PS4 vs Xbox One: console specs are “fairly marginal,” says Microsoft

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Xbox One and PlayStation 4 specs only have a marginal difference, according to a Microsoft Australasia executive.

It comes from Gameplanet’s interview with Microsoft’s Australasian vice president of retail sales & marketing Alan Bowman.

While reflecting on the differences offered by Xbox One, Bowman explained, “We’ve got a unique value proposition, and from just a pure specs perspective it’s always gonna be a fairly marginal difference. The purists are gonna argue the toss, but I think it comes down to the games.”

He added, “You’re gonna see great exclusive games on Xbox One, and when you look at the cross-platform games, and there’s gonna be exclusive content on Xbox One. We’d like to be in more markets – this is a global business – but it’s also a long-term business, and we’ll progressively launch in more markets over the coming year.”

Bowman also commented on Xbox One in Japan, and he wasn’t as positive. Last year I interviewed a pair of Japanese indies on how the Xbox brand is perceived in Japan, and the feedback wasn’t good.

“That has been an ongoing challenge,” he concluded. “Being a local brand makes such a huge difference in Japan. Sony are so strong in Japan as its their home base, and they certainly get a lot of support from the customer as well as the ecosystem – the local third-party developers, who primarily publish for Sony.

“We had moments midway through the life of the 360 where we’d see a sales spike if we had Japanese developer content released. Japan is very [local] content-driven. Same applies for Korea, same applies to Taiwan. Most of north Asia is very content-driven.”

Do you think 2014 will be a big year for Xbox One? Let us know below.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/15/ps4-vs-xbox-one-console-specs-are-fairly-marginal-says-microsoft/

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Beans_Posted:

Tbh i would think they are both good, i would only get Xbox cause all my friends play it.

KatsumiPosted:

Ice-Coolz they are both good consoles. I really dont get the point of console wars.


Me either, it really all comes down to the individuals opinion. You also have PC which in most cases wins out on the both of them.

AustraliansPosted:

Lia
Craigyy Well the PS4 supports more games in 180p, so that's always in my mind when choosing one. And since that is a massive factor. The PS4 is the way I'd sway.


I think you mean 1080p. Anyways it isn't that big of a difference. The Xbox One runs at 900p which upscales to 1080p. Yes there is a minor difference when looking at the two consoles simultaneously but it's a very small difference.


Yeah, the quality isn't the heart of the console, there are many other factors to the PS4 and the Xbox One which are magnificent as well as disappointing. At the end of the day it's someones opinion.

AustraliansPosted:

Why not just say Australian instead of Australasian, mixes so much people up lol

-Excite-Posted:

they are both good consoles. I really dont get the point of console wars.

ItalianPosted:

Medion
FlutterBat
Lia
Craigyy Well the PS4 supports more games in 180p, so that's always in my mind when choosing one. And since that is a massive factor. The PS4 is the way I'd sway.


I think you mean 1080p. Anyways it isn't that big of a difference. The Xbox One runs at 900p which upscales to 1080p. Yes there is a minor difference when looking at the two consoles simultaneously but it's a very small difference.


The One runs at around 720p, which is then Upscaled to 1080.

Not a huge difference, but as a PC Gamer, 1080p Native is the best.


People on the internet are honestly clueless. Both consoles do not run in a set resolution, Xbox One had games in 1080p and so does PS4, Forza 5 is 1080p/60fps. Call of Duty could've easily been 1080p on both consoles but developers do not have the driver update which comes out in the next few weeks.

All future CoD's will be 1080p on both systems. Saying a console is 720p upscaled to 1080p proves how retarded people are.


Thank you so freaking much. I hate when people say that is an argument to get the PS4. Not saying the PS4 is bad just that argument is so worthless. Think of a better reason.

NotePosted:

I love how people always bring up this 1080p nonsense. It wasn't mentioned in the article, only the specs.

But, 1080p isn't noticeable, not unless you have an eye for detail and can notice every bit that is refined ever more so slightly. It's not a big deal. You should care about the FPS more than anything, graphics don't make games good. Old pixelated games could beat a lot of games, easy.

Both consoles are both capable of handling 1080p. Both consoles also have very similar specs. You rarely see PC gamers argue about their specs, so why must people argue over console specs with the very similar capabilities?

MedionPosted:

FlutterBat
Lia
Craigyy Well the PS4 supports more games in 180p, so that's always in my mind when choosing one. And since that is a massive factor. The PS4 is the way I'd sway.


I think you mean 1080p. Anyways it isn't that big of a difference. The Xbox One runs at 900p which upscales to 1080p. Yes there is a minor difference when looking at the two consoles simultaneously but it's a very small difference.


The One runs at around 720p, which is then Upscaled to 1080.

Not a huge difference, but as a PC Gamer, 1080p Native is the best.


People on the internet are honestly clueless. Both consoles do not run in a set resolution, Xbox One had games in 1080p and so does PS4, Forza 5 is 1080p/60fps. Call of Duty could've easily been 1080p on both consoles but developers do not have the driver update which comes out in the next few weeks.

All future CoD's will be 1080p on both systems. Saying a console is 720p upscaled to 1080p proves how retarded people are.

DissPosted:

FlutterBat
Lia
Craigyy Well the PS4 supports more games in 180p, so that's always in my mind when choosing one. And since that is a massive factor. The PS4 is the way I'd sway.


I think you mean 1080p. Anyways it isn't that big of a difference. The Xbox One runs at 900p which upscales to 1080p. Yes there is a minor difference when looking at the two consoles simultaneously but it's a very small difference.


The One runs at around 720p, which is then Upscaled to 1080.

Not a huge difference, but as a PC Gamer, 1080p Native is the best.


Some games for the One though do run at 900p such as Assassins Creed 4, Ryse, just to name a few. It isn't that huge of a difference from 720p but you can notice it a tiny bit.

KatsumiChanPosted:

Lia
Craigyy Well the PS4 supports more games in 180p, so that's always in my mind when choosing one. And since that is a massive factor. The PS4 is the way I'd sway.


I think you mean 1080p. Anyways it isn't that big of a difference. The Xbox One runs at 900p which upscales to 1080p. Yes there is a minor difference when looking at the two consoles simultaneously but it's a very small difference.


The One runs at around 720p, which is then Upscaled to 1080.

Not a huge difference, but as a PC Gamer, 1080p Native is the best.


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