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kowenicki said:


If you say so.  They sure feel different to me, I guess something else is off then.

In all fairness she is spot on,as I work in the field of making gaming peripherals for both third and first party, I have access to detailed materials specifications so that accessories/addons can properly match the color, finish and material of the original consoles.

With that in mind both consoles use cycolac MG4x series ABS virgin pellets with SR colorant (9005 jet black), both use the same pitch, depth and density for the finish, the only real difference between the two is that the PS4 parts are given a final run in a chemical bath to normalize the grain and provide resistance to fingerprints (on both matte and gloss parts), that portion of the process is skipped for the xbox one parts because only the sides, rear and bottom have the grain, the right side venting does not have any grain and is just bare from the mold.

From a tech viewpoint, the chemical treatment actually makes the PS4 parts the more premium of the two, but the overall effect is essentially the same.