XBOX ONE or PS4

criboo

Whether the increased graphical power of the ps4 will matter long term is unknown, however, it will never work against the playstation where it might work against the Xbox.

a lot of multimedia stuff isn't available on Xbox in the UK, whereas the PS4 has Netflix, iPlayer etc already (you might want to read more into this, check console reviews of British newspapers online).

Whether kinnect will matter too is debatable, but the extra £80 pricetag is almost enough to buy an extra game and controller, which is of more immediate benefit I believe

BugsyBrowne

Ps4 is in no doubt a better and more powerful machine.

custardy

criboo wrote: »

Whether the increased graphical power of the ps4 will matter long term is unknown, however, it will never work against the playstation where it might work against the Xbox.

a lot of multimedia stuff isn't available on Xbox in the UK, whereas the PS4 has Netflix, iPlayer etc already (you might want to read more into this, check console reviews of British newspapers online).

Whether kinnect will matter too is debatable, but the extra £80 pricetag is almost enough to buy an extra game and controller, which is of more immediate benefit I believe

Im amazed M$ gifted such a large price difference to Sony

BugsyBrowne wrote: »

Ps4 is in no doubt a better and more powerful machine.

Dont get all technical with your terms such as "better"

Kayalana99

pictona wrote: »

ps4 any day of the week. Two people i know had xbox 1's that broke within two days of use.

My friends PS4 'broke'. He sent it back and they did a straight swap for a new console, that one didn't work either.

Turns out the wire he was using was broke. :rotfl:

techno12

PS4. No question.

It's cheaper and considerably more powerful.

eg

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-call-of-duty-ghosts-next-gen-face-off

"Here it's abundantly clear that one platform has a distinct advantage over the other owing to the vast resolution differential: fine details, subtle edges and complex scenery all appear sharper and more defined on PlayStation 4, while these elements simply aren't displayed with the same level of clarity on Xbox One, giving the game a distinctly fuzzy look that doesn't really tally with our expectations of a next-gen experience."

Though from that, both consoles have framerate issues with most launch titles, but that's to be expected. Looks like many cross-platform PS4 games will be 1080p and XBone flavours only 720p.

(edit: despite saying that, I'm actually working on an XBox One title and it's looking beautiful - can't say much more as it hasn't been announced yet!)

Chickabiddybex

I disagree with people saying the Xbone is an entertainment centre but the PS4 is not. That's simply untrue because they are BOTH entertainment centres. In fact the PS3 and 360 were too!

Both get catch up TV (4OD, BBCi, etc) both get Netflix and LoveFilm, both can store or stream music, you can watch DVDs on both, you can play CDs, you can play games (obvs), they both have web browsers, both have video chat, etc etc.

The biggest differences won't become apparent til later. Personally I would go for PS4 because he Playstation studios make better games in my opinion. You often hear of people buying a PS3 for a specific game even though they had an alternative console but it's rare to hear that about the Xbox (I have never actually heard of anyone doing that!).

Mr_Wang

A friend has bought the PS4 and found out that it will not play any downloaded movie unless the disc is present.

In other words - If you have downloaded anything at all from Pirate bay, or ripped DVD's etc - They will not work on the PS4. A bit like Cinevia on steroids.

Additionally, you can no longer stream things from your PC such as music and video.

Oh, and unbelievably there is no MP3 support and it cannot play music CD's.

It genuinely is just a gaming machine, unless your media is approved by/bought through Sony.

RobTang

The thing I found with the ps4 is it doesn't have a "wow that's awesome moment" and In some ways it feels like a step back from the ps3.

The remote play from a vita is kinda nice, but well you need a vita
And the sharing is nice but I'd rather be playing than watching someone else play.
Oh and the controller is a lots better than the ps3 dual shock 3

I havnt got my hands on a xb1 yet so can't really comment


Personally forget about the consoles just buy the one with the exclusive games you want.

matilda.cs

I own a ps4 and it has a few glitches. Eg, the camera sends voice chat when playing COD, and can't turn it off... But these are little bugs that can be fixed with the next patch.
It's worth noting that the ps4 has better graphics and you get a free game a month. Resogun is amazing.
Also, ps4 is winning the next gen race. For a reason?

Mr_Wang

matilda.cs wrote: »

I own a ps4 and it has a few glitches. Eg, the camera sends voice chat when playing COD, and can't turn it off... But these are little bugs that can be fixed with the next patch.
It's worth noting that the ps4 has better graphics and you get a free game a month. Resogun is amazing.
Also, ps4 is winning the next gen race. For a reason?

As far as better graphics go I saw a report, it essentially pointed out that the difference in graphics is like the depth of a shadow, or more noticeable when you play on a huge screen.

The PS4 is winning the console war simply because of its cost and availability. For example, there was PS4 in stock yesterday at my local Asda, but they haven;t had Xbox since launch.