Who does Battlefield 4 Better, XB1 or PS4?

After watching the gameplay videos of Battlefield 4 on both the Xbox one and Playstation 4, I think I was more impressed by the XB1 — it was close though.  At times during these gameplay videos, one screen would be brighter than the other, or the contrast would be different, but the real difference in the presentation is in the details. The Xbox One painted a picture that had texture and felt more like real life than the PS4.

There was a good deal of gameplay footage in slow-motion, and what i took away from it was that the PS4 looked like an incredibly honed and mastered version of graphics that we have seen already.  I was not disappointed by the product in the least — the things I saw in that 8 minute trailer trumps anything I’ve ever seen in console gaming, Skyrim included.

That being said, the Xbox one looked like a different animal.  It looked like someone decided to film the craziest real-life war footage and put it through some Instagram filter.

That’s how real it looked.

In a different video that compared the frame rate during Battlefield 4 gameplay, both consoles ran at about 60 frames per second the entire 5 minutes.  Neither system had any trouble with the cutscenes — which is pretty impressive, considering the explosions and vast landscapes that were shown.  There was a noticeable dip in the Xbox One’s performance during certain large-scale battle scenes, but it was never much farther off of the PS4 than 4 or 5 fps.

From what I’ve seen today, I think I’ll call this little showdown a tie.  Each has their little advantages over the other — as expected — and the games that they present look very different at times.  But to me, right now, these differences are not the kind that make me favor one over the other. It’s almost a matter of preference.

Related articles

• Battlefield 4: How Xbox One and PS4 stack up against PC (joystiq.com)
• Xbox One vs PS4: who wins on ‘Battlefield 4’? (theverge.com)
• Battlefield 4 PS4 vs Xbox One confirms jaggies on XB1 (product-reviews.net)

Knee -Jerk Reactions on the PS4 and Xbox One

by Jim Bearor

Not since the holiday season of 2005 has there been this much excitement in the world of console gamers.  This is completely due to the launch of two next-gen systems: the Xbox One and the Playstation 4.  Each has made significant improvements and in some cases, drastic changes in order to provide the experience that gamers have been dreaming about for years.

I have just recently started researching the two systems and the differences between them, but it seems that these consoles are two completely seperate animals.  The Xbox 360 and PS4 each had their perks and advantages over the other, but this time around, it seems that the two companies are trying to accomplish two different things.

At a quick glance, the Xbox One seems to be built as more of an entertainment system than a gaming console, whereas the Playstation 4 appears to be more focused on the gaming aspect of things.  Xbox One markets itself as an all-in-one device, complete with the cutting edge Kinect 2.0 camera system and voice command capabilities that will make navigating menus easier than ever.

In fact, Microsoft believes that they have created the better product, and that is why their price is $100 more than its competitor.  Albert Penello, Xbox’s senior director of product planning and management made this clear in an interview with Gamespot in which he said: “I think we do more. I think our games are better. I think as people start to experience Kinect and see what it can do using voice, I think that’s better,” he said. “I think the ability to have an all-in-one system where you can plug in the TV, that’s better. I think we’ll have a better online service.”

These are bold claims that may prove true but at the E3 release, Playstation 4 appeared to be the superior product. This was mainly due to the Xbox One’s game sharing and mandatory internect connection policies that they have since repealed, but questions remain about how the Kinect technology will affect users experience.  A popular knock against the Xbox One right now is that the Kinect system has to be on at all times, which raises concern about privacy — and rightfully so.  I think its fair that some people don’t want a camera watching them sitting in their living room when all they are doing is watching Netflix or playing a game that really doesn’t need a camera.

Like I said, this is just a broad overview to start with. As I look more into the details of the two, I’ll hopefully gain a greater understanding of each product and what each of them has to offer.  My next post will be more PS4-heavy to compensate for this one, and after that, I’ll try to decode the technical jargon about memory and processors.  Wish me luck, and thank you for reading.