Today, there are a lot of people buying video game consoles as it is a great way to stay connected with your friends and is also an entertainment device to play games.
Surely, money isn’t everything, but it can buy one a new gadget or device, including the recently launched video game consoles.
Microsoft Xbox One S vs PS4
The main difference between Microsoft Xbox One S and PS4 is that the Microsoft Xbox One S has a 1.32 TFLOPS, whereas PS4 has a 1.84 TFLOPS and has a higher memory bandwidth.
Microsoft Xbox One S features a small casing. It is a beautiful-looking game console. It has a slimmer design than its predecessors, and it takes about 40 percent less volume. It includes HDR and 4k output support. It also supports up to 2 TB of a hard disk drive.
PS4 is light and slimmer, having a weight of 2.8Kg approximately. It is only available in 1 color: Jet Black. The PS4 is lighter and more stylish than its predecessor. It supports up to 1 TB of an HDD. It is an HDR-compatible game console. One can even enjoy the HDR of 4K but with only the pro model of the PS4.
Comparison Table Between Microsoft Xbox One S and PS4
| Parameters of Comparison | Microsoft Xbox One S | PS4 |
| CPU Speed | Microsoft Xbox One S has a CPU speed of 8 x 1.75 Hz. | Sony Play Station 4 has a CPU speed of 8 x 1.6GHz. |
| RAM | It has 8GB of RAM. | It also has 8GB of RAM. |
| Memory bandwidth | It has 68.3 GB/s memory bandwidth. | It has 176 GB/s memory bandwidth. |
| Hard drive | The Hard drive in Microsoft Xbox One S is not replaceable. | The Hard drive in Sony Play Station 4 is replaceable. |
| HDMI version | It has a 2.0a version. | It has a 1.4a version. |
| Video streaming | There is an option available for video streaming. | There are no such options available. |
What is Microsoft Xbox One S?
The Microsoft Xbox One S is an 8th generation console developed by Microsoft and was released on August 1, 2016, having 8GB RAM and a memory bandwidth of 68.3 GB/s with a CPU speed of 8 x 1.75 Hz. It also supports a resolution of 4K if one has 4K Tv, having an Ultra HD Blu-Ray.
It is available in 500GB,1TB, and 2TB. It has up to 8 controllers. It has 2 Analog sticks and has a wireless controller. It supports WI-FI service. It has 2 USB inputs of 3.0/3 (1Gen). It has AMD Jaguar 1.75GHz 8-core Processor.
The social features that the owner has access to are browser, Facebook, YouTube, Netflix, Skype, Twitter, and Audio chat.
What is PS4?
PS4 is an 8th generation video game console developed by Sony and was released on November 1, 2013, with Blu-ray, DVD, digital downloads, having RAM of 8GB and memory bandwidth of 176GB/s. The graphics include AMD next Gen.
It has a Hard drive of 500GB and 1TB. It has up to 4 controllers. It has 2 Analog sticks, has a wireless controller, and has an integrated touchpad.
It supports WI-FI service. It has 2 USB ports of 3.0. It has AMD Jaguar 1.6 GHz 8-core processor and also supports VR.
The social features that the owner has access to are browser, Facebook, YouTube, Netflix, Skype, Twitter, messaging, video chat, and Audio chat.
It includes games like Until Dawn, Uncharted 4, Bloodborne, The Last Guardian, Nioh, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us 2, and God of War 4.
Main Differences Between Microsoft Xbox One S and PS4
- The weight of the Microsoft Xbox One S is 2.9Kg whereas the weight of the PlayStation 4 is 2.8 kg.
- The Microsoft Xbox One S has AMD Jaguar 1.75GHz 8-core Processor, whereas Sony PlayStation 4 has AMD Jaguar 1.6 GHz 8-core processor.
- The Microsoft Xbox One S has 68.3 GB/s memory bandwidth, whereas the Sony PlayStation 4 has 176 GB/s memory bandwidth.
- The Microsoft Xbox One S has 1.84 TFLOPS, whereas Sony PlayStation 4 has 1.32 TFLOPS.
- The Sony PlayStation 4 has 51 more exclusive games than the Microsoft Xbox One S.
- In the Sony PlayStation 4, the Hard Drive is replaceable, whereas Microsoft Xbox One S doesn’t have this feature.
- The Sony PlayStation 4 also has an integrated touchpad, while the Microsoft Xbox One S doesn’t have this feature.
- The Sony PlayStation 4 supports the feature of VR, whereas the Microsoft Xbox One S doesn’t support this feature.
- The Microsoft Xbox One S has 2 USB ports of 3.0/3.1, while the Sony PlayStation 4 has 2 USB ports of 3.0.
- The Microsoft Xbox One S has 2704 games, while the Sony PlayStation 4 has only 1216 games.
- The Microsoft Xbox One S has an option of video streaming, while the Sony PlayStation 4 does not have this feature.
Conclusion
Microsoft Xbox One S and PlayStation 4 both are the latest and the greatest consoles one can buy today. After all these years, there are games that still come which work really well on the respective video consoles.
There are many features that make both the Microsoft Xbox One S and the Sony PlayStation 4 ideal as a video game console.
There are many exclusive games in the Sony PlayStation 4 that one cannot play in the Microsoft Xbox One S. On the other hand, there are many features in Microsoft Xbox One S that are not available in the Sony PlayStation 4.
There has always been a debate on which video console is better than the other. The consumers are always the ones who choose what to buy according to their needs, whether they need that exclusive game or feature present in their gaming console.
But the rivalry between the Microsoft Xbox One S and the Sony PlayStation 4 has been going on for years now, and there is still no answer about which one of them is the best.
The last decision is always in the hands of the consumers whether they want to buy that specific video game console or not.
References
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6774722/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742287615000146