WHICH ONE WILL U BUY- SONY PS 4 OR MICROSOFT XBOX ONE?

Palka Khurana Fri, 14/06/2013 - 08:33

The next generation of gaming consoles will be starting by the end of the year, and the two giants in the console space—Microsoft and Sony—have both shown off their consoles.
The obvious question on everyone's minds is: which one should I buy? Let's have a look at both the consoles to see if we can get an answer...

  1. Hardware

    2. PlayStation 4 has the faster DDR5 RAM, compared to the Xbox One's DDR3, whereas on the other hand, the Xbox One has its cloud's computing powers, which some of its launch titles seem to be using, namely, Forza Motorsport 5 and its driveatars. The Xbox One has a slight lead because of this.

  2. Design

    3. PlayStation 4 has a very monolithic design with elements taken from both the PlayStation 2 as well as the original PlayStation. The blocky design has been borrowed from the first PlayStation and the sleek cuts from the PlayStation 2.The Xbox One, on the other hand, has gone for a completely new design. It has a certain industrial feel to it, which many people find dull and uninspiring.

  3. Software

    4. On the software side of things, the Xbox One has interface can also be navigated by either waving your hands around in front of the Kinect or by using voice commands. The PlayStation 4's interface seems to be very tile-based as well, but almost all the controlling will be done through the controller and its touchpad. Microsoft has the slight edge here once again thanks to the number of ways you can navigate through its UI.

  4. Controllers

    5. Microsoft has touted a number of innovations, with the biggest one being force-feedback on the trigger buttons. How this will be used in games is yet to be seen.
    The PlayStation 4's controller, while maintaining the same basic design as previous DualShock controllers, has a major new change—the touchpad. This touchpad will allow some extra game mechanics that could potentially be gesture-based. The controller itself also has the new much-touted Share button that lets you instantly upload a video of your last few minutes of gameplay. The winner here is the PlayStation 4.

  5. Key Launch Games

    6. Xbox One - Halo, Ryse, Forza Motorsport 5 and PS4 - Final Fantasy XV, Uncharted

  6. Peripherals

    7. The Xbox One comes bundled with the new Kinect, which the console is inoperable without. The new Kinect can be used for a number of things, including navigating the UI through both gestures as well as voice commands.
    The PlayStation 4 has the PlayStation Eye, but it is completely optional. It won't come bundled with the console.

  7. Other features

    8. The infamous Xbox One unveiling was filled with praises for its TV capabilities. The console can connect to a TV's set top box and show all of your regular TV channels. Along with this, it will also give you access to the Xbox One's features, such as multitasking, where, for example, you can Skype with a friend while watching a football match.
    The only non-gaming feature that the PlayStation 4 seems to have, apart from its social aspects, is that it can double as a Blu-ray player. Point goes to the Xbox One because of its extra features

  8. Price

This is where the PlayStation 4 wins big time. The console is priced at $399 in the US, which roughly translates to Rs 23,399. Xbox One will cost $499 in the US, which roughly translates to Rs 29,016.

Conclusion
The PlayStation 4 is the clear winner here. The backward compatibility and the price really help the console get an edge over the Xbox One. Sony DualShock 4 differentiates itself with a clickable touch pad on the front -- giving developers an additional option when designing games, although we've yet to see it in actual application.It also helps that the PS4 won't need you to be constantly connected to the Internet just to play games. The Xbox One has some strict limitations on offline play and used games. The PS4 will have no such things. Only time and developer support will decide which console dominates the market.