Console wars has always been the talk of the day ever since the dawn of modern gaming. The audience has always kept asking for more and more and the competitors of the gaming console era has always kept awing the audience.
With the release of PS5 and Xbox series x the next-gen gaming consoles were introduced to us. Both claiming to be the pioneer of next-gen gaming. Now more than two month have been passed since the release of both consoles now it all come down to this question what we know so far? check out our blogs on reveal of PS5 and Microsoft Project Scarlet.
People are impressed by both consoles as they both provide up to 8k resolution, high frame rates and powerful processors backed by speedy SSDs. But at the end of the day, it all comes down to who is at the top?
We have breakdown the PS5 and Xbox series x comparison into following categories
- Design
- Hardware performance
- Backward Compatibility
- Overall Market Impact
- Games
Design
Both consoles have drastically changed their designs and both have taken a totally different design schemes in comparison to their previous models. Some may have taken this approach as a symbolism towards futuristic gaming and to identify a huge trend shift in gaming.
Well, we are all also aware of the critics of the internet who took no time turning the designs into the memes.
Despite of the humorous memes all people appreciate the efforts taken by both companies in designing those consoles.
Hardware Performance
In regard to hardware capability below chart shows the comparison between both machines
| PlayStation 5 | Xbox Series X | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 8-core 3.5 GHz AMD Zen 2 | 8-core, 3.8 GHz AMD Zen 2 |
| GPU | 10.3 teraflop AMD RDNA 2 | 12.0 teraflop AMD RDNA 2 |
| MEMORY | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 |
| MEMORY BANDWIDTH | 448GB/s | 10 GB at 560 GB/s 6 GB at 336 GB/s |
| OPTICAL DRIVE | 4k UHD Blu-ray Drive | 4k UHD Blu-ray Drive |
| INTERNAL STORAGE | Custom 825GB SSD | 1TB Custom NVMe SSD |
| EXPANDIBLE STORAGE | NVMe SSD Slot | 1TB Extension Card |
Backward Compatibility
Sony and Microsoft both design the consoles to be compatible with the previous console games Sony claimed almost all ps4 games to be compatible with ps5 and some even with better performance. Same goes for Xbox series x as Microsoft also claimed the new console to be compatible with all Xbox 360 and Xbox one title games.
Overall Market Impact
During the first 4 weeks of the launch of both consoles, PS5 clearly took over Xbox with a massive 3.37 million quantity sold worldwide and Xbox managed to sole 1.82 million units. These stats clearly show the market impact being taken over by PS5. But this is mainly because of Sony being in the console industry far more than Microsoft.
Games
As 2020 been a tough year gaming studios are planning ahead to make the 2021 year joyful for gamers with some major releases mentioned in the list below
| Game | Release Date | Xbox Series or PS5? | Cross-gen? | PC? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MXGP 2020 | 01/14/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
| Hitman 3 | 01/20/2021 | Both | Free upgrade from digital | Yes |
| Ride 4 | 01/21/2021 | Both | No | No |
| Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy | 01/26/2021 | PS5 | No, PS5 exclusive | Yes |
| Cyber Shadow | 01/26/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | Yes |
| The Medium | 1/28/2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| The Pedestrian | 1/1/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | Yes |
| Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood | 02/04/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Nioh Remastered – The Complete Edition | 02/05/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
| Nioh 2 Renastered – The Complete Edition | 02/05/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
| Little Nightmares 2 | 02/11/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Destruction AllStars | February 2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
| Yakuza: Like a Dragon | 03/02/2021 (PS5) | Available now on Xbox, PS5 on 03/02/2021 | Yes | Yes |
| Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 4 | 03/11/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Samurai Spirits (aka Samurai Shodown) | 03/16/2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Returnal | 03/19/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
| It Takes Two | 03/26/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Balan Wonderland | 03/26/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Terminator: Resistance | 03/26/2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Disco Elysium: The Final Cut | 03/01/2021 (PS5) | PS5 on 03/031/2021; Xbox TBD | Yes | Yes |
| Kena: Bridge of Spirits | March 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Outriders | 04/01/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Guilty Gear Strive | 04/09/2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Curse of the Sea Rats | 04/01/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Resident Evil Village | 05/07/2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
| Hood: Outlaws & Legends | 05/10/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Deathloop | 05/21/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | Yes |
| Back 4 Blood | 06/22/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Solar Ash | June 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Little Devil Inside | July 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Ghostwire: Tokyo | October 2021 | PS5 only | No | Yes |
| 12 Minutes | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Adios | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Aragami 2 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Blood Bowl 3 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Braid: Anniversary Edition | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Bright Memory Infinite | 2021 | Xbox only | No, Xbox exclusive | Yes |
| Chernobylite | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Chivalry 2 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Chorus | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Control: Ultimate Edition | 2021 | Both | Yes, upgrade only with Ultimate Edition | Yes |
| Cris Tales | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| CrossfireX | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
| CYGNI: All Guns Blazing | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| DARQ: Complete Edition | 2021 | Both | Yes | No |
| Dawn of the Monsters | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Dead Static Drive | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Doom Eternal | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
| Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Echo Generation | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| EcxoMecha | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Exo One | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Evil Dead: The Game | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Evil West | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Far Cry 6 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Flea Madness | 2021 | Both | No | Yes |
| Ghostrunner | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| God of War: Ragnarok | 2021 | PS5 only | TBD | TBD |
| Goodbye Volcano High | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Gotham Knights | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Gran Turismo 7 | 2021 | PS5 only | No | No |
| Graven | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Guilty Gear Strive | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Halo Infinite | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Heavenly Bodies | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Hello Neighbor 2 | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Hellpoint | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Hood: Outlaws and Legends | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| In Sound Mind | 2021 | Both | No | Yes |
| Insurgency: Sandstorm | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Jett: The Far Shore | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| King Arthur: Knight’s Tale | 2021 | Both | No | Yes |
| Lake | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Little Witch in the Woods | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Marvel’s Avengers | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
| Metro Exodus | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Mundaun | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Neptunia ReVerse | 2021 | PS5 | No | No |
| Oddworld: Soulstorm | 2021 | PS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Party Crasher Simulator | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Praey for the Gods | 2021 | PS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Psychonauts 2 | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | 2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
| Riders Republic | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| RPG Time | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| R-Type Final 2 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Ruined King: A League of Legends Story | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Sable | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Scarlet Nexus | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Scorn | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II | 2021 | Xbox only | TBD | Yes |
| She Dreams Elsewhere | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Shredders | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Song of Iron | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| Stray | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Subnautica / Subnautica: Below Zero | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
| S.T.A.L.E.R. 2 | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Temtem | 2021 (Xbox) | PS5 and PC available now; Xbox in 2021 | Yes | Yes |
| The Artful Escape | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| The Ascent | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
| The Big Con | 2021 | Xbox only | No, Xbox exclusive | Yes |
| The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| The Elder Scrolls Online | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| The Gunk | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
| The Last Stop | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| The Wild at Heart | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
| Tribes of Midgard | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
| Tunic | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Unlimited Fishing Simulator 2 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong | 2021 | Both | No | Yes |
| War Mongrels | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Way to the Woods | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
| Project Athia | January 2022 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | Yes |
| Ark 2 | 2022 | Xbox only | No, Xbox exclusive | Yes |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2022 | Both | Yes | Yes |
| Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | 2022 | Both | TBD | Yes |
| The Callisto Protocol | 2022 | Both | No | Yes |
| Pragmata | 2023 | Both | TBD | Yes |
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