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What Makes Xbox Better

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Through the years of all the generations consoles Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation both prove to be, arguably, number one. The flames of the console war since the release of the latest generation of consoles back in 2013 have been set ablaze by fans and gamers alike. Microsoft had a weak start with the Xbox One and with nonstop updates and quick releases they crushed their competition. What exactly makes Xbox better?
To start off Xbox has backwards compatibility. This means that the new console, the Xbox one, can play games from the old console, the Xbox 360. This is a vital feature so there can be less clutter and no effort of having to switch inputs. While it can play select games from the 360, the One cannot play original Xbox games …show more content…

“The PS4, for instance, has a larger and faster graphics processing unit than the Xbox One (its peak GPU shader throughput hits 1.84 teraflops per second while the Xbox One manages 1.31). Likewise, Sony's console has more advanced RAM (5500MHz GDDR5 versus the Xbox One's 2133MHz DDR3)” (Leaño). This allows the PS4 to run the games at just a hair higher quality. Not a big deal overall as the difference is not noticeable unless you put them side by side. On top of that, the One has a far more intuitive Operating System (OS) than the PS4. The OS on the One allows it to run apps in the background or use the snap feature on most apps to have it alongside your game or current window. How is this useful? First of all, you can use the snap feature to watch your favorite shows or have a GameFAQs page open on the side. Want to Skype your friends or play music in the background? No problem, because the Xbox can multitask and will leave those apps running back there! Your multitasking options are wide open and simpler than ever now that you can do it all without leaving the …show more content…

Share Play is the ability to let another PS4 user take over your controller, watch your screen, or take over another controller. This could allow a friend to play beside you on an offline fighting game, such as Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and Tekken, or help you on a part you are stuck on in a game. Microsoft makes up in this area with a much better game DVR than the PS4. The Xbox can record up to the last five minutes and constantly keeps record of the last five minutes, so you can quickly shout “Xbox record that” and it will save the last 30 seconds capturing that perfect Snipletaneous shot while playing Halo or that crazy stunt you did with your friends in Grand Theft Auto. The PS4 only starts recording when you double tap the share button likely leaving you with plenty of those “I wish I would have recorded” moments. The Xbox game DVR also has its own social network built in with the Xbox Live account. In Microsoft’s Upload Studio “it can splice together recordings to run for up to 30 minutes, drop in text overlays and toss in tons of new effects and transitions including many styled for games like Forza Horizon, Halo and Call of Duty. The biggest change, however, may be the ability for players use the Kinect camera to drop themselves into the video, using green screen effects without the need for an actual green screen backdrop”

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