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what's up prize five fans I'm Brian Tong and next-gen consoles I've had over a year to grow up so we're throwing them back into the prize fight ring it's a rematch between Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox one our judges for this fight are CNET senior editor dan the man after man senior associate editor Jeff Backstreet Boy Bakalar and you-know-who reeling and inked Holmes will take all three judges scores and average them out to the nearest tenth the final prize fight score will be an average of all rounds using the same decimal system round one is designed Sony's ps4 is the sleekest console with an edgy design that you can still pick up and take to your friend's house and it still has the best feeling controller on the market the Xbox one still big still clunky and that power supply is still separate now I love the specific vibration feedback on the controllers but is just not enough Sony strikes first with a 4.7 and Microsoft gets a 3.3 round two is navigation and interface Sony's ps4 retains its single bar interface that's easy to figure out from the start and we like the quick access to notifications and updates the Xbox one still has a lot going on here with its bold tiles but you have to dive into layers to do certain tasks there's still too much going on here and we're curious if they can make any changes with Windows 10 rolling out this year now connects voice control is still here it can be hit or miss and there's real multitasking with its snap feature but how many of you are honestly using it today not me I disconnected mind plus the removal of the Kinect as a required part of the console confirms it's not that important to Microsoft either the ps4 takes another round with the four and the Xbox one gets a three so after averaging two rounds believe these big round three is Hardware the biggest Hardware difference from year one to year two is the fact that the Kinect is no longer included or needed at all for the Xbox one making voice commands and Skype functionality optional HDMI pass-through still makes us more than just a gaming machine to switch between TV and games both consoles bring blu-ray players and the PS Wars real Hardware advantage is graphical power that runs the same third-party games at a higher native resolution at times ps4s remote play is still a thing with the PS Vita but it's never been responsive enough for me to consistently use PlayStation TV these optimal network conditions to be useful I returned mine and the only time I use the PlayStation camera was to scan my face in NBA 2k15 but people who love Ustream or twitch streaming won't be able to go without it now the Xbox one takes this round with a 3.3 and the ps4 gets a 2.7 next round is game library we're just about to hit the flood of truly next-gen titles that will extend through 2015 so we're still in a holding pattern but one big change from last gen is that it's now the ps4 instead of the Xbox one that has become the default choice for many multi-platform games more people are really gaming with their friends on the ps4 versus the Xbox one right now triple-a console exclusives currently favor the Xbox one with titles like titanfall Forza 5 and sunset overdrive that really took me by surprise the ps4 has infamous second son The Last of Us remastered and is ramping up with the order 1886 and uncharted 4 now you can stream games with the PlayStation now service and play older titles on the ps4 Xbox Live's games with gold and the PlayStation Plus a service brings new games for both monthly but Sony still has stronger indie developers one area that the Xbox laxing and Xbox fans I'm not forgetting about the halo Master Chief collection but its online issues killed it for me if you had to look at it right now we're giving Sony these slightest of edges if you're really talking about the overall gaming picture with a 3.3 and the xbox gets a three so after four rounds Microsoft had significantly closed the gap round 5 is software features in online services PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live are pretty much required to get the most out of your console these days Netflix Amazon Prime and Vudu live on both to a streaming is now available on both consoles but the Xbox offers more media apps and content while the ps4 has better social integration with hooks to Facebook and makes it really easy to share and stream content Plus Alucard streaming services are on their way with Sony's view TV service coming to the ps4 and slings TV service coming to the Xbox one overall we're calling this one a tie at four points apiece and the final round that decides it all is valid somebody's ps4 system is still the same 399 but the entry-level Xbox one is now 349 you'll still need PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold for any online gaming but you can now stream apps and content without an Xbox membership now right now the Xbox one is bringing more value and we've got to give it the edge with the 4 and the PlayStation 4 it gets a three point seven so let's average out all six rounds and in this rematch some things have changed and some things have still remained the same but it's still the Sony PlayStation 4 that beats out the Xbox one three point seven to three point four and is your prize fight winner 2015 is going to be a big year for gaming consoles as they finally grow up and start showing us what they're really capable of and really forget the result the console for you always comes out what you do and the games you want to play i'm brian tom thanks for watching I will catch you guys next time for another prize fight you