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There's a lot of information to digest when it comes to the PS5 vs Xbox Series X competition
but there's also a lot being dropped right now.Sony gave us a good look at the PS5 specs (though sadly not the console's design) in a
compatibility, even if it seems like the Sony console won't have quite the power of the next-gen Xbox console.Microsoft has been very
forthright with Xbox Series X information, revealing the next Xbox's design, name and some upcoming Series X games
We've also got the lowdown on a number of features such as Smart Delivery, which will let you play the "best possible version" of a game
you've bought on the Xbox One, without having to purchase it again.Despite any differences in internal capabilities, their release dates are
again into camp 'Xbox' or 'PlayStation'.The upcoming console launches represent big stakes for both manufacturers, with Sony's lead in the
current console war up for grabs as new high-powered hardware hits the market
But can the Xbox Series X take the crown, and what will the new consoles actually do differently from the older Xbox One and PS4?We've put
together this Xbox Series X vs PS5 guide to put both next-gen consoles under the microscope, and gauge whether what we know about their
pricing (definitely expensive), release date (late 2020), and hardware capabilities (lots) can tell us about the future of console
gaming.Xbox Series X vs PS5: key factsImage credit: Sony What are they? Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 are the forthcoming next-gen
games consoles from Microsoft and Sony, set to deliver more ambitious and graphically impressive gaming experiences than ever before.Xbox
Series X and PS5 release date: Both Sony and Microsoft have confirmed "Holiday 2020" release dates, meaning sometime October through to
both machines.Is the PS5 more powerful than Xbox Series X? Their processing capabilities seem pretty similar so far, but Microsoft appears
The Xbox's higher power might also suggest a slight premium.Xbox Series X vs PS5: specs so farThough it was Sony to make the first move,
generation AMD Ryzen chipset, packing in 8 cores with the company's new Zen 2 architecture and Navi graphics
The CPU will run at 3.5GHz
The GPU offers 36 compute units running at 2.23GHz and offering 10.28TFLOPs
Those parts are paired with 16GB of GDDR6 with a bandwidth of 448GB/s
expensive high-end PC GPUs, and which we now know will be "built into the GPU hardware" for the PS5.Sony has also talked of the console
(Some leaked patents, too, show off some intense ventilation design for handling all that processing power.) We've learned that Sony is
delivering this audio through the Tempest Engine, which can handle hundreds of sound sources, for a more realistic audio environment.The PS5
its commitment to using SSD storage
The solid state drive in the PlayStation 5 will again be a custom-built piece of hardware, offering up 825GB of storage with a raw 5.5GB/s
throughput (and up to 9GB/s worth of compressed data)
Sony has already been showing off its technical prowess with a demo of its existing Spider-Man PS4 game
On PS5 hardware, the game is able to race around an incredibly-detailed New York City at incredibly high speeds without any delay in
geometry loading or texture streaming, something that would never be possible on PS4.(Image credit: Insomniac Games)We've got some new
able to recreate different levels of resistance for different weapon loadouts or types of terrain you might be navigating in-game.The Xbox
Series X, meanwhile, is looking incredibly impressive on paper.It too will use custom AMD internals using the same Zen 2 and RDNA 2
now know that the Xbox Series X GPU boasts 12 teraflops of compute performance, with 3328 shaders allocated to 52 compute units
It will run at a locked 1,825MHz, and unlike most GPUs, won't fluctuate between speeds
customized AMD Zen 2 CPU, with eight cores and 16 threads
Interestingly, developers can choose to disable simultaneous multithreading (SMT) to reach a peak speed of 3.8GHz, or hit a base speed of
3.6Ghz when it's enabled.It will be able to run content (if not games) at an 8K resolution, and it will also support 120Hz refresh rates
be expanded with a propriety NVMe card), and can be utilised as virtual RAM to lift load times by up to 40x
Standard RAM will be of the GDDR6 variety, with the Xbox Series X including 16GB - a pleasing upgrade over the Xbox One X's 12GB GDDR5
These specs show a slight lead for the Xbox Series X over the PS5 in terms of raw performance, but we'll have to see how that translates to
real-world performance in games.Microsoft hopes to make latency a thing of the past on Xbox Series X, with forward-thinking features such as
Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), communication improvements to the Xbox controller, and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support taking advantage of
The Xbox Series X controller will include a few new features, though, such as a dedicated share button and textured bumpers and
Just like the PS5, that will be a 4K UHD Blu-ray drive.(Image credit: Microsoft)Microsoft did pull back the curtain on a few features in
Those features included Smart Delivery, which allows current-gen gamers to play the "best possible version" of purchased games on future
So you can buy a game like the Cyberpunk 2077 for Xbox One, safe in the knowledge you'll get to play the souped-up version on the Xbox
Series X at no additional cost.Microsoft also announced a Quick Resume feature that will let you have multiple games paused on the console
at once, and pick up where you left off "from a suspended state almost instantly, returning you to where you were and what you were doing,
without waiting through long loading screens." We'll be getting Variable Rate Shading (VRS) to "prioritize individual effects on specific
possibilities of there being another disc-less console on the horizon codenamed Project Lockhart
The theory here is that the Xbox Series X will be a high-end machine, while Lockhart would be a budget option focusing on streaming
(possibly in the vein of the Xbox One S All Digital Edition)
At this stage however, they remain merely rumors, as Microsoft is yet to confirm or deny the existence of a duo.If you're concerned about
being eco-friendly then the Xbox Series X may not be the best choice
First off, Microsoft has confirmed that Halo Infinite, aka Halo 6, will be a launch title for Xbox Series X
The Halo franchise is a unit shifter for Microsoft, a big-budget FPS series that will have been left on a bit of a cliff hanger for five
In addition, we also know Senua's Saga: Hellblade II will be releasing for Xbox Series X.Perhaps just as much of a big deal as Halo is the
fact that Xbox Series X will be backwards compatible with all existing Xbox platforms from launch
Godfall will be making their way to Sony's next-gen platform
Sony has also confirmed that its PS5 will be backwards compatible, at least with your PS4 game library
surrounding game streaming
With Google entering the gaming fray with its Google Stadia game streaming platform, Microsoft and Sony have actually entered a partnership
to share and collaborate on game streaming technologies for the next generation
Exactly how this will play out remains to be seen
your game playing time is streamed in over the web during the next generation.As for other titles? We can make some educated guesses that
some of the more ambitious games that are currently slated as swansongs for this present generation of consoles will make their way over to
release next year, will be cross-generation titles
That means we're expecting to see the likes of Cyberpunk 2077, Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us: Part 2 on both current and next-gen
consoles.Xbox Series X vs PS5: price expectations(Image credit: Microsoft)At this point, talking about the Xbox Series X price or the PS5
price is an exercise in speculation
These are going to be high-end machines at launch, and will have significant price tags attached to the Xbox Series X pre-order as well as
the PS5 pre-order bundles as a result.What we can do, however, is look back at the comparative pricing of the Xbox One and PS4 at launch
One of the reasons the PS4 proved the more popular console during this generation was the fact that it launched at the more attractive price
short lived) Kinect motion tracker
The Kinect was initially hailed as one of the key differentiators between the consoles, but proved unpopular with both developers and
gamers, leading to Microsoft slowly phasing it out in an effort to drive the price of the overall package down with later console
But at this early stage, the similarities between the two consoles are striking.Sony and Microsoft's joint commitment to SSD tech suggests
a parity across both consoles for third party developers to work with
Both consoles will be the result of great efforts to offer deep backwards compatibility across their archives
especially when the two platforms are looking increasingly similar
Microsoft is the first out of the gate to announce a platform exclusive title with Halo, but Sony absolutely destroyed the competition in
the PS4 generation with its exclusives
Hope for, and expect, nothing less in the console wars to come.Google Stadia: could the platform-agnostic streaming service take on
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