Xbox One can connect to PS4; play "Ryse and Killzone at the sametime

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Many consumers would love to buy both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles when they arrive this November. Now it turns out that hardware developments from Microsoft and Sony will allow people to play a game from each console on one TV at the same time.

Earlier this week, Sony announced as part of its Tokyo Game Show presentation that the company would allow for capturing of game video with its HDMI port. This is an interesting move by Sony since it established HDCP copy protection over an HDMI connection in its current PS3 console.

Microsoft has put an HDMI pass-through port in the Xbox One, which allows it to output video from another hardware device. The port was put in primarily to allow Xbox One owners to connect it to a cable TV set top box so they could watch a TV show in snapped mode while also playing a game. Microsoft has also confirmed that the Xbox One will work with external video capture devices.

Now that Sony has said there will be no video capture copy protection for games with the PS4's HDMI port, Microsoft has revealed that has opened the door to a crossover between the two rival consoles. In a GameSpot interview, Microsoft exec Albert Penello (spelled incorrectly in the article as "Albert Panello") talked about the snap feature in the Xbox One's user interface. He said, "... any application can be snapped to a game…this could be the live TV feed, so if you wanted to be playing Ryse and Killzone at the same time, you could snap that."

This opens the door to some interesting possibilities as game reviewers will be able to really compare the looks of both the Xbox One and PS4 versions of one game at the same time. It also would seem like the Xbox One's HDMI in port could also connect to the Xbox 360 or the Wii U.

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TywinPosted:

Jeff_Hardy I think that this is rather pointless.
You can't play with your friends cross platform so there's not that much to it.


The fact that the consoles are connecting is what matters.
Normally you would think that Microsoft or Sony wouldn't want anything to do with one another.

TywinPosted:

I just wish you could go into parties with people from a different console. Do you know how much money that would save me?

MortarPosted:

I don't really see much of a point in this, I am pretty sure that those who purchase both consoles will have a TV or other monitor for each of the consoles. I doubt that this will be be greatly used as I would think that having two people playing two different games on one screen would just be a nuisance.

Dr-JPosted:

Who would to do that any way? Lol

MentalistPosted:

Texans Now that I think of it, it's rather pointless. I don't know why they would invest in something like this.


Me neither mate, I'd rather play cross platform because that would be more fun!

MentalistPosted:

Jeff_Hardy I think that this is rather pointless.
You can't play with your friends cross platform so there's not that much to it.


I know right, this is going to be confusing to see 2 games on 1 screen ._.

AlmightyHelixPosted:

I think that this is rather pointless.
You can't play with your friends cross platform so there's not that much to it.

Dr-PonyfilePosted:

Texans Now that I think of it, it's rather pointless. I don't know why they would invest in something like this.


It is not specifically designed for the PS4 and I wish people would read the comments properly its designed for Satellite and TV Set top boxes to connect to the Xbox One so its all in one place without having to change your source input.

LairPosted:

Now that I think of it, it's rather pointless. I don't know why they would invest in something like this.

SwiftPosted:

This would be really cool. I am getting the Xbox one and my roommate is getting the PS4.


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