consoles

Respawn May Make Games for Other Consoles in the Future

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Since Titanfall is exclusive to Xbox consoles and the PC, it’s not surprising that many fans have wondered if Respawn Entertainment will continue to work exclusively with Microsoft in the future. Respawn’s community manager, Abbie Heppe, recently addressed the matter. Respawn has a relatively small development team, so the narrower focus helped them ensure Titanfall … Read more

PS4 at Top of Japanese Hardware Chart by a Huge Margin

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Media Create is a Japanese research and publishing firm that keeps track of console sales in Japan. Its estimates are highly reliable and are generally thought to give a good idea of how things stand in the gaming market. They just release the chart for last week’s sales, which includes data from the PS4. It’s … Read more

Video Game Sales High, Both Sides Take Lead in Console War

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Whenever new consoles are released, a “war” of sorts begins, as fans insist that one console must win over the others. This often leads to interesting interpretations of data. The results are in for the video game and console sales in December, and both Microsoft and Sony have reported the data in such a way … Read more

Historic pricing of all consoles from Atari 2600 to PS4

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Ever wondered how much your old Nintendo 64, NeoGeo, Sega Master System or even Intellivision would have cost in today’s dollars, and how that might compare to the latest generation of consoles – the PS4, Xbox One and Wii U? Well wonder no longer because Auir2blaze of reddit has created the handy infographic that you … Read more

Side by side: PS4 and Xbox One

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The immediate comment when a lot of people see the PS4 for the first time is “it’s so small”, while the first comment when the same people see the Xbox One is “it’s so big”. Here’s some size comparison images so you can get a proper sense of the design differences between the PS4 and Xbox One.

You’ll see that while the X1 is clearly wider and taller, the PS4 extends backwards a bit more (it’s longer/deeper). Given the height and wide differences though, the Xbox One is clearly the bulkier looking console (we guess you’ve heard the watercooler jokes)…

Anyway, which console design do you prefer and why?

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