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If you follow the news and have no idea how you can live without racing, action, shooters - it's time to think about buying a console. On it you can watch videos, listen to music, use the Internet. But there are many products on the market today. There are doubts: what is better Xbox 360 or PS3?

It is difficult to understand this issue. After all, both manufacturers offer good solutions. Let's take a closer look at them, and also compare the Xbox One and Sony Playstation 4.

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Sony Playstation 3 Vs Xbox 360

To understand what is better than the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, you should pay attention to the games. Their diversity is impressive in both cases, but if you look closely, the X-Box is a little ahead. They look better on this model. In addition, there are several interesting exclusives with exciting stories, such as Garfield Kart. The next advantage is in multi-channel surround sound.

When choosing between the Playstation 3 or Xbox 360, you should also evaluate the operating time of the joysticks without recharging. The Dualshock 3 is powered by a rechargeable battery that provides up to 20 hours of continuous use. The Microsoft joystick is powered by AA batteries and the operating time depends directly on how these batteries are used. But you should not immediately make X Box the leader in this mini-study between the Xbox 360 or Sony Playstation 3. Indeed, on the other hand, if the batteries run out and there are no spares in the house, the lesson will have to be postponed. In the case of Dualshock 3, you just need to connect the cable without interrupting the process.

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The xbox 360 does not have a blu-ray drive. And this is also a significant disadvantage.

In the ranking: PS3 or Xbox in a more favorable light is Sony. This is a one-piece product, comfortable, beautiful and technologically advanced. X Box has its advantages, it is Kinect, a more convenient controller. Therefore, the choice is purely individual for each user.

Some users decide: Xbox 360 or Sony Playstation 4? In this segment, the last opponent definitely wins. After all, PS4 belongs to the latest generation of consoles and you can only compare it with the latest generation of X Box, One. This is what we'll do.

Sony Playstation 4 Vs Xbox One

Note that it is difficult to unequivocally determine the winner: Sony Playstation or Xbox. After all, Microsoft positions its devices as an entertainment center, where a significant bonus is the presence of numerous high-quality games. Sony focuses on gamers. Both manufacturers offer users interesting games, many exclusive programs that can only be played on their device.

Among the shortcomings of One, it should be noted the need to connect at least once a day, higher cost, region restrictions on a non-removable hard drive.

So which is better Sony Playstation or Xbox? We will answer this way: the most glorious thing is when there are 2 consoles in the house at once. If you are limited in funds, look at your goals: if you are only interested in games, and nothing else, choose Sony. If you want to listen to music while enjoying multi-channel sound, watch videos in high quality, have fun with Kinect - choose XBox!

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Xbox One or PS4? PS4 or Xbox One? If you, like me in my time, suffer when choosing a new generation console, then this review is for you.

A year ago, I decided to buy myself a new console. I must say right away that before that I was the owner of PS1 and Xbox 360, so I won’t say that I am a fan of a particular manufacturer. Not at all.

So let's start with the look. Yes, Juan (as the fans called him) is a little bulky and looks like an old German video recorder. However, no one forces you to keep it in the open, it fits smartly under the TV shelf, as in my case, and the appearance does not play any role here. But, nevertheless, the curling iron wins in appearance (as PS4 is already called).

Joystick or gamepad. That's what I think should be the most convenient and fundamental when choosing a console. I went to the store for 3 days and tried on joysticks from both consoles. And so twisted, and that. And I'll tell you this - by nature I have big hands, and the PS4 controller in my hands looks and feels like a child's toy. It is extremely inconvenient to play games, especially sports simulators and shooters, where the reaction of a tiger is needed. So here I advise you like this - if you have rather big hands - then 100% you need an Xbox One. In the hand, the joystick lies ergonomically and is pleasant to use. Nothing creaks, nothing falls off. High quality plastic, all buttons are smoothly pressed.

Well, actually, games. If you are a fan of sports simulations (like me), then you have nothing to worry about, the developers of EA Sports and 2K do not deprive any of the consoles of games.

And in principle, most of the cool toys come out on both consoles. But as for the exclusives, here, most likely, Juan wins. Games such as Quantum Break, Sunset Overdrive, the Forza series, Rise Of Tomb Raider are exclusive to Microsoft branded consoles and are truly masterpieces. The image quality in some games is purely software-wise better on the PS4, but it's almost invisible to the human eye. So this is not even worth focusing on.

For network games on the Internet, you will need subscriptions for one or another console. On both consoles, a subscription costs about 3200 rubles, but this subscription makes it possible not only to play on the Internet with friends and other players, but also gives you 2 games every month (at the choice of the developer). Here, by the way, Juan wins again, as he distributes cooler games than a PS4 subscription.

But there's a major argument that PS4 can't beat - the Xbox One-exclusive EA Access subscription. This subscription costs 1990 rubles per year, and as long as you are a subscriber, you get the opportunity to play all full versions of EA Sports games for free. For example, FIFA 16 and NHL16 have already been added to the subscription on April 19, 2016, and EA Access owners can now play them for free. And in stores they still cost 3,000 rubles each. Profitable - isn't it? And besides football and hockey, you can play NBA, NFL, Need For Speed, Plants vs Zombies, Battlefield, UFC, Dragon Age, Titanfall. It also gives you a 10% discount on EA Sports products.

Summarize. Xbox One is the best console for me personally. Its price/quality ratio is perfect. And yet I advise you to go to the store more than once or twice and twist the joysticks from both consoles. A convenient gamepad is a fundamental condition for a pleasant game and enjoyment of the game hours spent on your favorite console.

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Or XBox One? For which of these consoles are the best games released? The debate about which of these game consoles is more worthy of the attention of gamers has not subsided since the first mention of them in the press. Today, after the presentations of both products, we are ready to discard speculation and make an objective comparison based on real details. So, in our ring Sony PlayStation 4 vs. XBox One from Microsoft.

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Computing core

Both platforms are based on an eight-core AMD Jaguar x86-64 processor operating at a frequency of 1.75 GHz. More precisely, their computing power is provided by a "system on a chip" - a combined module that includes a central and graphic processors, a video codec and a RAM controller. Despite the identity of the CPU, the rest of the system parameters are quite noticeably different. First and foremost is the graphics.

Graphics subsystem

XBox One vs PS4 graphics are compared on the following specs:

• FLOPS is the number of floating point operations performed by the GPU in 1 second (a measure of peak power). According to this parameter, the computing power of the Playstation 4 is 1.4 times higher than that of the new Xbox. (TFLOPS PS4 vs XBox One - 1.84:1.31).
• The number of Shading units (shaders of the video chip), which are responsible for the speed of processing some parameters of three-dimensional graphics (textures, shadows, displacement of objects, etc.) and the realism of the image. PS4 vs XBox One has more of them: 1152 and 768 respectively. Plus, the video chip of the console from Sony has its own, unique shader system - the PlayStation Shader Language, the capabilities of which even surpass the current limits of OpenGL 4 and DirectX11.
• The number of ROPs visualization units that are responsible for the clarity of the output image (the more, the better). The video card of the Sony set-top box has 32 such blocks, and Microsoft has 2 times less. The number of main computing units is also larger for Sony - 18 versus 12.
• Among other things, the PlayStation 4 graphics processor has the advantages of supporting tessellation, which has a positive effect on the quality of object detail, and a more powerful accelerator.
• And only one indicator, despite all the "buns" PS 4, adds Xbox bonuses - this is the clock speed of the GPU. At the console from Microsoft it is 853 MHz versus 800 from Sony. That is, in general, the graphics processor of the new Xbox is faster, so the visual quality of the graphics of both platforms is quite comparable. And if not to be too picky - the differences between them are not so great.

The conclusion is this. The graphical characteristics of the Sony PlayStation 4 are still better developed, and this opens up an unprecedented wide scope for game developers.

Drives and memory

The amount of RAM and there, and here is 8 GB. But the XBox One RAM modules against the PlayStation 4 have a lower bandwidth - 86 GB / s (DDR3 standard) compared to 176 GB / s for PS 4 (DDR5 standard). However, this only applies to the main unit. What the Microsoft console lacks in bandwidth, it makes up for with an additional ultra-fast 32MB ESRAM memory module.

As the main drives in both set-top boxes, hard drives with a capacity of 500 GB are used, plus there is access to cloud storage. This is enough for the gaming collections of the bulk of gamers. And for those who need special space, the creators of Xbox provided the ability to connect an external drive via USB, and the developers of Playstation 4 made the hard drive replaceable. Anyone who does not have enough 500 GB will be able to buy and install a more capacious drive.

Also, both consoles are equipped with drives for reading Blu-Ray and DVDs.

Interfaces

In terms of communicating with other devices through various interfaces, the characteristics of the XBox One and PS4 are as follows:

• both consoles are equipped with USB 3.0 ports, a Wi-Fi module and an Ethernet network card for connecting to computer networks, it has HDMI and optical outputs;
• the set-top box from Microsoft supports Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA technologies, which allows you to connect directly to other home network devices and quickly share media content, and also has an additional HDMI input;
• The Sony set-top box is equipped with a Bluetooth 2.1 device and a 3.5 jack for connecting headphones.

Input Devices

The main device with which the user directly interacts is a gamepad (joystick). From him, like nothing else, depends on the convenience of managing the game and the comfort of the player. Which console has a better gamepad - the XBox One or the PlayStation 4?

Gamepad prefix from Microsoft compared to the previous release - Xbox 360, has not changed. The shape remained the same, only the location of some buttons changed, a cross was added, and the batteries were replaced with rechargeable batteries.

The joystick from Sony has changed much more significantly. First, it has become larger and heavier. Secondly, it has a touchpad for finer control of the game, and thirdly, the design of the controls has changed and several new buttons have been added.

As for the ease of use of gamepads, both of them are equally comfortable in the hands, but otherwise, each is good in its own way.

In addition to gamepads, both consoles support player motion capture devices - kinect and various motion controllers. The Kinect included with the new Xbox is equipped with two Full HD cameras and wide-angle lenses that capture the slightest movements of the player, and 4 built-in microphones pick up any noise around. All this is translated into the game and affects the course of its events. So, for example, the enemy will be able to detect your presence by the noise in the room. In addition, Xbox supports voice control.

The PS 4 has a similar device to the Kinect, but it is not included in the standard package and is purchased separately. Unlike the Xbox, Sony PlayStation 4 supports cameras and other motion controllers from previous versions of its consoles. But still, here the comparison of XBox One and PS4 is clearly in favor of the former.

Operating system and services

The PS4 operating system received more socialization features - applications for communicating with other players, modules for broadcasting game progress to the network with the ability to exchange comments, and even remote connection to the game. At the same time, these functions are not imposed on the user - if desired, they can be disabled. In a word, thanks to the OS, the game console justifies its purpose - it can only be used for games and communication.

Microsoft's concept is somewhat different. The corporation positions its device as a home media center, so it has developed as many as 3 operating systems for the new Xbox:

• gaming system XBox OS;
• mini-Windows (specially for set-top boxes);
• and the hypervisor that controls these two systems - thanks to him, both XBox OS and Windows can be used simultaneously.

This order of the device of the operating system allows simultaneously with the game to watch, for example, cable TV channels ("picture in picture"), use a number of Smart TV functions, make Skype calls, surf social networks, etc. Which is better - XBox One or PS4 in terms of software is probably clear.

Games

The number of exclusive games for both consoles is still small, and at the moment Sony has more of them (25 versus 17). It is difficult to say who and how many of them will be in a few months - active development is being carried out by both competitors.

Today, at least five companies are preparing to release PS 4 exclusives. In contrast, at the presentation of the new Xbox, Microsoft representatives said that the corporation had invested a billion dollars in the development of new projects and would soon make its users incredibly happy. In addition, games for the Xbox will "fully" use the capabilities of the kinect, since every owner will have one.

At the moment, the following exclusive games for Sony PlayStation 4 have already been released:

• bloodborne;
• Killzone: Shadow Fall
• Knack;
• Lily Bergamo;
• The Order: 1886;
• Road Not Taken;
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and others.

Microsoft, on the other hand, has exclusive rights to such games for XBox One as:

• Quantum Break;
• halo title;
• Forza Horizon 2;
• Forza Motorsport 5;
• Crimson Dragon;
• Halo 5: Guardians;
• Halo: The Master Chief Collection and others.

Sales of consoles

Sales of PS4 and XBox One started at different times. A new console from Sony can be bought already in our camp at a price of about 18,000 rubles or 400 euros abroad. The package includes the console itself and the gamepad. The Xbox in Russia will start selling in September 2014, but those who are unable to wait for this momentous event can purchase the console on Ebay and Amazon right today. The price of a set - a set-top box, a kinect and a gamepad, will be about 500 euros. Yes, such a purchase will hit the budget more seriously than the XBox 360 or Sony PlayStation 4, but, you see, it's worth it.

This concludes our review. What else can be said about these, of course, magnificent and noteworthy products? What to rely on when choosing?

If you prefer powerful hardware, detailed graphics and a large selection of exclusive games now, then the Sony PlayStation 4 is probably made for you. But for those who dream of a good multimedia "combine" with "gadgets" in the form of a kinect and agree that an exclusive product should be expensive, you should wait a little when Microsoft XBox One appears on the shelves of your hometown. And in fact, and in another case, the choice of the game console will be correct.

What to buy PS4 or PS3 and XBOX One or XBOX 360

Well, the new generation consoles XBOX One and PS4 are already on the way, but do not forget about the old generation in the face of PS3 and XBOX 360.

In this article, we will look at what is better to buy at the moment for people who have not had consoles up to this point and what exactly to buy for those who want a new generation console.

In one of the materials, we have already considered the pros and cons of consoles, let's reveal the topic of what is the best one to buy?

Old generation consoles vs new

The promise of older generation consoles

Let's start with the fact that after the release of the new generation consoles (PS 4, XBOX One) on sale, no one will cancel the old generation consoles (PS3 and XBOX 360), they will also be supported and games will also be released. This is evidenced by a fairly confident and stable platform of the old generation, which has been tested by time and games, which cannot be said about the Playstation 4 and XBOX One yet.

Moreover, at the moment, a large number of large-scale AAA games are planned to be released on the PS 3 and XBOX 360, which is why in the next few years the games on the console will come out in the same tight formation. Also, a prerequisite for this is a large number of old-generation consoles from people who have not bought PS 4 and XBOX One and are not going to do this yet, so it is beneficial for developers to make games for such a wide audience.

Therefore, if you are afraid that buying a PlayStation 3 or XBOX 360 now will be the wrong decision due to the fact that you think they will soon end due to the new generation of consoles, then you are mistaken.

The prospect of buying XBOX 360 and PS 3 also lies in the large number of already released exclusives that you just need to play. Among these: GTA V, The Last of Us, Heavy Rain and many, many others, which, in addition, are now very cheap.

The future of next generation consoles

The only reason to buy a PlayStation 4 or XBOX One today is the future of gaming. For example, the power of PS4 compared to PS3 exceeds the latter several times. It is expected that the games on the next generation of consoles will reach a completely different level, but for now, we can only hope for it. The disadvantages include the fact that you will not play franchises that are only available on older generation consoles, including GTA 5.

What to buy XBOX One or PlayStation 4?

It's time to talk about next generation consoles, namely, what is better to buy Playstation 4 or XBOX One.

We will not compare in detail any parameters of the consoles, but will describe their pros and cons in a paragraph dedicated to XBOX One and PS 4.

XBOX One

In its ideological framework, the XBOX One is more of a media center than a confident game console. With games and XBOX One, Microsoft somehow didn’t work out right away. Initially, their set-top box had many negative criteria, for example, the set-top box must be constantly connected to the Internet, games must be linked to the account, and the price of the set-top box is too high. However, fortunately, Microsoft made concessions and optimized all these incomprehensible moments to acceptable ones, also reducing the price from $700 to $470. The disadvantages include relatively weak hardware, a non-removable hard drive.

As for the PS4, this console is a confident gaming console. In addition to everything else, the console, in addition to games, perfectly plays movies, music, and so on.

Conclusion

Perhaps after reading the points above, you have already made your own conclusion, but let's summarize all the material.

Speaking frankly, Sony won the war of the new generation of consoles with a blitzkrieg.

If you only want to play and have a computer in your house, then you should definitely buy a PlayStation 4. With this console, you will get the most powerful device for games, and get more than one hundred hours of enjoyment from them.

Games that go to consoles usually go to PlayStation 4 and XBOX One right away, so you don't lose anything in this regard.

Of course, there are exclusives that come out only for XBOX One, for example, but believe me there are a very small number of them, usually these are not AAA games and this cannot be a reason to buy XBOX One, which cannot overshadow the gaming power and prospects of the PlayStation 4.

However, if you want to buy a set-top box to watch pay TV, create your own media libraries, and in general games are just one of your entertainment options on the console, then it’s natural for you to shop for the XBOX One.

In the world of game consoles, 2013 is quite rich in important events. Two of the top three game console manufacturers (Sony and Microsoft) announced brand new video console models this spring. This , and the product from . The third player, Nintendo, after the release of Wii U in 2012, apparently took a break and is unlikely to please its adherents with something. But new players are going to settle in the video set-top box market: the leading GPU manufacturer NVIDIA with the Shield project and independent developers with the OUYA prototype, who received funding and world fame with the help of the popular Kickstarter fundraising service.

Why are we all so looking forward to new consoles? Because there are quite a lot of reasons for their improvement. Well, of course, first of all it concerns graphics, which can no longer compete with modern combinations of processors and video cards used in personal computers. Microsoft and Sony have already revealed the latest secrets of their new consoles, you can read about it in the PS4 and XBOX One sections. Microsoft is preparing TV content for the XBox, powerful online services and developing the concept of home entertainment centralization. With the release of the PlayStation 4, Sony is going to abandon all restrictions, making the main bet on gamers. There's also Nintendo's Wii U available for purchase today. However, the new Wii is still far from sane competition with other market players.

Before we pit Sony and Microsoft against each other, let's get back to where it all began.

If you look closely, it is noticeable that in the past generation there was a lot in common between the consoles from Sony and Microsoft:

• 512 MB RAM
• HDD
• optical drive
• support for wireless networks and Bluetooth.

Of course there were differences. For example, processors that have a common architecture based on IBM PowerPC have different configurations of execution units. RAM, unlike Xbox, where the CPU and GPU share the entire available space, in the Sony set-top box, the memory is divided in half - into the system and video parts (256 + 256 MB). And the video processors in the set-top boxes are different, Microsoft in the XBOX 360 generation preferred the development from ATI (Xenos chip), and Sony chose a solution from NVIDIA called RSX Reality Synthesizer.

The optical drives installed in the consoles were also taken from competing companies. These are the Blu-ray Disc for the PlayStation and the regular DVD-ROM (later failed HD-DVD) for the Xbox. Compared to personal computers of that time, both consoles were powerful, advanced gaming solutions that were almost as good as top-end configurations. In terms of CPU processing power, the set-top boxes were not inferior to the latest dual-core AMD Athlon X2 and Intel Core 2 Duo processors, and in terms of peak processing power they were significantly superior. The video subsystem also successfully competed with desktop counterparts.

CPU in xbox 360

• Developer: IBM.
• Title: cell.
• Architecture: IBM PowerPC.
• Frequency: 3200 MHz.
• Number of execution units: 3 cores * SMT technology (two threads per core, total 6 threads).
• Peak performance: 115 GFL0PS double precision.
• Production technology: 90 nm (later 65 and 45 nm).

The central processing unit in the PlayStation 3

• Developers: Sony, Toshiba and IBM.
• Title: cell.
• Architecture: IBM PowerPC.
• Frequency: 3200 MHz.
• Number of executive devices: 1 main core + 8 auxiliary coprocessors.
• Peak performance: 230.4 GFLoPS single precision and 100 GFL0PS double precision.

Another important point to note is that having one fixed hardware configuration allows game developers to very effectively optimize their products to get the most out of the hardware. In terms of multimedia capabilities, game consoles were far ahead of personal computers of that time. For example, the presence of a Blu-rau drive in the PlayStation 3 was often the decisive argument when buying, since a separately purchased drive of this type was comparable in price to the set-top box itself. And the presence of an HDMI output made it possible to get by with a single cable for connecting a large-screen TV and a multi-channel sound system. Wireless networking technologies such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a flash drive, etc., only became mainstream in the PC world a few years later.

Video processor in Xbox 360

• Developer: ATI (AMD).
• Name: Xenos (C1).
• Frequency: 500 MHz.
• Number of transistors: 232 million
• Production technology: 65 nm.
• Shader processors: 240 (5×48, VLIW5 architecture).
• Rasterizers: 8.
• Memory size and type: up to 512 MB DDR3.
• Memory bus: 128 bits.

The Xenos chip, despite supporting unified shaders, is only compatible with DirectX 9 Shader Model 3.0. This processor is transitional between the generations of desktop chips R500 and R600. The latter already have a unified architecture and are compatible with DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0.

Video processor in PS 3

• Developer: NVIDIA.
• Title: RSX Reality Synthesis.
• Frequency: 550 MHz.
• Number of transistors: 278 million
• Production technology: 90 nm (later 65 nm).
• Shader processors: 24 pixel and 8 vertex.
• Rasterizers: 8.
• Memory size and type: 256 MB GDDR3.
• Memory bus: 128 bits.

The RSX processor is, in fact, one of the modifications of the G70/G71 generation graphics chips (GeForce 7800/7900), having similar functionality and slightly lower performance due to the use of a narrower memory bus. Supports multi-threaded pipelined shaders.

New generation of game consoles: XBOX One vs PS4, which is better?

Sony was the first to announce its prefix, and we will begin the review with it. Rumors that the latest set-top boxes from manufacturers will be based on a specially designed next-generation processor from AMD have been around for a long time. After the official presentations of the consoles, this information was confirmed.

Prefix from Sony: PS4

The PlayStation 4 is based on an 8-core APU (Acceleration Processor Unit) based on the cost-effective Jaguar architecture developed by AMD and integrated into a single chip graphics part, very close in performance to the Radeon HD7850 desktop video adapter.

Another distinguishing feature of this processor is the ability to work with high-speed GDDR5 memory, which until now was only possible for graphics processors. Thus, the use of ultra-fast GDDR5 memory and a single address space allows you to perform non-graphical calculations much faster. As you know, modern graphics processors in a certain range of tasks are capable of calculating digital data tens, and sometimes hundreds of times faster than universal central processors. Therefore, today video processors are increasingly used not only for their intended purpose, but also for various calculations. AMD and Intel are focusing on this technology, introducing an open standard called OpenCL for their APUs, which regulates non-graphics computing.

The video processor, located on the same chip with the CPU, is currently the undisputed leader in terms of performance and graphics power among all embedded video cores. AMD has always been good at integrating a graphics processor that is significantly faster and often more functional than the competition. But this time, AMD engineers have outdone themselves by doubling the number of cores in consoles compared to the most powerful desktop APU. Due to the fact that console games have a higher level of optimization, the graphics in games promise to be unsurpassed. In addition, support for the standard (aka 4K) with a resolution of 3840 × 2160 and higher is declared, so such a powerful GPU will obviously not be superfluous.

The set-top box will come with a new DualShock 4 controller with rich equipment:

• touchpad
• gyroscope
• accelerometer
• vibration function
• 4 color backlight
• speaker.

The console is equipped with two cameras with a resolution of up to 1280 × 800 pixels and a viewing angle of 85 degrees (PlayStation 4 Eye technology), able to track the position of the DualShock controller in space.

The system-on-a-chip that powers the Xbox One is very similar to its direct competitor. Current characteristics known at the moment:

• 8-core AMD processor based on Jaguar architecture
• 8 GB RAM
• GCN architecture video card with 768 cores
• 500 GB hard drive and Blu-ray drive
• a complete set of network interfaces: gambit Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Nevertheless, there is a rather noticeable difference - the platform works with the "usual" type of memory: DDR3. Support for fast GDDR5, as in the PlayStation 4, will not be. While Microsoft is silent about the intricacies of the system. For example, talking about some changes in the graphics part of the processor, the developers paid attention to such a factor as the number of simultaneously executed tasks. If the Radeon 7000 generation desktop graphics card is capable of solving one graphics task or two computational tasks, then the processor designed for Xbox One simultaneously solves up to 64 non-graphic tasks. The Xbox One CPU and GPU have one distinctive feature - it is accelerated from 1.6 GHz to 1.75 GHz. Microsoft accelerated the GPU by 6%.

The developers promise us an improved Kinect game controller built into the console. It is an HD camera that allows you to shoot video in resolution up to 1080p and control the console with gestures. In addition, at the presentation it was especially noted that they tried to make the new prefix as quiet as possible.

It is likely that there are other interesting details that will become known closer to the start of sales. new generation consoles. The operating system, as expected, will be of its own design, based on the Windows 8 kernel and, according to the Redmonds, taking all the best from the OS used in the Xbox 360. We are also promised native support for Skype, some extended TV functionality and improved social services based on Xbox Live. Alarming rumors about the obligatory connection of the console to the Internet, fortunately. This feature can only be implemented at the initiative of individual developers.

Learn more about AMD's Jaguar processor

Jaguar is the successor to the economical Bobcat architecture, widely used in netbooks, nettops, home theaters and a variety of embedded systems. According to the developers, processors based on the Jaguar architecture have a higher rate of execution of instructions per clock compared to their predecessors while reducing power consumption. Considering the compact cases of set-top boxes, the moderate heat dissipation of the processor will come in handy. In addition, playmakers now have access to eight full-fledged computing cores, which, according to optimistic estimates, will positively affect the support of “true” multi-cores by modern game engines. And the use of the mass and well-known x86 architecture will significantly reduce the threshold for new developers to enter the gaming market, who will not have to master the specific architecture of the previous generation of consoles. Moreover, now the process of porting games from one console platform to another and to personal computers will be greatly facilitated, which will allow you to quickly and cost-effectively release games that can work on both consoles and PCs. It is important to note that Jaguar-based solutions are modular and consist of Compute Units containing 4 cores. The PlayStation 4 processor includes two modules. Jaguar has added new SSE 4.1 and SSE 4.2 streaming SIMD extensions, advanced AES encryption instructions, the AVX instruction set, and other extensions.

The central processing unit used in the PlayStation 4

• Developer: AMD.
• Title: unknown.
• Frequency: unknown.
• Memory type: GDDR5.

The CPU used in the Xbox One

• Developer: AMD.
• Architecture: AMD x86-64.
• Frequency: presumably 1600 MHz.
• Number of executive devices: 8 cores.
• The amount and type of memory: 8 GB GDDR3.
• Peak performance: 1.23 TFL0PS.
• Production technology: 28 nm.

The video processor used in the PlayStation 4

• Developer: AMD.
• Title: unknown.
• Frequency: unknown.
• Production technology: 28 nm.
• Computing cores: presumably 768.
• Memory type: GDDR5.
• Memory Bandwidth: 176 Gb/s.

Video processor used in XBOX One

• Developer: AMD.
• Title: unknown.
• Frequency: unknown.
• Production technology: 28 nm.
• Computing cores: 768.
• Memory type: DDR3.
• Memory Bandwidth: 68.3 GB/s.

Comparison table of technical characteristics of PS4 and XBOX One

	Sony PlayStation 4	Microsoft XBOX One
Processor (CPU)	AMD Jaguars. 8 cores 1.6GHz	AMD Jaguars. 8 cores 1.75GHz
RAM (RAM)
Video Processor (GPU)		AMD. 768 core (GCN architecture)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
optical drive
Peripheral ports	USB 3.0 HDMI, audio 7.1	USB 3.0, HDMI. audio 7.1
cameras	PlayStation Eye. 1280p
Network devices	Ethernet 10/100/1000, 802.11b/g/n. Bluetooth 2.1/1Gbit Ethernet. WiFi 802.11n	Ethernet 10/100/1000, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 / 1Gbit Ethernet. WiFi 802.11n
Input Devices	DualShock 4.PlayStation Move	XBOX One Controller. Kinect 2.0
Operating system

Comparison of PS4 and XBOX One functionality

PlayStation 4. The Sony PlayStation 4 is no longer a secret object: it is known that the console is equipped with powerful hardware (see the comparison table above) and scores extra points due to the possibility of free use of classic games and a full offline mode. The PS4 has a modern, angular design. Classic game discs can be freely traded, gifted or sold at least. for single player mode. PS4 will be able to work offline without restrictions and will not have regional restrictions. All these innovations became a clear challenge to the main competitor - Microsoft, which intended to bind the user with strict restrictions.
Sony officials say they want to make the PS4 the perfect platform for further development and give game makers a variety of tools. A special role is given to integration with social networks. The DualSliock 4 controller is equipped with a "Share" button, which allows gamers to easily upload their gaming episodes and favorite videos to Facebook, YouTube or Sony's video portal. The user interface will also give you access to numerous social features, from uploads and chats to self-made screenshot galleries.
As for the games announced for the upcoming PS4, there are many multi-platform games among them, but work is underway on exclusive products. The imminent release of many of them has already been confirmed, information about others has not yet been clarified. We are talking, in particular, about the new Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet 3, Motorstorm 3. Multiplatform games, the release of which has already been announced, include, for example. Watch Dogs, Metro Last Light, Destiny and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

XBOX one. Microsoft wants even more, and if the Xbox 360 first of all satisfies the needs of passionate gamers. then Xbox One should become the centerpiece of the living room, connected to all sorts of communication networks. The concept is based on the Xbox live online service and the Kinect motion sensor. Along with series and other TV content, Xbox Live will soon offer sports, at least in the US, such as NFL (American football). The Blu-ray drive and its own video service (Video on Demand Service) will give you the opportunity to watch high-definition movies at any time. The Kinect motion sensor will allow you to get rid of the remote control. Its improved version allows you to use voice commands and gestures to navigate menus, launch games, movies or applications. If voice and movements are not enough, special software for tablets and smartphones will come to the rescue -.

Initially, it was stated that when playing offline, the Xbox One should be checked on a Microsoft server every 24 hours. In addition, games purchased for the first use were planned to be tightly tied to an Xbox Live account. Fortunately, Microsoft got rid of these restrictions - the company changed its policy and abolished the requirement of a constant connection to the Web, regional blocking and linking games to an account.

When Microsoft announced that a Kinect sensor must be connected to launch the Xbox One, it was also criticized. Information has been revealed that Kinect can act as a tool for spying on users. However, a little later, the company clarified the scope of the sensor's functions. Kinect, they claim, is part of the Xbox One and can be turned on with the "Xbox on" voice command. When disabled, Kinect should only respond to those two words. While the console is inactive, all other conversations are completely ignored. Notable is also the fact that the Xbox One will not be sold without Kinect.

The release of the PlayStation 4 consoles from Sony and Microsoft's Xbox One is getting closer and I don't want to postpone the choice of a future next-generation console. According to the characteristics and looks like a game console, in turn, the Xbox One prefix looks more like a multimedia center. Let's try to understand the difference in performance of both consoles and the possibilities to compensate for them in the future.

Comparison XBOX One and PS4: photo

Console Differences: PS4 vs. XBOX One

From the information in the first half of the article, it became clear that the performance of the PlayStation 4 in games will be higher than that of the Xbox One. It should be noted that after the announcement of the technical features of the new generation of consoles, Sony and Microsoft decided to hastily change some of the characteristics of their consoles. Now we have to review and compare all the key features that play a significant role in performance.

CPU

An interesting fact is that since the announcement of the technical characteristics of its Xbox One, Microsoft has overclocked the processor of the set-top box from 1.6 GHz to 1.75 GHz. Although Sony has yet to officially announce what frequency the processor of its PS4 is running at, most believe that the clock frequency of the crystal is still the same base 1.6 GHz. The difference of 150 MHz is really insignificant, and these 150 MHz will not affect the overall performance picture, but still.

video card

Both consoles use AMD Radeon graphics chips. The Xbox One GPU is clocked at 853 MHz, while the PlayStation 4's graphics run at 800 MHz. But more importantly, the PlayStation 4 graphics chip has 18 compute units, while the Xbox One GPU has only 12. In total, Sony's GPU uses 1,152 stream processors, as opposed to the 768 used by Microsoft's console. If we consider the issue from the point of view of performance in games in which the main work is assigned to the graphic subsystem of the console, then it turns out that the PlayStation 4 has almost one and a half times higher than that of the Xbox One. It is worth noting that an important indicator here is the frequency of the graphics core, which in total gives about 40 percent of the advantage over the competitor.

RAM

New generation consoles are equipped with 8 GB of RAM. However, in the case of the Xbox One, DDR3 memory is used. In the case of the PlayStation - GDDR5, which promises to increase the overall speed of graphics processing. The stumbling block here is the extra 32MB of ultra-fast ESRAM used in the Xbox One, which in theory should tip the scales in terms of actual bandwidth towards the Microsoft console. But Sony's GDDR5 is faster.

Gaming performance

nowhere performance differences between PS4 and XBOX One consoles not as noticeable as the resolutions that consoles support, especially when considering results in multi-platform games. A prime example is Call of Duty: Ghosts. The game runs very smoothly on the XBOX One (60 fps) at 720p. The PlayStation 4 version, on the other hand, is capable of 1080p (although it should be noted that some journalists, who got to PS4 and Call of Duty: Ghosts before anyone else, noted some drops in frames). The same difference applies to Battlefield 4. DICE's game will run at 720p on Xbox One and 900p on PlayStation 4. The same 32 MB of ESRAM used in the Xbox One cannot handle 1080p resolution. Plus, ESRAM will add “hemorrhoids” during optimization.

Next generation console features

Currently, Xbox One looks paler than its competitor. But the Xbox One has another trump card up its sleeve that will allow it to compete with Sony's set-top box - these are accessories. For example, the Kinect sensor, which allows you to switch between the game, TV programs and the Skype messenger with voice control. True, the usefulness of this function, especially for those who do not speak English, is doubtful. The important thing is that for these functions to work, 10 percent of the console's graphics subsystem is used, which will be taken away from game developers. In the past, most developers have noted that it was much easier to develop games for the Xbox 360 compared to the PlayStation 3. Now Sony has created a game console with a simple architecture, while Microsoft has done the opposite. As we already know, games on XBOX One are low resolution compared to PS4, and the reason for the lower resolution is the previously praised eSRAM from Xbox One.

Graphics in games on nextgen consoles

To hush up resolution issues, Microsoft is now talking about the wide multimedia capabilities of the Xbox One on all corners. Microsoft forgets about the main target audience of consoles - ordinary gamers. As you have now seen, there are indeed differences in the performance of both consoles. Time will show us their importance. No one begs for the benefits of the XBOX One as a multimedia hub, but gamers who don't need this functionality may be disappointed. Sales of the two companies will largely depend on pre-orders.

The PlayStation 4 was released in the US on November 15th. Europe (including Russia) and Australia received the prefix on November 29th. Xbox One will go on sale in these territories on November 22, in Russia the prefix will have to wait in 2014. Will you wait?

Glossary

• Texture- in fact, this is a picture that "wraps" around the "framework" of a three-dimensional model in the displayed game scene.
• ARM— the architecture of central processors developed by ARM-holding and licensed by third-party developers.
• DirectX is a library created by Microsoft together with video processor manufacturers to simplify and unify the development of computer games. Allows you to run games on video cards from different manufacturers and get an almost identical display of graphic video.
• GCN- the latest architecture of AMD video cards.
• PhysX is a physics engine that handles real-time collisions and interactions of both rigid and soft bodies, as well as liquids and gases. It is widely used in some games, such as Mafia 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, etc., allowing you to achieve more realistic behavior of objects in the scene. After NVIDIA acquired the developer company Ageia, improved physics was available only to owners of the latest generation GeForce video cards.
• x86-64- the architecture of central processors, developed by Intel and AMD. Until recently, it was presented mainly on the desktop PC market, now it is also on consoles.