- Hey guys, this is Austin,
and today I'm here at E3 2017
with a simple question: PS4 Pro or Xbox One X?
The big story here at E3 is definitely the Xbox One X.
Previously known as Project Scorpio,
this is a souped-up version of the current Xbox One.
I've spent the last couple days not only using the hardware,
but also playing some games on it.
However, I feel like we're in
the slightly wrong place
to talk a lot of Xbox stuff.
- Get in here, get in here.
Big Dom.
Big Dom showing up to crash yet another video.
What do you think about the Xbox One X versus PS4 Pro?
- Oh, Xbox One X all the way!
I mean, we're talking about real 4K, right?
Real 4K?
- Get out of my video.
Get out of my video, Dom.
For the last four years since the PS4 came out,
it has been the most powerful console on the market.
While a lot of games on the Xbox One
would run at 720p or 900p,
most PS4 games would run at 1080p.
However, with the Xbox One X,
things have definitely been upgraded.
Is someone behind me?
- It's true.
- It's just like the CES video all over again.
PS4 Pro versus Xbox One X?
- Games versus hardware.
That's it.
- Excellent answer from Mr.--
UrAvgConsumer.
- No, but more serious answer, though, I don't know.
That's what it comes down to, I guess.
- [Austin] Way more titles, you're right.
There are way more titles for the PS4 than the Xbox One.
It's a more powerful console, but it's still an Xbox One.
- I like the Xbox One honestly 'cause I'm a Kinect lover,
and you're not gonna get that from--
- Wait, wait, wait.
You still use a Kinect?
- I still use it.
Voice controls, man.
I like to control my videos
and whatnot through voice controls.
- Alright, I can respect that.
- Xbox One always has my love because of that.
- While both the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X
are big jumps over the base versions,
the Xbox One X is an even bigger jump.
With the PS4, you're going from 1.8
to 4.2 teraflops of power.
It's a big jump.
But on the Xbox One X, you're going from 1.3
to a full six teraflops of GPU performance.
Teraflop jokes aside, the Xbox One X
is a huge jump over the original Xbox.
On top of that GPU power, the Xbox One X
also has a 50% faster hard drive, faster CPU,
and a full 12 gigabytes of memory
as opposed to 8 gigabytes on the PS4 Pro.
For the first time, the Xbox is now
the most powerful console of this generation.
How's this going to change things?
Well, for one, I do think that this is going to bring
consoles a lot closer to the PC market.
Sure, a high-end gaming PC is more powerful
than either of these consoles,
but what most people are using
is not going to be that far off
from something like the Xbox One X or even the PS4 Pro.
It's going to bring everyone a lot closer together,
and that can only be a good thing.
Having the PS4 Pro and One X together
actually does bring things a lot closer to the PC model.
All games that come out for PS4
are going to work on PS4 Pro, and vice versa,
and same thing for the Xbox One and Xbox One X.
It's very similar to a PC game that's going to be
the exact same game across different PCs.
The difference is going to be what quality settings
you're going to be playing at,
and here, almost more importantly, what resolution.
While the PS4 Pro runs a few games at native 4K,
most titles are running at something closer to either 1440p,
or something in the middle and using upscaling
to make it all the way up to 4K.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing,
especially some of the upscaling options
look pretty close unless you're really pixel-peeping.
On the other hand, the Xbox One X has the power
to run most games at a full 4K resolution.
Not only is this going to be simpler for developers
to just set it to 4K and forget it,
even though that might be a slight simplification,
but more importantly, it's going to give you
a cleaner, crisper image across the board.
While most games run pretty well on the PS4 Pro in 4K,
there are a few titles that have some framerate issues.
The Xbox One X, on the other hand,
has a lot of extra raw power,
so hopefully these things can be eliminated.
How do these consoles compare to a PC?
In a word, pretty well, even though that's two words.
In two words, okay?
Two words.
Oh, look, it's a wild Kevin Kenson!
Wild Kevin Kenson.
- Famous YouTuber Austin Evans!
- Yes, it is, okay, so...
PS4 Pro or Xbox One X, go.
- I did a video on this.
You should go watch it.
- Shameless plug, youtube.com/ralphy.
- Dammit.
- Put simply, it is really hard to imagine building
a gaming PC with this level of performance for $500.
Unless, you know, you cheat at Scrapyard Wars or something.
Dual power supplies were the correct answer, by the way.
Sony and Microsoft have a big advantage in being able to
order custom hardware to build these consoles.
So while, yes, the PC will definitely catch up
as far as price and performance in a couple years
just like it did when the PS4 and Xbox first came out,
right now, $4-500 dollars for this level
of performance is pretty reasonable.
My big takeaway here is that both
the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X have fairly similar levels
of performance to a lot of gaming PCs,
which can only be a good thing.
All this means is that we all get better games,
and we can all live happily ever after.
The PS4 Pro has a big head start, though.
Not only is it going to be on the market
for a full year before the Xbox One X comes out,
but more importantly than that,
there are lots and lots of great PS4 games,
and to top it all off, it is $100 less.
Don't get me wrong, the Xbox One X
is the more powerful console,
but at end of the day, it's still an Xbox One.
If that's not something that's interesting to you,
the One X isn't really going to change that.
What do you guys think about the PS4 Pro versus Xbox One X?
Let me know in the comments below,
and I'll catch you on the next one.