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The Xbox One - Mini Review & Comparison to Xbox 360/PS4

Website AnandTech has run two speed tests on the Internet browsers packaged with the next-gen consoles.

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OlgerO3809d ago

That surprises me, thought microsoft would have had this one.

Mikelarry3809d ago

You would think so as they have had a lot of experience with developing web browsers.

NewMonday3809d ago

so the XBone is also losing the non-gaming applications it was built for?

RyuCloudStrife3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

IE is IE..

@ NewMonday

PS4 to Xbone

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Gazondaily3809d ago

Ah Internet explorer...

http://funnyasduck.net/wp-c...

It will always be rubbish.

True_Samurai3809d ago

I Dont even use IE anymore :p Firefox ftw

Utalkin2me3809d ago

Does this surprise anyone? IE is trash, there is alot better browsers then IE, like firefox, chrome, opera and such.

FamilyGuy3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

Lol, yeah but a lot of people moved away from using internet explorer throughout the years because better web browsers came up.

The PS4 web broswer is a big step up from the PS3 one but I still wasn't expecting to read this.5x faster is a pretty big amount. Not 5 seconds faster, 5 TIMES faster.
It's almost laughable.

Is MSs browser still behind the Live Gold paywall?
That would add insult to injury.

jujubee883809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

Edit: Nevermind!

Magicite3809d ago

Opera, Firefox, Chrome, well just almost any explorer is better

ZodTheRipper3809d ago

I'm not even going to make an IE joke now lol
I don't plan on using the browser much though.

Destrania3809d ago

@FamilyGuy

Yes, even IE on the Xbone is behind a paywall. smh M$.

malokevi3809d ago

[if IE]
Throw your keyboard
ELSE
it's all good
[endif]

sigfredod3809d ago

Come on Mike, you know that the PS4 is a beast, why the surprise? lol ;)

DVAcme3809d ago

Yeah, they developed INTERNET EXPLORER, the absolute worst web browser in existence.

AliTheSnake13809d ago

5 times, 5 times, 5 times, 5 times !
Now can you dig that.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

lol, memories.

ShinMaster3809d ago

That's because WebKit (used by Safari and Chrome) > IE.

People only use IE to download other browsers lol

Prime1573809d ago

Typically, internet explorer has always been on the slower side compared to others like Firefox and chrome.

Anon19743809d ago

I'm I the first with a "nice and slow" pic link? I am! Yay!

http://weknowmemes.com/gene...

KiLLeRCLaM3809d ago

Torch is best browser..been using it since it's release and it's super fast especially when downloading.. IE sucks well it did before now the new one is much faster..

UltimateMaster3809d ago

Wait!
There was some people who taught Internet Explorer was fast?! O_o What planet are they from?

JohnnyBadfinger3809d ago

Oh well... at least it doesn't over heat like the PS4. Oh wait sorry am I trolling the ps4? better pinch those bubbles

Dee_913809d ago

Well I would argue the browser on PS3 is better than IE lol
Really though I havent used IE in like ... 6,7,8, years

n4rc3809d ago

Blah.. Ie still slow and bloated huh?

Can't say I'm surprised.. Although disappointing nonetheless

SonyWarrior3809d ago

have you guys even tryed internet explorer? it sucks so its no surprise that since that is what xbox one uses that it also sucks.

HardcoreDaBoss3809d ago

wow. whats the problem M$? This is stupid.. getting outdone by sony who dont make browsers?? It doesnt affect me because i use my laptop or pc to surf the web so Im still faster the ps4. And i want to add wii u has a very good browser. anyone who has used it would agree

badz1493809d ago

...and some delusional Xboners here claiming that IE is the best browser out there!

SMH

Anarki3809d ago

Was expecting the first comment to be Internet Explorer being crap related...... which is true though.

cellur1113809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

Developing internet explorer, one of the worst web browsers.

OpenGL3809d ago

For comparison's sake 17W Intel Core i5/i7 chips score 120-140ms on Sunspider running IE11 on Windows 8.1.

Obviously the PS4 / Xbox One won't be able to compete in a browser benchmark with Ivy Bridge or Haswell (since browsers aren't going to be that heavily threaded, and per clock a Core i5 is still much faster) but the Microsoft results are still very surprising.

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OrangePowerz3809d ago

Well it is Internet Explorer.

NarooN3809d ago

The only thing Internet Explorer is good for is downloading better browsers to replace it!

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MightyNoX3809d ago

Kinect up to its ol tricks, I see

Sci0n3809d ago

kinda surprised but then again im not because internet explorer has always been sluggish and slow no matter how updated it is compared to google chrome and firefox.

MsmackyM3809d ago

That being said, the WiiU browser is light years ahead oh the PS4 Browser. The Ps4 browser as far as I can tell, has absolutely zero video support. You can't even watch YouTube.

SpinalRemains1383809d ago

Haha Is that true?

I haven't tried the browser yet.

MsmackyM3809d ago

Unfortunately it is. Hopefully Sony will improve in it in the future but as of now it's just a waste of memory/space.

Deathdeliverer3809d ago

Check again. PS4 stealth updates. My girl was watching YouTube on there today as well as 2 days ago. Might want to edit the comment after you verify.

MsmackyM3809d ago

I will definitely check out this evening and will gladly eat crow if proven wrong.

AlexanderNevermind3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

That's not true, I was watching youtube last Saturday/Sunday. And was browsing N4g and able I'm pretty sure I to click on you tube vids.

At 1st glance because it looked so similar to the PS3 I was disappointed, but once I used it and saw how quick it was I was ok with using it to browse say when my child was on the pc.

MsmackyM3809d ago

Seriously the level of fanboidom is absurd. I just made it home to see if I may have been mistaken with the PS4 browser not paying YouTube videos. Well I must say my objective vision is not allowing me to see something that is not there. The PS4 at the moment DOES NOT SUPPORT FLASH OR YOUTUBE VIDEOS. Just stop with the irrational fanboism.

-wub-3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

Some Youtube videos work and some don't. I'm on it right now, try searching a Youtube video through Google.

dantesparda3809d ago

@ MsmackyM

Thats not fully true, some video on Youtube do work. Im not sure what the criteria for it working are, but some do work

RegorL3809d ago

HTML5 v. Flash videos?

HardcoreDaBoss3809d ago

Its funny how you have soooomany disagrees for telling the truth... It just shows me and everyone else how many sony fanboys are roaming around on N4g. wii u browser beats any console browser ever and thats a fact not an opinion in any way, shape, or form..

MsmackyM3809d ago

When dealing with fanboys the truth will not be tolerated.

Dasteru3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

@MsmackyM:

Take your own advice and kick the fanboyism, The PS4 works fine with HTML5 videos on Youtube, the very few flash videos that haven't been converted yet won't work but they are very few in number.

HTML5 = Working (90% of Youtube)
Flash = Not working

Update:

The truth is perfectly tolerable when it is actually the truth and not just the opinion of some dumb fanboy who doesn't even realise he is wrong. If your PS4 isn't playing anything on Youtube then you should take it back to the store as it is busted.

For the record, i'm a PC fanboy, i have a PS3/PS4/Xbox360/Wii/WiiU/$2k PC and just about every other video game console ever made, i am also planning on buying an Xbone, you want to see the real fanboy, just look in a mirror.

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meetajhu3809d ago

Misleading article. Read the anandtech review. The ps4 browser uses full 8core CPU for browser while Xbox one only uses 2 CPUs based on power usage test.

NarooN3809d ago

How is the article misleading? If it's 5x faster, it's 5x faster, it doesn't matter how it achieves said results, what matters is the fact THAT it achieves said results.

dantesparda3809d ago

@meetajhu, no it doesnt, you just made that up of your figuring

triforce793808d ago

Doesn't matter ps4 cores are weak WiiU cores are beasts 1 core usually looks after anything on wiiu...wiiu browser is king HD video playbk,pda files,ect ect everything except a printer is on wiiu...

dantesparda3808d ago (Edited 3808d ago )

^^^
oh boy, this clown. The CPU in the WiiU isnt even more powerful than the 360 CPU, yet alone the more powerful PS4/X1 CPUs. The PS4/X1 CPUs are more powerful than the PS3/360 CPUs, but not by many orders of magnitude higher like their GPU's are. Now stop embarassing yourself, spewing all the stupid sh*t you do everytime you speak. What are you like 13yrs old anyways? Cuz you definitely sound like a kid

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GraveLord3809d ago

Why? Internet Explorer sucks.

MikeGdaGod3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

i haven't used IE in years (prefer Chrome or Safari)

is IE on Xbone locked behind a paywall?

maddskull3809d ago

what do you expect from internet explorer

nosferatuzodd3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

indeed aren't they a software company the all in one devise getting beat by a gaming devise wow

NeoTribe3809d ago

Not sure how a software company cant seem to make working software.Sony wins software and hardware lately.

Childprod1gy3809d ago

IE is the single worst web browser in the history of web browsers, no surprise there lol

R1V3N3809d ago

Because IE is so much better than its competition?

Withdreday3809d ago

Not really...look at Internet Explorer.

Profchaos3809d ago

Id like to point out Internet explorer 10 and 11.

Now compare it to chrome / Firefox.

MS hasn't had a popular browser since ie8 or maybe 6.

thehitman3809d ago

Last popular browser was before Firefox was made.

triforce793808d ago

WiiU browser is crome...

thehitman3809d ago

Have you ever used IE?? LOL... The worst browser ever.

solidt123809d ago

I been playing so much Killzone Shadowfall and BF4 I haven't even thought about trying the browser yet. i'll check it out.

deecee333809d ago

Dude you guys can't be serious...Browser on the XB1 is behind a paywall? F*cking awful idea.

parentoftheyear3809d ago

I honestly can't tell you the last time i willingly used IE, its just uber slow compared to chrome. I absolutely never used web browsing on a console though, because of the painful PS3 experience LoL, just Youtube XL a long time ago. With tablets and smartphones, console browsers are pretty Dumb imo.

PSX043809d ago

hahahahahaha.. that's my boy

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B-radical3809d ago

If only there was a google chrome app

GarrusVakarian3809d ago

If only, so much faster and secure than IE.

Fishy Fingers3809d ago

Wouldn't be surprised if you see one sooner or later.

kneon3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

Actually no IE is more secure, Chrome is one of the least secure applications you can use.

Edit: Earlier this year a study ranked applications by the number of vulnerabilities, Chrome, Firefox and itunes were way ahead of the pack. Between them had more vulnerabilities than the rest of the list combined

291 – Google Chrome
257 – Mozilla Firefox
243 – Apple iTunes
67 – Adobe Flash Player
66 – Oracle Java

CommonCent3809d ago

A study showed that M$ sponsored websites rate shit games on the XBONE higher than average. Hmm guess it is easy to state a study with no references.

FITgamer3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

I use to love Chrome, now it sucks. Went back to Firefox a few weeks ago, for me it's faster than Chrome.

GameSpawn3809d ago

My order of preference is:
Firefox
Chrome
Safari <- Only on my Mac; the Windows version sucks worse than IE.

I only use IE for downloading stuff from Microsoft's website to avoid the extra Genuine Windows validation steps that occur on some of their downloads. I gave up on Opera a long time ago as I absolutely hated the layout of the interface.

The ONLY reason I use Firefox so heavily is because of the extensions I like to use. Some of my extensions are only made for Firefox and I've become so dependent on some of them that it makes it hard for me to use anything else. I don't even use the BETA versions of Firefox anymore as half of my extensions usually aren't ready for the BETAs as they come out.

tommygunzII3809d ago

I've been using Chrome for about a year but I think I'll go see how Firefox is doing.

Mr_Luke3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

So ps4 browser works 5 times faster than the worst browser ever (IE)? Unpredictable!!!!
I've banished that browser from all my PCs, better Chrome/Firefox. But i thought that on the console they made it faster or at least optimized for it. Well, i was wrong.
IE is a plague, PS4 or not, all the other browsers are better than it...

T23809d ago

hey does IE put any crapware or permanent files on your system? or can you just run a straight uninstall?

obliteratorFTW3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

Lol. That's hilarious. So one department where xbox surely would have won was browser but ps4 has won the browsing department. Loooooool.

In words of Phil spencer

" it's not about chips, its about services"

Yeah, right!

MysticStrummer3809d ago

It's not about chips, it's about services… oh damn services NOT behind a paywall are better… then it's about the experience… oh damn Kinect is having trouble with voice recognition and the browser is slow… then it's about games… oh damn Ryse is getting panned… then it's about price...

*shoots self*

GrandTheftZamboni3809d ago (Edited 3809d ago )

You guys are too harsh. He said it wasn't about potato chips.

badz1493809d ago

^^^

yeah. I totally recall that he said, his potato chips are better than the others! /s

LOL!

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mkis0072h ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows901h ago(Edited 1h ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

-Foxtrot23m ago(Edited 21m ago)

Yeah I thought it was pretty decent, it had its flaws but for their first big console single player open world game it's a solid 8/10.

I have never seen an AAA "zombie" game feature as many enemies as the horde sections did, you really had to think about your surroundings and plan carefully.

I feel journalists had an issue with this game from the moment it was announced, they really didn't like the Biker characters and the overall Biker gang theme. If they were anything else I feel it would have had a better chance or at least they'd overlook some of the flaws like they do for certain other open world games. They don't mind waiting weeks or months for a patch knowing its coming but a game that has it Day 1 it's suddenly a big no no? Yeah this was one of those moments that showed you how they cherry pick who to suddenly decide to go harsh on when they want to.

mkis00716m ago

Ill never forget the reviewer who tried to claim the "ride me like you ride your bike" line was anything but a joke...they (sarah and deacon) explicitly call it a joke and the reviewer still misinformed the reader about it as if it was a literal thing.

Leeroyw1h ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.

Inverno1h ago

Was gonna post a brick wall of text but I'll keep it short. Pardon my French but f**k the media for the hate they gave this game. If you have a PC to play it on you can get it as low as 10 bucks, and if you have a PS then it's a no brainer. Totally worth a play.

phatak1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

I don't even comment here often but had to for this game, I still stand by my opinion that this was one of the top 10 games of the ps4 generation, I preferred days gone over god of war, horizon and last of us 2, the launch version was definitely piss poor and that messed up the reviews for this game, honestly some games deserve a re-review or post patch review as the metacritic score stays forever but the reality is its not even the same game anymore, the ps5 patch is amazing and the pc version which I play on nowadays is one of the best looking games ever, complete shame that we wont get a sequel, god of war got one, horizon got one, last of us got one, spider man got one,ghosts of tshushima about to get one but this game wont get one, sucks to be honest.

Ps3/360 era had some hidden underated games for me it was shadows of the damned, alice madness returns that deserved more sales and a sequel/ higher scores, and similarly for the ps4 era it was days gone, and dying light 1 that deserved much more love, dying light atleast got a sequel, everyone needs to play this game once and judge for themselves, for me its officially the most underrated game of the ps4 era, go play it if you haven't.

andy8536m ago

Awesome game. Just bought it for my laptop last week

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