Microsoft: PS4 is Not 30% More Powerful than Xbox One

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With the launch dates of Sony and Microsoft's next generation consoles inching near, saying the two sides are entering full-bore marketing blast mode would be a gross understatement. And with new hardware comes debates over which system offers the best performance.

As reported by VideoGamer, Microsoft's director of product planning, Albert Penello, says allegations of a 30 percent advantage for the PlayStation 4 are missing the bigger picture.

"I’m not dismissing raw performance. I’m stating--as I have stated from the beginning--that the performance delta between the two platforms is not as great as the raw numbers lead the average consumer to believe," wrote Penello in a NeoGAF post. "There are things about our system architecture not fully understood, and there are things about theirs as well, that bring the two systems into balance."

Penello's comments were in response to concerns over the internal components of the Xbox One. The alleged performance advantage is mostly attributed to the advanced GPU and RAM found in the PS4. Penello cited the experience of Microsoft programmers in explaining how the Xbox One will succeed, despite the numbers.

Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb agreed with Penello's points in a later Reddit post. "We have some of [the] smartest programmers in the world working on Xbox One," said Hryb. "I am very much looking forward to the next few months (and beyond) as the truth comes out."

The Xbox One launches on November 22, while the PS4 launches on November 15.



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Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/07/microsoft-disputes-notion-ps4-is-30-more-powerful-than-xbox-one

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CorsairPosted:

And another thing people dont get, The Developers of the games will optimize each game for that Console, So you wont see a difference at all in Gameplay.

CorsairPosted:

LuckyOtter
kal45
Deranged Xbox is always going to be better... i've never seen any competition use a Playstation lmao its just trash the only thing people love about it is small features that mean little to nothing aside from being free internet... which is a huge downfall because they cant progress and put as much protection and changes as Xbox can and is lol i mean look DLC doesnt get to them until a month after we get it they've been hacked how many times, they wont have dedicated servers and there key argument was "we have used games" lol they lost Xbox is better always has always will lol playstation is just for casual gamers that arent on it enough to want to buy a subscription to further researches and advancements anyways


How is it always better, the xbox one gpu clocks at 850 mgz the ps4's gpu clocks at 1800 mgzs so that is a huge difference, the ps4's gpu is practically 2x better than the xbox one


Yet that means litterally nothing for cross-platform games. So the only thing you will be seeing that on is exclusives. Also it will be a while before exclusives even take full advantage of the upgrades.


Dude, did you just not read the article? The Hardware may be better but if it isnt built for the software it is utterly useless. A Example, Apple and Samsung. Apple still has a dual Core chip with 1Gb of RAM and Samsungs phone has a 1.9 Ghz Quad core Chip With 2GBs of ram, The iPhone is still crazy fast with no stutter. On the other hand Android isnt made for that hardware, Its out there with 100 other phones.

LuckyOtterPosted:

kal45
Deranged Xbox is always going to be better... i've never seen any competition use a Playstation lmao its just trash the only thing people love about it is small features that mean little to nothing aside from being free internet... which is a huge downfall because they cant progress and put as much protection and changes as Xbox can and is lol i mean look DLC doesnt get to them until a month after we get it they've been hacked how many times, they wont have dedicated servers and there key argument was "we have used games" lol they lost Xbox is better always has always will lol playstation is just for casual gamers that arent on it enough to want to buy a subscription to further researches and advancements anyways


How is it always better, the xbox one gpu clocks at 850 mgz the ps4's gpu clocks at 1800 mgzs so that is a huge difference, the ps4's gpu is practically 2x better than the xbox one


Yet that means litterally nothing for cross-platform games. So the only thing you will be seeing that on is exclusives. Also it will be a while before exclusives even take full advantage of the upgrades.

LuckyOtterPosted:

Teyzah dont know what to say but i am first


It's a bad day when you get first comments on a TTG News Topic. It's even worse when the guy isn't even first...

Rocky5Posted:

kal45 ps4's gpu clocks at 1800 mgzs


If this is the case, then the PS4 will have some rather high temps oO CPU at 1.6 & GPU at 1.6 on the same chip, plus the GDDR5 will be alot hotter than GDDR3 due to the higher speed all in side a smaller box.

It would seem they may have gone the Xbox 360 route & jumped the gun, I hope they don't have a high failure rate since its not good for the company or the customers.

YoungRebelsPosted:

Lightyear I think both consoles are just as good, I don't why they keep trying to bring each other down.


cuz people don't have anything better to do

Michael1321Posted:

If there is a difference in "power" you won't even notice it.

Dr-JPosted:

kal45
Deranged Xbox is always going to be better... i've never seen any competition use a Playstation lmao its just trash the only thing people love about it is small features that mean little to nothing aside from being free internet... which is a huge downfall because they cant progress and put as much protection and changes as Xbox can and is lol i mean look DLC doesnt get to them until a month after we get it they've been hacked how many times, they wont have dedicated servers and there key argument was "we have used games" lol they lost Xbox is better always has always will lol playstation is just for casual gamers that arent on it enough to want to buy a subscription to further researches and advancements anyways


How is it always better, the xbox one gpu clocks at 850 mgz the ps4's gpu clocks at 1800 mgzs so that is a huge difference, the ps4's gpu is practically 2x better than the xbox one

And guess what? It won't make a big difference. Multiplatform games will still run better on xbox

kal45Posted:

Deranged Xbox is always going to be better... i've never seen any competition use a Playstation lmao its just trash the only thing people love about it is small features that mean little to nothing aside from being free internet... which is a huge downfall because they cant progress and put as much protection and changes as Xbox can and is lol i mean look DLC doesnt get to them until a month after we get it they've been hacked how many times, they wont have dedicated servers and there key argument was "we have used games" lol they lost Xbox is better always has always will lol playstation is just for casual gamers that arent on it enough to want to buy a subscription to further researches and advancements anyways


How is it always better, the xbox one gpu clocks at 850 mgz the ps4's gpu clocks at 1800 mgzs so that is a huge difference, the ps4's gpu is practically 2x better than the xbox one

MentalistPosted:

Zero_Point_Five Both consoles have VERY similar tech, i doubt the ps4 would have 30% more power...


It might not be 30% but I think it'll have more power than X1, maybe 5-15%.


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