Xbox Series X v/s PS5 – Which one has won your heart?

FACTS TO PUT INTO CONSIDERATION WHILE COMPARING PS5 AND XBOX SERIES X GAMES

Gaming has been a form of relaxation for most people especially boys, it has also been taken as a form of sport in some countries of the world. 70% of the world’s youth make use of consoles in gaming, they always take it seriously that once they are interrupted while playing the games through the consoles. Different games are being played on such consoles such as pes football game, Fifa football game, mortal kombat game, asphalt game, etc.

In this write-up, we are going to discuss the most popular and latest consoles in the gaming world which are the Ps5 of the sony company and the Xbox series x of the Microsoft company, together with their major features, their comparison, and differences.

PS5 AND ITS FEATURES:

Ps5 is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment which was launched in 2014. It is an upgraded ps4 console. This ps5 is graded in the ninth generation of video game consoles. Ps5 has its games and its specific features. Ps5 is regarded as one the most used game console used in playing video games. it has features that make it more unique from a different set of video games consoles.

FEATURES:

HARDWARE: this console is designed by AMD and SONY. It is powered by a custom system on a chip integrating a custom 7nm AMD Zen 2 CPU with eight cores running at a variable frequency capped at 3.5 GHz. The console has 16 GB of GDDR6 SDRAM, it integrates Bluetooth 5.1 and 802.1 lax (Wi-Fi 6). The ps5 console has a custom-built 825 GB with a 12 channel interface achieving a raw throughput of 5.5 gb/s.

DESIGN: it is a two-tone design matching the design of the dual sense controller, with a black internal block flanked by two white wings along its sides, each lit by blue led. The console has been recognized for its large size and its size has been attributed to ensuring that the console is not noisy and hated while it is being used by its users. It comes with a dual sense wireless controller which has adaptive triggers with haptic feedback through voice coil actuators that can change the resistance to the player as necessary. It has an in-built microphone so players can communicate. It is seen as an explicit class of controller. It has an additional feature for virtual players.

GAMES: the ps5 game is not pre-installed on the ps5 console rather they are bought based on the variant you want. The ps5 games can be copied from via USB hard drives or Wi-Fi and then installed on the ps5 console. It has the ability to connect to the cloud and get games from the cloud into the storage system of the console. It has the most advanced set of graphics for games and it gives a full game effect when being played unlike its predecessors; ps3, ps2, etc.

XBOX AND ITS FEATURES

The Xbox series x game console is a home video game appliance manufactured by Microsoft, it was released in 2020. It is also a ninth-generation video game console that replaced the Xbox One family. It was gathered that this Xbox came out in 2019 with a code name called “Scarlett” but it was officially unveiled during the games Award in December 2019 with the name “Xbox series X”. it has been in strong competition with Sony’s Ps5 and there is almost no difference between the two.

HARDWARE: The Xbox series X is powered by a custom 7 nm AMD Zen 2 CPU with eight cores running at a nominal 3.8GHz. The integrated graphics processing unit is also a custom unit based on AMD’s rDNA 2 graphic architecture. The Xbox has a 16 RAMgb which 10GB is used in running the graphic system and the other 6GB is to be used for other computing functions. The Xbox series X has an in-built storage memory of about 1 TB which 802 GB is available.

DESIGN: The Xbox series X console is designed to be unobtrusive and minimalistic. It has a 15.1cm * 15.1cm wide, 30.1cm high and weighs 4.45kg. it can be used on its side even if construed in a vertical form. It has a power button and an ultra HD Blu-ray drive in front with a single powerful fan on the top of the unit. It has an HDMI 2.1 output storage expansion slot with three USB 3.2 ports and an Ethernet Port. It comes with a single wireless controller which supports the Bluetooth low energy, it was made to be more ergonomic to fit in a larger range of hand sizes. It uses a USB-C connector for wired use and charging (with the optional battery kit) rather than USB Micro-B. it does not have virtual reality support.

GAMES: Xbox games are on the Xbox series X and they are cross-generational, they made it in such a way that those who bought Xbox One consoles prior to the making of Xbox series X would still feel that they made a good investment and that the company is committed to them with content. Microsoft offered a distribution framework known as “smart delivery” that automatically downloads Xbox series X versions of backward compatible games for the console when available. The games made for the series X are also playable on the Xbox one in line with PC gaming such that it optimally play on high-end hardware but still allows the game to be played with reduced fidelity on Lower-end hardware.

Components	PS5	XBOX SERIES X
Hardware	Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 Variable frequency up to 3.5 GHz	Custom AMD 8-core Zen 2 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz with SMT
Memory	GDDR6 SDRAM 16GB/ 256-bit	GDDR6 SD RAM 16GB/ 320- bit
Storage	Custom 825 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD	WD SN530 NVMe SSD w/ custom ASIC supporting PCIe 4.0 x2 1 TB
Mass	4.5kg	9.8 pounds (4.4 kg)