PS4
• A "dynamic" menu system exists on the PS4, allowing you to select games, view your profile, see activity on social media, and more.
• 500GB hard drive (removable; user upgradeable)
• PS4 won’t offer backward compatibility, though Sony may offer a cloud-based emulation service for PS3 or older games
• the PlayStation 4 has appreciably more graphics horsepower under its hood than the Xbox One
• The PS4 DualShock controls feature a game DVR share button, a clickable touchpad, a built-in mono speaker and headphone jack, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and a stereo camera interface that senses players’ surroundings. The controller uses Bluetooth 2.1 to connect to the console.
• Only the PS4 will use Bluetooth technology for connecting console peripherals. Aside from the controllers, PlayStation Move and, PS4 headsets, the …show more content…
Users can recharge the controller using a USB cable.
• Both PS4 and Xbox One will require subscriptions to their respective services to play games online. This is a first for PlayStation gamers, as a PlayStation Plus membership was free with prior versions of the console. The PS+ subscription will run gamers $5 per month.
• Similarly, Xbox One requires a $60 per year Xbox Live Gold membership to access many features of the console, including online game play, free game demos and previews, and face-to-face chat using the Kinect. The subscription to the Xbox Live Gold service is often available at a discount on Amazon.com.
• Microsoft and Sony have given gamers a thirst of what next-gen would bring. After a fantastic conference, and tons of exclusives announced for the two hotly anticipated gaming devices, it wouldn’t be out of place to know how both consoles will operate once they hit the store-shelves in the 4th quarter of 2013. The similarities tend to be of a higher percentage, but it is the differences, although few, which will determine which camp gamers will eventually jump
• A "dynamic" menu system exists on the PS4, allowing you to select games, view your profile, see activity on social media, and more.
• 500GB hard drive (removable; user upgradeable)
• PS4 won’t offer backward compatibility, though Sony may offer a cloud-based emulation service for PS3 or older games
• the PlayStation 4 has appreciably more graphics horsepower under its hood than the Xbox One
• The PS4 DualShock controls feature a game DVR share button, a clickable touchpad, a built-in mono speaker and headphone jack, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and a stereo camera interface that senses players’ surroundings. The controller uses Bluetooth 2.1 to connect to the console.
• Only the PS4 will use Bluetooth technology for connecting console peripherals. Aside from the controllers, PlayStation Move and, PS4 headsets, the …show more content…
Users can recharge the controller using a USB cable.
• Both PS4 and Xbox One will require subscriptions to their respective services to play games online. This is a first for PlayStation gamers, as a PlayStation Plus membership was free with prior versions of the console. The PS+ subscription will run gamers $5 per month.
• Similarly, Xbox One requires a $60 per year Xbox Live Gold membership to access many features of the console, including online game play, free game demos and previews, and face-to-face chat using the Kinect. The subscription to the Xbox Live Gold service is often available at a discount on Amazon.com.
• Microsoft and Sony have given gamers a thirst of what next-gen would bring. After a fantastic conference, and tons of exclusives announced for the two hotly anticipated gaming devices, it wouldn’t be out of place to know how both consoles will operate once they hit the store-shelves in the 4th quarter of 2013. The similarities tend to be of a higher percentage, but it is the differences, although few, which will determine which camp gamers will eventually jump