PS4 and Xbox One to have different game memory allocations

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The battle between Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4 in terms of their hardware and performance continues as a new report claims Sony's next-generation game console allows game developers to use up to 4.5 GB of its 8 GB of RAM. The other 3.5 GB is reserved for the PS4's operating system.

However, the report from Eurogamer, based on unnamed sources, also claims that Sony might let games access an additional amount of RAM, up to one more GB, in the PS4's memory pool under special circumstances. The article makes it clear that not all PS4 games will be allowed to access this extra amount of RAM.

The PS4's game memory usage compares well to Microsoft's Xbox One, which allocates 5 GB of its own 8 GB of RAM for game developers. The Eurogamer article claims that the Xbox One's RAM requirements are fixed and can't be changed, unlike the PS4.

As we have reported before, the 8 GB of RAM inside the PS4 is of the GDDR5 variety, clocking at 5500 MHz for 170.6 GB/s of bandwidth. This compares to 8 GB of the older DDR3 RAM for the Xbox One, with a clock speed of 2133 MHz for just 68.3 GB/s of bandwidth, along with 32 MB of eSRAM that is supposed to have 102 GB/s of embedded memory bandwidth. A recent rumor is claiming Microsoft might be able to increase the speed of that embedded memory to 192GB/s for the final retail version of the console.

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RequirementPosted:

That's quite a difference. Wow.

Da_BombPosted:

LuckyOtter
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LuckyOtter [quote=sorts"]People this is a rumor, and ram is not everything the graphics card is everything. More ram wont make good graphics. i own a gaming pc and a personal school cpu with 8gb of ram and a garbage graphics card i cannot play games, think before you speak.


Graphics don't matter though except in console exclusives. So what is the point of one having a better graphics card if it's going to get little use? And I don't play games because of their graphics, I play if they are fun.


Graphics cards are going to matter. It's pretty much defines next gen. Games that are fun can be expanded a whole lot more with a better graphics card.


I don't think you got what I meant. Either you didn't read or something. What I was saying is if one console has a better graphics card than the other then it will not be taken advantage of due to the games having to fit both consoles. Dev's are not going to spend extra time to boost the graphics for one console. I'm not saying don't upgrade graphics cards, I'm saying that upgrading past the other console is pretty much pointless except for console exclusives.

Or they will build for high end pc. Then dumb it down to fit the ps4 and the xbox. So the graphics the consoles produce does matter.

ClaimPosted:

xCeeTee
Onx
Ted- Looks like alot more indie games will be developed on the XB1 because of it's potential


Yep, a lot more!


Did you even read the last paragraph!? The speed on which the ram loads, it balances out there, but PS4 would probably get more indie developers if Microsoft carry on charging their ridiculous prices for updates.


Microsoft has already stated that they would not be charging the ridiculous amount of money for updates they have in the past.

Vex-Posted:

Ted- Looks like alot more indie games will be developed on the XB1 because of it's potential


That would be great. Indie games are really popular

StonerzardPosted:

Onx
Ted- Looks like alot more indie games will be developed on the XB1 because of it's potential


Yep, a lot more!


Did you even read the last paragraph!? The speed on which the ram loads, it balances out there, but PS4 would probably get more indie developers if Microsoft carry on charging their ridiculous prices for updates.

YurPosted:

Ted- Looks like alot more indie games will be developed on the XB1 because of it's potential


Yep, a lot more!

Ted-Posted:

Looks like alot more indie games will be developed on the XB1 because of it's potential

WubsPosted:

I guess the Xbox is Dev friendly.

LuckyOtterPosted:

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LuckyOtter
Disorts People this is a rumor, and ram is not everything the graphics card is everything. More ram wont make good graphics. i own a gaming pc and a personal school cpu with 8gb of ram and a garbage graphics card i cannot play games, think before you speak.


Graphics don't matter though except in console exclusives. So what is the point of one having a better graphics card if it's going to get little use? And I don't play games because of their graphics, I play if they are fun.


Graphics cards are going to matter. It's pretty much defines next gen. Games that are fun can be expanded a whole lot more with a better graphics card.


I don't think you got what I meant. Either you didn't read or something. What I was saying is if one console has a better graphics card than the other then it will not be taken advantage of due to the games having to fit both consoles. Dev's are not going to spend extra time to boost the graphics for one console. I'm not saying don't upgrade graphics cards, I'm saying that upgrading past the other console is pretty much pointless except for console exclusives.

-LivePosted:

This is a rumor based off the Killzone:SF slides. NONE of this is confirmed yet and they need to put that in the article title as well. This is basically Digital Foundry going up there ass again about shit that isn't even confirmed. We won't know until Sony puts out statements about it and I know the OS won't be over 2 GB of RAM since the OS itself isn't that intensive. Just wait it out people until Gamesom or something.


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