Andre Yoskowitz
18 Jan 2013 16:23
According to a new report citing unnamed developers, the PS4 will be significantly more powerful for raw computing than the upcoming Xbox 8/Next/720/Durango.
The devs say they were briefed at CES on the final hardware specs of the consoles, which are widely expected to launch this holiday season.
On the other end, the Xbox will have 8GB of RAM, compared to 4GB of system RAM for the PS4.
Both machines will be able to read up to 100GB Blu-ray discs, meaning capacity for games on a single disc should not be an issue for many years to come.
Of course, some out of context specs cannot compare to real life system performance. Adds Richard Leadbetter of Digital Foundry: "The rumours are certainly plausible, but we're essentially looking at singular components in isolation and not in context of the system as a whole. The PlayStation 3 has a graphics core that is basically an entire generation behind that in the Xbox 360, yet no one can deny that it's Sony's first party games that have led the way in the visual arts."
Each company is expected to have their own event in the coming months to announce the consoles.