9 Ways the Xbox One is Secretly Better than the PlayStation 4

Both 2016 and 2017 have not been kind to Microsoft and the Xbox One - at least from a consumer perspective. Not only is the exclusive lineup a barren wasteland save for Gears 4, Halo Wars 2 and the immaculate Cuphead, but Platinum Games' open-world dragon-riding loot-grabber Scalebound was also canned for the foreseeable future.

If an Xbox One is your only console of choice, chances are you're pretty peeved at the lack of support from top to bottom. Even the dashboard is a stuttering mess that's seen multiple iterations and overhauls, with another apparently arriving before Christmas.

However, led by Head of Xbox Phil Spencer stepping in to replace the godawful marketing 'skills' of Don Mattrick, Microsoft have reinvested their sizeable coffers of cash into where it matters most. Spencer himself has been refreshingly candid about just how much Microsoft messed up the system's launch in 2013, doubling down on hard work and customer-requested features to ensure that if you are still in camp Xbox, you're getting a much more rewarding experience.

[AspiringProGenji]

Secretly lol, but not openly.

[PaleMoonDeath]

Needs games, thus inferior.

[PeaSFor]

Don't want to burst your bubble, but the XbOne is a superior paperpress, no contest.

[Mister_G]

Lol.... and dust collector :)

[Hardiman]

This made me chuckle!

[ninsigma]

9. PSNow vs gamepass: PSNow defintiely could have been implemented better. Game pass is a nice feature. Basically MSs own version of ea/origin access

8. Achievement tracking: Definitely something that would be great to have on playstation.

7. "Monthly Subscription Games You Actually Want To Play": Load of BS. It's pretty subjective and PS+ offerings the last few months have been way better.

6. "Infrastructure - No Wasted Projects": Also BS. PSVR has been doing better than expected. How is PS4 Pro included in this?? It's doing as was advertised. True the Vita has been all but forgotten by Sony though.

5. Changing gamertag: This qualifies as making a console better?? It's defintiely a nice feature and I wouldn't mind changing my PSN name and would welcome the ability to do so but it's nothing major.

4. DL Speeds: What?? PS4 speeds have been faster this gen. On the same connection my XB1 would take forever.

3. Early Access games: It's nice I guess??

2. EA access: Not something I'm interested in as there aren't enough games on it that I wanna play to be worth it but yeah it's weird the way Sony handled that. Not enough value for gamers?? I think you should let gamers decide that Sony. Seems like a BS excuse and there is a totally different reason for why they didn't allow it.

1. "Controllers: MUCH Better Battery Life Plus Elite & Custom Options": The elite is very much a nice option but I wasn't the biggest fan of it myself. PS4 now has a few options for "pro" controllers. Not as customize-able though and it would be nice if they weren't wired. Using AA batteries kept my XB1 controller going for so fricken long it was great. I don't have a problem with the PS4 battery life though. For rechargable batteries they last a decent amount of time and the odd time I don't charge the controller enough I have a 2nd ready to go.

[ILostMyMind]

The only thing i really miss on PS4 is The battery life. It is horrible.

[ninsigma]

Fair enough. Like i said in my OP i dont have a problem with the times but everyones mileage will differ.

[4Sh0w]

So a subjective piece that I think many Xbox fans would agree with is wrong because it doesn't match your subjective opinion?

[KickSpinFilter]

Never an issue with having two controllers

[nitus10]

I think you meant to say Dual Shock 4 (DS4).

That said you can easily get around the limited (approx 6 ~ 8 hours) battery life by:
1. Extension charging cable - its very cheap although you will have a cable on the floor
2. Replace the battery - fairly cheap but you void any warranty since you have to open the DS4 to do this.
3. Use a battery bank - you can get a clip-on or uses a short cable
4. Purchase an additional DS4 and use alternate charging. Useful when you want to play games that support two controllers.
5. Play for about three hours - rest for one hour while charging the DS4 then play again. Rince repeat. The cheapest solution.

[InTheZoneAC]

I charge mine every night. Turn off the controller speaker and dim your light. Only time I ever have to charge is if I've literally been playing all day and I'm still playing late on the weekend.

[Silly gameAr]

That's it? That reads like a comment an xbox fanboy would make on N4G. A lot of subjective stuff, a couple that make no sense, and not one fact on the list.

[ninsigma]

Yeah there's a lot of subjectivity there that i dont agree with but then I guess the article is a subjective opinion piece to be fair.

[OB1Biker]

Those feel like grabbing at straw tbh. I read you mention Vita. Well. I'm sorry but anyway people look at it and downplay it, it's still a handheld which has the merit to exist for a few gamers to enjoy while there is no Xbox handheld for the respective systems.

[ninsigma]

Not downplaying the vita. I owned one until last year. Great device but it has almost no focus from Sony anymore to the point they don't even talk about it at big conferences which is a shame.

[OB1Biker]

@ninsigma
I'm not denying it but its still PS device, an option available to PS gamers. Better than no option at all and more ways to play is no negative option

[ILostMyMind]

I'd buy a Vita tomorrow if Sony release a model without that expensive card. It's all Sony's fault.

[nitus10]

@ILostMyMind

You can get a "MicroSD card adaptor for the Vita".

Just copy what I have said and put it into Google or any search engine and you will get find plenty of vendors that sell the product which is very cheap. You should always consider buying a high-end MicroSD card to get the best performance.

Just because the Nintendo Switch supports MicroSD cards Nintendo still suggests high-end cards for the best performance. If you use a Vita MicroSD card adaptor (about $5 USD) you should still consider getting a decently specced SD card.

[jhpadilla]

I own both consoles. And they forgot to mention Backwards compatibility and Play Anywhere. Those two are actually pretty good, and the first one at least is something Sony used to do (up to the original PS3s, not the subsecuent.) and should reconsider.

[ninsigma]

BC would be nice. Not major at the point in the gen imo but yeah it's definitely a win there for Xbox.

Play anywhere great but it's led to there being no exclusives on Xbox anymore which devalues the point of having one imo but that's just me. If you can make use of the play anywhere, I don't really see a need for the Xbox (which is why I trades mine in).

[nitus10]

Backward compatibility is only a console seller at the start of the generation however it is only a value-added feature later on and this is borne out by the XB1 which did not support limited backward compatibility until two years into the generation. The PS4 still sells 2:1 over the XB1 worldwide, little has changed.

[Mr_Writer85]

"play anywhere"

Oh you mean like Cross Buy?

Yeah that's already a thing on PlayStation.

[Gazondaily]

". DL Speeds: What?? PS4 speeds have been faster this gen. On the same connection my XB1 would take forever. "

Not for me and a lot of others. Apparently there is a bandwith cap on the PS? Not really sure but but the really slow download speed on PS is offset by the shitty installation times on Xbox for games on disc (which I dont have many of tbf).

One thing I would definitely put is up the multitasking and suspend/resume on the Xbox. On PS its shit in comparison.

The other stuff would be the media apps and other shit that are integrated to the Xbox but I cba to go into that

[Ron_Danger]

I downloaded the 43 gig Gran Turismo: Sport beta in 76 minutes on Sunday. I was also playing Everybody's Golf online and my fiancée was watching Netflix on her iPad at the same time. Please explain to me and everyone else how it's a Sony issue you're having slow download speeds.

You say in your comment "not for me" which right there is you admitting that it's a personal issue. Stop trying to blur the lines between fact and opinion just because some Sony Fanboys ruffled your feathers over an article you agree with.

[Gazondaily]

"You say in your comment "not for me" which right there is you admitting that it's a personal issue. Stop trying to blur the lines between fact and opinion "

What part of "not for me and many others don't you get? "You can read can't you?

And ninsigma is the one who made a factual statement saying:

"PS4 speeds have been faster this gen. "

So why didnt you open your trap and direct your angst to him? Go on....answer that. Do tell me how I'm passing opinion as fact when ninsigma is the one doing exactly that?

Answer the question then come back to me.

[ninsigma]

Not sure about any bandwidth cap but if everybody is seeing different results then I don't really see that as a valid point to make.

[Ron_Danger]

He said PS4 download speeds have been faster this gen and I'm agreeing with him. Why've would I have angst against that.

At the start of this gen the PS4 downloads were slow, not ps3 era slow, but still slow. In the past year I've noticed that my PS4 speeds have almost tripled and I havent upgraded my internet speed plan.

If you are having slow speeds, it's your problem, not sony's.

Everyone around here knows how big an MS cheerleader you are. We all see you comment patterns where you act all unbiased for a few months while MS news cools down but the second they announce any little thing you jump to the forefront spewing crap buzzwords like "the beast" in hopes that you can gather as much esteem boosting "agrees" you can get.

[Gazondaily]

Ron_Danger

"He said PS4 download speeds have been faster this gen and I'm agreeing with him"

Hold up one sec- so HE made a statement and passed it as fact and you told ME not to pad my opinion as fact when my comment clearly talks about personal experiences, which you recognise yourself?

Are you thick or what? Where are your stats providing these facts??

"Everyone around here knows how big an MS cheerleader you are. "

Sorry this is just you now admitting you're clueless and can't back up what you say and are now deflecting hard.

Call me a cheerleader but id rather be that than an intellectually defective keyboard warrior who can't even back up half the BS he spouts.

"If you are having slow speeds, it's your problem, not sony's. "

Ah but it's MS' fault if Xbox users are having slow speeds ?? Because you agree with Ninsigma there. Lol what moronic logic. The sad thing is you can't even see the hypocrisy 😂

"spewing crap buzzwords like "the beast" in hopes that you can gather as much esteem boosting "agrees" you can get."

Lol firstly, it's obvious how much that emotionally hurt you and secondly, if I wanted 'agrees I'd join the large human centipede of Sony fanboys on this site so when one shits the kind of cack logic youre spouting, the others do the talking. When has saying positive things about Xbox garnered mass agrees on this site? 🤣

[Ron_Danger]

""If you are having slow speeds, it's your problem, not sony's. "

Ah but it's MS' fault if Xbox users are having slow speeds ?? Because you agree with Ninsigma there. Lol what moronic logic. The sad thing is you can't even see the hypocrisy 😂"

What?? Where are getting these thoughts from? What's MS' fault here? Why did you say that?

Oh I get it!! You're doing the thing narcissist do where you try to confuse everyone around you by shotgun blasting a bunch of BS at everyone where somethings aren't as crazy as others so people jump on board even though everything is still crazy. Narcissists also always need the last word.

Good luck in the future man.

[Gazondaily]

Are you actually thick ? You said you agreed with Ninsigma who said Xbox speeds are slower than PS. How can that be the case if it's not personal to people's connections ? 🙈

"Good luck in the future man."

Looks like you'll need that more than me.

And let this serve as a lesson to you not to make knee jerk reactions and throw accusations around last you look like a fool. Be prepared next time.

[Kribwalker]

i posted these a month or so ago, same systems, same wifi, sitting right next to each other an OG Ps4 and a xbox ones

https://s1.postimg.org/2oxl...

https://s1.postimg.org/7q2g...

over wifi my xbox is 5 times faster

[gangsta_red]

In my experience the download speeds for PS4 has been very slow which is funny to see this topic being brought up because just last night my son was downloading Fortnight for PS4 and it took him damn near almost 84 minutes to DL. We were shocked at how long a lot of games dl compared to Xbox One.

Not a game changer but it was interesting to see it now brought up here.

@Septic

"Everyone around here knows how big an MS cheerleader you are."

That escalated quickly, too funny to see emotions run wild and to finally see the root cause of why some people seem so angry all the time.

[chaos-emeralds]

Took me a day to download gtsport demo. That was shocking.

[Gazondaily]

@gangsta

Haha i know right? Most of the people on this site are like this!

[UnHoly_One]

I get about 1/10th the download speed on my PS as I do on my Xbox.

PS consoles have always been horrifically slow for whatever reason.

Google it, it's not just one or two people that experience this issue.

[MecheSlays]

The download speeds are miles better on Xbox one. I get 2 to 3 mbps on ps4 whereas I get 15 mbps on Xbox one both while downloading games.

[Kribwalker]

i get way faster too
https://s1.postimg.org/2oxl...

https://s1.postimg.org/7q2g...

[Gazondaily]

"4. DL Speeds: What?? PS4 speeds have been faster this gen. "

According to whom?

[ninsigma]

My own experience with both.

[Gazondaily]

Ah okay so it's just your personal experience. Fair enough. You worded your first post as if it was fact but glad we got that clarified.

[InTheZoneAC]

xbox controller analog sticks are vastly inferior

hold the controller sideways and you'd think they'd fall on their own, not to mention they use the same lower resolution potentiometers found in ps3 controllers.

[ninsigma]

Gonna be honest I have no idea what a potentiometer is 😂 But agrees, the dualshock 4 is far better than the XBO controller.

[DivineAssault]

Its no secret the hardware is better.. Software is a different story..

[Xerneas]

Software is subjective. Opinions.

[NoPeace_Walker]

Hardware, is not subjective. XB1X is better. Software can be subjective as people have their preferences.

[NoPeace_Walker]

BgFKst, LOL, good laugh.

my first console of this generation is actually a PS4 and 80% of my third party games are on my PS4. I bought my XB1 S last year with my 4K TV and realized that non of the current consoles or even the PS4 Pro can take advantage of it like what the XB1X can.

11-7, the day my 4K TV will truly be taken to the next level!

[Silly gameAr]

I bet xbox fanboys couldn't wait to say this. Just hope that better hardware actually matter in the future and won't be just another thing for xbox fans to brag about, like the cloud, direct X. ect.

[generic-user-name]

"and realized that non of the current consoles or even the PS4 Pro can take advantage of it like what the XB1X can."

Boy are you gonna be upset when you find out 'true' 4k isn't true 4k unless it's a racing car game.

[Decastis]

ATARI Jaguar was technologically superior than any other console in that period but it lacked games...We all know what ending Jaguar had...

[NoPeace_Walker]

You are comparing the Juguar with 0% third party support to the XBOX One X with 99% of the third party support plus MS's own games and over 350 BC X360 titles? LMAO

[jznrpg]

Its more like 75% third party , minus most of japanese games

[DivineAssault]

Panasonic 3DO

[Rhythmattic]

PS4 was technologically superior for the last 4 years, For less cost, and it has "exclusive" games coming out the wazoo....
But it seems the last 4 years , games and power didn't matter....
I imagine most PS4 gamers will upgrade to Xbox X for all those multiplats...(XDDDDD) /s
But lets be honest, What percentage of PS4/PC gamers will buy an X ? Im guessing most will be MS Console Fb's.

[steveo123456]

I would think a lot more og xbone users will upgrade to x than ps4 users upgrading to pro. Simply because of the greater gulf in horse power. Not mention the fact that there are way more games that are pro enhanced from the original library than over on the ps side.

[Rhythmattic]

"I would think a lot more og xbone users will upgrade to x than ps4 users upgrading to pro"
In my case, its absolutely correct...
Im having fun with PS exclusives inc PS VR titles on my Og PS4, and of course my dabbling with PC games.
Is the pro necessary for me? No.
Extra Pixels does not a game make.

[TheOptimist]

Anyone else think we could probably, by now do an article, 9 Articles That Have 'Secretly' Tried To Market Xbox One As A Better Console?

[corroios]

This shouldnt be allowed. Its just sad. Really.

[Xenophon_York]

One reason the XBOX One X is secretly going to scam its fan-base:

It takes at least a year (and more commonly two/three) from the time a major title is announced, till its release, and you start to see that the XBOX One X is going to leave gamers' libraries empty.

@FallenAngel1984

You are hopeless.

[Kribwalker]

or you know, there’s also phil coming out and stating they aren’t announcing games until close to release date anymore and they could have a bunch just next year

[Vizigoth04]

If it's one think I have a complaint with PS4 is the user interface. If they could scale it down so that it wasn't so big and in you face, perhaps a similar scale to the PS3 xmb. That along with the PS Now interface which I use often on both PS4 and PC, it could be scaled down smaller too. That is all.

[nitus10]

Just create folders for your games and miscellaneous stuff I have the following folders but the number and names of the folders is really up to you:

1. Purchased Games
2. PS+ Games
3. Demos
4. Miscellaneous

You will end up with a "Library" "What's New" and "PlayStation Store" icons plus the above folders I have mentioned which easily fit on your screen. I can't comment on PS Now although if I subscribe I think I would have it as a main icon on my desktop.

If you install additional games they will appear on the main menu bar and it is up to you which folder you want to put them in. This is done by highlighting the new icon and pressing the "options" button on the DS4 controller then select which Folder and where you which to put it in the folder. You can also do this in the "Libray" which is also very useful for fine-tuning your folders and their information.

When I wish to play my last played game all I have to do after starting and logging into my PS4 is press the following on my controller "Right", "Down" and "X". Obviously, it does pay to look since you may have previously inadvertently highlighted something else prior to logging out. This will be the case if you have looked through your folders prior to exiting your PS4.

[Vizigoth04]

I've created folders before and made the made a folder to put the ps now games I want to jump back into quickly. I guess what I'm looking for is just to make the icons small much like how you can make the icons smaller on a PC desktop. Make it a little cleaner. Maybe I'm just weird. I'm good with that.

[GrubsterBeater]

"If an Xbox One is your only console of choice, chances are you're pretty peeved at the lack of support from top to bottom. Even the dashboard is a stuttering mess that's seen multiple iterations and overhauls, with another apparently arriving before Christmas."

How this statement alone can lead into a series of reasons why the XBox One would be in ANY WAY better than PS4 is mindboggling. You can't start a paragraph like that, and then somehow follow that up with positives about the console. What he said is literally everything that a console is about. Hahaha

[wenaldy]

Xbots secretly fapped to this kind of article.

[Automatic79]

I love reading all the bias comments from the Anti-X crowd. It makes me wonder how much haterade they drinking.

Much props to team Xbox. Keep doing what you doing.

[GrubsterBeater]

So you, being an obvious fan of XBox hold no biases?

Automatic79: Arbiter of unbiased truth and preference. He plays XBox (ironic, I know) because there are no games, thus giving him an absolute objectiveness of gaming, having none to play in the first place.

[generic-user-name]

" Keep doing what you doing."

You sure you want that?

[SaveFerris]

Is this article an example of fake news?

[Atticus_finch]

Yes and also any negative news about to Trump.

[oldassgamer]

Stopped reading when I saw that I had to click through 9 pages...

[ILostMyMind]

It is a little microtransaction.

[zerocarnage]

This is just going to brew with downvoters from the Sony fanboys and ms haters.

If it's anything that is against Sony even if it's true they would disagree, well disagree because the PlayStation can't do everything rite and there plenty what each have over the other.

[GamesMaster1982]

It's a way better doorstop i give it that.

[Destiny1080]

its no secret they have no games

[Antnee534]

I'm still a big sony fan, but after the switch came out i have barely touched the system. I've only turned on my ps4 and xbox one for twitch or YouTube. Lol though I will be making a come back for wwe 2k18.
So to me i would say the switch is better, but to each their own.

[Garethvk]

Not in sales or exclusives, or V.R. So there is that.

[KickSpinFilter]

9. True
8. Mehh but wouldn't hurt
7. False
6. Kinect anyone?
5.Tru Dat but not really a big deal
4. Not really
5. Tie
2. You have to pay even more? wtf
1. Rather have batteries built in, and get two controllers and switch em out.
1a Elite is cool but scuf is an option also for PS4 and XB1 (also see #6)

[Enjoigamin]

Hold on let me pass out the KY for you guys

[WickedLester]

LOL it's like saying "The Corvette beats the Ferrari in every way except going fast.

[PhoenixUp]

How can you secretly be better

[JMyers]

Hahaha

[lukferr]

Excuse me, but what a bunch of horse crap.

[Elda]

LMAO! Smh.

[yeahokwhatever]

Less games means less installing-uninstalling, downloading patches, and swapping discs. So that's a plus, right?

[JokerDem]

I can name way better reasons then this

[Saito]

So desperate my god...

[bigmalky]

Since when was whiny fanboying journalism? N4G will publish anything these days.

Any ballbag can have a website and claim to be a pro these days. Bring back proper games journalism with no politics, fanboy biased articles and people who actually play games before they review them.

Freebie hunting, social media led, click baiting, attention seeking, corporate arse-licking scumbags.

[Godmars290]

This isn't fun anymore.

[covcha]

Emmm... No.

[InTheZoneAC]

1. 4k uhd blu-ray player
2-9. See 1

But seeing how that's the only plus I found a cheaper 4k player than the xbone.

[ninsigma]

Actually forgot about that. That's a way better win for the the machine than most of the stuff in this list. Clearly not a lot of thought was put into making and actual good list of pros for the xbox.

[Xenophon_York]

One.) Hah
Two.) Hah
Three.) Hah
Four.) Hah
Five.) Hah
Six.) Hah
Seven.) Hah
Eight.) Hah
Nine.) Hah

Microsoft owes its supporters a huge apology. Especially those who invested in the two thousand thirteen, launch consoles (five hundred bucks) and for those being lured to do it again in a few weeks—all without receiving a decent library.

Wonder if when the XBOX Two is released (in three years tops) and it turns out very few AAA/must-play XBOX One X games have been released, if MS will have less supporters than now?

[Mr Lahey]

In other words, as a playstation gamer, I'm not missing out.. Good to know. ;)

[Broomfondle]

Is this satire?

[Gantrfaxx]

Why is this crap of an article under Playstation section?

[Mr_Luke]

Slow news day. I hate this days, the worse articles appear from nowhere (and from unknown sites). Damn, there are more ads and crap than paragraphs of the article....

[DrRobotnik]

I guess 60mil(and counting) people secretly don't care.

[DrShoe]

lol, 12 ways that whatculture articles exist purely as clickbait.

[meka2611]

Ah gotta love in an article about liking the xbox more than playstation there are more sony fanboys in the comments then xbox fans. Kinda telling.

[drunkenspy007]

So much of a secret that it never helped sell more units.