Next-generation gaming consoles compete at E3 conference
We’ve still got about five months before the new Xbox One and PlayStation 4 launch in North America, and already blood has been spilled.
From Microsoft gathering an arguably more impressive stable of exclusive games, to Sony revealing the lack of restrictions on PS4 games and a $100 lower price — effectively, not only kicking the Microsoft brand when its down, but also knocking out a few teeth.
This next console launch may be one of the most exciting and brutal yet, and I can’t wait to comfortably watch from the sidelines, praising Thor I’m not in either of their shoes.
Editors’ note (June 10, 11 p.m. PT): This story has been extensively updated and expanded since its original publication.
Hardware The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 house very similar silicon inside their respective bodies, with a few key differences.
According to an exhaustive analysis by Digital Foundry, the biggest difference between the two systems’ hardware is the type of RAM each uses. The PlayStation 4 uses 8GB GDDR5 RAM, while all signs point to the Xbox One using… [Read more]
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