The last time a new PlayStation or
Xbox hit the market, Facebook had
fewer than 12 million users, a
tablet was a pill and nobody
outside of Apple had heard of a
gadget called the iPhone. That was
more than seven years ago. It's a
vastly different technology
landscape that will greet Sony and
Microsoft in the coming days when
the two old rivals go head to head
again with splashy new consoles.
Sony's PlayStation 4 hits stores on
Friday, with Microsoft's Xbox One
coming a week later, on November
22. Between them, they account for
two of the gaming world's Big
Three (Nintendo, which rolled out
the Wii U last year, casts a wider
net to draw children, families and
more casual players). The
venerable PlayStation and Xbox
remain the fiercest rivals for the
hearts and minds of so-called
hardcore gamers -- the diehards
who stand in line for intense,
intricate titles like "Call of Duty"
that pull in more cash than
Hollywood blockbusters. But it was
2005 when the Xbox 360 hit the
market, and a year later when the
PlayStation 3 debuted. Now, the
two platforms will be competing
for holiday dollars in a world where
anyone can boot up a video game
instantly on a phone or tablet, and
in which streaming and cloud
technology mean most major
video-game titles can be played as
easily on souped-up PCs. Even the
now-ubiquitous Facebook, which
now has 1.1 billion users, plays a
role. Tens of millions of people
play games on the site daily
(athough few of the faithful who
will line up for the new consoles
may consider crushing candy or
farming virtual cows "real" gaming)
. So which of the two rivals, if
either, will cut through the clutter
and prevail? It remains to be seen,
though the fight has already
begun. Earlier this year, Microsoft
reversed course on poorly received
plans to require Xbox One users to
be online while playing and to
limit how much digital games
could be shared or resold. But that
wasn't before Sony got in some
shots of its own. Early reviews of
the PS4 have been positive, with
Time.com's Matt Peckham praising
it as "everything Sony's learned
about platform design, honed and
polished to something just shy of
perfection." The Xbox One will get
its chance to shine next week. And
the debate over which platform is
better will continue, long after the
new consoles start landing in
homes.Until then, here's a "tale of
the tape" look at some of the
features of two devices. Launch
date PlayStation 4: November 15
Xbox One: November 22 Price
PlayStation 4: $399 Xbox One: $499
Titles at launch PlayStation 4: 16
Xbox One: 23Exclusive titles
PlayStation 4: Deep Down;
Driveclub; InFamous: Second Son;
Killzone: Shadow Fall; Knack;
Resogun; Shadow of the Beast; The
Order: 1886. Xbox One: Dead Rising
3; Forza Motorsport 5; Halo 5; Killer
Instinct; Project Spark; Quantum
Break; Ryse: Son of Rome; Sunset
Overdrive; Titanfall. Entertainment
Apps Both: Netflix, Amazon Instant,
Vudu, Hulu Plus, Redbox Instant
PlayStation 4: NBA Game Time, NHL
Game Center Live, Sony Music
Unlimited, Sony Video Unlimited
Xbox One: HBO Go, Watch ESPN, Fox
Now, FX Now, TED, Univision
Deportes, Xbox Music, Xbox Video
Processor PlayStation 4: 8-core
x86-64 AMD "Jaguar" CPU Xbox One:
8-Core AMD custom CPUMemory
PlayStation 4: 8 GB Xbox One: 8 GB
Storage PlayStation 4: 500 GB Xbox
One: 500 GB Camera PlayStation 4:
None (Available for $59) Xbox One:
Kinect 2 Which console do you
prefer, and which features are most
important to you?

lol makes sence

men for me its the ps4 oh( the xbox console looks ugly to me yuck), cant wait till ive saved up money to snap the game and nba 2k14 up in dec or early next year.

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game graphics? ps4!
game play? xbox!

runzlord: game graphics? ps4!
game play? xbox!

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Hello guys, am thinking of ordering ps4 or xbox one from US (amazon or ebay) but my concern is the power input rating. I know not all electronics you can buy and use direct from US due to 110/120 voltage input. I know Laptops and mobile devices can be plug directly to Nigeria power source but don't know if this game console is one of them

dont worry about all that, it's "plugable"

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All u haters of MS, keep hating. Both consoles offer nearly d same in terms of graphics but d xboxone offers more in terms of entertainment. All ready got my XBOXONE and there is nothing u haters gonna say to make me feel bad about it. still gonna buy d PS4 just because i can afford it.

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