Though the Xbox One release date, specs, and price have all been revealed, the executives over at Microsoft aren’t done trying to eclipse those of rival Sony’s PlayStation 4. Though often considered neck and neck in terms of all general aspects of gaming, the Xbox One and PS4 are perpetually trying to outdo the other. This time it’s the Xbox One as Microsoft announced that it just increased the console’s graphics performance.
According to The Verge, “In a Major Nelson podcast published on Friday, Xbox Live VP Marc Whitten outlines the changes the company has made to its upcoming console since its unveiling in May.” Most notably, the Xbox One will be getting a faster GPU upping its speed from 800MHz to a blistering 853MHz, an increase of 6.5%.
Still noteworthy, though, is that “Sony’s PlayStation 4 still has a 40 percent advantage over the Xbox One in raw graphics power.” In that sense, both consoles have aspects that perpetually one-up the other so to really determine which will reign supreme in the gaming ring tech junkies will have to literally line them up side-by-side in order to compare and contrast with the utmost fairness.
Just this week both Microsoft and Sony released the latest specs and price points of their respective Kinect and DualShock 4 controllers. Both stack up nicely and employ motion-sensing capabilities but like the consoles in general, will have to be right next to each other for pundits to properly dissect even the smallest iota of functionality.
For a comprehensive breakdown and juxtaposed comparison of the Xbox One and PS4, check out this post here. Both consoles are slated for a fall release but we know the Xbox One’s will be some time in November. Pricing changes the game significantly as well. Xbox consoles are traditionally more affordable than its PlayStation counterparts, but for the first time the next-gen Xbox platform will cost a heft $100 more than the PS4. Microsoft’s gaming device will go for $499 while the PS4 will be $399.
Possibly making the extra $100 worth it will be the inclusion of a developer’s kit within the Xbox One, allowing gamers to create and publish their own indie games at their own whim.
