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what's up Internet Kevin here with TLD

well the Xbox one came out about three

weeks ago which means have had that much

time to mess around with both it and the

ps4 we thought now is the time to give

you guys our thoughts on how both

systems have done what their strengths

are their weaknesses which look forward

to in the future and if you're on the

fence about what system to get which one

is just right for you

so sit back and relax and check out the

newest generation of consoles so here we

have them the Xbox one and the ps4 to

begin with I want to take a look at what

each system has to offer in terms of its

hardware when you get right out of the

box starting with the ps4 because it was

the first released of the two systems

you can grab it in the States for $400

in the Box you get the system itself

with a 500 gig hard drive HDMI adapter

AC adapter a chat headset DualShock 4

controller with its charging cable a

pair of 30-day memberships to

PlayStation Plus and Music Unlimited and

a $10 voucher for PSN with the Xbox one

you get a lot of similar product to

begin with you get the system itself

with a 500 gig hard drive AC adapter

HDMI cable chat headset controller and a

30-day membership to Xbox Live Gold

however the system does cost an extra

hundred dollars at 500 because also

includes the Xbox Kinect now in terms of

where you get just right out of the box

the Xbox one definitely has the better

headset of the two neither of them are

top-of-the-line by any means but the

Xbox one headset doesn't give you the

feeling you needing to rush out and

replace it right away on the other hand

while both systems do come with 30-day

trials to their respective membership

programs the ps4 does throw in a $10

voucher which is really nice if you

bought any ps3 games that have a ps4

version you can upgrade into now looking

at the system side by side you can

definitely tell the Xbox one is the

larger the two systems it's an inch

taller about two and a quarter inches

wider and the ps4 is just a little bit

deeper but just because it has this

whole slanted design thing going on now

as far as aesthetics go that is a very

subjective thing and very much a matter

of personal preference but do have to

say that I really like the look of the

ps4 a lot more its thinner I like the

slanted design and it's very reminiscent

of the ps2 which is the system I spent a

lot of time on the Xbox one on the other

hand just looks entirely too plain to me

I get that the idea is supposed to be

that it's very simple and unassuming

and have this sort of sharp box edge

design but it just ends up looking too

much like an old cable box to me

although I do like the look of the new

Kinect compared to the old one now of

course a shell is just a shell what's

really important is what's inside of the

system and how it runs and as you can

see here we have our little decibel

reader and infrared thermometer so we

can take a look at how loud each system

is as well as how hot each one gets now

as far as the infrared thermometer goes

not taking a look at how hot the actual

core temperature is for the processor

we're just taking a look at the heat

around the vents of the system so you

can get an idea of how much it's going

to heat the room up now when you're

looking at the ps4 you'll notice that

the vents are located just on the

backside and that's where all the heat

and sound is coming out of so you're

seeing temperatures of about 50 degrees

Celsius and a decibel rating of 50 the

Xbox one on the other hand has numerous

vents located on the top sides and back

it ends up being a lot quieter at only

40 decibels and also a lot cooler

temperatures coming out of the top of

only 40 degrees Celsius now what this

means is that while sitting on the shelf

the ps4 is smaller and does look

prettier in my opinion at least the Xbox

one is the quieter of the two and will

heat up the room a lot less in terms of

what's inside of them and how they run

both systems are very comparable as we

saw from a lot of pre-launch info with

the ps4 having an edge both systems have

dual quad core processors based on AMD

technology with a ps4 is clocked at 1.6

gigahertz and the Xbox one is

overclocked to 1.75 both systems do have

eight gigabytes of RAM but it's worth

noting that ps4 has gddr5 whereas the

Xbox one is using gddr3 and is

dedicating three of those gigs just

using this interface and multimedia

services so it can accomplish some of

its special functionalities like

snapping now as far as the graphics

cards go both systems are based on AMD

GCN architecture with the ps4 having a

potential processing power of 1.8 for

teraflops and the Xbox one only having

1.31

what this means is that when it comes to

exclusive games only released on one

system of the other ps4 games do have

the chance to look a lot prettier or

have more crazy stuff happening at once

when it comes to multi-platform games

you're really not going to see too much

because most EHBs do take the time to

make sure it's optimized for both

systems and more or less operate the

same one other important thing to

consider is the fact that while both

systems do have 500 gig hard drives the

ps4 is designed so that you can replace

it when you want to whereas the Xbox one

is designed to make it very difficult to

do so and in fact you'll actually void

your warranty if you want to now 500

gigs is

healthy amount of space for most casual

gamers if you're just going to play it

every now and then or you don't mind

deleting things here and there it'll

last you a while but if you're a

hardcore game and you're going to buy a

lot of stuff especially digitally then

that space is going to fill up very fast

over the years now it is worth noting

the Xbox one will down the line support

USB 3.0 external storage but that is

currently not an option so enough about

the physical product let's talk about

what these things can actually do on

screen now those of you that watch this

channel more regularly will remember

that we did interface tours of both the

Xbox one and ps4 shortly after the

releases and after messing around with

both of them for a while I have to say I

really like the ps4 is a lot more it's

very reminiscent of the cross media bar

from the ps3 but with enough changes and

upgrades to make it a lot more user

friendly it's neat it's organized it's

very appeasing to the eye and one of the

features I really like is that you can

highlight a game and immediately reach

all the relevant info for it like

community updates or stuff that's

available for DLC in the PSN store now

what I don't like about it is that it's

not very customizable you're always

going to see your most recently used

apps and then have to look through your

entire library otherwise which currently

isn't very large but as the years go by

those apps are going to build up the

Xbox one on the other hand does have one

feature I really like that addresses

this which is pinning now what I like

about this is that it lets you take apps

you like to use often and you can

intentionally pin them to the home

screen so whenever you start your xbox

you can just look to the left of the

main home menu and there's all the apps

you like to use often you can also

remove them afterwards so you can always

change your preferences now with that

said one of the reasons why I like using

pins is because it helps me to avoid

using the rest of the interface now just

like the aesthetics interface is one of

those things that can be somewhat

subjective and some people might have

differing opinions but to me the Xbox

one interface just looks entirely too

cluttered they aimed it very much of

making it easy to find very recent or

very popular things but the moment that

you need to start browsing more in-depth

and look for more content instead of

doing a direct search for something it

just becomes very tedious now another

thing is that well looks very similar to

the latest 360 Dashboard design a lot of

changes have been made that are not

explicitly clear meaning that this

interface has a much higher learning

curve than most microsoft designs have

had in the past now mind you overall I

don't think it's a terrible interface

it's just that this one takes a lot more

getting used to and a lot more time

studying and learning than anything

Microsoft has given us before which is

very uncharacteristic of them usually I

end up liking the Microsoft interfaces

all

a lot more than Sony's but that's just

not the case this year one thing the

Xbox one does try to do to make things a

little easier for you with the interface

is that they are once again

reintroducing Kinect commands using your

voice or gestures

I actually really like voice commands

this time around yes you have to make

sure that you speak very loud and

clearly and yes there are a lot of

shortcuts you need to memorize but once

you do it makes the whole experience a

lot nicer I really like being able to

just walk into the room start up the

system and have my game running before I

even pick up a controller or set the

controller down right away and show off

the system with just a word now gesture

commands on the other hand I don't like

so much it's not so much using them

directly that's the issue it's the fact

that often times will pick up unrelated

movements thinking you're trying to tell

it to do something as an example I was

recently watching a movie on the Xbox

one with my family and while we were

having side conversations here and there

or even my brother picking up his guitar

made the system think we were trying to

tell it to do something bringing up the

overlay or even pausing the movie which

interrupted the experience a couple of

times now it's really bothersome about

this is the fact you can't turn off just

one or the other form of control you

either travel to connect entirely making

both unusable or you have it active so

you have to deal with both of them at

once so if you want to use one but not

the other

tough luck now taking a look at a lot of

the special extra services offered by

each system this is one area that the

Xbox one has definitely won over

compared to the ps4 not just in terms of

what services are available but how you

can make use of them with a lot of

multitasking options and a lot of the

current favorites are returning things

like Netflix or Hulu or having an

internet browser on the system but with

the Xbox one you're also getting options

like being able to Skype through your

television which gives you a really cool

back to feature to feeling now the thing

that really makes this interesting

though is the option to snap this means

you can run two applications at the same

time on-screen now not everyone is going

to make use of all of these not everyone

wants to watch Netflix while playing a

game at the same time but the ability to

do things like Skype on the side while

playing game which will be available in

the future or internet browser on the

side or control party options is really

handy now adding this onto the fact that

the system does have an HDMI IN meaning

that you can watch regular television

through the Xbox means you can also snap

that on the side so that way you can

watch one of your favorite sports games

going on while you play a game or if you

want to and have both systems you can

even hook up a ps4 to it and play both

systems at the same time now one other

new feature that is available on both

systems is the integration of

smartphones and tablets using their

respective apps Microsoft smart glass

PlayStation app for your phone now what

this does is it lets you use your phone

or tablet as a remote control for your

system or even being able to do things

like directly pick which app you want to

play it also unlocks special second

screen functionalities and some titles

meaning that sometimes while playing a

game you can see special information or

have special access to missions you

normally wouldn't have now one

interesting feature that is exclusive to

ps4 is that if you want a PS Vita you

can not only use that for second screen

functionality but you can also directly

stream what's happening on your

PlayStation to the Vita whether you're

playing a game or watching a movie and

of course controls the Vita are a bit

different take some getting used to and

you're not going to see the same level

of video quality on the Vita but overall

it does a great job of accomplishing the

main task of giving you a way to

portably play your favorite ps4 games

within the household

now all these special functions and apps

aside the main reason why most of you

are thinking about getting one of these

systems in the first place is of course

the games now first off I want to take a

look at the controller for the system

and how it affects gameplay this time

around both of them have received major

makeovers from the previous generation

which is really surprising for Sony

since the DualShock has maintained the

same general shape since the very first

PlayStation both controllers are a lot

more comfortable than the previous

generation and both have received major

upgrades and in places that they needed

them for instance the Xbox one now has a

much better D pad than the Xbox 360 did

without all that weird webbing and the

ps4 controller actually has triggers as

opposed to those weird soft things that

the DualShock 3 had making a lot better

for shooters both systems have replaced

the start and select buttons start is

now the menu or options button which

does the exact same thing whereas the

select button is now the share button on

the ps4 which enables a lot of the

social functions and the Xbox one has

the View button whose used varies based

on what application you're using for

instance bringing up your bookmarks in

the internet browser now as far as

individual upgrades go the ps4 does now

feature that touchpad right smack dab in

the middle of which we haven't really

made too much use of yet all of you

really used it for so far is in killzone

where you can swipe on select different

modes for your drone you also now have a

speaker located right below the touchpad

which various games make use of to

oftentimes catch you off-guard and just

start talking to you out of nowhere

instead of giving audio out of your main

speakers you'll also notice that now at

the bottom of the ps4 controller is an

audio jack so you no longer have to use

any basic chat headsets by plugging them

all the way to your system using USB

cable unless of course you are buying a

much higher quality one now the Xbox one

controller

are much more subtle compared to the

ps4s it's mostly a lot of form factor

and a lot of changes to the shape like

we said before the d-pad has been

upgraded you also notice that the

battery port is no longer this big

hunking thing hanging out the back of

the controller but instead folds right

into the back so it's very seamless the

controller also now has an improved

shock feature which instead of having

the whole controller vibrate like a

madman whenever something happens in

game and now shakes in different

locations to give you an idea of what's

happening in game for instance let's say

you're playing something and there's an

explosion it's behind you to the left

well at the bottom left side the

controller is start to shake which is a

really cool idea actually now one thing

I have been seeing some people debate

online is which controller is better

based on its battery use because both of

them are doing the same thing as the

last gen the Xbox one controller comes

with the double-a batteries which you

can also replace with a recharge pack

for 25 bucks whereas the ps4 controller

just has built-in rechargeable batteries

and really both of these have their

strengths and weaknesses the cool thing

with article batteries is of course the

fact that you don't have to buy

batteries and since the ps4 does now

have a standby mode it's very easy to

charge the controller when you're not

using it rather than making sure that

your system is running all the time on

the flip side of things having

returnable batteries built into the

controller does mean that over time they

can and will die especially if you don't

take very good care of how you charge it

or if you just got a bad battery out of

the bunch meaning that when this happens

you have to buy a whole new controller

for 60 bucks or opening up and replacing

the batteries while hoping you don't

accidentally damage the controller with

the Xbox one controller on the other

hand you can just keep on buying

doublea's and not worry about it or buy

a recharge pack separately and if that

ever dies just buy another one either

way you're spending more money in the

long run it's just how often you're

doing it and how much you're spending

each time now as for the games

themselves it's important to note right

away that neither system is backwards

compatible at all physically or

digitally meaning that if you pick up

one of these systems anything you own

from a previous system or anything you

bought online to play digitally will not

be available on it so you still have to

hold on to your old system now

PlayStation has mentioned that they have

plans in the future to make use of

Gaikai to allow for streaming emulation

in the future but plans for that really

haven't been made very clear yet or very

solid so that's still really up in the

air now as far as actual launch titles

go both systems have access to a lot of

popular multi-platform games some of

which are still available on previous

generations things like battlefield for

Assassin's Creed for call of duty

ghosts' Need for Speed rivals and

popular sports games like NBA 2k or

Madden

now as far as exclusives go both systems

have their own handfuls that they're

really trying to push sony has Killzone

Shadowfall and knack along with the

digital game resogun which you do get

for free is a PlayStation Plus member

whereas the Xbox one has games like dead

rising 3 Ryse son of Rome Forza 5 and

digital games like Crimson Dragon and

Killer Instinct now I really do have to

hand it to Microsoft as far as launch

titles alone go I have been enjoying the

Xbox one a lot more now part of this is

due to bias

I do enjoy Killzone but I've never been

a huge fan of the series whereas Dead

Rising is a game that I really enjoy and

a big fan of fighters like killer

instinct now this is of course by no

means indicative of how the whole

lifecycle of the systems will go there

are a lot of exclusives planned for both

of them on the Sony side of things we

have things like driveclub which was

planned to be a launch title block out

pushed back infamous second son

uncharted for deep down and the order

where as an Xbox we have a new Halo game

fable legends quantum break sunset

overdrive and games that will be

available on PC as well but not the ps4

like project spark and titanfall now

something to look forward to with this

generation is that exclusive titles are

going to have a lot more unique

functionalities than usual the Xbox are

seeing a lot more special commands with

the Kinect using gesture or voice

whereas in the PlayStation we now have

that touchpad functionality as well as

the speaker right on the controller in

other words either way whichever system

you're currently debating both of them

have a lot of fun exclusives planned out

for the long run now one new gaming

really did feature that both systems

have is that you have a method of

recording gameplay and uploading it

online without the use of external

capture device which is the only way to

record on the ps4 right now because does

have HD copyright protection at all

times that they will have a patch in the

future that will lift it while playing

games now both systems do allow you to

instantly record the past so much time

that has happened in game the Xbox one

does have the additional option of being

able to intentionally start and stop

recording when you please as long as it

maxes out at 5 minutes now in terms of

upload options the ps4 does currently

have more of them with video you can

upload it to Facebook and with

screenshots can do Facebook or Twitter

you can also livestream to both Ustream

and twitch

although the playroom is currently not

allowed on Twitch due to certain popular

PR nightmares involving live people

audiences and a camera the Xbox one on

the other hand only allows you to upload

for other Xbox one users to watch and

there's no option to stream live right

now that there are plans do twitch early

next year now a big policy change that

has affected some people this

time around is that both systems do

require you to pay for their online

membership to play games online which

was a big deal for some people last gen

because Sony was the option for

free-to-play now of course the

counter-argument to this is that with

last gen Xbox did have the much more

enjoyable online experience mainly due

to the fact that you were getting what

you paid for and that being said you're

not paying for these only memberships

just to play things online they both

offer a lot of other special features

like early access to demos or special

sales that will happen around the year

PlayStation Plus does still offer the

free games for the PS Vita or the

PlayStation 3 if you own them as well as

free games the ps4 currently numbering

two at a time with the ones right now

being resogun and contrast Xbox Live

Gold has also started their own program

giving out free games though currently

they're just for the 360 nothing on the

one just yet price wise they are very

comparable the ps4 doesn't of being a

bit cheaper in the long run though

PlayStation Plus if you're buying it for

a full year's 50 bucks

whereas Xbox Live Gold for a full year

is 60 they both also have slightly more

expensive three-month options and only

Xbox Live Gold currently has a one-month

option at ten bucks a month now one

other important thing to note is that

PlayStation Plus is not required if you

want to use media streaming apps that

have their own subscription feed like

Netflix or Hulu

whereas Xbox Live Gold is going to

require you to pay for both if you want

to use them so if you don't care about

playing games online but you do want to

watch your favorite media streaming apps

like Hulu Plus then PlayStation 4 will

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which system would I recommend more the

Xbox one the ps4 well the honest truth

is it really depends a lot more on who

you are as a person if you're a casual

gamer and you're looking for a system

that will let you play a lot of the

biggest name multi-platform titles

you'll find a lot of the extra info and

bells and whistles we mentioned earlier

to be really useful if you're looking

for a system that has a lot more family

functions and multimedia options and

multitasking and the Xbox one is really

handy the ps4 on the other hand does

have the benefits of a lower price point

a cheaper membership fee free games

while you're a member and if you want a

PS vita the ability to play your games

portably within the household if you're

a hardcore gamer on the other hand the

only major information that really

shouldn't matter to you is which

exclusive games are on which system

because this is why you're buying one of

these in the first place to play the

games that you want to play if there's

any major piece of information that I

want to stick with you guys it's that

you should put aside all the different

ad campaigns all the different fanboy

rage and just take a look at what games

you're actually interested in and pick

up the system that'll let you play them

if no games out right now really

interest you there's no reason for you

have to run out and buy a system just

this moment unless of course you're

getting it as a gift or you really need

to one-up one of your friends otherwise

just take a step back take a moment to

look at what games are on what system

what's coming out take a look at all the

reviews and then then you can decide

which system is just right for you well

those were our thoughts on the ps4 and

the Xbox one and which system is right

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