PlayStation 4 VS Xbox One
Both released on November, 2013, PS4 and Xbox One have been competing with each other for more than half a year in the market. Many game lovers must be struggling on which to buy. In the following passage, several comparsions will be given between PlayStation4 and Xbox One.
1. Appearance
Xbox One is bigger than PS4 in appearance. The bigger Xbox One which has more room for the air to circulate will make sure that the console will not overheat and last for a long time for use. However, the smaller PS4 also has its advantage. Small size is very suitable for those who have small or crowd rooms.
2. Graphics
We can see from the below picture, the one of Xbox one is much more lighter than that of PS4. However, PS4 has a higher contrast footage and shows more information on texture of road surface.
3. Essential Parameters
| Parameters | PS4 | Xbox One |
| Developer | Sony | Microsoft |
| Release date | 15 November 2013(North America) | November 22, 2013(North America) |
| Price | $399 | $499 |
| OS | PlayStation 4 system software | Xbox OS, Windows custom kernel and a hypervisor |
| CPU | Semi-custom 8-core AMD x86-64 CPU | Custom 1.75 GHz AMD 8 core APU |
| Storage | Hard drive, 500GB | 500 internal hard drive |
| Connectivity | 802.11 b/g/n Wireless, Bluetooth 2.1, USB 3.0, Ethernet 10/100/1000 | Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11n, Ethernet, 3 × USB 3.0, HDMI 1.4 in/out, S/PDIF out, IR-out, Kinect port |
| Online Services | PlayStation Network | Xbox Live |
4. Supported External Media
Xbox One
1)Blue-ray Disc, DVD
Same as PS4, Xbox One also supports Blue-ray Disc and DVD as external media. Both games and videos can be played with Xbox One through Blue-ray Disc and DVD.
2)CD
This is an exclusive feature of Xbox One. You can burn songs on your computer to CD for playing with Xbox One.
PS4
1)Blue-ray Disc, DVD
You can insert Blue-ray Disc and DVD which can stores both games and videos to PS4 for playing.
2)USB port
You can connect your external hard drive storing videos to PS4 through USB port and play these videos with PS4. Generally, PS4 supports playing videos of MP4 format. Therefore, if you want to play videos of other formats other than MP4, you just need to convert them to MP4 format. iTunes videos can also be converted to MP4 for playing with PS4.
AVS4Mac M4V Converter Plus is a very good iTunes to PS4 Converter which can remove DRM from iTunes purchased and rental videos and convert them to MP4 format so that they are compatible with PS4. Beside MP4, you can also convert iTunes video to other video formats like AVI, MOV, MP3 and so on or output them to other mobile devices like Apple, Samsung, Xbox 360, etc.
5. Supported Games
PS4 apparently has more games than Xbox One. But Kinect of Xbox One is also an attractive feature. Overall, it depends on what games you like and what you care most.
| PS4 | Both | Xbox One |
| Dark Sorcerer | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Below |
| DCUO | Battlefield 4 | Crimson Dragon |
| Deep Down | Call of Duty: Ghosts | D4 |
| Warframe | The Crew | Dead Rising 3 |
| Don't Starve | Destiny | Fantasia: Music Evolved |
| Drive Club | Dying Light | Forza 5 |
| FinalFantasy XIV: Realm Reborn | The Elder Scrolls: Online | Halo |
| Killzone Shadow Fall | Final Fantasy XV | Killer Instinct |
| Infamous Second Son | Kingdom Hearts III | Lococycle |
| Knack | EA sports UFC | Powerstar Golf |
| Galak-Z | FIFA 14 | Project Spark |
| Octodad: Dadliest Catch | Just Dance 2014 | Quantum Break |
| Tekken Revolution | Madden 25 | Rabbids Invasion |
| Mercenary Kings | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Ryse: Son of Rome |
| Planetside 2 | Need For Speed: Rivals | Sunset Overdrive |
| Secret Ponchos | Mirrors Edge 2 | Titanfall |
| The Witness | NBA 2k14 | Zoo Tycoon |
| Order 1886 | NBA Live 14 | Zumba Fitness World Party |
| Outlast | Peggle 2 | Fable Legends |
| Primal Carnage: Genesis | Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare | Unnamed black tusk game |
| Ray's The Dead | Thief | |
| Transistor | Star Wars: Battlefront 3 |
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| PlayRoom | Skylanders Swapforce | |
| RIME | Sniper Elite 3 | |
| Shadow of the Beast | Trials Fusion | |
| Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. | Watch Dogs | |
| Blacklight: Retribution | Wolfenstein: New Order | |
| Resogun | The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt | |
| Pinball Arcade | The Division | |
| Flower | Diablo 3 | |
| Oddworld: New and Tasty | Minecraft | |
| UNCHARTED | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | |
| MLB: The Show 2014 | Child of Light | |
| No Man's Sky |
Note: This article is not the original source of the above chart.
