PS4

Xbox One

Always Online?

No, to our knowledge. Sony has stated they will not require a constant Internet Connection with PS4.

Yes and No. XBO will require your system go through a verification scan at least once a day for your installed games to operate.

Backwards Compatibility?

Not traditionally. Sony has talked about offering some level of BC through Gakai/Cloud service.

No.

Second Hand Games?

Offline capable DRM but left up to Developers to use it.

All games are downloaded to HDD so if sold second hand it will not operate.

What is Included?

Console, Controller, PS4 Eye, Headset

Console, Controller, No Headset in contrast with 360, Kinect

Specs?

8GB of GDDR5 RAM(1 Dedicated to OS but launch games using only 4GB), BluRay Drive, HDMI, Wifi, AMD APU, Jaguar CPU

8GB of DDR3 RAM(5 Dedicated to Games), BluRay Drive, 3.0 USB,HDMI, Wifi, Kinect 2.0, 500GB HDD(cannot be replaced), utilized a WINDOWS 8 Kernel.AMD APU, Jaguar CPU

Controllers?

Dualshock 4 is slightly bigger, Analogs further spaced apart, has a touch pad. Light Sensor bar utilized for position tracking and color changes to differenciate players. Controller has built in speaker for more dynamic sounds and a headset jack. Share Button. Rechargable Battery built in.

Basic same design as 360 controller. Better D-Pad. Triggers have built in individual rumble systems. Head Set jack. Takes AA Batteries. Voice activation of console Via Kinect

Known Games?

Killzone:Shadow Fall, Infamous Second Son, The Witness, Drive Club, Destiny, Knack, Watch Dogs, Call of Duty:Ghost, Battlefield 4, Diablo III, Deep Down,  The Witcher 3, Assassin’s Creed IV, Cyberpunk 2077, Thief, Carmegeddon:Reincarnated, Batman: Arkham Orgins, Sniper Elite III, The Evil Within, Hohokum, Doki Doki Universe

Call of Duty:Ghost, Forza 5, Fifa 2014, Madden 2014, Watch Dogs, Battlefield 4, Destiny, Quantum Break, Thief, UFC, NBA Live, Assassin’s Creed IV, Batman: Arkham Orgins, The Evil Within

Features?

Download everything in the background. Be able to start a game shortly after it starts to Download, Share Pics and Videos across internet. Allow Remote access to friends to assist in a game. Dynamic multitasking allowing multiple apps to be run simultaneously (Music, Video Games ,PS Store, Downloads, etc). Cross-Play with Vita. Live Recording of Gameplay. Be able to access PS4 features through other devices.

Possible Cloud Computing to boost capabilities of Console. TV Tuner Functionality allowing your existing TV channels to be  accessible through XBO. Voice command control via Kinect for games as well as Media functions. Live recording of Gameplay. Able to instantly upload videos. XBL upgrade:300,000 servers and all data can be saved to Cloud so it can be accessed anywhere. Conjoins with Smartglass to allow interactive capabilities with Xbox One.Dynamic Multitasking. Access to FFL through XBO.

# of Exclusives?

5 Games so far. Watch Dogs DLC. Rumored 12 Exclusive Titles to reveal at E3. Square Enix stated an “Exciting” game reveal at E3. Quantum Dreams working on PS4 title(NEW IP). Sony 1^st and 2^nd Party all split into two teams working on Exclusives.

2 Games so far. Halo:The TV Series. COD DLC. 15 XBO exclusives rumoured for the first year.8 of which will be new IPs. A new RARE title from a well known IP of theirs to be revealed at E3.