Wii U vs PS4 vs Xbox One FULL SPECS (January 24, 2014)

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Listed below is the most up-to-date information (based on last edited date in title) for the known consoles coming out 2012 and 2013.

Sources linked below this first chart.

DON'T MISS MY SECOND POST WITH CPU AND GPU COMPARISONS

Name	Wii U	Xbox One	PS4
Project	Cafe	Durango	Orbis
CPU	PowerPC Type 750 3 cores @ 1.25GHz 3 cores used in gaming. For reference: Wii - 1 core @ 729MHz 750CL GC - 1 core @ 485MHz 750CXe So WiiU = same architecture, but faster, 3* cores and 12* cache	AMD APU Fusion "Jaguar CPU" 8 cores @ 1.75GHz x86-64 base 6 cores used in gaming. This is technically a merge of two 4-core CPUs. Each quad-core cluster will contain: 32x32 L1 cache per core 2MB L2 cache shared	AMD APU Fusion "Jaguar CPU" 8 cores @ 1.6GHz x86-64 base 6 cores used in gaming. This is technically a merge of two 4-core CPUs. Each quad-core cluster will contain: 32x32 L1 cache per core 2MB L2 cache shared
GPU	AMD HD GPGPU 550MHz clock 176GFLOPs A complete unique design. Not really based on any existing GPU.	AMD HD GPGPU 853MHz clock 1.31TFLOPs "Southern Island" tech in APU ~HD7790 GPU	AMD HD GPGPU 800MHz clock 1.84TFLOPs "Southern Island" tech in APU ~HD7870 GPU
Secondary Processor(s)	ARM Processor - Utilized for Audio/DSP/Analog to Digital	Second processors for audio/etc	ARM Processor - Utilized for background tasks while playing games. - Utilized in standby mode for any server related tasks.
Memory	2GB RAM (DDR3 - 12.8GB/s) (1GB for OS) 34MB eDRAM (on GPU) 1MB SRAM (on GPU)	8GB RAM (DDR3 - 68GB/s) (3GB for OS) 32MB eSRAM (on GPU - 102GB/s )	8GB RAM (GDDR5 - 176GB/s) (3GB for OS)
Storage	Int. 8GB / 32GB Flash Ext. USB2 HDD (<2TB) SD Card (just for Wii Mode)	500GB HDD+	500GB HDD+
OS	Custom Nintendo UI App integration MiiVerse Nintendo Network  Nintendo TVii Nintendo eShop Video/Voice/text chat	Windows 8 core App integration Live Video/Voice/text chat (Skype) Always On (by setting) Live TV / Smart TV DVR Functionality Picture in Picture functionality	Custom Sony UI App integration PSN Video/Voice/text chat Always On (by setting) Gaikai for streamed games Full Sharing (psn,fb,tw,etc) In-Game Video Recording
Media	Proprietary Bluray (no movies) Wii Discs	Bluray	Bluray
Display (games)	up to 1080p HDMI or Component	up to 1080p HDMI (in & out)	up to 1080p HDMI
Controllers	2 Gamepad controllers 4 Pro controllers 4 Wiimotes and all Wii accessories	4 Xbox One Controllers Kinect 2.0 SmartGlass (all tablet/phone)	4 Dual Shock 4s 4 Moves 3D PSEye Vita (via wifi/internet)
Other	4 USB 2.0 (2-front, 2-rear) Fully b/c with Wii Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz band)	3 USB 3.0 (1-side, 2-rear) Ethernet Wi-Fi (802.11n) Optical Out (audio)	USB 3.0 Ethernet Wi-Fi (802.11n) Optical Out (audio)
Launch	NA: Nov 18th, 2012 EU/AU: Nov 30th, 2012 JP: Dec 8, 2012	NA: Nov 22nd, 2013 EU/AU: Nov 22nd, 2013 (not all) JP/rest: 2014	NA: Nov 15th, 2013 EU/AU: Nov 29th, 2013  JP: Feb 22, 2014
Launch Price	$299 and $349 USD $299 and $349 EUR $349 and $429 AUS 25,000Y and 30,000Y	$499 USD $499 EUR £429 UK	$399 USD $399 EUR £349 UK 39,980Y

Wii U Confirmed and Official Specs:
Nintendo site for overall information - http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/features/tech-specs/
NeoGAF for detailed CPU - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=513471
NeoGAF for detailed GPU - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=511628

PS4 Confirmed & Official Specs:
Sony specs (PS4/DS4/Eye4) - http://us.playstation.com/ps4/features/techspecs/
NO DRM - http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/11/e3-2013-playstation-4-supports-used-games-dont-require-online-connection
Good general info on the PS4 CPU -
http://www.techpowerup.com/180394/AMD-quot-Jaguar-quot-Micro-architecture-Takes-the-Fight-to-Atom-with-AVX-SSE4-Quad-Core.html
Sources for PS4 RAM allocation - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ps3-system-software-memory
GPU teardown - http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/171375-reverse-engineered-ps4-apu-reveals-the-consoles-real-cpu-and-gpu-specs

Xbox One Confirmed & Offical Specs: 
Basic specs and overview by MS - http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xboxone/what-it-is
DRM policies - http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/license (DRM has now been removed. Will work same as X360 for physical discs)
Source for DRM removal - http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update
Wired article on a lot of info - http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/xbox-one
GAF thread with screen grab of specs - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=560464
6 CPU cores and 5GB ram for gaming - http://kotaku.com/the-five-possible-states-of-xbox-one-games-are-strangel-509597078
Good general  info on the XBOne CPU - http://www.techpowerup.com/180394/AMD-quot-Jaguar-quot-Micro-architecture-Takes-the-Fight-to-Atom-with-AVX-SSE4-Quad-Core.html
Major Nelson  on increased GPU clock - http://majornelson.com/cast/2013/08/02/mnr-486-marc-whitten-updates-us-on-the-progress-of-xbox-one/

Other major comparisons:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6972/xbox-one-hardware-compared-to-playstation-4
http://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS4_vs._Xbox_One_vs._Wii_U_Comparison_Chart