PS4 currently beats Xbox One in terms of raw power, says Avalanche

4.6
PS4's currently more powerful than Xbox One on paper, according to Linus Blomberg, chief technical officer at Just Cause maker Avalanche Studios.

Asked how the two consoles compare, he told Edge: "It's difficult to say, as it's still early days when it comes to drivers. With each new driver release, performance increases dramatically in some areas.
"The PlayStation 4 environment is definitely more mature currently, so Microsoft has some catching up to do. But I'm not too concerned about that as they traditionally have been very good in that area.

"The specs on paper would favour the PS4 over the Xbox One in terms of raw power," Blomberg added, "but there are many other factors involved so we'll just have to wait and see a bit longer before making that judgment."

Avalanche founder and chief creative officer Christofer Sundberg said the studio received early access to Xbox One and that he was impressed with Microsoft's console.

"It's a fantastic piece of hardware offering a huge range of possibilities for developers to connect with players in ways that have been close to impossible to date," he said.

"Next generation to me has always meant more than nice graphics. I don't really see any big negatives at this point. For me, the success of the new consoles will be determined by how much freedom developers will have to make our gaming experiences customized for our fans."

Microsoft took the wraps off its new console at an Xbox One reveal event on Tuesday, when it confirmed that the system will launch around the world "later this year".

Sony revealed PS4 in February, when it confirmed a PS4 release date of "holiday 2013" in at least one of Japan, Europe and the US. The company didn't show off the console's form factor, but it did release a list of PS4 specs.

Posted:
Related Forum: PlayStation Forum

Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/408484/ps4-currently-beats-xbox-one-in-terms-of-raw-power-says-avalanche-technical-officer/

Comments

"PS4 currently beats Xbox One in terms of raw power, says Avalanche" :: Login/Create an Account :: 27 comments

If you would like to post a comment please signin to your account or register for an account.

FrogPosted:

YIGLobbies
-Tenth- I still think Microsoft will have better sales.


Yes Xbox will have better sales but PS4 will be better in the long run I think.


I think the PS4 sounds much better, but people like to stick to what they already have. I think Xbox will have more sales but the PS4 will deserve more.

slapshot101Posted:

YIGLobbies
-Tenth- I still think Microsoft will have better sales.


Yes Xbox will have better sales but PS4 will be better in the long run I think.

I think in the next few years Sony will overtake Microsoft's position on the top of gaming, with the PS4 and PS VISTA, they have many things that Microsoft does not have and doesn't look like they are getting anytime soon.

NasyrPosted:

-Tenth- I still think Microsoft will have better sales.


Yes Xbox will have better sales but PS4 will be better in the long run I think.

LumPosted:

xbox is currently criticised for a lot but I feel that it is not all summonly based around the 'raw' power aspect.

RequirementPosted:

Raw power doesn't matter when it comes to all the new badass features the Xbox One has.

ExoticWolfsPosted:

It isn't all about "raw power' Xbox One will be able to run it's games just fine, ad it has some awesome features.

WokzePosted:

Wagering I had high hopes for the Xbox One...


just becasue ps4 beat it in 'power' doesn't mean its better, still has some great new features and looks very good, dont matter too much.

WokzePosted:

ah well, xbox one is the talk atm, and they have some great new features.

HuayraPosted:

Still have my beliefs out Xbox and I'm hoping it will out perform Sony in the future

OklahomaCityThunderPosted:

mysticalrainbow
Snowfl4k3z
MoDOT Ya xboxone just wants money from anyone now so u can skype and watch tv they seem to push out gaming while ps4 is enforcing it.


Yeah so true, you have to pay for skype too.


Skype is free. The only "paid" Skype, is when you want to make a call to an actual phone from Skype. You should do some research before you go and say something as crazy like that, stand out from 95% of the people on the internet right now! :P

But everything is always right on the internet. I heard that from the internet.....