PS4 and Xbox One- the first with 64-bit CISC architecture. Both consoles also use the same processor, a 1.6GHz AMD processor based on the Jaguar architecture.

Graphics subsystem

With the graphics subsystem, things are different. Despite the fact that both PS4 and Xbox One have one graphics accelerator - Graphics Core Next (Radeon 7870) from the same AMD - its technical characteristics on the brainchild of the Japanese from Sony are somewhat better. The PS4 has 18 compute units and 1,152 stream processors, while the Microsoft product has 12 compute units and 768 stream processors.

RAM

Both consoles are equipped with 8 gigabytes of memory, however, again, despite the same amount, the console from Sony is ahead of Microsoft's brainchild for two reasons:

• Memory installed on PS4 modern standard GDDR5 clocked at 5500 MHz, while the One has obsolete DDR3 clocked at 2133 MHz. It turns out that the performance of the two systems under consideration differs by more than two times in favor of the Sony product.


• Operating system PS4 reserves 1 GB for its work, leaving 7 GB free for applications and games.

The Xbox One has only 5 GB of free memory, although this is not surprising, since there are two operating systems on the brainchild of Microsoft, one of which is used for games, and the second - Windows 8 - for everything else.

Networking

Sony has implemented support for PSN, which opens up a huge number of new social features, while Microsoft has emphasized the use of cloud technologies.

Verdict: Thus, the technical equipment of the PS4 is head and shoulders above that of the Xbox One, so that the product of the Japanese company wins a complete technical victory.

AT modern world the life of even the most ordinary person seethes, boils and keeps in a constant tone. But for a long time this cannot go on without stress relief and some relaxation. Everyone has their own way of relaxing. Someone likes extreme recreation - hunting, someone prefers quiet fishing, someone plays games on a computer or console. Of course, a computer is a multifunctional thing, and, no doubt, it is suitable for various strategy toys, shooters, and so on, but a console is a thing more suitable for playing games, more practical and convenient, so to speak, narrow-profile. Consider the most popular Sony PlayStation 4 models and the new xbox one and compare them. Which is better xbox one or ps4?
Let's have a real battle, Microsoft with its XBox One against the popular Sony PlayStation 4.

Which console is more powerful, cooler, more stable and more worthy of the attention of real gamers, we will figure it out. And we will understand it completely objectively, discarding all conjectures and conjectures. We will compare according to such parameters as: iron filling, gamepads, operating systems, amount of memory, graphic indicators of the proposed samples.

As for the computing core, both platforms under consideration have an eight-core processor from AMD Jaguar, operating at a frequency of 1.75 GHz. So to speak, the "system on a chip" provides the power of the computing core of both set-top boxes. Graphic, like the central processor, the RAM controller and the video codec are a combined module. The CPU is identical to the Sony PlayStation 4 and Xbox models, but almost everything else is significantly different, including, of course, the graphics.

So, which is better xbox one s or ps4 in terms of graphics performance? These two consoles were compared according to the following characteristics:

1. FLOPS, indicators of peak power - the number of operations per second, the new product, Xbox, is no less, but 1.4 times inferior to those of the Playstation 4.
2. The number of Shading units responsible for the processing speed of some functional characteristics of graphics in the 3D dimension (movement of objects, shadow contrast, texture changes, etc.) and the maximum realism of the transmitted image. PS4, unlike XBox one, also has advantages in these parameters: their number is 1152 for Playstation 4 and 768 for XBox one, an obvious predominance of numbers. PlayStation Shader Language is an absolutely unique, own Shading system, which is stuffed with the video chip of the Sony PlayStation 4 console, and this is what gives this model the superiority in this parameter. By the way, such popular DirectX 11, as well as OpenGL 4, are inferior in many respects in their capabilities to Sony's own video chip shader system.
3. The sharpness and clarity of the picture depends on the number of ROPs visualization blocks, everything is simple, the more blocks, the better the image. On the video card of the gaming giant Sony Playstation 4, there are 32 visualization units, and Microsoft economically invested only 16 data units in its creation Xbox, which is 2 times less than that of a competitor. Sony again surpasses the number of main calculation blocks, there are 18 of them, XBox one has 12 blocks.
4. A high-quality, powerful accelerator and the available support for tessellation of the Sony PlayStation 4 GPU have a beneficial effect on image clarity and detail.
5. And yet there is a fly in the ointment for the Playstation 4, which has shown excellent performance in the above comparisons. So what do the graphical characteristics of the xbox one prevail in? The GPU clock speed of Microsoft's xbox one is 853 MHz, while the Sony PlayStation 4 has 800 MHz. therefore graphics editor new items from Microsoft is faster than its rival, although the visual quality of the compared consoles is certainly comparable. Without really carping, you can not notice any special differences in the functionality of these two platforms. Although, of course, ps4 still has advantages. This is what gives developers a wider scope for the creative process.

8 GB of RAM is available on both platforms. The xbox one's RAM modules, on the other hand, have a very low bandwidth of 86 GB/s, DDR3 standard, while the PlayStation 4 has 176 GB/s, DDR5 standard. Although all this characterizes only the main unit. Insufficient bandwidth on Microsoft's xbox one platform has the advantage of an additional ultra-fast ESRAM memory module, no less than 32 MB.

The main drives of the two consoles are built-in hard disks, 500 GB each. There are opportunities for direct access to the cloud (cloud storage).

For most gamers, this amount of memory is more than enough. And for the rest who need even more space, the Xbox van developers provide the ability to connect an external memory drive via a USB connector, while the creators of the Sony PlayStation 4 preferred to offer a removable one. Anyone can easily purchase and install the memory drive he needs. Both consoles are equipped with drives that read Blu-Ray and DVDs. We continue to understand, ps4 or xbox one - which is better in 2016-2017.

To establish communication with various electronic devices all sorts of interfaces are used, whose characteristics we will now analyze:

1. Sony PlayStation 4 and xbox one are equally equipped USB ports 3.0 format, Wi-Fi interfaces and Ethernet network cards for connectivity to nearby computer networks, have HDMI and the necessary optical outputs;
2. Microsoft's xbox one gaming platform has Wi-Fi Direct technology as well as DLNA, which we think is great because it allows you to connect to various electronic devices throughout home network, data is transmitted directly and makes it possible to quickly exchange multimedia content of various contents, and the existing HDMI input additionally characterizes this set-top box;
3. The Sony PlayStation 4 prefix has a Bluetooth2.1 interface device in its basic configuration, and there is also a headphone jack with a 3.5 jack connector.

Gamepad

One of the main devices for a gamer in a console is a joystick, which should not only be practical and comfortable for controlling the game, but also have certain technical characteristics. Which console is better than xbox one or ps4 in terms of comparing these gaming devices, we will now discuss and determine.

The joystick of the xbox one from Microsoft, unlike the joystick of the platform of its predecessor, the xbox 360, has not changed much. Its shape remains the same as before, only the location of some additional buttons has slightly changed, the creators have added a cross. But the battery-powered gamepad has been replaced with convenient, modern rechargeable batteries.

The gamepad from the Sony PlayStation 4 manufacturers has changed more dramatically. The first is the dimensions. He became much larger and heavier in weight. Secondly, a touch control panel appeared, designed for the convenience of gamer control of the game. Third, change appearance button elements and adding a few extra buttons. Of course, this does not give any very serious changes when playing.

The above characteristics of competing types of gamepads make it clear that both samples are equally comfortable both for a simple user and convenient for an experienced or novice gamer.

In addition to joysticks, the Sony PlayStation 4 and xbox one give the feeling of a gamer's motion capture - kinect and other move controllers. So, Kinect, which is equipped with a brand new xbox one, has a pair of cameras with Full HD resolution, wide format lenses that capture even the slightest turns of a gamer, and the existing two pairs of built-in microphones have the ability to pick up any sounds. All these characteristics contribute to the realistic broadcast of the game. Control of the xbox one prefix, in addition to the traditionally tactile, can be voice. Sony PlayStation 4 does not have a kinect in its package, but its analogue can be purchased separately. In this comparison, the advantage is clearly on the side of the new product from Microsoft. That's why it is a novelty, to be improved and more functional in terms of physical and other basic parameters than the previous version.

OS

The operating system in the Sony PlayStation 4 is socialized in many ways, it is possible to install various applications to communicate with friends or opponents, there are opportunities for broadcasting the game on the Internet and exchanging comments, as well as remote connection to the game itself. These features are optional and can be disabled. The platform OS provides everything for games and communication.

Microsoft's numbers are slightly different. The manufacturers of the novelty present their brainchild as a whole multimedia center, so the XBox has three operating systems:

1. XBox OS system;
2. Mini - Windows (for set-top boxes);
3. A hypervisor that manages the above operating systems.

Such an OS device allows you to simultaneously play, watch TV, use Smart TV functions, use Skype for calls, chat on social networks, watch videos, and so on. It’s obvious here that xbox one or ps4 pro is better, there can’t be any doubts.

What is the best console to buy? If you are conservative, like reliable and powerful hardware, a large selection of games already released, and not in the production project, then most likely the Sony PlayStation 4 will satisfy you completely. Well, those who dream of a super media unit with “troubles” like a kinect, and who are ready to shell out a lot of money for a newfangled product, will have to fork out a little and run to the hardware store to buy exclusive Microsoft XBox One. Moreover, their manufacturer cannot but please its fans with hyper-reactivity at the beginning of 2017, because in just ten days in the new year, Microsoft has already managed to distinguish itself in a good way and release more than eight new interesting toys.

As they say, for every product there is a buyer. The two consoles we're reviewing are so different, and so similar, that the choice is no doubt difficult. But whichever platform you choose, it will be absolutely the right choice.

No matter how realistic your game is, remember that it is only a game. What about our life? A game!

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If you follow the news and have no idea how you can live without racing, action, shooters - it's time to think about buying a console. On it you can watch videos, listen to music, use the Internet. But there are many products on the market today. There are doubts: what is better Xbox 360 or PS3?

It is difficult to understand this issue. After all, both manufacturers offer good solutions. Let's take a closer look at them, and also compare the Xbox One and Sony Playstation 4.

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Sony Playstation 3 Vs Xbox 360

To understand what is better than the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, you should pay attention to the games. Their diversity is impressive in both cases, but if you look closely, the X-Box is a little ahead. They look better on this model. In addition, there are several interesting exclusives with exciting stories, such as Garfield Kart. The next advantage is in multi-channel surround sound.

When choosing between the Playstation 3 or Xbox 360, you should also evaluate the operating time of the joysticks without recharging. The Dualshock 3 is powered by a rechargeable battery that provides up to 20 hours of continuous use. The Microsoft joystick is powered by AA batteries and the operating time depends directly on how these batteries are used. But you should not immediately make X Box the leader in this mini-study between the Xbox 360 or Sony Playstation 3. Indeed, on the other hand, if the batteries run out and there are no spares in the house, the lesson will have to be postponed. In the case of Dualshock 3, you just need to connect the cable without interrupting the process.

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The xbox 360 does not have a blu-ray drive. And this is also a significant disadvantage.

In the ranking: PS3 or Xbox in a more favorable light is Sony. This is a one-piece product, comfortable, beautiful and technologically advanced. X Box has its advantages, it is Kinect, a more convenient controller. Therefore, the choice is purely individual for each user.

Some users decide: Xbox 360 or Sony Playstation 4? In this segment, the last opponent definitely wins. After all, PS4 belongs to the latest generation of consoles and you can only compare it with the latest generation of X Box, One. This is what we'll do.

Sony Playstation 4 Vs Xbox One

Note that it is difficult to unequivocally determine the winner: Sony Playstation or Xbox. After all, Microsoft positions its devices as an entertainment center, where a significant bonus is the presence of numerous high-quality games. Sony focuses on gamers. Both manufacturers offer users interesting games, many exclusive programs that can only be played on their device.

Among the shortcomings of One, it should be noted the need to connect at least once a day, higher cost, region restrictions on a non-removable hard drive.

So which is better Sony Playstation or Xbox? We will answer this way: the most glorious thing is when there are 2 consoles in the house at once. If you are limited in funds, look at your goals: if you are only interested in games, and nothing else, choose Sony. If you want to listen to music while enjoying multi-channel sound, watch videos in high quality, have fun with Kinect - choose XBox!

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In the world of game consoles, 2013 is quite rich in important events. Two of the top three game console manufacturers (Sony and Microsoft) announced brand new video console models this spring. This , and the product from . The third player, Nintendo, after the release of Wii U in 2012, apparently took a break and is unlikely to please its adherents with something. But new players intend to settle in the video set-top box market: the leading GPU manufacturer NVIDIA with the Shield project and independent developers with the OUYA prototype, who received funding and worldwide fame through the popular Kickstarter fundraising service.

Why are we all so looking forward to new consoles? Because there are quite a lot of reasons for their improvement. Well, of course, this primarily concerns graphics, which can no longer compete with modern combinations of processors and video cards used in personal computers. Microsoft and Sony have already revealed the latest secrets of their new consoles, you can read about it in the PS4 and XBOX One sections. Microsoft is preparing TV content for the XBox, powerful online services and developing the concept of home entertainment centralization. With the release of the PlayStation 4, Sony is going to abandon all restrictions, making the main bet on gamers. There's also Nintendo's Wii U available for purchase today. However, the new Wii is still far from sane competition with other market players.

Before we pit Sony and Microsoft against each other, let's get back to where it all began.

If you look closely, it is noticeable that in the past generation there was a lot in common between the consoles from Sony and Microsoft:

• 512 MB random access memory
• HDD
• optical drive
• support wireless networks and bluetooth.

Of course there were differences. For example, processors that have a common architecture based on IBM PowerPC have different configurations of execution units. RAM, unlike Xbox, where the CPU and GPU share the entire available space, in the Sony set-top box, the memory is divided in half - into the system and video parts (256 + 256 MB). And the video processors in the set-top boxes are different, Microsoft in the XBOX 360 generation preferred the development from ATI (Xenos chip), and Sony chose a solution from NVIDIA called RSX Reality Synthesizer.

The optical drives installed in the consoles were also taken from competing companies. These are the Blu-ray Disc for the PlayStation and the regular DVD-ROM (later failed HD-DVD) for the Xbox. Compared to personal computers of the time, both consoles were powerful advanced gaming solutions that were almost as good as top-end configurations. By computing power The CPUs of the set-top boxes were not inferior to the latest dual-core AMD Athlon X2 and Intel Core 2 Duo processors, and in terms of peak they were significantly superior. The video subsystem also successfully competed with desktop counterparts.

CPU in xbox 360

• Developer: IBM.
• Title: cell.
• Architecture: IBM PowerPC.
• Frequency: 3200 MHz.
• Number of execution units: 3 cores * SMT technology (two threads per core, total 6 threads).
• Peak performance: 115 GFL0PS double precision.
• Production technology: 90 nm (later 65 and 45 nm).

The central processing unit in the PlayStation 3

• Developers: Sony, Toshiba and IBM.
• Title: cell.
• Architecture: IBM PowerPC.
• Frequency: 3200 MHz.
• Number of executive devices: 1 main core + 8 auxiliary coprocessors.
• Peak performance: 230.4 GFLoPS single precision and 100 GFL0PS double precision.

Another important point to note is that having one fixed hardware configuration allows game developers to very effectively optimize their products to get the most out of the hardware. In terms of multimedia capabilities, game consoles were far ahead of personal computers that time. For example, the presence of a Blu-ray drive in the PlayStation 3 was often the deciding factor in the purchase, since the separately purchased drive of this type The price was comparable to the prefix itself. And the presence of an HDMI output made it possible to get by with a single cable for connecting a large-screen TV and a multi-channel sound system. Wireless networking technologies such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a flash drive, etc., only became mainstream in the PC world a few years later.

Video processor in Xbox 360

• Developer: ATI (AMD).
• Name: Xenos (C1).
• Frequency: 500 MHz.
• Number of transistors: 232 million
• Production technology: 65 nm.
• Shader processors: 240 (5×48, VLIW5 architecture).
• Rasterizers: 8.
• Memory size and type: up to 512 MB DDR3.
• Memory bus: 128 bits.

The Xenos chip, despite supporting unified shaders, is only compatible with DirectX 9 Shader Model 3.0. This processor is transitional between the generations of desktop chips R500 and R600. The latter already have a unified architecture and are compatible with DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0.

Video processor in PS 3

• Developer: NVIDIA.
• Title: RSX Reality Synthesis.
• Frequency: 550 MHz.
• Number of transistors: 278 million
• Production technology: 90 nm (later 65 nm).
• Shader processors: 24 pixel and 8 vertex.
• Rasterizers: 8.
• Memory size and type: 256 MB GDDR3.
• Memory bus: 128 bits.

The RSX processor is, in fact, one of the modifications of the G70/G71 generation graphics chips (GeForce 7800/7900), having similar functionality and slightly lower performance due to the use of a narrower memory bus. Supports multi-threaded pipelined shaders.

New generation of game consoles: XBOX One vs PS4, which is better?

Sony was the first to announce its prefix, and we will begin the review with it. Rumors that the latest set-top boxes from manufacturers will be based on a specially designed next-generation processor from AMD have been around for a long time. After the official presentations of the consoles, this information was confirmed.

Prefix from Sony: PS4

The PlayStation 4 is based on an 8-core APU (Acceleration Processor Unit) based on the cost-effective Jaguar architecture developed by AMD and integrated into a single chip graphics part, very similar in performance to the Radeon HD7850 desktop video adapter.

Another distinguishing feature of this processor is the ability to work with high-speed GDDR5 memory, which until now was only possible for graphics processors. Thus, the use of ultra-fast GDDR5 memory and a single address space allows you to perform non-graphical calculations much faster. As you know, modern graphic processors in a certain range of tasks are capable of calculating digital data tens, and sometimes hundreds of times faster than universal central processors. Therefore, today video processors are increasingly used not only for their intended purpose, but also for various calculations. AMD and Intel are focusing on this technology, introducing an open standard called OpenCL for their APUs, which regulates non-graphics computing.

The video processor, located on the same chip with the CPU, is currently the undisputed leader in terms of performance and graphics power among all embedded video cores. AMD has always been good at integrating a graphics processor that is significantly faster and often more functional than the competition. But this time, AMD engineers have outdone themselves by doubling the number of cores in consoles compared to the most powerful desktop APU. Due to the fact that console games have a higher level of optimization, the graphics in games promise to be unsurpassed. In addition, support for the standard (aka 4K) with a resolution of 3840 × 2160 and higher is declared, so such a powerful GPU will obviously not be superfluous.

The set-top box will come with a new DualShock 4 controller with rich equipment:

• touchpad
• gyroscope
• accelerometer
• vibration function
• 4 color backlight
• speaker.

The console is equipped with two cameras with a resolution of up to 1280 × 800 pixels and a viewing angle of 85 degrees (PlayStation 4 Eye technology), able to track the position of the DualShock controller in space.

The system-on-a-chip that powers the Xbox One is very similar to its direct competitor. Current characteristics known at the moment:

• 8-core AMD processor based on Jaguar architecture
• 8 GB RAM
• GCN architecture video card with 768 cores
• 500 GB hard drive and Blu-ray drive
• a complete set of network interfaces: gambit Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Nevertheless, there is a rather noticeable difference - the platform works with the "usual" type of memory: DDR3. Support for fast GDDR5, as in the PlayStation 4, will not be. While Microsoft is silent about the intricacies of the system. For example, talking about some changes in the graphics part of the processor, the developers paid attention to such a factor as the number of simultaneously executed tasks. If the Radeon 7000 generation desktop graphics card is capable of solving one graphic task or two computational tasks, then the processor designed for Xbox One simultaneously solves up to 64 non-graphic tasks. The Xbox One CPU and GPU have one distinctive feature - it is accelerated from 1.6 GHz to 1.75 GHz. Microsoft accelerated the GPU by 6%.

The developers promise us an improved Kinect game controller built into the console. It is an HD camera that allows you to shoot video in resolution up to 1080p and control the console with gestures. In addition, at the presentation it was especially noted that they tried to make the new prefix as quiet as possible.

It is likely that there are other interesting details that will become known closer to the start of sales. new generation consoles. The operating system, as expected, will be of its own design, based on the Windows 8 kernel and, according to the Redmonds, taking all the best from the OS used in the Xbox 360. We are also promised native support for Skype, some extended TV functionality and improved social services based on Xbox Live. Alarming rumors about the obligatory connection of the console to the Internet, fortunately. This feature can only be implemented at the initiative of individual developers.

Learn more about AMD's Jaguar processor

Jaguar is the successor to the economical Bobcat architecture, widely used in netbooks, nettops, home theaters and a variety of embedded systems. According to the developers, processors based on the Jaguar architecture have a higher rate of execution of instructions per clock compared to their predecessors while reducing power consumption. Considering the compact cases of set-top boxes, the moderate heat dissipation of the processor will come in handy. In addition, eight full-fledged computing cores are now available to playmakers, which, according to optimistic estimates, will positively affect the support of “true” multi-cores by modern game engines. And the use of the mass and well-known x86 architecture will significantly reduce the threshold for new developers to enter the gaming market, who will not have to master the specific architecture of the previous generation of consoles. Moreover, now the process of porting games from one console platform to another and to personal computers will be greatly facilitated, which will allow you to quickly and cost-effectively release games that can work on both consoles and PCs. It is important to note that Jaguar-based solutions are modular and consist of Compute Units containing 4 cores. The PlayStation 4 processor includes two modules. Jaguar has added new SSE 4.1 and SSE 4.2 streaming SIMD extensions, advanced AES encryption instructions, the AVX instruction set, and other extensions.

The central processing unit used in the PlayStation 4

• Developer: AMD.
• Title: unknown.
• Frequency: unknown.
• Memory type: GDDR5.

The CPU used in the Xbox One

• Developer: AMD.
• Architecture: AMD x86-64.
• Frequency: presumably 1600 MHz.
• Number of executive devices: 8 cores.
• The amount and type of memory: 8 GB GDDR3.
• Peak performance: 1.23 TFL0PS.
• Production technology: 28 nm.

The video processor used in the PlayStation 4

• Developer: AMD.
• Title: unknown.
• Frequency: unknown.
• Production technology: 28 nm.
• Computing cores: presumably 768.
• Memory type: GDDR5.
• Memory Bandwidth: 176 Gb/s.

Video processor used in XBOX One

• Developer: AMD.
• Title: unknown.
• Frequency: unknown.
• Production technology: 28 nm.
• Computing cores: 768.
• Memory type: DDR3.
• Memory Bandwidth: 68.3 GB/s.

Comparison table of technical characteristics of PS4 and XBOX One

	Sony PlayStation 4	Microsoft XBOX One
Processor (CPU)	AMD Jaguars. 8 cores 1.6GHz	AMD Jaguars. 8 cores 1.75GHz
RAM (RAM)
Video Processor (GPU)		AMD. 768 core (GCN architecture)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
optical drive
Peripheral ports	USB 3.0 HDMI, audio 7.1	USB 3.0, HDMI. audio 7.1
cameras	PlayStation Eye. 1280p
Network devices	Ethernet 10/100/1000, 802.11b/g/n. Bluetooth 2.1/1Gbit Ethernet. WiFi 802.11n	Ethernet 10/100/1000, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 / 1Gbit Ethernet. WiFi 802.11n
Input Devices	DualShock 4.PlayStation Move	XBOX One Controller. Kinect 2.0
Operating system

Comparison of PS4 and XBOX One functionality

PlayStation 4. The Sony PlayStation 4 is no longer a secret object: the console is known to be equipped with powerful hardware (see the comparison table above) and scores extra points due to the ability to free use classic games and full offline mode. The PS4 has a modern, angular design. Classic discs with games it will be possible to exchange, give or sell at least without restrictions. for single player mode. PS4 will be able to work offline without restrictions and will not have regional restrictions. All these innovations became a clear challenge to the main competitor - Microsoft, which intended to bind the user with strict restrictions.
Sony officials say they want to make the PS4 the perfect platform for further development and give game makers a variety of tools. A special role is given to integration with social networks. The DualSliock 4 controller comes with a Share button that makes it easy for gamers to upload their gaming episodes and favorite videos to Facebook, YouTube or Sony's video portal. The user interface will also give you access to numerous social features, from uploads and chats to self-made screenshot galleries.
As for the games announced for the upcoming PS4, there are many multi-platform games among them, but work is underway on exclusive products. The imminent release of many of them has already been confirmed, information about others has not yet been clarified. We are talking, in particular, about the new Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet 3, Motorstorm 3. Multiplatform games, the release of which has already been announced, include, for example. Watch Dogs, Metro Last Light, Destiny and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

XBOX one. Microsoft wants even more, and if the Xbox 360 first of all satisfies the needs of passionate gamers. then Xbox One should become the centerpiece of the living room, connected to all sorts of communication networks. The concept is based on the Xbox live online service and the Kinect motion sensor. Along with series and other TV content, Xbox Live will soon offer sports, at least in the US, such as NFL (American football). The Blu-ray drive and its own video service (Video on Demand Service) will give you the opportunity to watch high-definition movies at any time. The Kinect motion sensor will allow you to get rid of the remote control. Its improved version allows you to use voice commands and gestures to navigate menus, launch games, movies or applications. If voice and movements are not enough, special software for tablets and smartphones will come to the rescue -.

Initially, it was stated that when playing offline, the Xbox One should be checked on a Microsoft server every 24 hours. In addition, games purchased for the first use were planned to be tightly tied to an Xbox Live account. Fortunately, Microsoft got rid of these restrictions - the company changed its policy and abolished the requirement of a constant connection to the Web, regional blocking and linking games to an account.

When Microsoft announced that a Kinect sensor must be connected to launch the Xbox One, it was also criticized. Information has been revealed that Kinect can act as a tool for spying on users. However, a little later, the company clarified the scope of the sensor's functions. Kinect, they claim, is part of the Xbox One and can be turned on with the "Xbox on" voice command. When disabled, Kinect should only respond to those two words. While the console is inactive, all other conversations are completely ignored. Notable is also the fact that the Xbox One will not be sold without Kinect.

The release of the PlayStation 4 consoles from Sony and Microsoft's Xbox One is getting closer and I don't want to postpone the choice of a future next-generation console. According to the characteristics and looks like a game console, in turn, the Xbox One prefix looks more like a multimedia center. Let's try to understand the difference in performance of both consoles and the possibilities to compensate for them in the future.

Comparison XBOX One and PS4: photos

Console Differences: PS4 vs. XBOX One

From the information in the first half of the article, it became clear that the performance of the PlayStation 4 in games will be higher than that of the Xbox One. It should be noted that after the announcement technical features new generation of consoles, Sony and Microsoft decided to hastily change some of the characteristics of their set-top boxes. Now we have to examine and compare all key features, which largely play a role in performance.

CPU

An interesting fact is that Microsoft since the announcement specifications its Xbox One overclocked the set-top box processor from 1.6 GHz to 1.75 GHz. While Sony has yet to officially announce what frequency the PS4's processor is running at, most believe that the clock speed of the crystal is still the same base 1.6 GHz. The difference of 150 MHz is really insignificant, and these 150 MHz will not affect the overall performance picture, but still.

video card

Both consoles use AMD Radeon graphics chips. The Xbox One GPU is clocked at 853 MHz, while the PlayStation 4's graphics run at 800 MHz. But more importantly, the PlayStation 4 graphics chip has 18 compute units, while the Xbox One GPU has only 12. In total, Sony's GPU uses 1,152 stream processors, as opposed to the 768 used by Microsoft's console. If we consider the issue from the point of view of performance in games in which the main work is assigned to the graphic subsystem of the console, it turns out that the PlayStation 4 has almost one and a half times higher than that of the Xbox One. It is worth noting that an important indicator here is the frequency of the graphics core, which in total gives about 40 percent of the advantage over the competitor.

RAM

New generation consoles are equipped with 8 GB of RAM. However, in the case of the Xbox One, DDR3 memory is used. In the case of the PlayStation - GDDR5, which promises to increase the overall speed of graphics processing. The stumbling block here is the extra 32MB of ultra-fast ESRAM used in the Xbox One, which in theory should tip the scales in terms of actual bandwidth towards the Microsoft console. But Sony's GDDR5 is faster.

Gaming performance

nowhere performance differences between PS4 and XBOX One consoles not as noticeable as the resolutions that consoles support, especially when considering results in multi-platform games. A prime example is Call of Duty: Ghosts. The game runs very smoothly on the XBOX One (60 fps) at 720p. The PlayStation 4 version, on the other hand, is capable of 1080p (although it should be noted that some journalists who got to PS4 and Call of Duty: Ghosts before everyone else noticed some drops in frames). The same difference exists for Battlefield games 4. DICE game will run at 720p on Xbox One and 900p on PlayStation 4. The same 32 MB of ESRAM used in the Xbox One cannot handle 1080p resolution. Plus, ESRAM will add “hemorrhoids” during optimization.

Next generation console features

Currently, Xbox One looks paler than its competitor. But the Xbox One has another trump card up its sleeve that will allow it to compete with Sony's set-top box - these are accessories. For example, the Kinect sensor, which allows you to switch between the game, TV programs and the Skype messenger with voice control. True usefulness of this function, especially those who do not own English language doubtful. The important thing is that for these functions to work, 10 percent of the console's graphics subsystem is used, which will be taken away from game developers. In the past, most developers have noted that it was much easier to develop games for the Xbox 360 compared to the PlayStation 3. Now Sony has created a game console with a simple architecture, while Microsoft has done the opposite. As we already know, games on XBOX One are low resolution compared to PS4, and the reason for the lower resolution is the previously praised eSRAM from Xbox One.

Graphics in games on nextgen consoles

To hush up resolution issues, Microsoft is now talking about the wide multimedia capabilities of the Xbox One on all corners. Microsoft forgets about the main target audience of consoles - ordinary gamers. As you have now seen, there are indeed differences in the performance of both consoles. Time will show us their importance. No one begs for the benefits of the XBOX One as a multimedia hub, but gamers who don't need this functionality may be disappointed. Sales of the two companies will largely depend on pre-orders.

The PlayStation 4 was released in the US on November 15th. Europe (including Russia) and Australia received the prefix on November 29th. Xbox One will go on sale in these territories on November 22, in Russia the prefix will have to wait in 2014. Will you wait?

Glossary

• Texture- in fact, this is a picture that "wraps" around the "framework" of a three-dimensional model in the displayed game scene.
• ARM— the architecture of central processors developed by ARM-holding and licensed by third-party developers.
• DirectX is a library created by Microsoft together with video processor manufacturers to simplify and unify the development of computer games. Allows you to run games on video cards from different manufacturers and get an almost identical display of graphic video.
• GCN- the latest architecture of AMD video cards.
• PhysX is a physics engine that handles real-time collisions and interactions of both rigid and soft bodies, as well as liquids and gases. It is widely used in some games, such as Mafia 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, etc., allowing you to achieve more realistic behavior of objects in the scene. After NVIDIA took over the developer company Ageia, improved physics was available only to owners of GeForce graphics cards of the latest generations.
• x86-64- the architecture of central processors, developed by Intel and AMD. Until recently, it was presented mainly on the desktop PC market, now it is also on consoles.

What to buy PS4 or PS3 and XBOX One or XBOX 360

Well, the new generation consoles XBOX One and PS4 are already on the way, but do not forget about the old generation in the face of PS3 and XBOX 360.

In this article, we will look at what is better to buy at the moment for people who have not had consoles up to this point and what exactly to buy for those who want a new generation console.

In one of the materials, we have already considered the pros and cons of consoles, let's reveal the topic of what is the best one to buy?

Old generation consoles vs new

The promise of older generation consoles

Let's start with the fact that after the release of the new generation consoles (PS 4, XBOX One) on sale, no one will cancel the old generation consoles (PS3 and XBOX 360), they will also be supported and games will also be released. This is evidenced by a fairly confident and stable platform of the old generation, which has been tested by time and games, which cannot be said about the Playstation 4 and XBOX One yet.

Moreover, at the moment, a large number of large-scale AAA games are planned to be released on PS 3 and XBOX 360, which is why in the next few years the games on the console will come out in the same tight formation. Also a prerequisite for this is a large number of old-generation consoles from people who have not bought PS 4 and XBOX One and are not going to do this yet, so it is beneficial for developers to make games for such a wide audience.

Therefore, if you are afraid that buying a PlayStation 3 or XBOX 360 now will be the wrong decision due to the fact that you think they will soon end due to the new generation of consoles, then you are mistaken.

The prospect of buying XBOX 360 and PS 3 also lies in in large numbers already released exclusives that you just need to play. Among these: GTA V, The Last of Us, Heavy Rain and many, many others, which, in addition, are now very cheap.

The future of next generation consoles

The only reason to buy a PlayStation 4 or XBOX One today is the future of gaming. For example, the power of PS4 compared to PS3 exceeds the latter several times. It is expected that the games on the next generation of consoles will reach a completely different level, but for now, we can only hope for it. The disadvantages include the fact that you will not play franchises that are only available on older generation consoles, including GTA 5.

What to buy XBOX One or PlayStation 4?

It's time to talk about next generation consoles, namely, what is better to buy Playstation 4 or XBOX One.

We will not compare in detail any parameters of the consoles, but we will describe their pros and cons in a paragraph dedicated to XBOX One and PS 4.

XBOX One

In its ideological framework, the XBOX One is more of a media center than a confident game console. With games and XBOX One, Microsoft somehow didn’t work out right away. Initially, their set-top box had many negative criteria, for example, the set-top box must be constantly connected to the Internet, games must be linked to the account, and the set-top box is overpriced. However, fortunately, Microsoft made concessions and optimized all these incomprehensible moments to acceptable ones, also reducing the price from $700 to $470. The disadvantages include relatively weak hardware, a non-removable hard drive.

As for the PS4, this console is a confident game console. In addition to everything else, the console, in addition to games, perfectly plays movies, music, and so on.

Conclusion

Perhaps after reading the points above, you have already made your own conclusion, but let's summarize all the material.

Speaking frankly, Sony won the war of the new generation of consoles with a blitzkrieg.

If you only want to play and have a computer in your house, then you should definitely buy a PlayStation 4. With this set-top box, you will get a powerful gaming device and get hundreds of hours of enjoyment from them.

Games that go to consoles usually go to PlayStation 4 and XBOX One right away, so you don't lose anything in this regard.

Of course, there are exclusives that come out only for XBOX One, for example, but believe me there are a very small number of them, usually these are not AAA games and this cannot be a reason to buy XBOX One, which cannot overshadow the gaming power and prospects of the PlayStation 4.

However, if you want to buy a set-top box to watch pay TV, create your own media libraries, and in general games are just one of your entertainment options on the console, then it’s natural for you to shop for the XBOX One.