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PS4 vs Xbox One, the different in the consoles.

This is my first blog on this on this website, I have done blog in the pasts like Blogger and others so let get started with my first blog on here. Next month in November is an biggest month for video games, because with the Holiday and games companies make there money on. But this years will be ever bigger because both Sony and Microsoft will launch there next gen consoles the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. So let started with PS4

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On 2/20 of this year Sony induce the next gen system which is the PS4 (short for PlayStation 4). They did show us some of the games like Knack, Killzone Shadow Fall, InFamous the ,Second Son. Bungle who developed Halo games have an new IP called Destiny......

Bungles new IP
Bungles new IP

While this is an new IP for Bungle which I say this is far from the Halo games in the past which is good. Next Capcom shown us an new IP called Deep Down which looks pretty good, and it looked like something out of an LOTR movie.

In May of this year Microsoft had an event to announce there next Xbox system called Xbox One

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While the consoles looks like an old VHS players from the 1980's they didn't show any games unliked Sony didn't show the PS4 console. Most of the event was just to see how the consoles works and feature. Like watching TV show with the Kinect voice feature without changing the channel or the controller. You can switch from an game of Halo to watch an episode of Agents of Shield or watch an NFL games. Also you can now watch NFL games on your Xbox One since I'm an big football fan (Ravens). An Xbox event won't be without Halo, 343 Industries who is the current developer Halo announce they team with film director Steven Spielberg on Halo TV which will be on Xbox TV....

Steven Spielberg and Master Chief
Steven Spielberg and Master Chief

I'm an big fan of Halo but an TV series with Spielberg is ever better.

So if you are planning to buy thees system here are the good, bad and ugly about both system

PS4

You can be logged in to two PS4 systems at once

As long as one of the systems is the ā€œprimaryā€ system for a given PSN account, you can simultaneously log in on another PS4 without kicking out the first user. This will give you access to all the same games, cloud saves, and any other information from the second systemā€”no fuss, no muss. This is potentially a killer feature for multi-system homes.

The PS4 supports system-level voice commands

With the PlayStation Camera or the included mono headset, you can ā€œcontrol key PS4 functions using [voice] commands such as starting up a game or taking a screenshot.ā€ Iā€™m sure Sony has mentioned this in the past, but the company has generally buried any talk of this feature. Microsoft, on the other hand, has been trumpeting the Xbox One Kinectā€™s support for voice commands from the highest rooftops for months now.

The PS4 is designed to stand upright or be laid flat

This is in contrast to the Xbox One, which Microsoft says you should only stack vertically ā€œat your own risk.ā€ Sony is even selling an official stand for $14 to make sure your vertical system stays stable.

You donā€™t need to reset the PS4ā€™s video settings when moving a system to a new TV

Anyone who ever took their PS3 to a friendā€™s house, only to end up struggling to even get a picture to show up on a TV with different display settings or resolution, faced this annoyance. Apparently, Sony has fixed the problem this time around.

The PS4 uses an internal power supply rather than a bulky external power brick

This is a nice holdover from the PlayStation 3 and an advantage over the Xbox One, which has a power brick thatā€™s actually bigger than the one on the current Xbox 360.

The bad

The PS4 doesnā€™t support external hard drives

We had some idea this one was comingā€”Sonyā€™s Shuhei Yoshida tweeted about it a few months ago, but the official confirmation is a big deal. One possible reason: all PS4 games have to be cached to the hard drive ā€œto ensure a smooth gaming experience,ā€ according to Sony. Trying to stream that cached game data over a USB connection might be too slow to provide the desired smoothness.

It should be noted that the Xbox One also wonā€™t have this feature at launch, but Microsoft says that it is working on adding it in a future update. Sonyā€™s answer doesnā€™t suggest any similar future update is coming. On the plus side, Sony reconfirmed that the included 500GB hard drive inside the PS4 is fully replaceable with another standard hard drive, just as it was on the PS3. The Xbox One, on the other hand, doesnā€™t allow for the internal hard drive to be replaced.

The PS4 canā€™t play MP3s or audio CDs, and it doesnā€™t have an audio visualizer

Some of the most surprising revelations in the FAQ have to do with the removal of a lot of audio media support functions that were in the PlayStation 3 (and have been in the PlayStation line since the original system, in the case of audio CD and visualizer support). This might seem like a baffling thing to remove until you scroll down a bit in the FAQ and read about Sonyā€™s own Music Unlimited service, which is now the only way for PS4 owners to ā€œcreate the soundtrack of their choice to listen to while playing their favorite gamesā€ā€”as long as users pay $10 a month for the privilege. We canā€™t say for sure that these two facts are linked, but it is rather suspicious.

The PS4 canā€™t stream audio and video files from a PC over DLNA

Another PS3 media feature thatā€™s missing from the PS4 is the lack of DLNA support, which will be disappointing to anyone who planned to use their PS4 as a media hub for their living room. These days, chances are good that you have some other devices hooked up to your TV that do largely the same thing. Still, itā€™s a disappointing rollback.

The PS4 needs a one-time online activation before it can play DVDs and Blu-ray movies

Weā€™ve actually known about this since last week, when Sony first announced the day-one downloadable update that will activate many of the PS4ā€™s launch features. Still, we find it a little amusing (and baffling) that the PlayStation 2 could play DVDs right out of the box back in 2000, but its successorā€™s successor canā€™t do the same 13 years later. This is progress?

The official Blu-ray remote for the PlayStation 3 wonā€™t work on the PlayStation 4

We can understand why Sony would want to cut off support for the old DualShock 3 controller, which is missing a few key features that are built in to the DualShock 4. Removing the functionality of the old remote, though, is more mystifying.

You canā€™t add a voiceover to a shared gameplay clip on the PS4

While you can talk over a livestream of your gameplay, you canā€™t add audio to a recorded gameplay video clip before you share it to Facebook or PSN. Voiceovers can be added after the fact on the Xbox One using the systemā€™s Upload Studio software.

Players canā€™t export PS4 gameplay clips directly to a PC

While this feature is being promised for a future update, it will be missing at launch. Combined with the lack of an external HDMI-capture solution until another future update means itā€™s going to be hard to get video off of the PS4 in a form thatā€™s of much use to YouTubers and others who need it at launch.

The ugly

PS4 games no longer come on DVD?

Thatā€™s the implication from an answer indicating that ā€œphysical PS4 games come on Blu-ray Disc, the best form of media capable of handling the large amounts of data that PS4 requires.ā€ We suppose thereā€™s no reason to continue to support plain-old DVD-based games any longer, but itā€™s still the end of an era if the format is on its way out for game storage.

The PS4 allows for firmware update from a ā€œsafe modeā€

Like the PS3 before it, youā€™ll be able to boot the PS4 to a ā€œsafe modeā€ by holding down the power button for seven seconds. This will allow users to install firmware updates from a USB memory stick, but Sony warns that ā€œUsers should only update using official files downloaded from PlayStation.com." How long do you think it will be before hackers try to use this safe mode installation to their own advantage?

The PS4 only supports four controllers being connected at one time

This is technically a downgrade from the PS3, which allowed for seven DualShock controllers to be synced at once. That said, I canā€™t think of any PS3 games that allow for seven-player local multiplayer, so this isnā€™t that much of a downgrade.

Vita Remote Play ā€œmay or may not workā€ outside of the home.

Sony warns heavily that playing PS4 games on a Vita while on the go requires ā€œa robust and stable Wi-Fi connection and broadband Internet connection,ā€ and Sony ā€œstrongly recommendsā€ that you use the feature only when the Vita and PS4 are on the same local network. This is pretty different from Sonyā€™s marketing messages, which show happy, bright-eyed young people easily accessing Remote Play without a care as they go about their days.

Thereā€™s no system level support for USB or Bluetooth mice

This isnā€™t that surprising, but it was still interesting to see it directly addressed. USB and Bluetooth keyboards will work, though, and ā€œcertain gamesā€ may support mouse control, Sony says.

Xbox One

. It works offline

This is the big one; although initially planned to be always-online, Microsoft has now changed it so that you only need a single patch to set up the console. After that, you can stay offline forever. You will, however, miss out on some of the more interesting features of the console and many of its games - although many online-focused titles, like Watch Dogs, will also work offline.

2. It can read your heart rate and your expression

The new version of Kinect that comes with every Xbox One is a vast improvement on the old one. It can track six people at once, with sufficient detail that it can identify facial expressions (including who's paying attention and who's not) and heart rate.

3. You can find the perfect opponent while playing something else

Now, finding players involves getting in a lobby and waiting. On Xbox One, the new Party Scout means you can specify what you want: hunt for people with specific DLC, age, skill level or language. You can then leave it hunting and switch to something else, like TV or the web, while it finds someone.

4. You will be able to use the same Gamertag

Your Gamertag, Friends List and Achievements will all roll over to Xbox One. If you're keeping both consoles, you will be able to use the same sign-in details on both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, and the price of Xbox Live isn't going to be changing either.

5. You can access your digital games from any console

While it's not quite as comprehensive as first planned, you can still sign in to any console and access all your digital games, as you can on Xbox 360. The difference is you can now buy retail games digitally on the day of release, so you can access, say, Skyrim from any console you like. Streaming tech means you can start playing instantly without waiting for a download, too.

6. It captures video of your greatest gaming moments

The new Game DVR feature keeps a rolling video of the last five minutes of gameplay, so you can share it online or with your friends. Some games - probably the Microsoft-published ones - come complete with an Upload Studio feature that lets you edit clips and add effects or voiceover before uploading.

7. Trolls are filtered out

An update to Xbox 360's rather tired five-star reputation system means that persistently unpleasant people are filtered out so that they can only play with each other. A fitting punishment, we're sure you'll agree.

. It's dead silent

Honestly. We've sat with it in a faintly terrifying super-max soundproof room in Microsoft's hardware development lab, and even then we could barely hear it running.

9. It can tell who's holding the controller

Another bonus of the new Kinect: because the device is smart enough to recognise different people, it is able to identify exactly who's holding the controller at any given time. So when you pass the control pad to a new Trials player, for instance, it'll know whose score it needs to update.

10. The dash tells you your Achievement progress

Games can now show how close you are to unlocking Achievements before you start playing, and show how close your Friends are to getting them too. It's tied to GameDVR, so you can even watch videos of the moment they were unlocked.

11. It won't play Xbox 360 games...

Because it's all-new hardware inside, you can't play Xbox 360 games on it, and your XBLA titles won't work either - or at least, not yet. Although Microsoft is "exploring ways to bring gamers' favourite content to the new Xbox," it has nothing to announce yet.

12. ...although you can connect your Xbox 360 to it

Xbox One has an HDMI input, which means that you can plumb in anything that has an HDMI output. It's supposed to be for cable boxes, but you can also use it to run your Xbox 360 through the console rather than going to the effort of switching the TV input. Because obviously, that is a huge hassle.

13. Games' Achievements can be updated

Developers can monitor how a game is being played and add Achievements after it has been released, without requiring updates or having to add extra downloadable content. There are still budgets to contend with, though - like with current DLC, there's only a fixed amount of Gamerscore that can be added to a game per quarter.

14. There's a new kind of Achievement

The new 'Challenges' are time-based, not tied to one game, and can be designed for mass use. For instance, a Challenge might require all players to rack up a million headshots in a weekend. Because they're time-based, they don't award Gamerscore - just new unlocks like maps, character items or artwork.

15. Kinect works in smaller rooms

Here's another reason to give the new Kinect a chance: it's got a wider field of vision than the old one, which means it's able to fit more easily into the diminished dimensions of the typical UK living room. Although we've still yet to try it out in the real world, it seems like it will work with around four feet of space in front of the television, rather than current Kinect's recommendation of six.

16. One Xbox Gold account works for every user

If you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription on your account, any other account on the same console can use all the benefits of Gold - including online multiplayer and most apps.

17. It comes with a headset, but Kinect can hear you fine

The new directional microphone in Kinect can isolate background sound very effectively. Paired with the ability to see who's holding the controller, it can focus in on your voice even if other people are speaking - and pick you out over the background noise of the game, so you don't have to shout. The console also comes with a headset, for those Xbox Live chitchats you'd rather other people didn't hear.

18. It creates a personalised, ad-free home screen

An Amazon-esque learning system tracks the games you play, movies you watch and people you talk to, and updates the home screen to show what's relevant (including the game you last played, of course). There aren't any ads on the home screen, either, although there will still be ads elsewhere in the interface.

19. Updates will install without bothering you

If you've got a permanent internet connection, it'll download and install updates when you aren't using the console. No more waiting at startup.

20. You can have over 1,000 people on your Friends list

And counting. The new cloud-powered Live means that there's no hard limit as on Xbox 360.

21. It's got 20 exclusive games - and counting

The current list of Xbox One exclusives includes: Ryse, Dead Rising 3, Forza 5, Kinect Sports Rivals, Killer Instinct, D4, a new Halo, Below, Quantum Break, Sunset Overdrive, Crimson Dragon and Black Tusk's new game. There's also LocoCycle, Titanfall, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, Project Spark, Zoo Tycoon and Powerstar Golf, which will come to Xbox 360 as well. Expect still more at Gamescom.

22. Achievements give more than Gamerscore

Completing activities can also grant you things like artwork, map unlocks, character unlocks or in-game items. Every app can do this, not just games - although only games grant Gamerscore.

23. You can (still) create your own custom soundtracks

A small but important point: this has been part of Xbox gaming since the very beginning, and we'd hate to miss it. Plus, it's a whole lot better now: you can run the music player as a background app and switch instantly between it and the game whenever you choose.

24. It'll automatically recognise you - even in your friend's house

Kinect will recognise your face and sign you in on your own Gamertag, so you don't have to pick it from a list. If you sign in on a friend's Xbox One, it'll save that information so the next time you're there, it'll be able to recognise you straight away.

25. It turns on at the sound of your voice

The system is designed to be always on, in a low-power state, whenever it's not being used. Which means you can activate it just by walking into the room and saying "Xbox, on".

26. You can talk to it normally

On Xbox 360, before you are able to issue voice commands to the system, you have to wake Kinect up and then read a menu prompt off a screen. On Xbox One, you can just say "Xbox on" to wake your console and then just make a request - like "Xbox, what's everybody playing?".

27. It's not region-locked

You can play any game from any country - assuming the game's publisher hasn't restricted it. Don't everybody start importing terrible US hunting games at once, now.

28. SmartGlass is fast enough to work as a game controller

Up to sixteen devices running the free Smartglass app can be connected at once, with a fraction of the latency you'll experience using SmartGlass on Xbox 360. Just imagine the poker potential.

29. You can add hard drive space, but not at launch

The 500GB capacity is generous, but digital purchases will fill it eventually. Microsoft plans to let you plug in any USB hard drive or storage device, either using the slot on the side of the console or the two on the back. This feature won't be available at launch, however.

30. You can watch TV and play games simultaneously

If you want to, anyway. You can use the Snap function to pin the TV view to the side of the screen while the game gets the rest of it. Perfect for not letting that all-important episode of Emmerdale conflict with your Dead Rising playthrough.

31. It extends to your phone or tablet, for free

SmartGlass is already available for Xbox 360 - you can use it to control the interface or to type text messages. On Xbox One it steps up to offering things like Achievement advice, gameplay tips, or as an additional multiplayer controller.

32. You can chat as you play

Built-in Skype video and voice calls can be answered - or ignored - as you play games. Probably best to leave it on "voice only" for those long family chats mid-CoD.

33. You can stream games as you play

Built-in support for Twitch TV means you can stream any game live to viewers online, and watch others in kind.

So there are the different between the two, so which one will I buy well getting the PS4 first because of the price but will be an Xbox One next year, and just in time for the new Halo games and TitanFall.

PS4 is due out on 11/15/13 and here are the game will be at launch

  • Flower
  • Killzone Shadow Fall
  • Knack
  • Resogun
  • Sound Shapes
  • Angry Birds Star Wars
  • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts
  • FIFA 14
  • Battlefield 4
  • Just Dance 2014
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition
  • Lego Marvel Super Heroes
  • Madden NFL 25
  • NBA 2K14
  • Contrast
  • Pinball Arcade

Xbox One will be out an week later after the PS4 launch on 11/22/13 so here are the games will be at launch

  • Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
  • Battlefield 4 (DICE, Electronic Arts)
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts (Infinity Ward, Activision)
  • Crimson Dragon (Grounding/Land Ho!, Microsoft Studios)
  • Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver, Microsoft)
  • FIFA 14 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)
  • Fighter Within (AMA Ltd., Ubisoft)
  • Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios)
  • Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft)
  • Killer Instinct (Double Helix, Microsoft Studios)
  • LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive)
  • Lococycle (Twisted Pixel, Microsoft Studios)
  • Madden NFL 25 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)
  • NBA 2K14 (Visual Concepts, 2K Sports)
  • NBA LIVE 14 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)
  • Need for Speed: Rivals (Ghost Games, Electronic Arts)
  • Peggle 2 (Popcap, Electronic Arts)
  • Powerstar Golf (Zoe Mode, Microsoft Studios)
  • Ryse: Son of Rome (Crytek, Microsoft Studios)
  • Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions, Activision)
  • Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
  • Zoo Tycoon (Frontier Developments Ltd., Microsoft Studios)
  • Zumba Fitness: World Party (ZoĆ« Mode, Majesco)

Can't wait for November