PS4 Versus Xbox One: Which Console Is Better

MTV - The last few weeks have been a rollercoaster for video gamers, with the release of not one but two shiny new black boxes: the Playstation 4, and the Xbox One. After having plenty of time with the next gen consoles, we feel confident in calling an early victory for one system. So just think of this as the "Hunger Games" but for video games.

[xHeavYx]

For gaming? The PS4, for gimmicks and something that tries to do too many things at once? The One. That's just my opinion of course. I mean, the PS4 is just more powerful, Sony owns very talented 1st party studios and has a story of providing great IPs

[theBAWSE]

whichever console you have preference for...

[iGAM3R-VIII]

Agreed I mean it really is up to the consumer, MS and SOny both targeted different types of people, and those people bought the console that suited them

[Eonjay]

Agreed. I find it odd that reviews are written like they should apply to everyone's needs. There are people who would enjoy one more than four... I mean the other. LOL I kid but in all seriousness I found that some people want games and others want an entertainment system... from my perspective they are both entertainment systems. They both do more than play games. The systems at there core both stream movies, play dvd and even have browsers. They both record footage, have music apps and cool feature that track you4 accomplishments.

[mikeslemonade]

^ Y'all a bunch of fence sitters. Answer the damn question.. The PS4 should be the first console you buy this generation and possibly the only console you should buy. I'm sitting with a PS4 and Vita as for myself. I recommend PS4. Vita is okay but not required.

[johndoe11211]

@mikeslemonade

The situation is not as clear cut as that. Listen, the reality is the ps4 is a much more capable machine gaming wise. I don't think anyone except the real die-hard xbox fans would argue that but to say which one is better is really up to preference.

Right now the polls are showing that people are more interested in the better gaming machine hence the reason the ps4 is tearing the xbox a new one, well that and the disaster that was the xbox reveal. But there are people that would prefer those tv and snap features.

For the person who prefers the tv and snap features the xbox one is the better console. For the people who prefer the better gaming experience and high quality first party exclusives, the ps4 is the go to machine.

It's not about being on the fence, it's about what you are looking for in a console. Personally, I don't give a blue barnacle about the xbox one. As a gaming machine I think it is lacking. Yes it does have some good exclusives (mainly Titan Fall), but the question is how much better would those games have looked and played on the ps4?

At the end of the day they both have their uses and you can't really bash someone because they prefer a particular experience.

[Saigon]

I actually have been holding this back for a while. At work there is a divide when it comes to the gaming consoles, but not so much as to cause a rift at work. Every one has their favorite and it tends to shift as time goes on but its just the economics of my work place. With that said, I spoke to the leader of the bunch about his purchase to see how he liked the Xbone. To my surprised he gave an odd review. He explained how the interface is great and he loved K2 and what it allowed you to do. He stated the games were good and the biggest shocker, which took me a while to digest the words; he stated 'he connected it to only disconnect it'. When I realized what he stated, I asked him why. He said though the snap functions were cool and what it allowed you to do, it was too dependent on the K2. I initially assumed that the Xbone allowed users to use the K2 or controller to interact, but he stated that the K2 was the only way to actually interact with all of the functions especially TV. I assumed with the recent changes of not needing K2 to function MS allowed users to interact with the controller. Another point he interjected was that sometimes K2 wouldn't recognize his commands, but it wasn't enough to discredit the functionality. He also stated the other reason as being that his wife to be would get frustrated using the feature.

I guess my point is that each console has it preferred list of gamers. And in reality it is to-each-its-own. At the same time some times each of the consoles we purchase somehow never live up to what we expect, and it is ok to accept.

[R6ex]

I'll buy both, as well as their exclusives. That's it. Everything other game will be bought from Steam.

Steam offers value & high-end visuals at minimum 1080p and whatever framerates your PC can provide. Consoles are only good for exclusives.

[Thepharaoh]

Do yo u ever get tired of promoting someone for free. I myself like to tell my friends about good tasting foods which had somewhere.However I don't spend endless days thinking of ways to talk about how godly the restaurant was. I also like for people when curious about something to go find their own answers. Don't mistake the wording It's not rhetorical and I'm not upset .However You must be getting payed with all the PR Work you do around here

[I_am_Batman]

You don't seem to be as passionate about food as xHeavyx is about gaming then. Honestly he even pointed out that his comment is based on his opinion. I don't see a problem with that. people are discussing movies, music or sports the same way.

[brich233]

Just because it has more power, doesn't mean its better ,for gaming. My PC has way more power, do I think its better for gaming? No. The Ps4 has more gimmicks than the Xbox one, it has a camera and the touchpad. The Wii u has better games out now. Better than both new consoles, and I'm still enjoying my Xbox 360.

[IIXIXI]

for gaming, what games? knack?

[BitbyDeath]

Killzone -> Dead Rising 3 -> Knack -> Ryse -> Forza 5 IMO

[jacksons98]

@IIXIXI
Look at PS3 for the last year Atlelier, Beyond Two Souls, Disgaea, God of War, Ni No Kuni, Puppeteer, Last of Us (highest rated game of the year), etc...
What has 360 had in the last 2 or even 3 years?
That's the difference. Another difference is Sony will keep supporting PS3 for sometime. And that is the reason I went PS4

[ipach]

not just power. there's an elegance, practicality and modesty to how everything is presented and implemented right now. there are some minor tweaks that will help in terms of the UI, but you never feel like they are trying to stuff some half baked feature fart fest on you. some of the subtle features i LOVE:
- superfast trophy sync and compare
- superfast swapping to home and game (incl suspend/resume from game to netflix/movie and back)
- 3.5mm headset jack with excellent sound (turn your favorite audiophile cans into a killer gaming headset)
- easy friend activity discovery (a little cluttered, but definitely easy and working)
- useful and fast game splash pages with trophies, manual (actually helped for resogun), friends' activities, etc., as well as a nice subtle game related soundtrack
- background downloads and installations
- sensible and nonobtrusive but visible notifications
- simple voice commands that don't require memorizing anything: e.g. 'playstation, AC4' vs needing to say 'assassin's creed 4: black flag'

[UnholyLight]

xHeavYx

Get what you're saying, however I wouldn't write it off as a gimmick just yet. Look at how much Kinect has influenced the TV market itself...Just like a week ago I saw an add for the new (Samsung, LG???) TV that allows you to use gesture commands (similar to Kinect and now what Xbox One uses). Look even at how Smart TVs have evolved, I bet at a time people said that that was a gimmick but now it is what TV manufactures must do in order to stay competitive.

I guess it all goes back to the Wii, which everyone said was the biggest gimmick in gaming and look at where the market went?

- Im just saying we shouldn't be so quick to write something off that I think in some capacity the features of the Xbox One will become more and more commonplace.

The PS4 is absolutely amazing for gaming though. I love it, and right now I'm spending more time on it than my Xbox One, but that is likely due to the fact that I bought Battlefield 4 for it over the Xbox One!

[gman_moose]

Love how none of these comparison articles ever mention price as a plus for PS4. I know MTV picked PS4 as the better console anyway, but to give X1 a bonus point because Kinect is packaged in, but not mention that the price is $100 higher because of it is a glaring ommission.

Guess price only matters when it's MS that's cheaper...

[jacksons98]

I think with the lesser processing power and graphics power in the Xbox even with Kinect it should cost the same if not less as PS4

[Prime157]

Well, MS shouldn't have forced the Kinect down our damn throats.

[MrSwankSinatra]

ps4 is the better gaming machine but as it currently stands xbox has the better games. Dead Rising 3, Killer Instinct, Forza are all great games. sure some of them might not be the most graphically capable or have 1080p resolution but they're fun to play which is all that matters.

[hennessey86]

the better gaming machine is the one with the best games and its far to early to judge that. But if your basing it on specs then most PC's are the better gaming machines

[ChrisW]

These days, when buying a gaming machine (PC or console), you get what you pay for. So, of course an $800 to $1,000 PC is going to be the better machine.

[JackBNimble]

@Chris
By that logic then the xboxone must be the better gaming machine. It's clearly more expensive then the ps4 even if you add the ps4 cam.

I also do enjoy pc gaming, especially the so called xbox exclusives that I play on my rig.
s/

[Sarcasm]

Yes currently at launch, there are some fun games on the Xbox One. But who in their right mind buys a system "ONLY" for the launch titles? You buy a console looking ahead for what will come out.

[ipach]

and i think people overly penalize PS4's launch lineup for the lack of Drive Club and the averageness of Killzone's gameplay/story. Given the superior experience to be had with most 3rd party games, you might as well add those to the PS4 game lineup. And that Resogun. Happily my first platinum of next gen.

[Sarcasm]

^Exactly, anybody who's owned a PS3 last generation knows that Sony will support their console with tons and tons of games.

I can respect those who decide to wait out on a PS4 until a game comes out that they want, that's fine. But to say "TeH pS4 suX there are no games I will never get one! I'd rather have DR3, Forza 5," blah blah blah are really just trolling.

And people are forgetting the 3rd party games play and look better on the PS4, which will be the majority of games coming out for either system.

[supes_24]

Sarcasm, I totally agree with you. I never understood the " launch games sell systems" argument. A console is a long term investment and that's how I based my decision for the gen, by comparing last gen. I owned both a 360 and PS3 and I used each consoles history to make my decision for this gen. I loved how Sony finished so strong, I had the best gaming experiences with them in the end and I expect the same this gen. So far I'm loving my PS4 by the way.

[tordavis]

@mrswanksinatra "ps4 is the better gaming machine but as it currently stands xbox has the better games."

Please make sense out of this.

But yeah, great post.

[starchild]

Neither is "better". It comes down to your own needs and preferences. For me personally the PC fulfills my needs and preferences best. Everybody is different.

[Hicken]

Oh, there's definitely a "better," even if that's determined solely by each individual.

But there can also be better based on other things, such as, "Which is better as it pertains to providing an open platform for indie developers?"

The way the question is commonly phrased, it's far too open to answer accurately. Which is why you'll often find people narrowing it down- something that didn't used to be necessary- with "For gaming."

[starchild]

Which was exactly my point. You can't simply make a blanket statement as to which is "better".

You have to ask: "better for what?" and "better for who?"

It comes down to individual preferences and needs. There is a huge amount of subjective evaluation involved as well.

[Death]

Which is "better" for gaming is very subjective and open to personal interpretation. To me, a device is better for gaming if it makes people want to interact with it more and make gaming more accessable by keeping you connected with the gaming community. If I am bored and watching TV, a movie on BR/DVD or even in Netflix and see my friends playing or getting an invite, I am more likely to play then if I were isolated from them.

For others a higher native resolution is all they need to feel better about the games they play. I've always been weird and felt the overall experience took front and center. I don't care about native pixel count as long as the game is fun, has an engaging story, or has great replay value.

[bahabeast]

I like everything about Sony and ps4 but I love the multitasking of the xbox one specialy the Skype and voice controls.

[ipach]

skype seems solid on x1. but voice controls, i don't know... more controls are not always better. ps4's voice controls are there, but thankfully don't need a degree in kinectology

[noctis_lumia]

who fcking cares about skype,if i want skype i have a pc,consoles are for games and thats why i have a ps4

[jacksons98]

Skype is nice, but PS4 has the voice controls too and you don't need a camera to do it

[chikane]

look this topic again

well lets all take a little break and watch this Gif

http://jiveturkey.files.wor...

and about the Gif which one is Better

[Grave]

I'm partial to the tail waggle and anyone that disagrees is a f**king fan boy!

[TheRealHeisenberg]

Mine is bigger and better.

[PS3gamer4life]

Ps4

[Indo]

PS4

[Max-Zorin]

So far, great systems, TERRIBLE FANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thepharaoh]

yes I don agree.These consoles deserve better internet fan representatives.REgardless of what you think toward either alot of work was put into both.So i can imagine how upset the consoles would be to find out they have such lame fanbases

[Benchm4rk]

All comes down to preference. I have not played the PS4 yet but I am loving my Xbox One

[supes_24]

Agreed. I have the PS4 and like the choice I made for this gen. It's all personal preference ya know. Disagrees are just butthurt kids who are mad you didn't buy their system. Adults don't act that way. Enjoy your XOne!

[Benchm4rk]

Same to you mate. Ill be picking up a PS4 early next year I reckon. Gonna go checkout my friends ps4 when he comes back from work. Been hanging to get my hands on the new controller.

[TheRealHeisenberg]

@ supes_24

Unfortunately and sadly, adults do act that way here on N4G. It is the childlike mentality they often display that would have you think they are kids. I'm sure you knew that already.

[PixelKnot]

I prefer the PS4, but you can't go wrong with either one.

[InTheLab]

They created a category for TV and for some reason bothered to compare the two. Lol

[Death]

Right, because Sony is all about games and has no interest in TV!

http://www.nytimes.com/2013...

http://kotaku.com/introduci...

http://www.thesixthaxis.com...

[JamieL]

Wow man, people obviously didn't like your FACTUAL comment backed up with sources, did they?

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Interest in T.V=/=primary interest. Its not as black and white as your simple mind wants it to be, there is a difference.

[TheRealHeisenberg]

Just LOL, Death owned you on that one.

[powerplayer25]

Whichever one you prefer to play.

[josephayal]

xbox one is better

[noctis_lumia]

thats why its getting raped worldwide ?
cause it is better ? lol...

[Lowsnamebrand]

PS4

[tigertom53]

xbox one because better kid and family friendly games, better for the living room. if all i played was games then ps4 would be my first choice, but where your friends play should be the console you pick up to as well as exclusives down the road....

[dalibor]

I prefer ____ over _____ because I like the games better.

[Rock_On_PS4]

The PS4 is a true console system. The XBox One tries to do too many things at once. The Kinect is included in the higher price of the XBox One. PS4 gamers have a choice on whether they want a camera device or not unlike XBox One pushes the Kinect unto all XBox One owners.

The PS4 should outsell the XBox One by a huge margin this generation. PS4 will sell over 120 million systems. The XBox One will struggle to sell 80 million and repeat the success of XBox 360.

[JamieL]

Did you have the same attitude when the PS3 came out claiming it "Only did everything"? Why is this only a problem when it's not Sony?

[TheRealHeisenberg]

I bet that you will not get a reasonable answer to that.

[goldwyncq]

This question has been beaten to death again and again. Just enjoy your games.

[Oldman100]

This type of question shouldn't be asked until they are both well established. These two machines just came out so I think it would be a good idea to withhold judgement. In the meantime we should just continue enjoying our console of choice.

Happy gaming!

[Kujii]

I've just come back from taking my PS4 over to a mates house who has an xbox and it was good to finally see the differences in person instead of YouTube. Below are my thoughts

Controller: Xbox controller felt more combfortable in my hands then the PS4. but the triggers felt soft and squishy compared to the DS4. Also Xbox analog sticks didn't feel as tight like there was a small ammount of input lag (this May have been his tv settings But I did not notice it on the ps4) and the games he had didn't feature trigger rumble (he didn't even know his xbox triggers had that).

Games: he only had FIFA and COD on Xbox which is not the best games to start a comparison on. COD looked bad with a surprising ammount of jaggy lines in single player. It was clear when straight after we fired up Killzone and BF4 on the playstation. Would have loved to see ryse or FM5.

Features: Xbox seemed like it had access to a lot more features on the home UI. Although in New Zealand there are no voice commands or cable TV integration on Xbox yet. But there were a few more apps available that PS4 did not have yet YouTube , Skype etc.

After comparing the two I would still pick the PS4 again. That's just my preference but my friend was perfectly happy with his xbox.

[Rock_On_PS4]

PS4 is the greatest system it is worth the wait if you were not lucky enough to buy one at launch or missed out on the December/January shipments.

XBox One looked unimpressive in the shop. The exclusive games are mediocre, the graphics look less impressive than PS4. Wall to wall XBox Ones are stacked at retail stores, the sales reps are so desperate to sell XBox One.

No one really want to settle for the more expensive, less powerful console system in the XBox One. The PS4 is cheaper and is more powerful and is sold out everywhere world wide.

[microgenius]

does it really need question?

[jessupj]

I personally have nothing against the xbone, but I can't say the same for the company that created it.

Considering the draconian DRM MS tried to enforce on gamers (among the numerous other infractions) that would have ended console gaming as we know it, I'm surprised the xbone is selling so well.

I guess those people don't care about their consumer rights.

[ironmonkey]

Ps4 with it being faster everything just makes sense and its great price?

[Tzuno]

PC. Have a good day.

[CrowbaitBob]

Personal preference is subjective.
If you can't see that both products have value you might be a fanboy.
If you think there's only one possible correct answer to the question you definitely are a fanboy.

[KingKevo]

Since when is TV an feature for a console? lol

Also camera control doesn't make sense. It's like an extra category would be 'touchpad on controller', it doesn't make sense. I've seen multiple comparisons and reviews comparing such things, not just listing them, but trying to compare them and it really gets to a point where it's totally pointless. Mentioning it, ok, comparing it, stupid.

And it's even more annoying, because the rest of the review is actually pretty ok for the most part.

[Flames76]

For gaming and so much more the XBox One.Just look at the PS4 2 exclusives at launch while the Xbox One had 8.Plus Xbox One outsold the PS4 2 to 1 on black friday and already have passed them in sales in america.Even though the PS4 launched a week earlier lol

[noctis_lumia]

the ps4 is ahead WOLRDWIDE 2:1

stop trying so hard making the xbone superior cause it is not.

as for the games...same story happened with the ps3 and look at it now...way more exclusives awards-bafta games than the 360 3 titles milking for an entire generation.

same will happen this gen and oO btw the ps4 has more than 140 title for next year while your skype console has less than 80 nuff said.

[noctis_lumia]

we all know already
ppl should stop making same new threads about this everyday

the ps4 is the better console end of story.

[SoulSercher620]

PS4 obviously the better console.

[batbatz]

oh enough with this.., buy a 3DS if you want good games atm, Q2 2014 is when to buy the next gen for actual good games

[spoonard]

The PS4 is leaps and bounds better than the Xbox One. As a dedicated gaming machine. If I wanted everything the Xbox offered as well, I wouldn't get an Xbox One for it. I'd buy a Roku, or Google TV or something like that so that neither my gaming experience, or my media consumption experience would suffer. When a single device like the Xbox One tries to do all of it, it does none of it exceedingly well.

[Gamer666]

Why do people keep approving these stories?

PS4 is better because it's specs are better and they have better 1st party studios, etc.

X1 is better because of Kinect, the cloud, they have better launch exclusives, etc.

Blah, blah, blah... Fanboy this, fanboy that...