(UPDATED)PS4 vs. Xbox One vs. Wii U Comparison Chart

The PS4 vs. Xbox One vs. Wii U Comparison Chart provides an easy visual aid to compare hardware, user interface, media compatibility and other features on the three "next-gen" systems.

[pedrof93]

I still see only a winner :D

4>1

[Ashunderfire86]

Greatness Awaits.

[Hydrolex]

HAHAHA wii u specs made me laugh when I compared them to PS4 specs LOL ! it's a Next Gen for sure ;)

[Hydrolex]

I like how I got disagrees

Listen fanboys, FACTS remain FACTS !

Wii U might have great games, might be fun but IT IS NOT A NEXT GEN MACHINE, just because it came out a year ago doesn't mean IT IS...

2GB DDR3, 3 Core CPU, 8GB or 32GB flash, USB2...

Keep telling yourself those are next gen, yea go ahead. People in tech will laugh at you

[Ripsta7th]

Hydrolex shut up , your making a fool of yourself with that fanboy rant

[Legend_Killer]

No body mention's the Wii U and Xbox One having eDRAM which is very fast but absent in the PS4. Xbox One might end up being on par with the PS4 bcos of that, and the Wii U will be close but not as powerful.
Numbers aside we might not be seeing much of a difference btw them at all in visuals.... except the Wii U but it wont be so vast like the Wii

[kennyg3739]

I agree the Xbox One.

Lol, here comes all the dislikes.

Both console should be great i'm looking for the next gen of gaming.

[Ezz2013]

good thing you know disagrees are coming for you
no shock then ;)

the article show who indeed have the best hardware and best price
but those articles need to stop we know who is the best already

[Hydrolex]

The Xbox one ?

It's 100 dollars more expensive, And PS4 is yet more powerful...

[Hydrolex]

Are people serious or what ?

Can't they think logically ? Or am I a fan boy ?

PS4 also has a better line up....I just don't get it why someone would choose X1 over PS4 !

[kennyg3739]

@ Hydrolex
What makes PS4 line up so great??

[GDDR6_2014]

Feel sorry for these that have to choose one over the other, multi console gaming FTW

[HammadTheBeast]

@kenny

I believe its the fact that they've only revealed maybe 6 first party exclusives against MS' 12-13, yet those 6 can compete still.

August 21 Gamescom 2013 is when Sony brings the big guns and things get fun.

[kennyg3739]

@Hammand
Microsoft also said they would announce more game at Gamescom, i guess we just have to see.

[creatchee]

I like more of the games that I've seen in action for the One better than the PS4 games I've seen in action. That is worth something and must be considered as a selling point alongside hardware specs and cost.

That said I'm still getting both. I wouldn't dare miss inFamous Second Son.

[aceitman]

ps3 had 2 models one was a 200$ difference the other was 100$ difference so yes it matter even with the power of the 100$ less model being much more powerfull.proof
http://money.cnn.com/2006/0...
http://www.gamespot.com//ne...
hell the ps3 difference was 100$ to 300$ difference to the 360 and it still managed to pass it on sales a year behind I give sony props for that.
and before u disagree look at the links.
ps3 model 20 gig 499$ 60 gig 599$
360 core console 299$ 20 gig console 399$
im sure the 299 model sold the most.
so I can only iomagine how well the ps4 will do with a even start and a lower price tag .

[loulou]

"hell the ps3 difference was 100$ to 300$ difference to the 360 and it still managed to pass it on sales a year behind I give sony props for that"

i think the fact that the ps2 was its older brother was the reason why the ps3 managed that feat.. also, playstation is still the biggest brand in gaming

[BKsecret]

Well thats because the PS3 in its time had everything. Built in wifi and most importantly, the commercially AFFORDABLE blu-ray player.

I knew people had purchased the PS3 at launch because of the blu-ray. Other standalone blu-ray players cost more than the PS3! Plus, the PS3 played video games too!

[Muffins1223]

God i feel even more sorry for wiiu lol

[Knushwood Butt]

Wii U is over priced, outdated, low spec hardware.

That's a fact.

lol USB 2... Cutting edge tech from the year 2000 here people!

[BallsEye]

Should mention MOVE ENGINES and ESRAM in xbox one, it adds up A LOT. Of course they didn't bother to mention that stuff.

EDIT: Wait what? No Wifi in ps4?

[WorldGamer]

I thought the PS4 didn't do Analog output. I could swear I read that earlier this week or late last week.

Also, I don't thing they have conclusively said what the changes will be to your PSN, like if you will be able to change your gamer tag or not. Here is hoping you can tho.

[ShwankyShpanky]

Yeah, I is confused. The reference for that in the article is a doc from SCEA.com, but I don't see an AV plug on the machine itself http://img.gawkerassets.com...

(this was a bummer to me... I actually use the AV output a lot)

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

Wait Xbox1 doesn't support Bluetooth??

[BallsEye]

Wait ps4 doesn't have wifi?

[joeorc]

playstation 4 does indeed have

has 802.11/b/g/n

see for yourself

http://webassets.scea.com/p...

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Didn't know the WiiU was region locked.

[kirbyu]

Wow. So much goes into comparing the three. And it didn't even talk about games. How are you supposed to choose if you can only get one? Well for me, the choice couldn't be easier, but, that doesn't matter anymore as I already got it.

[MooseWI]

Think this was just for specs...

[clouds5]

That's what I'm thinking... My pc trumps all 3 consoles in every category. By the logo of some people here everyone should get a pc coz it's the best hardware ergo the best games?
Bullshit. The only thing worth comparing are the games.
You could also look at it this way:
The only true next gen console is the wii u because it innovates gameplay.

[Shnazzyone]

Yeah, where's the Nintendo exclusive hd games category? I don't see that anywhere in this breakdown.

[FullMetalTech]

I do like that the PS4 has a rechargable controller and has a mic at launch. Youd have to shell out extra cash for that for the XB1. Is the XB1 controller still gonna be using batteries? Just wondering.

[pedrof93]

Yes. It will. They must own a part of DURACELL or something. LOL

[Trago1337]

Ahem, PC wins ;)

[MooseWI]

Price point though. My $1100 PC walks circles around these in specs but that's different.

[Hellsvacancy]

Ahem, learn to read "PS4 vs. Xbox One vs. Wii U"

[Trago1337]

So? PC is just as much of a viable gaming platform as consoles, as a matter of fact, it's even more of a viable gaming platform than consoles.

So factually, PC wins in just about every category.

[Why o why]

Sorry dude.... pcs are nice but there no uncharted there, no last of us, no god of war, no gran turismo, no infamous......I like those games...where are the pc variants. Point is it may win in various categories but its missed the fundamental for me...games...imagine that

[MRMagoo123]

I love having a gaming pc , i work in a pc repair shop so i get to buy all my parts for cost price, the pc is great for gaming and i can imagine if you have a pc you dont need an xbone becuase most games on the xbone come to pc and are better....but my pc cant play the sony exclusives that i like to play. The way i see it if you have a pc and a ps4 you are set for games i still do have a ds tho and will prob get a wii u.

[Hicken]

Ahem, PC isn't a console.

[MysticStrummer]

"Ahem, PC wins ;)"

PC gamers are so damn insecure.

lol

[Trago1337]

Meh, I own everything.

It's funny when someone brings up gameplay instead of graphics, but those are the same people who shun the Wii U, I call them out on it, then all of a sudden I'm a Nintendrone? LOL

I've been called an Xbot, Sony drone, Nintendo Fanboy, and now I'm a PC elitist. Which is it?

[thechowderp]

why do pc elitists always mention the pc in the CONSOLE war?

[DivineAssault]

I thought PS4 was HDMI only.. Im sticking with Sony regardless of M$ changes.. Im not saying that ill never get one like before, but its going to take them a long time to regain my trust in them.. I dont see any exclusives that i want for it either.. Killer Instinct is the best game they have to me but i dont want a system for it.. Bring on some action, RPG, adventure, & platforming exclusives on a regular basis & ill consider getting it.. Oh & they need a smaller model without kinect being required for a cheaper price too.. PS is & always will be my main console until they stop giving me the software i like.. Buying a PS device, ensures that i get a great value, great support, great features, & great exclusives..

[illtownNJONE]

Ps4 more powerful? Lol on paper

[pedrof93]

No,on hardware. Have you been around here lately ?

[Cryptcuzz]

Considering they are using almost identical technology from the same brand (AMD) but with the PS4 having a much better GPU, again, from the same brand (AMD) with much faster memory (GDDR5) it is more powerful on paper and thus in reality.

LOL indeed.

[noctis_lumia]

illtownNJONE
Ps4 more powerful? Lol on paper -

say that aagain once naughty dog announce and show their next gen game buddy.

everyone knows who is the best gaming studion in the console industry...naughty dog.

[PositiveEmotions]

The ps4 is slightly better

[G20WLY]

'slightly', 'greatly', 'massively', who cares?

It's better.

It's cheaper.

And it will be mine.

:)

[PositiveEmotions]

Lol it will be mine to bro but im being honest its slightly better in specs torms but in features in the gaming department is much better as of now.

[MRMagoo123]

if by slightly you mean an extra 15 to 20 fps in games then yes slightly and if slightly you mean less popup and more variety in open world games because of the extra and better ram then yeh it is slightly, its not gonna be any where near as close this gen coming as it was last gen where the superior game had 4 extra blades of grass , this gen coming it will be visible to anyone that can see.

[PositiveEmotions]

In the game department ps4 is much better because now theres a way more better chance of endie games goin on to the ps4 :) which means allot more games on the ps4

[clouds5]

15 to 20 FPS is actually quite a lot. I don't think ps4 is that much stronger. I'd say it's more like 5fps. But you will never see that difference because games will have less details not less FPS on xbox1. But even that remains to be seen.
The hardware of both consoles isn't that great compared to pc hardware Btw (and ps4,xbone are x86 pc machines!). My graphics card 7870 I alone is stronger than the consoles Theoretically.

[joeorc]

"The ps4 is slightly better "

its not slightly better, the performance based on system design, the fact is Sony's system is a 3D Stacked TSV with bandwidth in and out of I/O will be much less bottle necked than with what Microsoft is doing. In system I/O Multi-tasking i would give Microsoft the edge, but in pure game system performance the XBOXONE will not come close to what the PS4 is able to throughput. I am not saying the xboxone is a weak system vs' the PS4, WHAT IM SAYING BY EACH SYSTEM DESIGN the companies in Question designed the systems for certain tasks to be better in some ways than the other. The game's on both systems will be fantastic, but when it comes to upper level performance in say a bench mark.

12 compute unit's for the xboxone
18 compute units for the PS4

THE REAL KEY IS THE SYSTEMS Bandwidth in and out through I/O and by that point both are using 6x Blu-Ray optical drives, but loading into and out of ram the PS4 will perform faster along with the extra fast bandwidth Pipe for graphic's throughput, See Sony is using the core SOC to simulate the Cell' Processor Spurs engine on the AMD SOC the very same Techniques they used for development of their inhouse Game engines. that involves development straight away in multi-core development environments, not just on the GPU's but also the CPU of the SOC it self. Remember the PS3 was a Hybrid CORE SOC. By using such Sony really geared up their first party developer's for this Generation, just because the Cell was not being used, does not mean the experience gained from working with the Cell went to waste.

you can thank Mark Cerny, and other's for that.

[WalterWJR]

How does the wii u expect to run any next gen games with 2GB of memory.

[LOL_WUT]

Hey at least the truth is out i'm going to saving this link for when anyone tries to say otherwise ;)

[DarkHeroZX]

Well actually 1 gig. 1 gig is for the OS.

[ironmonkey]

Sony has way more talented developers but ms also has pretty good studios as well such as 343 studios that could do some good magic. I love halo 4.

[Jakens]

So can publishers decide use game restrictions for Xbox games...just like they do today?

[LAWSON72]

The Wii U seems to be getting some great games, but the price for the console is a joke. I want one, but I would pay no more than $250 (deluxe) for it. I think it would really make it compete in sales with the other 2 consoles

[Ninte]

that is why i waited until i got my hands on a wii u the other day for $199 wasn't going to pay any more then that. :}

[Smootherkuzz]

DDR5 ver DDR3 which not that much difference. I have not seen any specs to say which CPU is better. FLOPS are not greatly different. I think PRICE will make the big difference at RELEASE. MS should sell the KINECT as a add on because the Xbox ONE will function without it,it has to now that the changes are being made.That would make it easier to purchase.

[unicron7]

GDDR ram is much faster than standard DDR3 memory. That couples with the processing edge...it lands a hefty punch.

[DarkHeroZX]

Uhh the ps4 has 1.84 tera flops and the X1 has 1.2. The difference is so big with that extra .60 you could either render more worlds or use that for better textures, performance, and or physics. And 10% of the X1 GPU and 2 cores on the CPU are for kinect functionality. Launch games may not show it now but future games will have the competitive edge on PS4 by a great margin. Better hope MS doesn't have to down clock their specs or they'll be on Wii U's turf

[MRMagoo123]

There are a few ppl that see the numbers wrong, they seem to think that 1.8 and 1.2 arent that much of a difference the same as they see 8g of ddr3 ram and think its nearly the same as 8g of gddr5 ram, those are the ones that think the consoles will be pretty much the same.

when i see those specs from a technical point of view i see open worlds running better with less popup and less copying of assets so more variety (by assets i mean take gta for example when you are driving down the highway all you see are the same kinds of cars and the same pedestrians and thats all down to ram really)when i see the gpu difference i see better frame rates and less dips in frame rates during high particle moments in games, the difference between the ps4 and the xbone will be visible to anyone that is not a blind fanboy

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

Let's put stuff in perspective here. PS3 has around 400~450 GFLOPS (Cell + RSX). So PS4 has something like the performance of 1.5 PS3 on top of Xbox One.

EDIT: I just noticed how serious it sounded, although the math is right you guys should know I have no idea of how much it actually mean in real world performance, I'm no tech expert, just taking a shot at the penis measuring contest.

[Damd_Bowsr]

I think alot of gamers believe power makes the console, which over my years of experince is not true. Also Next Gen simply means the Next Generation console from a company, not how powerful it is. PS3 was the most powerful console last gen, yet Wii sold the most and XBox won the "Hardcore" gamer Crowd. Which also brings me to my next point:

The Buzz word "Next Gen" is just like "Hardcore" last gen, just a buzzword to be-little Nintendo. In the End it will be about who provides the best games as pretty much all consoles this Gen do the same things, HD, ONline, etc..

I can say as a Wii U owner, the PS4 1st parties look strong. I hope 3rd party support isnt strong for the Wii U so it forces Nintendos hand on F-Zero, StarFox, and Metroid honestly.

[MRMagoo123]

xbox won the hardcore gamer crowd ? yet still managed to be last. Power def makes a difference unless you think gaming on an atari 2600 would be ok now days ?

[Damd_Bowsr]

Dont be silly, of course you cant play Atari 2600 now days, but to Say thi Wii U is an Atari would be saying PS3 and 360 are Colecovision.

What I'm saying is that while the Wii U Specs are not as strong as PS4 and X1, it still is a Next Gen system.

Its like comparing Smart phones, the Iphone 5 is more powerful that the 4S, but that dosent mean the 4S is not a powerful and great phone.

[HalfNerdHalfAmazing]

F*** Specs Wii U & PS4 for me

[younghavok]

I actually see more value in the Wii U than I do the other ones. Full backwards compatibility, free online, tablet remote, and 100 dollars cheaper? Sounds good to me. After E3 Nintendo showed that it can compete visually as Bayonetta 2, MK8, and X are all beautiful games and are not that far behind the best that the other 2 had on show plus it has more exclusives and more games going into the holidays. Depending on your preference all are good options, for me tho, if I didn't already own one, Id get the Wii U.

[clouds5]

Wow there are still people that can use logic to make their decisions! I agree with you.
Live long and prosper :-)

[Diesel888]

It might be true that the Wii U specs are not something to boast about and many will claim that it is not next-gen.....It might not be next-gen in terms of pure specs but when I can sit with my wife while she watches her TV shows and I can play a full game of Monster Hunter Ultimate on my Gamepad...pause...post on Miiverse and then go back to game is still an excellent next-gen experience. In fact, I get the best of both worlds by spending time with family and having fun playing video games with friends. No other system can do that.

[younghavok]

You have no idea how many times Ive sat with my family in the living room while they watched a movie and I played Call of Duty or something right next to them. That feature is incredible. Remote play out of the box is next gen. An actual operating system that allows you to pause your game and watch youtube or web surf and jump back in like it was nothing is next gen. If visuals are all you think about than I by all means jump into PS4 or X1. But nintendo really did change the way I game this generation. Looking forward to what they do in the future. From what I saw at E3 that sleek peice of hardware is packing some power under the hood

[Dark_Overlord]

So much fail in the gamerblorge update :/

"The GPU, which is created by Radeon will be on the same chip die as rumored and will deliver 1.84 TFLOPs"

Don't they mean AMD, Radeon is the brand of graphics cards

"According to Sony the PS4 will come with a Blu-ray drive at 6X (6 times faster than PS3)"

The PS3 Blu-Ray drive is 2x so only 3 times faster

[isyourhouseonfire]

This article supports the theory that the XBOX ONE is further ahead than the competition. Still, I think the new generation may be closer than previous generations and it may not be a complete blowout by Microsoft like we'd expect.

[thechowderp]

it says no internet connection required meaning you dont have to be connected to play

[thechowderp]

X1 ram is split up with 3gb of ram for the OS, some of the ram will be used for the kinect, and the rest goes to games, while ps4 uses 1gb for the OS and 7gb for games, and the wii u uses 1gb for OS and 1gb for games, so in terms of games the ps4 will run the best