X-Box 720 or PS4? The next BIG thing!

Yeah, I know guys that I am a little late but, better late than never right?
Well I was waiting for Microsoft to launch X-Box's design before writing the review.


Now as for the PS3 vs the X-Box 720, Kinect really changed how people looked at the X-Box, as it's motion sensing and gameplay was just flawless. In that department, PS Move was not that good, but on the other hand, the PS3 proved to be have the upper hand as it got support from true gamers.


"PS3 vs. X-Box 360, well undoubtedly PS3 has the win. Full HD movie playing, Blu-Ray support and a truly fabulous sound, what else is required for an awesome gaming flagship?" - John Cardley, Gamer.
"X-Box is truly very good for average usual gamers and is also better, but if you are a true gamer.......PS3 is your device." - Grunt Advodely, Gamer.

Now as for PS3 and X-Box 360, PS3's graphics was better and X-Box's Gameplay was better.
But, can things change with the PS4 and the X-Box 720? Now firstly, let me tell you that Microsoft has a really good Business strategies. Instead of giving a name of X-Box 720 (That seems natural), they have given it the name "X-BOX ONE".

X-Box One:
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Xbox One the home entertainment package launched by Microsoft last week or rather unleashed by them was their highly anticipated next generation console from the Xbox family. And the fact that they call it the Xbox One and not Xbox 361 or Xbox 720 is testament to the approach they are bringing to the living room entertainment industry.
I call it a living room entertainment industry because Microsoft have created one gem of a product. One which is no longer restricted to the millions of gamers across the world, this product – the Xbox One dares to challenge the home entertainment industry. It wants to be new Television and the new Internet while improving on its extraordinary gaming legacy and it wants to do all that in new intuitive and revolutionary ways (read Kinect).

The Indredible Xbox One.

So while everyone who has ever heard of Microsoft now knows that with the Xbox One they want to infiltrate new markets in the media industry, what most people seem to forget is that with the Xbox One Microsoft might just be vying for a place in computer technology history as if they needed anymore of that.
Here are the things that Microsoft is doing right with the Xbox One -

• One platform for all forms of entertainment.
• Placing more emphasis on gesture control (Kinect) and the voice control technologies than the previous Xbox version.
• Acquiring important entertainment studios like R2 Studio to strengthen their Xbox One task force.
• Making the Windows platform a seamlessly integral part of the Xbox One.
• Not rushing the gaming wing of the Xbox One into procuring or producing poor B-grade games.

Most of the above points are pretty much self explanatory. But certainly there is a lot more to the Xbox One than meets the eye at the moment.
Now here are a few things that Microsoft is doing wrong with the Xbox One -

• Not opening up to the indie developing community.
• Relying too heavily on the voice control technology.
• Not being able to find a better controller for the gaming needs than the current one for Xbox One.
• Not taking cognizance of other potentially big players in the home entertainment industry, especially Apple and Valve.

I put the first point where it is for a reason. It is actually a fallacy to refer to indie gaming as a community, it is more like an industry now. Some of the best games in the world on multiple platforms have been from the stable of indie developers and to see a major game console ignoring them could deprive Microsoft of some highly engaging original content for the Xbox One. Especially since their major console competitor Sony has embraced indie developers for the PlayStation 4.

The Anatomy of the Xbox One

Finally here are the impressive numbers that Microsoft would look to conquer with the Xbox One when ranked against its predecessors-

• Total console sales (Xbox 360) – 58 million+
• Best selling game ever (Halo 3 – 15 million+
• Total console games sold (Xbox 360) – 290 million+
• Number of Xbox Live subscribers – 30 million+

If these numbers tell a story of the success of their all-game-console the Xbox 360, one can only hope to see improved and likely massive numbers for a device which is not just a game console but is a crossover product. Imagine adding Television stats and internet browsing stats to those numbers above. Imagine the scope of advertising that opens up for Microsoft through the Xbox One. Now that they have a fully functional browser for the Xbox One, imagine the seamless integration of Bing in the platform and the amount of data that their search product can vomit for other divisions to leverage upon.

The Xbox One seeks to redefine entertainment.

The possibilities are endless and the time might be right for them to start considering the Xbox One as a platform rather than a console.  Imagine Microsoft controlling the gaming, entertainment, online content and search industries. A bit scary considering their well known skepticism about the open world (read .Net platform, early versions of the IE and disregard for the indie game developer community).

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PS4:

As the X-Box One aims in enlarging it's market to not only improved 7th Generation gaming but also a home entertainment system, the PS4 only concentrates on gaming.

"PlayStation 4 puts an emphasis on cloud computing, where instead of relying on actual physical copies users can access games and other content including Netflix TV shows and digital movie rentals from Amazon, over the internet" - The Evening Standard

Features: 

• HDMI

• Analog-AV out

• Digital Output (optical)

  

AV output

 

• Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)

• IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

• Bluetooth® 2.1 (EDR)

  

Communication

 

Super-Speed I/O USB (USB 3.0), AUX

• BD 6xCAV

• DVD 8xCAV

  

Optical Drive ( Read only)

 

Hard Disk Drive Built -in

Memory GDDR5 8GB

• Single-chip custom processor

• CPU: low power x86-64 AMD “Jaguar”, 8 cores

•GPU: 1.84 TFLOPS, AMD Radeon™Graphics Core Next engine

  

Main processor

 

Ports USB (Micro B), Extention Port, Stereo Headset Jack

Wireless communication Bluetooth® Ver2.1+EDR

• Type: Built-in Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery

• Voltage: DC3.7V (tentative)

• Capacity: 1000mAh (tentative)

  

Battery

 

Other Features Light Bar, Vibration, Built-in Mono Speaker

Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis

accelerometer)

  

Motion Sensor

 

Touch Pad 2 Point Touch Pad, Click Mechanism, Capacitive Type

PS button, SHARE button, OPTIONS button,

Directional buttons (Up/Down/Left/Right),

Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square),

R1/L1/R2/L2/R3/L3, Right stick, Left stick, Touch Pad Button

  

Keys / Switches

 

Weight Approx. 210g (tentative)

Approx. 162mm x 52mm x 98mm (width x height x depth)

(tentative, excludes largest projection)

  

External Dimensions

 

DUALSHOCK®4 Controller

 

 

Capture Range 30cm～∞

Field-of-View 85°

Microphone 4 Channel Microphone Array

Connection Type PS4 dedicated connector (AUX connector)

Approx. 2m (tentative)

  

February 20 2013. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

 

Cable Length

 

Lens Dual Lenses, F value/F2.0 fixed focus

Video Format RAW, YUV (uncompressed)

• 1280x800 pixel @ 60fps

• 640x400 pixel @ 120fps

• 320x192 pixel @ 240fps

  

Video Frame Rate

 

Video Pixel (Maximum) 1280 x 800 pixel x 2

Weight Approx. 183g (tentative)

Approx. 186mm x 27mm x 27mm (width x height x depth)

 

 

 

Still, even though we know the specs of the PS4, we don't know what exactly it promises.

It's hard to tell the winner.....my guess is, its the X-Box One. Only one way to find out.....wait for both the releases!

 

Meanwhile you can check out these videos showing the graphics and gameplay of the games of X-Box One and PS4.

 

 

X-Box One games^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Actually, this video has no authorization as real or fake as Microsoft has not yet launched an official trailer of any game of the One.

 

 

 

 

Kill-Zone Shadowfall PS4 gameplay trailer^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The PS4 on the other hand is not very eager to show off the designs of the main body ( just the Dual Shock 4 was revealed ) but has released the gameplay trailer of many games. This being one.