by Kerrie Hui, Reporter

From the halls of the Los Angeles Convention Centre, the 2013 console war arose. Sony and Microsoft battled it out by revealing further details and demonstrations of their respective new consoles, the PS4 and Xbox One, at the E3 convention. Both are due to be released at the end of this year.

The hype for both consoles has been high since the announcements of these consoles a few weeks back. Whilst you have your hardcore Xbox fans and hardcore Playstation fans, there seems to be some general consensus as to who came out on top of this year’s announcements. Here are some facts that you might want to know.

	PS4	Xbox One
Price	$US399	$US499
Listed Release Date	31 December, 2013	30 November, 2013
Game Format	Discs + Digital Downloads	Discs + Digital Downloads
Backwards Compatibility	No	No
Used Game Blocking	No	Up to publishers [UPDATE] Xbox to remove DRM restrictions
Internet Requirement	No	Once every 24 hours
Paid Subscription Plans	No longer free, must have PlayStation Plus subscription to play online	As per previous Xbox Live subscriptions
Specs
Blu-Ray	Yes	Yes
HDD	500GB – possible upgrade available	500GB – upgrade status unknown
Processor (CPU)	AMD Jaguar x86-64 core	AMD eight-core
RAM	8GB GDDR5	8GB DDR3
USB Ports	2 x USB 3.0
GPU	AMD Radeon (integrated)	AMD Radeon (integrated)
Default controllers	DualShock 4	Xbox upgraded
Motion Control	Move and Camera, sold separately	Kinect 2, shipped with every Xbox One
Voice Control	No	Yes
Live TV integration	No	Yes
Size	305mm x 275mm x 53mm	263mm x 343mm x 80mm (estimated

Since I’ve always been a PlayStation fan, I’m not going to hide behind my keyboard and monitor (well, I am…) and say that I don’t think that the PS4 comes out on top. Regardless, both consoles, whilst very similar, also have distinct differences.

Let us know what you think of the consoles by leaving a comment below. Which will you choose? The PS4 or the Xbox One?

Images and Specs provided from:

http://www.playstation.com

http://www.xbox.com