The competitors, in turn, took into account all the shortcomings of the dualshock 3. And they made a gamepad, which should be at the next generation console.

Dualshock 4 has become wider, has more sensitive sticks, better than its predecessor falls into the hands. The battery is also built into it, as in the forerunner (although there are many complaints on the network that the charge lasts for 6-8 hours of play). He also had a touchpad, the purpose of which depends on the application or game. There is a built-in speaker that makes a deeper immersion in the game. Sometimes, however, you can get scared: you play yourself, you play once! From the joystick some sound. Suddenly.

Even in the Dualshock 4, a light indicator is built in that recognizes the Playstation camera and which can change the light. In Killzone Shadow Fall, it informs you about your health. The downside is that the indicator is on constantly. (Updated: with the release of firmware 2.50 and above, it is possible to change the brightness). Just as a competitor, built-in headset jack.

The guys from Microsoft have not badly reworked the gamepad for the new Xbox, but the positive points are clearly more than negative. And only one negative thing - the “triggers” have started a little further and now we need to reach for them. Maybe the average American has more hands than the same European? The use of batteries in a modern device is also out of the ordinary. Are there many devices in your house, except for remote controls that work on batteries? This is the last century.

Dualshock 4, whiter modern, has a higher accuracy, it has more convenient "triggers". And it is good if developers take into account when designing games its capabilities. But there are not pleasant moments: the battery lasts for 6-8 hours of play. It is possible that soon it will be possible to turn off the indicator light and the time from recharging to recharging will increase. Also, the sticks of many in the year of use turned into a rag, which is not nice. (Updated: the sticks are improved, with the release of firmware 2.50 the ability to change the intensity of the light indicator has been added)


Nextgen chips and other features

Why is this, the eighth generation called nekstgenom and whether the Playstation 4 or xbox one worthy to wear the proud label Nextgen? They can!

Moreover, when you click the share button and select the appropriate item, you can share achievements with friends online, and those in turn can join you in the game. And if you have a camera, you can broadcast the way you play, and even comment on it. Also, I did not mention the possibilities associated with PS Vita ( portable version  Playstation). It can be used as an additional gamepad and as a screen. Multimedia features and services from Sony in place. Management mobile devices  also.

Added: with the release of software updates, both consoles learned to memorize the place where you finished the game, when you go to sleep. That is, if you are far advanced in the game, but have not reached the save point, you can simply put the game on pause and put the console into sleep mode. And then "wake up" her and continue to play from the same place.


Now more about xbox one. Microsoft representatives proudly declare that the new console is not just a game console, it is a whole multimedia processor in one device. And here you can not argue with them. Xbox one allows you to watch TV in high resolution, communicate via Skype with friends and acquaintances, buy and enjoy music and video. There are special services for this.

To the console, you can connect any device that produces HD video. It is possible to control the console through mobile applications. Another xbox one recognizes voice commands  and gestures through kineck 2.0. There is even a fairly extensive package of applications for working with video and audio. It sounds really great. But so far, most of the features with services do not work for us, and voice commands do not recognize Russian speech. Hopefully with the software update will fix this.

Yes, both consoles can download apps, updates, multimedia files and, of course, games in the background. PS4 can still download games even in sleep mode. But, for this you need a ps + subscription. Not a bit of lepo, really. No subscriptions - download games when the console is fully enabled.