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The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have been the defining consoles of the 2010s decade. Microsoft's and Sony's consoles saw a huge upgrade from their previous systems and gave gaming a huge upgrade with the newly powerful console.
Although the PS4 and Xbox One are going to be overlapping soon with the next generation of consoles, the PS5 and Xbox Series X, these consoles will still be around for a while as it transitions. Acclaimed titles such as Cyberpunk 2077 and more will still see many releases for the console in 2020 and possibly after.
As with previous generations, both the Xbox One and PS4 have received a few revisions and upgrades to their hardware, pricing model and capabilities. We'll be taking a looking at 5 differences between the Xbox One S and PS4 Slim, 2 of the revisions of the consoles.
#1 Design
The Xbox One S is a bit bulkier than the PS4 Slim. The original PS4 was about as big and bulky as the Xbox One but the PS4 Slim was a trimmed down version of it and provided the same functionality. The PS4 Slim also replaced the original PS4 in the shelves of stores permanently. Here's a short breakup of the sizes and weight of the Xbox One S and PS4 Slim.
Xbox One X - 295 x 230 x 64 mm and 2.9 Kg
PS4 Slim - 265 x 39 x 288 mm and 2.1 Kg
Both consoles feature 3x USB 3.0, 1x HDMI 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi. The PS4 Slim also has support for USB 3.1.
#2 Storage
Both the Xbox One S and PS4 Slim offer 1 TB of storage with a built-in hard drive. You have the option of choosing a 500 GB storage for the Xbox One S but the PS4 Slim will always come with 1 TB storage, despite having a 500 GB one when it released.
In the event you run out of the 1 TB storage, it also possible to use an external hard drive to download your games, movies, music and more and access them from that storage.
#3 Game Exclusives
Just like with previous consoles, there are many games that are exclusive to either the PS4 or the Xbox One. Many Microsoft Studio games are usually exclusive to the PC and Xbox One. In general, games are usually released for both consoles such as Red Dead Redemption 2, FIFA, NBA and many more.
Here's a list of some of the exclusive games for each console.
Xbox One:
- Zoo Tycoon
- Dead Rising Series
- Forza Series
- Halo Series
- Gears of War Series
- Titanfall
- Fighter Within
- Sunset Overdrive
- Quantum Break
- Sea of Thieves
- Ori and the Blind Forest
PS4:
- The Last of Us Remastered
- God of War
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Uncharted Series
- Final Fantasy Series
- No Man's Sky
- Bloodborne
- Death Stranding
- Days Gone
- Until Dawn
- Horizon Zero Dawn
#4 Price
The Xbox One S starts from $199/₹26,990 and the PS4 Slim starts from $299/₹26,990. You can get some of these models in a slightly higher price also bundled with games such as Quantum Break, Gears 5 for the Xbox One S and God of War, Uncharted 4 and Horizon Zero Dawn for the PS4 Slim.
#5 Performance
Both the Xbox One S and PS4 Slim do not support 4K HDR resolution for their respective games. They do, however, offer 4K HDR support for their video players. So if you're watching a movie or a 4K YouTube video, you will be able to render them.
4K Support was added to the later models Xbox One X and PS4 Pro. This should not matter to you if you do not own a 4K capable TV.
There are also differences with regards to the performance of each consoles GPUs, CPUs and RAM. Here are the specs of both the Xbox One S and PS4 Slim.
Xbox One S - Custom CPU @ 1.75GHz, 8 cores; Custom GPU @ 914MHz, 12 CUs, 1.4 TFLOPS; 8GB DDR3 RAM
PS4 Slim - AMD Jaguar x86-64 @ 1.6GHz, 8 cores; AMD Radeon @ 800MHz, 18 CUs, 1.8 TFLOPS; 8GB GDDR5 RAM
If you are not technically savvy, what this basically means is that the Xbox One S and PS4 Slim have about the same processing power and can render about the same resolutions. The Xbox One S is just slightly more powerful, but not by much.
Conclusion
There are many differences between the PS4 Slim and Xbox One S as you have read in the previous slides. So now comes the ultimate question to you, the buyer, what console is right for me?
Many people are hardcore fanboys about dedicated series which are exclusive to the Xbox/PS consoles. There are many who are hardcore fans of the Halo Series which is one of the best series in gaming history so they go for the Xbox One console. Many are fans of unique exclusives such as God of War, Spider-Man, The Last of Us and much more which are exclusive to the PS4.
The PS4 has a much higher sales number than the Xbox. The PlayStation consoles are almost a decade older than the Xbox consoles and they have maintained their reputation since the 90s. There are also much better exclusives to choose from in the PS4 console including many Japanese anime series such as Dragon Ball, One Piece and more.
But as mentioned previously, most console games are released for both consoles pretty regularly. You may miss out on some games, but not a majority of them. In the end it is a personal choice of what you would like to do with your console and what kind of games you wish to play.
