The Xbox One and the PS4 are day by day raising the bar for their launch this Fall, with massive hype for both consoles there’s a lot of false information out there! Fortunately, we waded through all this to bring you the true facts on what we currently know!
Xbox One launch line-up:
- Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag
- Battlefield 4
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Crimson Dragon
- Dead Rising 3
- FIFA 14
- Fighter Within
- Forza Motorsport 5
- Just Dance 2014
- Killer Instinct
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
- Lococycle
- Madden NFL 25
- NBA 2K14
- NBA LIVE 14
- Need for Speed: Rivals
- Peggle 2
- Powerstar Golf
- Ryse: Son of Rome
- Skylanders: Swap Force
- Watch Dogs
- Zoo Tycoon
- Zumba Fitness: World Party
PS4 launch line-up:
- NBA 2K14
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Skylanders Swap Force
- Need for Speed: Rivals
- Battlefield 4
- Madden 25
- FIFA 14
- NBA Live
- Killzone: Shadow Fall
- #DRIVECLUB
- Knack
- Assassins Creed IV Black Flag
- Watch_Dogs
- Just Dance 2014
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Feature |
PlayStation 4 |
XBox One |
|
Price |
€399 |
€499 |
|
Optical Drive |
Blu-ray/DVD |
Blu-ray/DVD |
|
Game DVR |
Yes, PS+ subscription not required |
Yes, with subscription to Xbox Live Gold |
|
RAM |
8GB GDDR5 |
8GB DDR3 |
|
CPU |
Single-chip x86 AMD “Jaguar” processor, 8 cores |
8 Core Microsoft custom CPU |
|
GPU |
AMD Radeon Graphics Core Next engine w/ 1152 shaders |
853 MHz AMD Radeon GPU w/ 768 shaders |
|
Peak GPU Shader Throughput |
1.84 TeraFLOPS/s |
1.31 TeraFLOPS/s (estimate) |
|
Storage |
500 GB Hard Drive (user removeable) |
500 GB Hard Drive (non-removeable) |
|
External Storage |
TBA |
Yes, USB |
|
Cloud Storage |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Play As You Download |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Account Access from Multiple Consoles |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mandatory Game Installs |
No |
Yes |
|
Required Internet Connection |
No |
No, but required for mandatory day one update. |
|
Used Game Fee |
No |
No |
|
Digital game sharing or gifting |
No |
No |
Feature |
PlayStation 4 |
Xbox One |
|
Backwards Compatibility |
None |
None |
|
Cross Game Chat |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Controllers |
PS4 Dual Shock (1 included) |
Xbox One Wireless Controller (1 included) |
|
Controller Batteries |
Rechargable (built-in) |
AA (2). Rechargable battery packs (sold separately) |
|
Motion Control |
Dualshock 4 PlayStation 4 Eye (not included), PlayStation Move (not included) |
Kinect 2.0 |
|
Second Screen |
Vita (not included) |
SmartGlass (devices not included) |
|
Voice Commands |
TBA |
Yes |
|
Subscription Service |
PlayStation Plus |
Xbox Live |
|
USB |
USB 3.0 (3 ports) |
USB 3.0 (3 ports) |
|
Live Streaming |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Reputation Preservation |
Trophies will be ported |
Achievements will be ported |
|
Web Connection |
Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n |
Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 & 5Ghz) |
|
BlueTooth |
Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR) |
No |
|
Wi-Fi Direct |
No |
Yes |
|
A/V Hookups |
HDMI output (4K Support Optical output |
HDMI input and output (4K support), Optical output |
|
IR |
No |
IR out, IR Blaster (Kinect) |
|
Power Supply (PSU) |
Internal |
External (power brick) |
|
Near Field Communication (NFC) |
No |
No |
|
Region Locked |
No |
No |
Online Services |
PlayStation 4 |
Xbox One |
|
Online Game Play |
Paid Access Via PS+ Subscription |
Paid Access Via Xbox Live Gold Subscription |
|
Netflix |
Free Access to Application |
Paid Access to Application Via Xbox Live Gold Subscription* |
|
HBO Go |
None |
TBA |
|
Skype |
None |
Paid Access to Application Via Xbox Live Gold Subscription |
|
ESPN |
None |
TBA |
|
Hulu Plus |
Free Access to Application |
Paid Access to Application Via Xbox Live Gold Subscription* |
|
Game DVR |
Free Access to Application |
Paid Access to Application Via Xbox Live Gold Subscription |
|
Streaming Game Video |
Free Access to Application |
TBA |
|
Web Browser |
TBA |
Paid Access to Application Via Xbox Live Gold Subscription |
|
NFL Application |
None |
Paid Access to Application Via Xbox Live Gold Subscription |
Feature |
PlayStation 4 |
Xbox One |
|
Pack-In Game |
Playroom (Requires PlayStation Eye, sold seperately) |
None |
|
Controllers |
DualShock 4 Wireless Controller |
Xbox One Controller, Kinect |
|
Headset |
Wired Mono Earbud |
Wired Mono Headset |
|
AV Cables |
HDMI Cable |
HDMI Cable (Cat2) |
|
Charging Cables |
USB Charging Cable |
Not included |
|
Camera |
Not included |
Kinect |
|
Trial Subscription |
TBA |
TBA |
|
Colors |
Black |
Black |
