When comparing Xbox One vs PlayStation 4 Pro, the Slant community recommends PlayStation 4 Pro for most people. In the question“What are the best latest generation gaming consoles?” PlayStation 4 Pro is ranked 6th while Xbox One is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose PlayStation 4 Pro is:
The Pro can play many of the first and third party titles in upscaling 4K resolution with added details you can't see on a base PS4 or PS4 Slim.
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Pros
Pro Kinect allows controlling the console using voice commands
Pro Kinect enhances normal games
The Kinect is no longer just for new play controls. With its next generation high quality camera, it can now enhance other games with cool features, such as tracking your face and automatically logging you into your account, as well as being able to automatically re-arrange your UI position for multiplayer games.
Pro An external hard-drive can be connected to increase storage space
Pro Kinect is optional
Xbox One can be bought without a Kinect and allows for GPU performance increase of up to 10%.
Pro Stream games to PC
Pro Great Twitch streaming app
Pro Blu-ray playback support
Pro Can game in 4K
The Pro can play many of the first and third party titles in upscaling 4K resolution with added details you can't see on a base PS4 or PS4 Slim.
Pro Ensured long-time support
Unlike the original model of the PS4 or the PS4 Slim, the PS4 Pro will not only be compatible with your older PS4 games, but will also be supported longer than the PS4 Slim or the original PS4.
Cons
Con Very few games with proper Kinect-support
Con Kinect's voice control still needs some work
Con Many games have to resort to upscaling
Many games designed for multiple platforms, those developed for PS4 & XO especially, have to be upscaled when deployed to XO due to lack of raw graphical power.
Con If you have a Windows PC, you aren't losing much.
Most of the XBOX titles get ported to Windows, sooner or later.
Con Pay for online multiplayer
On top of having to pay for the console and games you have to pay for online multiplayer, not once but monthly.
Con Can't play 4K Blu Ray movies
A weird turn of events, considering the company behind the blu-ray made this console, the PS4 Pro cannot play 4K blu-ray movies but can stream movies in 4K.