Xbox one battles it out against PlayStation 4

Isaiah Strange and Tyler Derickson|December 19, 2013

Amanda Livingston

Isaiah Strange
Staff Reporter

With a release date of November 22, 2013, the Xbox One took flight as it matched Sony’s Play Station 4 sells with over 1 million sales in the first day.

With amazing improvements from graphics to a new and improved controller, the Microsoft’s Xbox One is an excellent upgrade from its predecessor the Xbox 360.

The new and improved controller features a vibrating trigger and bumper buttons, which allow you to really get more in-depth in the gaming world. The controller is still much like the 360’s,because the new controller still doesn’t come with its own built-in rechargeable battery. It’s a small setback, but you can purchase a charge and go kit from Microsoft for $30.

The Xbox one features new software and a sporty upgrade, featuring a new way to really multitask. For those who are bored playing the new Call of Duty, a new feature allows you to switch from the game, to another program, such as Netflix, all without actually leaving the game. This is a new multitasking feature that you’ll notice that will prove useful to many.

Along side this feature, the Xbox One comes with a newly upgraded Kinect. The new Kinect sports better picture quality, and gives you the ability to Skype on the new Xbox One. So you can play your game and skype your friend at the same time.

Now for the most important part, how do the games look? Well, the Xbox One graphics will blow you away. I felt as if I right in the game, the characters seem so life like. You can pratically see the sweat  dripping off the characters face’s. Everything about it is so evolved.

Overall, I don’t see why you wouldn’t want to buy an Xbox One. All of its graphing and gaming details are improved for the players gaming experience in mind, and it’s a downright beauty. It’s what any gamer has been waiting for, something powerful, yet simple. It’s a giant upgrade from the Xbox 360 that we’ve all come to know and love, and that’s what makes it so much more advanced.

Tyler Derickson 
Staff Reporter

With its debut launch on November 15th of this year, Sony’s PlayStation 4 sold over 1 million consoles in the span of one day.

Sony’s newest product features items such as a new and improved Dual Shock 4 controller, which includes an innovative touch pad that corresponds to the game for enhanced gameplay.

It also features a new share button located on the controller that allows players to record their gameplay. Then you can upload it to a network that stores everyone’s video recordings.

Lastly audio headsets are no longer required for online communication as you can use any type of headphone ranging from Dre Beats to regular $10 headphones. The Xbox still supports a custom headphone jack that only lets you use Microsoft Xbox headsets.

One big adjustment apparent in this next generation of consoles is the power processor that brings the games graphics and power supply. The PS4 has a built in power processor compared to the Xbox One’s external brick power supply. It is less likely to shut down because of the bigger power supply.

As for online features the PS4 has done away with the free access of online gaming, which has drawn some users away from it, but it is still cheaper than the Xbox One’s standing at $50 instead of $60 and it includes free indie games that appeal to some gamers.

Play Station Network also includes great deals as they give away free games on a monthly basis. This is something that Xbox adopted from Play Station later on in the last generation of consoles.

The PlayStation 4 comes in at a retail price of $399.99 compared to Xbox One’s $499.99 asking price.

The Play Station 4 is going to be the best bang for your buck this year as it has better features, games and is an all around better quality system.