PS4 Vs XBox One

A question about : PS4 Vs XBox One

With both Sony and Microsoft gearing up to release their new consoles by the end of this year, the technology world is buzzing with anticipation.

Both gaming giants with hugely successful console histories, the new Playstation 4 and XBox One are about to go head to head. Both are pitched as incorporating the best in modern gaming technology but with the XBox set to retail at Ј429 and the PS4 at Ј349, we want to know which you think is the best value for money and which is going to come out on top in the battle of the consoles!

Best answers:

• I've got a 360, but I've gone for PS4 on the basis:
  1) Cheaper.
  2) I *really* dislike MS insisting you be connected to the internet for it to work.
  3) I dislike not being able to borrow other people's games (which I often then buy having tried)
  That said
  1) I have a lot of doubt about whether Sony will actually deliver the PS4 at anything like the same time MS release the One.
  2) I think the xbox *looks* better.
• Got a 360 at the moment too. Not really worked out what I'm doing when it comes to a new console purchase yet. I don't tend to buy them as soon as they are released so I'll probably wait 6 months or so until all the hubub has died down and there are some proper user reviews and forum chat for me to look at to help me make my mind up!
  Not too keen at all on some of the possible gaming restrictions that sounds like they're going to be implemented with the Xbox One but I will keep an open mind for now!
• We have a PS3 and a Wii U and will probably look at getting a PS4 later on.
  Initial cost isn't to much of an issue, if you can afford Ј350 on a console spending an extra Ј80 shouldn't be an issue.
  Looks, not bothered it's another black box to sit under the TV.
  The way the Xbox is set up at the moment, I wouldn't even consider it, what Microsoft are thinking with all the restrictions and conditions, I don't know.
  I also only want a Games Machine, not a hub to control my whole world, I already have a load of expensive equipment that does all that.
• Sony took a step forward. Microsoft took 359 steps back.
  HBS x
• I want an option for both, as I will be buying both.
  PS4 - As I own 3 PS3s and want games such as Drive Club, GT6
  Xbox One - As I always wanted to play the Forza series but never brought a 360 just for Forza, so I will now get one as I am sure there will be some other Xbox exclusives I dont want to miss out on.
• I'll probably end up with both in time although despite preferring the 360 over the PS3 (mainly due to the controller and Live), the PS4 is looking more appealing as its performance is a bit better, there's no restrictions on used games, there's no mandatory check-ins and there's no mandatory camera system.
  I mostly use the PC for gaming at the moment so I'm hoping the more standard hardware in the PS4/Xbox One means better ports.
  John
• I own every console from the last 10 years, including a PS3 and Xbox 360. The PS3 I have on right now, and the Xbox hasn't been plugged in for over 3 years.
  Playstation's tend to have the type of games I prefer, and has the features I want in a console for no extra cost. I think nothing is really *better* than anything else, it's all what you personally want from the console that makes one the right choice for you.
  I'll be getting a PS4, already pre-ordered it with release day delivery.
• Big 360 fan here, also have a PS3 but it mysteriously broke about 3 years ago, don't miss it. However, the new XBox looks like a load of mince and the PS4 looks like the way to go - although I'm starting to lean towards PC.
  All I want is Battlefield: Bad Company 3 on dedicated servers with a minimum 64 player...not much to ask really I'd pay Ј500 for a console and that game right now!
• I'm a bit meh over these new consoles, but then I'm not much of a 'gamer' there's literally only a couple I play on my xbox slim, and even those I play infrequently.
  I mainly use it for movie streaming by Netflix etc and watching catch up TV, playing music etc, blu-ray and all that doesn't interest me really, as the majority of things I stream, I don't think I've bought a new dvd for a couple of years now.
  If I was to upgrade, I'd probably go for the ps4, mainly because I don't like how the xbox needs an always on connection, even though I have the means to have it on like that, I just don't like the idea of it, and the fact they have made it harder to swap / sell / exchange games.
  Microsoft really has shot itself in the foot with this one, yes it won't put off the hardcore people, but those such as myself are probably going to give it a wide berth
• PS4 for me. Offers better VFM, I enjoy Sony exclusives more than MS's, whilst I play online I play against strangers so don't have to worry about which console my mates have, and the Xbox One is being limited in too many ways.
  More than anything really it's a case that the new Xbox has nothing to draw me to it and lots to push me away.
• Have been using a 360 the last few years but am going go for the ps4, too many restrictions on the Xbox one for me.
  Anyone know where best to pre order for launch, or has that ship sailed?
• I've been saying for a long time that I would never get the new Xbox. In fact, I don't even want it in my house. I don't like that the Kinect camera and microphone are essential, and that it has to stay connected to the Internet. Paranoid or not, I don't trust a constantly connected camera and microphone. I've also said that I didn't agree with all of the game sharing/reselling limitations.
  OH got very defensive, as he's loyal to the Xbox. Since E3 he's admitted that it sounds terrible, and the PS4 much better. He has, however, said that he's still loyal to the Xbox and does still want it.
  I think I may just avoid the lounge from now on.
• No "neither" option?
  I was a big Xbox fan before i switched to PC, i was holding out from getting a 360 pending the release of the next gen stuff. Sony haven't interested me, and neither have Microsoft. I'm on the fence as to whether to get anything at all, I'll wait to see how they are when i know some people who've got them and can give a proper opinion.
• I think ultimately I will get both consoles which would be a first for me as only had one or another but still looking at ps4 first.
• We have a PS3 and a Wii U downstairs and will definitely be getting a PS4. Our two oldest boys have Xbox 360's but will NOT be having an Xbox one, ever.
  I don't like that they won't be able to share the same game! I don't like the the fact that you HAVE to cnnect every 24hrs to the internet, and I most definitely DO NOT want a constantly connected microphone and camera in my house!!!!
  I haven't pre-ordered a PS4, I am waiting for a release date and will decide whether to pre-order or just go and buy it when it hits the shops.
  I must say I am disappointed that Sony have stipulated that you have to have a playstation plus account to play online We have one anyway, have done for years, but to make it compulsory is following in Microsoft's footsteps.
  Mel x
• Microsoft is going to lose a lot of current customers by having to connect to the internet once every 24 hours. I have friends who never connect their Xbox to the net, so I can see them going for the PS4 instead. Not being able to lend games, or sell/buy games on Ebay is also going to lose them customers.
• Most likely I'll be PS4 if/when I plump for the new ones! Microsoft really couldn't have done a worse job of PR for their new machine if they tried. It looks the business but I have massive reservations about it...
• Price, far too high & unjustifiable.
• Kinect, I do not have the space nor inclination to use this piece of dross, nor do I intend to do anything about that, I already have a Wii which I personally haven't used in 3 years.
• Lack of clarity over pre-owned, I frankly refuse to pay for a second license & ultimately have seen the bad publicity such moves have had in the past.
• Connectivity, while I'm almost constantly connected to the internet I don't like the fact that if for whatever reason it goes down on some end, the machine turns into a paperweight. I remember the PSN outtage a couple of years ago, it's only a matter of time before the same happens to Xbox Live.
• Lack of any games announced which make me go "wow" and are exclusive, I mean Halo was passable 10 years ago, now it's just a spray and pray which looks pretty but ultimately is limited in it's appeal.

Playstation on the other hand has similar spec, similar style, no enforced use of camera, no draconian DRM (although still possibility of online passes) AND fixing to be a better all rounder games machine. Then there's the fact it's significantly cheaper & region free, which is handy for someone like me who likes things which are difficult to acquire (baseball games for instance).
But I was massively turned off when I saw the comments of Microsoft's head of interactive entertainment division which were arguably the most condescending and disrespectful comments I've seen for a while. "we have a product for people who aren't able to get some sort of connectivity, it's called Xbox 360" (https://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mattr...-a-360/0117097) Sorry, but that's the point where they essentially said we don't care about your opinion, stick to the old stuff if you don't like it.
As a former games retailer, Xbox One so far looks like a mission in brand destruction and a very successful one at that because I can guarantee that retailers will be less than chuffed with them. Doesn't take much to severely impact a console, especially when it's already got a lot going against it, but when you annoy retail, well, that's difficult to recover from!