The next generation of console wars
is about to begin. When dual juggernauts
of the industry both release new consoles in November, it’s sure to spark a big
debate. The Sony PS4 is releasing on
November 15th and the Xbox One a week later on November 22nd. So which console is better?
Well that’s debatable. For me it’s the Xbox One, first and foremost
for me is the controller. I know this is
the biggest issue for either side of this war.
Sony fans hate the Xbox controller. Xbox fans hate the Sony controller. So chalk
that one up to personal preference on which design you personally like better. There
has also been a long term debate for online experience. Sony has always had an advantage because they
do not charge for their online service……well until the PS4 comes out that
is. As Sony has announced they will now
charge for the online service. What
about hardware? Well honestly in this
day and age the competition is even both consoles are very capable systems that
can deliver the next generation of gaming.
So much so that both systems even use the same company (AMD) for their graphics
processors, so in this war what really is the factor that stands out?
PRICE! The PS4 is releasing with a
price tag of $399 while for some reason the Xbox One is releasing with a price
tag of $499. A bold move by a company
with such a comparable competitor launching a week earlier and at $100 cheaper,
so bold that this lifetime Xbox fan and extremely anti Playstation gamer is
seriously considering purchasing a PS4 rather than a Xbox one. I have yet to
fully decide on my purchase yet, I waiting to get better knowledge on launch
titles before my decision is made. However, at this point I’m leaning to PS4
based on price, let’s face it, aside from controller these systems are pretty
much the same so why am I paying an extra $100 to buy the Xbox one? Please
Microsoft someone tell me why I should do that! I really do not want to have to
adapt to the PS4 controller!
J.D. ( Jonathon Muszynski )
DIG 2000
Well JD that is good information on both the gaming company giants. Personally I have never been interested in video or computer generated games or the gaming concept. I tried "Pong", "Pac Man", "Mario Brothers" and "Legend of Zelda" when they were initially released. For the most part the first two mentioned were boring and mindless to me. The latter two mentions of "Mario Brothers" and The Legend of Zelda were a bit more interesting with the graduated levels of accomplishment if you want to call it that. However, to me it was purely an exercise in dexterity and eye coordination that didn't require thought to proceed to other "levels". Then I discovered "Jeopardy" on a 3.5 floppy disk that was fun and entertaining up to the point when you had played and answered all the questions. Then the disk was fit for giving to someone or thrown in the trash. A game with mental challenges would interest me.
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