  • Playstation 4: Next-gen AMD Radeon, runs at 1.84 Tflops

Optical Drive

  • Xbox One: Blu-ray
  • Playstation 4: Blu-ray

HDMI

  • Xbox One: In and Out
  • Playstation 4: Out, In is unknown at this point

Ports

  • Xbox One: USB 3.0, 802.11n, Direct Connect
  • Playstation 4: USB 3.0, Ethernet, 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1

Storage capacity

  • Xbox One: 500GB HDD
  • Playstation 4: Unknown, but Sony claims that it is “very large”.

Price

  • Xbox One: Unknown
  • Playstation 4: Unknown

Backwards Compatibility

  • Xbox One: No
  • Playstation 4: No

An interesting e-penis measurement, amirite? Locally, the Playstation 4 has always dominated the console scene, but the Xbox 360 has made some significant headway over the last couple of years with cheaper options for consoles.

If there’s one thing that will settle who wins in the South African battlefield for console supremacy, it’s going to be the final price. Also, I hear that Nintendo released a next-gen console last year. Maybe that will factor into this market somehow.

Last Updated: May 22, 2013

55 Comments

  1. GDDR 3 and GDDR 5 …..

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    • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

      May 22, 2013 at 14:45

      LOL… DDR3 vs GDDR5. Neither has an advantage over the other. Anyways, the Xbox One is not using that for rendering.

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      • Umar 'Van Hohenhaim' Bastra

        May 22, 2013 at 14:55

        It’s not a DEFINING factor …. But it still is a factor. Rendering has nothing to do with it, this was just in terms of pure performance.

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        • RobbieH76

          May 22, 2013 at 14:56

          Big issue here is, M$ using 3GB of that 8GB for the OS, where PS is only using 1GB of the 8GB….more RAM = WIN!

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          • Umar 'Van Hohenhaim' Bastra

            May 22, 2013 at 14:57

            Yeah I did find that very wierd hey, 3 gigs is a hell of a lot

          • RobbieH76

            May 22, 2013 at 14:58

            Yeah, a WHOLE lot used for NOTHING to do with GAMING on a GAMING console….M$ fucked this up

        • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

          May 22, 2013 at 15:01

          It’s all about how you code for your hardware…*looks at the potential of the Vita*

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      • Spathi

        May 22, 2013 at 15:10

        Dafuq? Sony you stoopids! Why you go for the more expensive hardware when no advantage?

        Must be true, FoxOneZA is always objective!

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      • Spathi

        May 22, 2013 at 15:10

        Dafuq? Sony you stoopids! Why you go for the more expensive hardware when no advantage?

        Must be true, FoxOneZA is always objective!

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      • Skyblue

        May 23, 2013 at 11:33

        Agreed, it’s how it gets used anyway. I think we’ll hardly see a difference in performance except for a couple of exclusive titles which will get optimised for their relevant platforms.

        The era of raw power has come to an end with the PS3. It has become economically impossible for companies to invest the amount of cash that $ony threw at the PS3 development. The PS3 is a more powerful unit by some margin when compared to a X360 but the games we play are virtually identical on both platforms.

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    • Johan du Preez

      May 22, 2013 at 17:32

      DDR3 is GDDR5

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  2. FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

    May 22, 2013 at 14:41

    So many key points missed with that comparisson. The Xbox One’s CPU is a MS custom designed 8-Core CPU and not just some 8-core off-the-shellf stuff. The GPU is DX11.1 32mb embedded memory, not an off-the-shelf Radeon GPU. Also, the embedded memory GPU will bring in a new type of GPU to the market which gives programmers a faster turn around time.

    MS will have to work on exclusives annually or all that horsepower will go to waste and that’s where Sony can capitalize.

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    • Gareth Lagesse

      May 22, 2013 at 14:43

      Regarding custom CPUs, am I correct in saying that that is the opposite of what happened with the XBox 360 and PS3. The custom CPU of the PS3 is what caused the issues with Skyrim, right?

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      • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

        May 22, 2013 at 14:46

        Correct about the PS3 but the Xbox One is using the same PC instruction set unlike the PS3 that used something much more fragmented,

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    • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

      May 22, 2013 at 14:51

      Custom CPU’s cause problems for developers because of needing to learn new instruction sets. Also the Radeon GPU in the PS4 is not off the shelf. They did say that it’s also customised and yes, will run DX11.1 (Hence the term next-gen AMD GPU). Embedded memory comes with a whole list of complications that’s too long to go in to. But yeah it does cut out a lot of overheads.

      You are trying to nitpick and it’s not helping much. Both are rather evenly matched and

      Oh and please stop saying that only the XboxOne will be supporting DX11.1. DX11.1 is part of the nextgen fight and both will be supporting it. Rather stick to the points that actually have a valid argument behind it.

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      • Rince an repeat

        May 22, 2013 at 14:59

        Haha, man, I can’t even understand whether Foxone (xboxONE?) is for or against the fugly console… Not looking at all his other posts…

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        • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

          May 22, 2013 at 15:03

          Hahaha… they named the thing after me 😛

          I’m actualy sitting on the fence here but I do believe that gamers and journo’s are jumping to conclusions too early. Price of the console will also play a huge factor.

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          • Anon A Mouse

            May 22, 2013 at 15:08

            Marketing 101 ~ Ensure you market your product around your client’s needs and price will not be a big factor in the final decision.

            It’s when you are unsure about your product or how it compete against that of your rivals that price becomes the focus point. That’s not to say that price isn’t important but if Sony charges say $600 and MS say $500, I still feel a lot of people will rather go for Sony than MS because of the used games scenario, etc.

          • Anon A Mouse

            May 22, 2013 at 15:08

            Marketing 101 ~ Ensure you market your product around your client’s needs and price will not be a big factor in the final decision.

            It’s when you are unsure about your product or how it compete against that of your rivals that price becomes the focus point. That’s not to say that price isn’t important but if Sony charges say $600 and MS say $500, I still feel a lot of people will rather go for Sony than MS because of the used games scenario, etc.

          • Rince an repeat

            May 22, 2013 at 15:14

            I wish I could say that still. I was on the fence last night, it looks like a great, nay, AMAZiNG entertainment system, but with today’s comments coming from MS themselves about how one cannot lend/borrow games, how you need to be online at least once a day (my older boet spent most of his army life playing PS2 and you were not allowed an internet connection for that) I am rather disillusioned. I look forward to E3, but I fear it’s for the PS4 games, and not the rather poorly named (I get the whole ONE thing) Xbox One… 🙁

          • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

            May 22, 2013 at 15:19

            It’s going to come down to the games. I’m hooked on Forza 4. GT5 failed to impress me on PS3 but since I own a PS3, I’ll be likely playing PS3 exclusives until the PS4 or the Xbox One gets a price drop. There’s also the niggling factor of the PS controller but that’s just personal preference.

          • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

            May 22, 2013 at 15:19

            It’s going to come down to the games. I’m hooked on Forza 4. GT5 failed to impress me on PS3 but since I own a PS3, I’ll be likely playing PS3 exclusives until the PS4 or the Xbox One gets a price drop. There’s also the niggling factor of the PS controller but that’s just personal preference.

          • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

            May 22, 2013 at 15:19

            It’s going to come down to the games. I’m hooked on Forza 4. GT5 failed to impress me on PS3 but since I own a PS3, I’ll be likely playing PS3 exclusives until the PS4 or the Xbox One gets a price drop. There’s also the niggling factor of the PS controller but that’s just personal preference.

          • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

            May 22, 2013 at 15:21

            They should’ve just called it XBox plain and simple and it sounds to me like Xbox HQ is panicking over the used game scenario.

      • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

        May 22, 2013 at 14:59

        MS used a custom IBM Power PC CPU in the Xbox 360 and that worked out well. You’ve got to know your hardware before you enter the market unlike the PS3 that came in with the mighty Cell CPU that was not only detrimental to game development but also to Sony themselves. I shall wait until E3 to see what’s going to be shown off. Specs only show that much. Seeing is believing.

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        • Johan du Preez

          May 22, 2013 at 17:38

          I’m a PC player but the last time I checked PS3 had more exclusives. I don’t think it was detrimental.

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          • Kyle Farmer

            May 23, 2013 at 07:46

            It seems to me that whenever Xbox DID get an original they shared it with Sony. Case in point Ninja Gaiden. IT annoyed me no end that Sony got “our” games and Sony didn’t share the likes of God of War. Xbx I will not be getting, maybe… maybe a ps4 or even a ps3, but I think I’ll stick to PC (and where games look/play better anyway) where I’m used to being shafted 🙂

    • Sentient_Slug

      May 22, 2013 at 14:59

      look xbox sucks as per usual lets just leave it at that. lolol

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      • RobbieH76

        May 22, 2013 at 15:00

        100% agreed, #formerX360 fan…

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        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 22, 2013 at 15:56

          Hey, nice to see you comment!

          So, time to get a PC, or are you moving to PS?

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          • RobbieH76

            May 22, 2013 at 16:16

            Hi Erwin, nee, moes VENT, seriously dissapointed….anywho…

            Sal sien wat PS doen, PC is crazy duur…weet nie of ek daai way sal gaan nie….anders is ek uit 🙂

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 22, 2013 at 16:19

            Nee hel dude, moenie quit op gaming nie!!!

            Hier is wat jy doen:

            1. Begin besigheid
            2. Koop lekker PC
            3. Claim PC terug
            4. JOL

            😛

    • Johan du Preez

      May 22, 2013 at 17:35

      I wouldnt be so happy about custom MS CPU’s, when last did you see a MS cpu ?

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  3. fred

    May 22, 2013 at 14:57

    Rocket science hey?

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  4. Theo Steenekamp

    May 22, 2013 at 15:03

    Hmm… Sony paid a lot more than MS for their AMD Powa!

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  5. Trevor Davies

    May 22, 2013 at 15:04

    One must fall… 2097!

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    • Spathi

      May 22, 2013 at 15:13

      Dammit! Nostalgia! What an awesome awesome game! Kickstarter please 😀

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      • Trevor Davies

        May 22, 2013 at 15:15

        Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enough Kickstarters, my wallet can’t afford it :/

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      • Trevor Davies

        May 22, 2013 at 15:15

        Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enough Kickstarters, my wallet can’t afford it :/

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    • Spathi

      May 22, 2013 at 15:13

      Dammit! Nostalgia! What an awesome awesome game! Kickstarter please 😀

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  6. TechniKyle

    May 22, 2013 at 15:07

    I don’t know what any of that means… but I’m getting a PS4 anyway, so I’m not too worried.

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  7. TechniKyle

    May 22, 2013 at 15:07

    I don’t know what any of that means… but I’m getting a PS4 anyway, so I’m not too worried.

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  8. TechniKyle

    May 22, 2013 at 15:07

    I don’t know what any of that means… but I’m getting a PS4 anyway, so I’m not too worried.

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  9. TechniKyle

    May 22, 2013 at 15:07

    I don’t know what any of that means… but I’m getting a PS4 anyway, so I’m not too worried.

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  10. Xelus

    May 22, 2013 at 15:17

    If the presentation of the Xbox One wasn’t enough of an indication that Microsoft doesn’t care about it as much as they use to, then I don’t what will prove that. Sorry but, Microsoft has also been poisoned by greed and selfishness. May they both burn for their carelessness.

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  11. e1ace

    May 22, 2013 at 15:36

    Nick and I were having this discussion (well I was). Is there any confirmation about bluetooth on the Xbox One. The only place mentioning it is IGN but their reference doesn’t mention it.

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  12. Tasty peas mixed with porridge

    May 22, 2013 at 16:05

    Game Industry

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  13. Tasty peas mixed with porridge

    May 22, 2013 at 16:05

    Game Industry

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  14. Weanerdog

    May 22, 2013 at 19:46

    Well clearly the PS is 4 times better than the x box

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    • Kromas

      May 23, 2013 at 14:38

      Correction … times 😛

      Edit: Long day nevermind

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  15. TiMsTeR1033

    May 23, 2013 at 15:06

    Yo Darryn you forgot to mention Xbox One gotta pay for used games and basically needs internet connection all the time, and even those of you who have uncapped adsl think about the bigger picture there in the States their internet speeds are WWWWAAAYYY faster than ours, you gonna need one helll of a good speed I think 4mb basic to do even do half of what they showed. Thats just my 5 cents and GDDR5 will kick GDDR3s ass for the record, and 3 os is gonna cause headaches for devs but I do like the idea of the voice and the new kinect looks awesom which I will miss when I get my PS4 but i guess who needs kinect when you get Sony exculsives. Plus added Performance gonna help. I love my 360 but seems like I am going back to my old ways with Sony.

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