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Back in November 2013, Sony and Microsoft launched their respective next-gen gaming consoles, the PS4 and the Xbox One. Even though Sony's console has always had a strong lead over Microsoft's console in terms of sales numbers, the Xbox One is actually better than the PS4 in one aspect: Updates.

While Microsoft has been going out of its way to collect customer feedback and to act on it, Sony hasn't really done the same. A good example of this is the updates that both consoles received in July.

The Xbox One's July update brought some dynamic features including added Snap Mode for achievements, new languages for voice control, the ability to "like" Game DVR clips, feed items on SmartGlass and more.

On the other hand, the PS4 firmware update 1.74, which also rolled out during July, brought no new feature and simply "improves stability of some software", according to Sony.

In fact, Microsoft has paid careful attention to what its gamers want and has given them just that on many occasions. The company has rolled out eight solid updates till date, with each containing new features, including the ability to use external hard drives to manage game collection.

This was something gamers had been requesting for a long time and happens to be very useful considering console storage space is almost always way too low to store games. 

Sony on the other hand has hardly added any features to the PS4 since its launch and has kept the vast majority of its updates minor.

"This is really starting to get annoying," said Reddit user DarkSlayer 224. "Xbox One has gotten like 8 major updates since launch and we've gotten 1... Please Sony, hurry up with MP3 support, DLNA and name changing!"

However, despite this, Sony's console still has strong sales numbers and is the top choice for most gamers who are looking to buy a next-gen console. But if Microsoft keeps this up, they're going to turn the Xbox One into something far more powerful when compared to the PS4.

 

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/xbox-one-vs-ps4-how-microsofts-console-getting-better-better-sonys-1458794



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And here I thought that the X1 has always been better than the ps4 since launch.



Snap Mode for achievements? New languages for voice control? God DAMN it, Sony!

I think DarkSlayer 224 speaks for all of us. The Xbox One will soon be more powerful than the PS4.



 I think XOne still has a lot of work to do to catch up. Mostly on the PR side.
But it seems that the best strategy is to sit and wait for the competition's PR to screw up. And it seems that Sony is slowly but surely letting MS back into the game.



Wow! And I don't mean World of Warcraft lol



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The only thing I want is ability to change my username. Everything else listed here means nothing to me.



PS3 also rolled up slow updates. But they did come. Do you think that if M$ announces something and Sony follows suit it means X1 beats PS4? I mean, Samsung and Apple basically do this and that debate never dies.



PC GAMING: BEST GAMES. WORST CONTROLS

A mouse & keyboard are made for sending email and typing internet badassery. Not for playing video games!!!

Sony has dropped the ball with firmware updates for PS4, no doubt about that.



Sigs are dumb. And so are you!

To answer the title. It's not.



Augen said:
The only thing I want is ability to change my username. Everything else listed here means nothing to me.


That, and ability to delete old usernames.



PC GAMING: BEST GAMES. WORST CONTROLS

A mouse & keyboard are made for sending email and typing internet badassery. Not for playing video games!!!