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XBL as a service is way ahead of PSN. Far more stable and doesn't go down for maintenance anywhere near as much.
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XBL as a service is way ahead of PSN. Far more stable and doesn't go down for maintenance anywhere near as much.
The maintenance thing is a pain really. Especially as it always affects is brits at the wrong time. Admittedly PSN was a bit rubbish last year and had far too many down times but apart from that I've had zero issues with it.
XBL has been a bit flaky as well. MS are a lot better at getting up and running again and at least let people know what's going on.
I'd say PSN for PS4 is a LOT better than it was for the PS3. Whereas XBL for the X1 is just as good as it was for the 360
didnt that console come out in the 90s?
We have a PS4 then bought a Wii U. Loving the Wii U. First Nintendo I've purchased since the SNES.
No, that was just a PlayStation
There was a version of the first PlayStation called PSone
Yep, IIRC it was a super tiny version.
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You are correct but like biron stated it does seem to be a bit of a non or less of an issue now.
I would say since around mid to late 2014 the service has improved considerably. I've not been effected by any down time this year but admittedly I don't game every day online.
So for me the service is perfect but the UI can still have a few bugs such as news feed not loading automatically, I always have to manually load it.
*just noticed xbox live has had issues this morning, so it really does swing in roundabouts.
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Both are good consoles but as others have recommended, I would get whatever the majority of your friends have so you can hook up in online play.
If we are talking on paper performance the PS4 is technically better although I am not entirely convinced the difference is so obvious in games, or at least obvious enough to detract from the playing experience.
The only downside with the PS4 are the pads. They are nowhere near as good as the XB1 in my opinion.
But something many don't consider are the sales. I believe PS4 are out selling the XB1 at 2:1. So the developers may start to offer more exclusives to Sony because it has a bigger share of the market according to the sales figures. It also means the 2nd hand market should be healthier as well as peripherals, spares etc etc. just something to think about for the future as these consoles should have another 6-7yrs shelf life yet.
If we are talking on paper performance the PS4 is technically better although I am not entirely convinced the difference is so obvious in games, or at least obvious enough to detract from the playing experience.
The only downside with the PS4 are the pads. They are nowhere near as good as the XB1 in my opinion.
But something many don't consider are the sales. I believe PS4 are out selling the XB1 at 2:1. So the developers may start to offer more exclusives to Sony because it has a bigger share of the market according to the sales figures. It also means the 2nd hand market should be healthier as well as peripherals, spares etc etc. just something to think about for the future as these consoles should have another 6-7yrs shelf life yet.
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Both of them are cracking consoles to be honest, with a decent selection of games and exclusives. Get whichever you're most comfortable with and enjoy!
Personally I prefer the Xbox as I like how I can run my TV through it, use it for all my blu-rays, netflix and downloaded stuff and of course games! (I know you can do most of these on the playstation too) I like the whole one device for everything kinda approach they took with it and I can't really tell much difference between the games that are available on both.
You can do longer on the Xbox but I believe you have to start the game dvr app up first to set it all up or you can probably snap it and do it that way. I only ever use the "xbox record that" feature so haven't delved into it that much. Not sure on the YouTube sharing, I think you can upload your clips and recordings from the YouTube app bypassing the need to use OneDrive first.
Personally I prefer the Xbox as I like how I can run my TV through it, use it for all my blu-rays, netflix and downloaded stuff and of course games! (I know you can do most of these on the playstation too) I like the whole one device for everything kinda approach they took with it and I can't really tell much difference between the games that are available on both.
You can do longer on the Xbox but I believe you have to start the game dvr app up first to set it all up or you can probably snap it and do it that way. I only ever use the "xbox record that" feature so haven't delved into it that much. Not sure on the YouTube sharing, I think you can upload your clips and recordings from the YouTube app bypassing the need to use OneDrive first.
"Xbox, Record That!" only saves the last 30 seconds. You can capture the previous 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 1 minute, 3 minutes or 5 minutes manually in the Game DVR app.
That wasn't out in the 90s though
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"Xbox, Record That!" only saves the last 30 seconds. You can capture the previous 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 1 minute, 3 minutes or 5 minutes manually in the Game DVR app.
You can get up to 5 minutes of what you're about to do as well if you start a recording manually. I thought you could get up to 15 but the help website only says 5.
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