superryo said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
superryo said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
superryo said:
Rafux said:
-1080P>720P
-100$ cheaper
-Smaller (no powerbrick)
-Better multiplats from the beginning
-No need for batteries for the controller
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That is not true. Some games are 1080P on XBOX One and eventually more will be.
The $100 is true but if you add the camera and a better headset for PS4 (the ear bud really sucks) then the price difference is negligible. Besides these systems are supposed to be 10 year cycle per MS and Sony so $100 over 10 years is $10 a year. Besides if you didn't preorder a PS4 yet then you won't be getting one for a while unless you are willing to pay much more than the retail price - in some cases even more than the Xbox One.
Yes it is smaller but once it is in the AV unit, why does this matter? My brick sits behind the console so I never see it.
As for multiplats - from what I see there is hardly any difference. It's like when they were comparing Xbox 360 and PS3 and people were nitpicking over tiny differences that you need a magnifying glass for. The average consumer would not be able to tell at all if we are to be completely honest. In fact there isn't a huge difference between current gen multi plats and the next gen so far.
No batteries for controller - I see that as a plus since the Xbox controller seems to last much longer. I also bought 4 Duracel rechargeable battery with charger for $20. This allows me to always have 2 fresh battery ready if my battery dies.
I only subscribe to Plus for a few months way back but for me Live is a much better experience than the PS network by far. It's all personal opinion but I have way more friends on Live and the few I have on both prefer Live. The experience is just simpler for my taste. As for free games, both give out free games and for the most part they are good even if older. Sure Plus may give out newer games but if you ever stop paying then those games are no longer playable while Live is more like the iOS store model where once you download they are yours for life.
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PS Network is free. You don't pay for that. You only pay for Plus perks.
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Yes but with PS4 there is no "free" multi player. I always play multi player so PSN is not an option for me. I do play PSN on the PS3 and while it works, one thing that annoys me is the constant update that takes so long. Sometimes I only have a short period to play and booting up to have to do an update along with DCU update which takes hours doesn't give me much gaming time. That and I find some of the social games on PSN doesn't seem to have anyone talking on the headset. I like socially chatting while playing so it's a - on PSN.
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The PS3 is not the PS4. The fact that we're paying might bring more money into the fold for increasing the overall value of multiplayer. PSN will always be free. You can cross-chat, video chat, watching netflix and enjoying everything else with your friends is at no extra charge. For those who don't like multiplayer, PSN is still 100% free for them. Again, the PS4 will show major differences in online from the PS3. It's already been reported that PSN is way faster than Live. Lets hope this translates to loading screens as well because during the 7th gen 360 games loaded faster since there was less content on each disc and the PS3's RAM was taken up so everything ran slower. This gen it seems a lot of the third party gamers have switched back to Sony so that little theory about no one chatting might come to pass. I've chatted with many people on PSN though during the PS3 era, mainly because of my effort to initiate conversations and I joined a couple teams in COD and Last of Us.
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Even if gaming consoles do Netflix for free, they don't do them very well. I bought an Apple TV and now Roku 3 for that. Much better at streatming video and DNLA and much much cheaper (less than $100). Plus almost ALL new HD TV now are smart TV's and have Netflix and Youtube built in so that is not even a benefit of any console. The reason I pay for XBOX Live is to play multi player and to ensure I have RELIABLE always available servers and connections. It is always the reason to pay for XBOX Live. Anything else is a bonus but not a necessity. Anyone who buys a $300-$500 console just for free netflix and youtube is just silly when they can buy a google chromecast for just $35.
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The PS4 is faster than the Xbox One from what I've played from both of them. I like the Xbox One OS better though aesthetically speaking but the PS4 is easier to navigate through. Thats essentially all that Microsoft does better than Sony to me. That and they are better marketers.
Xbox Live Gold perception is based upon subjective reality. Sony still allows you to do the majority of what you pay for on Xbox Live Gold for free and theres no disputing that. Xbox Live Gold is the true experience of owning and Xbox, period. What it comes down to in fact (rather than truth) is the cloud. Both Sony and Microsoft are backing cloud this gen. Will Sony further invest into it? No one knows.
