By E3, we know very well what to expect with PS4 and Xbox One. The console war already decided for Sony appears to be well known, but the dead are counted only after the war. We know what the Xbox one will cost and how much you shell out for the PS4 will have.
Microsoft has already announced that it finally introduce a real currency for their digital business and thus separated from their Microsoft Points.
Sony wants, however, no match bans hand, no online coercion and no annoying DRM measures installed for the PS4. Our colleagues from IGN have taken the trouble and gathered all the hardware specs that were announced recently.
Feature
|
PlayStation 4
|
Xbox One
|
Wii U
|
Optical Drive
|
Blu-ray/DVD
|
Blu-ray/DVD
|
25GB Optical Disc
(Proprietary) |
Game DVR
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
RAM
|
8 GB GDDR5
|
8GB DDR3
|
2GB DDR3
|
CPU
|
Single-chip x86 AMD
'Jaguar' processor, 8 cores |
8 Core CPU custom
Microsoft |
Multi-core PowerPC
"espresso" CPU |
Storage
|
500 GB Hard Drive
|
500 GB Hard Drive
|
8GB or 32GB flash
|
External Storage
|
TBA
|
Yes, USB
|
Yes, USB
|
Cloud Storage
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Mandatory game installs
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Internet Connection Required
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Borrowing Game
|
Yes
|
Once
|
Yes
|
Used Game Fee
|
Developers Dependent
|
Developers Dependent
|
No
|
Digital Right Management
|
Digital Transfer Rights
|
Disc & Digital
|
Digital Transfer Rights
|
Backwards Compatibility
|
None
|
None
|
Yes, Wii
|
Cross Game Chat
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Motion Control
|
DualShock 4, PlayStation
Eye 4 (not included), PlayStation Move (not included) |
Kinect 2
|
Wii Remote, Wii U GamePad
(included) |
Second Screen
|
Vita (not included)
|
Smart Glass (not
included) |
Wii U GamePad (included)
|
Voice Commands
|
TBA
|
Yes
|
No
|
Subscription Service
|
PlayStation Plus
|
Xbox Live
|
No
|
USB
|
USB 3.0
|
USB 3.0
|
USB 2.0
|
Live Streaming
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Reputation Preservation
|
Trophies will be ported
|
Achievements will be
ported |
N / A
|
Web Connection
|
Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 b /
g / n |
Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE
802.11 b / g / n WiFi |
IEEE 802.11 b / g / n
WiFi, LAN via USB dongle |
BlueTooth
|
Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR)
|
No *
|
Bluetooth support
|
A / V Hookups
|
HDMI (4K support, Analog
(Component, RCA), Optical output |
HDMI input and output (4K
support), Optical output |
HDMI out, component /
composite out |
Region Locked
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|