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hey guys this is Austin so there have been just a couple of new consoles released over the last few months but the question is which one is right for you first of all we have the brand new Nintendo switch but firstly this might look like a weird sort of comparison to make as of course this is much more portable than something like ps4 but the big advantage of the switch is it not only can you use it in portable mode but once you're ready you drop it on the dock and it is every bit the console that's something like a ps4 Xbox is for about the same money is the switch though not only can you pick up an Xbox one S but you could also pick up a ps4 slim so let's find out which one is going to be best for you if you cut the isn't worth that episode on the switch you'll know that I really like it so I think Nintendo did a great job of blending all the best parts of a portable console with something that can totally work as a traditional game console drop it on the dock and of course you have your full HDMI output but when you're ready to go play on the go it's as simple as just picking it right up portability really is a huge selling point for the switch now sure it might not be as graphically impressive as something like a ps4 Xbox but keep in mind that this is a very small very thin what's essentially a gaming tablet it is really cool to have a proper game console that you can take with you everywhere it really does set the switch apart from the competition speaking of flexibility one of the coolest parts of the switch are the joy con controllers so as simple as just sliding them right off the side you get two fully independent controllers that you can use like this or drop them on more of a traditional grip that looks a lot more like a controller honestly though using them in the fully independent configuration I feel like works really well you can easily scroll through your games it's nice to be able to kind of have that freedom to do dance moves while you play the switch don't do that it's a bad idea of course the switch is not perfect as a brand new game console the biggest issue is the game library there just aren't that many games out for this guy yet essentially right now this is a three hundred dollar Zelda machine that's not exactly a bad thing breath of the wild is a terrific game but if you want to play things like Super Mario Odyssey splatoon 2 or Mario Kart you're going to be waiting a while the feature is already looking a lot more bright for the switch than it ever did for the Wii U but you have to keep your expectations in check now sure they're going to be lots of great Nintendo titles for the switch and there is some promising third-party support coming however this is never going to be your primary console to play games like mad battlefield or call of duty that is where the Xbox one comes in so the 1s is an updated version for 2016 where you're getting a much slimmer console with an integrated power supply and some key upgrades including 4k and Ultra HD blu-ray support but most importantly this is a game console even though the Xbox one is technically $300 you can usually find it for less than that for example right now on Amazon there's a minecraft Xbox one s bundle which costs only 240 dollars this is a lot of console for that cheap and since the Xbox has been out for a few years it's seen a lot of major updates since the original version including support for some Xbox 360 games a ton of accessories a pretty decent game library and my personal favorite is the controller I really do feel like the Xbox one controller is one of the best ever for that kind of price you can pick up an Xbox one ass and a few games it's still going to cost you less than the switch by itself but there's more to the Xbox than just gaming the Xbox one has always had a fairly strong media focus with an HDMI IN port to connect it to something like a cable box so you can control it all from one spot but with the Xbox one s you're getting not only 4k support so for example you can watch Netflix and 4k on this but it also can handle HDR as well as it has an Ultra HD blu-ray player something you're not going to find on any other console and just look at it I honestly feel like the Xbox one especially in white is such a classy clean looking console especially compared to some of its competition I mean just look at the ps4 might be a solid console but looks wise this is kind of like someone took a ps4 Pro and just chop it in half but there's a lot more to the ps4 slim than just the looks so like the Xbox 1s this was released a few months ago and while technically it's a $300 console again if you go on Amazon it's not difficult to find something like this for about 260 bucks and that includes a full copy of uncharted 4 one of the big advantages of the ps4 though is performance this is hands down the most powerful console that you can buy today now that is really going to be noticeable on a lot of multi-platform games typically if a game runs on Xbox and ps4 it's either going to run at a higher resolution or better frame rate when you're playing on the PlayStation the ps4 also has a lot of exclusive titles so games like Uncharted 4 horizon zero dawn Gran Turismo these are all only going to be found on the ps4 sure a lot of times you can say it works better on PC but really with the ps4 you're getting a lot of games that you just cannot get elsewhere something else going for the ps4 is PlayStation VR now this is the most affordable proper VR headset that you can get and while is by no means cheap it is an easy way for you to get into VR and honestly there are some pretty decent titles available on it it might not be a must-have just yet but it's only going to continue to get better there are plenty of reasons to pick up any of these consoles what it really comes down to are the games there is no talking about the switch without looking at breath of the wild I think some people get a little bit caught up with the idea that since this is essentially a tablet and inside the switch it's running a basically tablet processor then it is not in the same league as the ps4 Xbox one but one look at breath of the wild should really kind of tell you otherwise yes graphically it is not quite on par but it's still more powerful than something like a 360 or ps3 and just look at this this is a really nice looking game so yeah if you look closely you'll see the resolution is a little bit down at 900p the lack of anti-aliasing can mean there are a few rough edges especially with all the sharp grass and whatnot around but the most important thing is this is a different style of console you can pick it up take it with you wherever I think all that said Nintendo did a good job of blending sort of portability with power as I try not to die that's that's a good software wise the switch is an improvement over the Wii U but the real issue is a lack of actual titles to play so not only are there not a ton of games that you can actually play on the switch but on top of that there's really not a lot of other stuff you can do there's no Netflix there's no youtube there's no web browser now a lot of this stuff is coming soon but for now this is the Zelda machine moving over to the Xbox one there are quite a few exclusive titles but my favorite is definitely the fort's of series I have a soft spot for racing games and I feel like forts that does a good job of blending some of the fun stuff with our horizon with some of the more serious stuff like rock band for rock band 4 is an excellent game what just happened what the Xbox is at a disadvantage compared to the ps4 on a multi-platform stuff but it's not a huge difference sometimes you'll notice maybe a little bit of a resolution drop but for the most part you're getting a very similar experience and if you really like games like Forza it's not a bad console to get one big advantage for the Xbox is in software another do I feel like it does the best job of handling things like multitasking but the video apps are solid there's a good selection but more importantly you're able to get 4k out which is something you can't do on the PlayStation unless you upgrade to a ps4 pro games are absolutely the strong suit of the ps4 so exclusive titles like horizon zero dawn now I look incredible but there are a lot of games that you will just not find anywhere else besides the PlayStation 4 developers have done a great job of taking advantage of the extra horsepower up the ps4 and while I sound like a broken record here there are so many titles that are just only on ps4 that are absolutely worth the playing software wise there's not a lot to complain about with the ps4 the menu is snappy there are a few cool features such as Spotify as well as you have PlayStation now if you want to stream games and the video apps are completely fine the thing you're really missing here is just that 4k support there are totally legit reasons to pick up any of these consoles the switch is something legitimately different and has tons of potential the Xbox has the media side down and still has a lot of great games and the ps4 is hands-down one of the best places to play games period assuming of course you don't have a PC so which console would you guys go with let me know in the comments below and I will catch you in the next one